Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-08
LOGAN LETTER..
A e7ssrr REPORT OF CURRENT EVENTS.

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 QuIoroA, March 3rd.
 This vicinity at present writing is suffering from too many names. Not unlike Tombstone in its early day, 1t is undergoing rapid changes and will soon burst forth in the proud dimensions of a city. Buildings of substantial nature are replacing the improyised ones that formerly graced the broad avenues. Houses are, metaphorically speaking, being erected in single night and a come-to-stay look has settled on the mesa town.
 All conversation has metallic sound. l. is either mines, money or mineral. A person without three or four prospects Is looked upon with the utmost IndifFer- eucc by the pioneers. Prospective mil liouaires compose at least two-thirds Of tue population. The other third Is com posed of dogs, jackasses and Papago in dlans The noble Lo, however hRs caught the mining fever and does not hesitate 10 swindle hIs gullible brother the white man when opportunity offers He Is ever willing 10 show a rich ledge il tue ready cash is forthcoming. He does not go out on the pay-yOu-next week principle but demands money at the outset. 1T he gets it-you get what Pete Kitchen got III Sonora. IL Is a litfle satisfaction to the philanthropist how ever Co know the Indian Is capable O being civilized. II he acquires any of the shrewdnsss or measures of bis highly educated, light-skinned brother IS D, any the worse for 1t? An old refrain says: "rO gain q victory you must fight the devIl with fire" The Indians are nov working on that basis and have scored within the past few weeks quite a nun ber of successes. Every community has subjects for sharp practice and ours Un- fortunately are not without them.
 Logan City, New Virginia, Virginia, Brooklyn and several annexes Are SD ken of by the outside public as Qli jotoa. The people who have purchased lots and built on them ID the several tOwnsites, dispute the right of foreign masses to II me their towns, and m al argumentauye way say that it IS imp1s- sible to call the tOwnsites QuijOtoa, as a town bearing that name has been laid out on the other side Of the range by "Ple" Allen. a Tombstone pioneer me,- chant How and when the question VIII be settled Is more than the average set tier can tell Something at once should b. done to solve the now difficult prob lem. The Postmaster General, when be appoints a postmaster here, may also give a name to the place, but as there are numerous rebelhous spirits here, there will be an unlimited amount of bucking.
 Rich strikes in mineral are reported daily in this district. Some exceedingly fine gold ore was brought into town few days ago, from a ledge not more than half a mile distant. It aSsayed mp wardslOf S20J to the ton. The mountains that compose the QuiiotOa range are mOnumented for miles, presenting to a stranger a kind of a cemetery look. The f-esnal country at the base of the Babo- quivari is being thoroughly prOspected. Some rich discoveries are reported from that section. Work on the Bonanza group is beIng prosecuted with usual vigor. \ rumor Is atioat that the man agement has decided tO put JJO men at work, but n news confirmatory has yet been received. It is to be hoped that the rumor IS based on facts. II 50O men are put to work on the already famous properties, this place will have 1000 in habitants within SIX months. These fig u7as may seem large to a person not ac- ouainted with mining countries and the c nm n n them. But several precedents could be named If necessary.
 We have at present quite a large float 'ng population. People are coming and going daily. Some purchase lots and some do not. The general verdict of all who have visited this camp Is that We will have a big boom inside of SIX months. Great preparations for boom are being made on all sides. It stands to reason to say that those who are prepared for business will glean the first harvest when the rush takes place. Lots are becoming very valuable prop erty. They have more than trebled m value within the past three weeks and are gradually rising.
 This camp should be carefully avoided at present by people in search ot em- plOyment, as 1t Is now overrun by that class. People who have money and de- sire to be on hand when the boom strikes us can purchase lots at better advan-age at the present writing than they can a week hence. It is definitely known that ore Of first class quality has been found in Peer mine, which is 4SO feet lower than the bluff properties. This should be enough to inspire confidence ID the growth of this camp; and those who have money and fail to invest it now will spur themselves m less than three months. To be sure, there Is compara- lively little business being transacted here at present, but those who have the reqIusite amount of backbone have come, built houses and are resting on their oars til tue promised day arrives.
 NERIrAs.