The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-03-14
AarzoNA-LE
a SLOWING Account of the Beauties hiohes
and Advantages OF the Western Terri'ory
AZ Given by a Texas MAI.

N SHOWING <Accouht Vi tno a'e~~'
and advantages OF the Western Terri'ory
a. Given by Texas Mar.
10 the Editor Of the Herald
, FLoREScE, PISAL Co., A. T., March 10
Believing that yeur readers will be glad TO
hear from this section, take the liberty oil
writing You from this place, where ar
rived few days since, and assure you
that few garden spots even in our own Ia
vorcd section can compare with TINS peauti,
iul country. Florence is the county seat OF
Pinal. one of tine central counties OF this
territory, The area of Arizona, us you
have no doubt read from various statistical
works, is 1l4,000 square miles, consisting OF
elevated plateaus or mesas, lofty mountain
ranges and fertile valleys. find that one
error we people OF Texas have been labor
ing under, is in regarding this as distinctly
a mineral region. 1t is not--at least one
half OF it is one of the finest stock coun-
tries you ever saw, filled with magnificent
beei cattle and blooded horses. with
constant acquisitions from California ana
New Mexico daily. A few miles from here
Mr.. Mason has stallion that VIII sell rea-
Oily, even in Dallas for 81 800
Heretofore mining has taken precedence
over any other industry, because OF coarse
bullion is of paramount consideration win
all of us. Thirty miles from here is no
doubt the grandest silver mine the world
ever saw. The Comstock lode OF Nevada
pales into insigniticance in contrast with IT,
and nowhere ON this continent has such a
mountain of native silver been uncovered,
or worked with such profit. ! reier to the
"Silyer King" discovered in 1870, and
which has produced since then something
like s., 900 600, and which now, at depth
of 700 feet, gives no indication OF lailing.
Drifts, shafts, tunnels, and wirgs, have
been run at every level, all III
native silver, radiant and glorious
In their brilliancy, luminous with stalag-
mites and stalactites, and more than all,
comforting in their substantial bullion re-
turns, and rendering us all wild with our
great expectations. Perhaps, however, am
wrong in thus throwing at you in my hrst
letter this phenomenal mine, this wonder OF
the western hemisphere. Undoubtedly,
there are other mines in this section as
good, simply awaiting development, and
which time will prove to be as valuable.
The curse of this section just now is want
of capital. 1t some of our moneycd men,
who are carefully investing their hundreds
of thousands in six per cent" could see
some of the safe opportunities that are Of
fered for remunerative returns, this country
would iiot long remain with its present
sparse population.
Florence is in the center of the ella (pro-
nounced hes LAY valley, which takes its
maine from the Gila river. This stream
is some 500 miles in Slength, having
its rise in the mountains Of New
Mexico and emptying into the Colorado
river few miles above Yuma, the hottest
place in the universe, where that soldier
died. you know, and went to hell and tele-
graphed back for his blankets, could not
stand the change in climate. This valley
produces almost anything that is grown in
semi-tropical California, and in addition to
the advantages of that golden state, 1t pro.
duces besides its fruits and flowers, untold
mineral wealth. The alfalfa grass is very
productive and grows in our state not less
than three crops In one season. ] am get
ting some of the seed. l have been here
bat few days and find that the great topic
of conversation is 'mines," every office or
store 90 into has q small mineral cabinet
full Of rich specimens. The only
advantage this country has over less
favored regions is this A young man
can come out here and engage
in any legitimate business, and at the
same time have an opportunity ofacQuiring
an interest in q mine, which at any mo-
ment may enrich him. He has chances
every day of locating q claim which may
pIoNV huolc tHuii utly yct ulSCOVer-
cd. And tor that reason insist that this is
the country not only for the capitalists, but
also any live man without money.
In Florence here, shade trees adorn the
streets on either sides and running water
in aceqiuas, lend an added charm to decid-
edly. picturesque landscape. Arazona is
much maligned In the matter of heat, IL is
no warmer here, / am reliably informed,
than in Dallas, and these exaggerated &C.
counts of cooking eggs in the sand and
roasting off horses hOofs, etc., are simply
written to "fll up"
You will perhaps be surprised to hear
that during my short stay, have
30 well improved nay time as to become
ipossessor of interest In some good mining
,clalms, of whose future have great hopes,
in fact you may expect in the next six
months to see me come out as a full blown
millionaire. | have been engaged in put
ting up some of Messrs. Z. j. Pauly e.
Gro. S Jail cages here, and they are meeting
with many warm encomiums from all.
will return in few days and finish up my
.jail business" in your city. From Dallas
intend to so to ST. Louis aud introduce
sorae ofmy friends to my ideas about Ari.
IONA, which, assure you, are favorable.
will see you in person soon and show you
some ore, and interesting antiquities from
old Aztec ruins here. Yours, truly,
JAMES ]. LIGoN.