The weekly Arizona miner., 1880-02-27
G1OriCus Time.
SPLENDIU .SPEECHESt
GraRd Roiiy 0f 0Jer Citizens.

The Theatre b'i.ding Was the scene. last eycning,of one of Ihe most eni1yablc even.> that has taken place in Arizona, on which oc- casion the busincs5 men of Prescott, to- ge,her wirh ise Military of For, WhIpple, met ,o fender l'i-f I5o>,iicr W. Raymond. one of the ma,t scientific gcologsi, in the United States, hauguet and welcome fo our Terri:-Ty. Ths hail was most beauti- fully decorated under the direction of the Assistant Secretary of the Territory, Mr. Anderson. The l3th Inf, Band was pres eat, occupying the s;agr, and cnlivcucd the proceedings with sweet and appropriate music. Two long tables were erected down each side of the ialI, with ono across the heal, upon which were spread the bounteous tielicacics of ile season, and from .j tO s0 of the Dubiic-spiritcd mcn, representing every industry, business and profession, seated themselves to listen e. ihc orators of the efeEIng, and more c,pccially for the pur- pose of gathering information in r-gard to mining, science, etc, from our distinguished friend
 The Chairman oi rhc banquet, Gen ! C. Fremont, opened the exercises of the evening by ,Le delivery of an appropriate, wcil-tlmed alIrcss tO our distinguished vIs- itor, and closed, amid profound applause, by introducing the hero of the occasion,
 rRofEs>.'R Eos>IrEE N. RAYMOND, who arose and in onc Of the most mast,ry ad- ,ircsses We have ever hnd the pleasure of listening to and We have heard Webster and Clay, covering forty minutes, kept tine house between lAe two extremes in deep silence or tremendous applause.
 The Professor couyilccI his hearers be- fore he had spoken d dozen word, that hc was master Of thc situation and the proic>- sion hc follows. He spoke sf other mining countries, naming Colorado, Nevada and Utah, and, although somewhat uf a non commitlali>., hc gave u> to understand that our situation IS much more hopeful than was that off those countries hen they were in their infancy, as is Arizpna at the present time. IIc warned mine owners and others to deal Ait|I mines s, they would deal with any other enterprise ;reat them with care and consideration, always in a legitimate manner. IT, spoke hopefully of the mining prospects In ulhsr countries, and although he had been with gs but few days. he thought the people should feel a just pride in their metal lined mountains. He paid Prescott and Prescott people the highest compliment possible. coming, as it did, from man Nho has travelled all over thc continent of America, when he said Una, Icrc ia i,plate3 A;izJna, hc found a noun tain city built will architectural beauty. costly and substantially, and fIlcd with thc best looking ladies and gentlemen that he had ever beacld u frontier land anywhere
 The Professor referred to our new coun- try, although old, historically; alluded to the ancient races whp passed away long be- fore the advent oi Cnrtcz and his army into ihis land of Icgcnds He did not lose sight 0f our great wealth ia timber, climate and water, rich asauntaias uf mineral and fer tile vallcy-. The guest of the evening thanked ,he pcop.c of Prescott for the kInd and unexpected reception they had rendered hin and icrIia.ly concluded his remarks amid the most enthusiastic applause, after which
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