Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-01-01
BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS M
 OUR CITY
The Stock Raising Industry
 of the County.
The Glorious Future in Store for
 Southern Arizona.

The past year has been one of the most eyeattul periods in the history of Arizona The complexion of the South ern Pacific Railroad through our Ter ritory Las opened up new avenues of trade, and inspired life and activity ia all branches of business. Pima county has greatly profited by the ad- rent of this modern civilizer; 1t Is now possible for mining men 10 open up and develop mining property which, hitherto, il has been almost impossible Co undertake with any reasonable chances Of success. New mining camps have heen organized, and old ones have been developed; mills and smelters have been brought in for the reduction of our ores to silver bars and bullion; towns have sprung up along the line of the railroad and the population of our inning camps has in many instances more than doubled during the past year. The names Of Benson, Bisbee, Wilcox, San Simon and other places were not designated upon our maps year ago.
 We shall endeavor 10 notice in de- tail some of the improvements which have been made in Pima county dur ing the past year, aud so far as pos Ible with the material at hand report on the production of the precious metals in the county.
 Tucson the Metropolis of Arizona.
 IL is with just pride that we point to the steady and healthy growth of Tucson, the metropolis of Arizona, during the past year. While we have never had what may be termed a bloom" the growth of our city has been steady but surely going on. The class of buildings put up during the past few months is far superior 10 anything hitherto undertaken, and many of the private residences would do honor to towns and embryo cities of much greater pretensions than Tucson. In order that our readers may realize more fully the extent ot improvements made during the year we invite a careful reading of the number and value of buildings put up in Tucson during the present year. an account of which will be found in an- other column of tms article.
 Tucson as the Coming sanitorium and Winter Home for Northern InvaliAs.
 The winter climate of Southwestern Arizona is perhaps unsurpassed oy that of any other section of the Onited States. The atmosphere is dry ana invigorating; the days are warm and pleasant. comparing with the early days Of October in the Eastern States The even temperature of the weather which varies but few degrees during the entire winter season, seems 10 oe especially adapted to pulmonary com plaints. and large numbers of lnVailus from California and the East have been materially benefited or perma' nently cured by temporary residence in this section of the Territory. EVeu the long, hot days of summer II thls section of Arizona have, ln very many cases, proved beneficial to con- sumptives. and persons afflicted witl bronchial troubles. There are nc "northers S here, as in Texas 10 chll the very marrow of ones bonesi DC damp, cold winds and fogs, as ID C"i ifornia, which prove so distressing U persons with weak lungs. NItn reasonable investment by our cltizen in the erection of one or two hrst-cias hotels. such as may be found in Den yer CT Salt Lake City, Tucson ""ui' soon become one of the most popnia winter resorts in the country " have hot springs, and other miners springs, equaling ths famous no Springs of Arkansas, only t"ei' miles, over a smooth road, from l ue son, there is plenty of game eonSiS' ing of quail, rabbit, duck, "ilu 'u' key, squirrel, deer, mountain snesr both black and white tailed oeer' Ps~ cary and ibsx for ordinary hun'!u ana for tAs r,Es Tss.ss and warns