The Phoenix herald., 1879-03-08
NEW SERIES S-NO. 10.

lion dollars. Besides these, are lots of smaller stores, such as retail gre cery, variety, stationery, boot and shoe, apothecary, fruit and candy stores. There are two good hotels, and number of restaurants. Then there are saloons, cigar stores and barber shops sufficient to carry on a still larger and more imposing muni- cipality There are several stables, and as elegant turnout, both as re- gards horses and equipage, may be procured in Tucson as in Los An geles or any other place in Southern California.
 A cathedral and other places. of Catholic worship; Presbyterian church; several common schools; an institution of learning, under the auspices and management of the Sisters of St. Joseph, for girls, and q Catholic college for boys; also a public library; and last, but first in the dissemination ot general intelli- gence, two bright, able and intiuen- tial newspapers-gives a clear idea of the moral, religious and educational 1 leverage constantly brought to bear
 upon the stirring cosmopolitan peo- pie of this marvel of a municipality. There are also number of benevo- lent societies, and all of the leading secret orders are honorably respected. There are the usual number of black smith, wagon, carpenter and other such kind of shops to be seen in any town of 5000 inhabitants. There is also a brewery.
 The climate is in many respects like that of southern California, and, with the eXceptionl of chills and fever now and then, no finer climate and no greater degree of healthful- ness can be found anywhere in those parts of Europe, Asia or America noted for their equability of temper ature. The seasons are defined in this part of Arizona as they are in California-summer and winter. During the summer the weather is very hot, favoring diurnally the weather of climate or the Sacramen- to or San Joaquin valleys. At night, however, it is excessively hot for several months, there not being so
 great fall of temperature as in the California valleys above named. The winter is a good deal like that of southern California, with the differ ence in favor of this section. The mercury ranges lower here at night than in any part of southern Cali f~rnla, and the necessity for parlor and library fires is greater here than in said California localities. But the winter days of Tucson, month in and month out, excel anything, in Its kind, I believe, in the world. \ morning in winter at Tucson has no superior in all of the range of so- called Italian climates. There Is an atmospheric lustrc, so to speak, and an elasticity of effect, that baffies any attempt at faithful description. Frosts are frequent, but the silvery crustings are transformed into pearl drops al one simmer of the rays of the imperial orb Ehe days are then warm and congenial throughout, until Cynthia takes on her sombre robe.
 One would hardly think, after . few days intercourse with the people, that Tucson was one of the outer posts of civilization. For here, upon the very verge of the republic, and in the midst of savage scenes, may be seen as much politehess and business integrity; more intelligence and hos pitality; and only a little less re- Iigion and morality than exists in 8 Massachusetts town of the same pop ulation. A great many parties are given here during season, and eS- pecially when distinguished military men make Tucson visit The ladies and gentlemen who get up, and who otherwise participate with each other upon all such occasions of festivities, appear in full dress from top to toe. attended a reception given to General Wilcox a short time ago (there were three given him in four days, and out of 57 gentlemen present all but five were in full evening dress, the claw hammers being as thick as at Pal nee hotel hop. The ladies present numbered about 25, and if their dress cs were not made at the White House in San Francisco, many of them must h2ve come from over the sea. The supper was as correctly (and far more liberally) gotten up as any reception repast I ever saw in Washington, and champagne flowed as freely as at any party I ever saw anywhere. Somuch for the manners and customs of the people of Tucson. Now, for other classes nothing but good words can be written On the whole, the society here is both worthy and exemplary.
 The daily stage from the west, when on time, leaves what is called Desert station about daylight for Tucson, be