Arizona weekly citizen., 1885-12-12
Territory of Arizona.
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 The governor of ArzOua states tha the warllke attiiute of the APachts loo
 been a check 10 progress m sume O
 the southern counties, but oiherwise tl
 advancement of all material interest has been ID a high degree gratifying
 Arizona IS tbe oldest mIning lerrItOT. in tne United States. Since lfS6 Ih ! branch of industry has pfosl cred d mos VI bout iDterTuptiUu, GU, cked cniy vEel the country has been left Co she nrre. ! of the ADacues. It i5 tstimat- us4 ' the value Ot the entire pr' ductiCn Co | gold and silver and copper fur th- Nva ! end, d Dtcs ubvr 3i, 1Ss4, Was SlOJ.@, Ol6.
 | Tne Territory possesses eiimai' which l. hlmO-t perpetual sumusr, aL, wood and water ID aouuusEce. las opening Of two trsuscoutIGentai re1. ! ways through the b rtEern and sCuiL' eru portions Of tle lerr'torN Es brcught ArizJLa into IT, mineDce as . CrasIug reg, n, and wItlIn tl, las, ,l,l o, years the C uu;rs has made rapid stf-les iu thi- industry. lt is e-prcI Ily favor able to the cattle iuyerest. Stock rcan over it's grassy giaias and uplsnds, ar, fiui n1 laCk of .CCd, keeping ID iT m condition every month ID Jue yvar. Ir' grade Of cattle IS being steadily ln proved by the introduction Ot tGorouSL berd stock. It IS computed that tLe number Q: cattle n the Territory l. 6J2. .CU1. l Lr sLetp industry 's thIvI1s, tue animals not OuIy IIcreasIng Iu nun bsrs but n size of carcass and weigh! Oi fleece.
 The area of the Territory is very EesE- ly llf,OOO square mIIes. Or thIs va-. regICn it IS sstIplsted tina 6U.OOO sqGars miles, or 3S, 400, 600 acres, csn be utIlIzed for srgziog purposes, the LIInsr and toe farmer claiming the remainder. No. i.ioie :han one third of this immense rauge Is supplied with living wsteT. Nearly all tEs cattle in the territory ar' how p-stured upon about l3,OOuUO acres tributary tO natural springs ana streams. The vast stretches of dry Val ley, plain, and table land are solitary wastes. A thick growth of grasses Is fouud everywhere, and, with water, these would be among the most yBlGa- ole ranges Ot the Territory. ArIesian water can be found m nearly all Oi these dry regions. In the SulpEur Spring Valley. east of Tombstone, eight or ten wells have been flowing steHGl ly for more than q year, and snow DO signs of dIminutiOD. ln the Santa Rosa Valley, west of Tucson, an Rbun- dance of water has been found st depth of about 6O0 feet. These expsr- iments prove that flowing waller can be developed on the nuS waterless plains of Arizona. The suggestion that Congress make appropriation to defray Ihe expvnse ui sinking artesian wells in several of the hls her valleys otAIizoua Is T. nswed.
 The farming laLds of Arizona are confined mainly to the valleys or the water-cOurses, and it IS estimated d that there are 2OOO,OCO acres available f.. production. IGhas been demonstrate that the bottom lands Of the terrItcry are among the richest of the eutITs west. They possess every aCjuuct fUI the successful cultivation OI frul'~, grams, textile plants, grasses and veg egabies. Everything grown IL the teIu peTate and semi trJrIc zJnes can ut produced ID ArIZOua. Wheat, com barley, Oat-, anu all small sFains EIyc prolific yield, and all tbs cGitIyates grasses grow luXuuaDily. Co .Oa, sugar cane, hemp, rIcr and tobacco c1u be grown in the valleys ot Southern Arizona.
 Socially, continued improvement is apparent. Not OUly has there bren az influx Of immIgrat OH uud capital, bu freedom from ttose deeds of viol uc, which, in the pact, have given Co Arlzous 50 UusavOry reputation.
 The Terri ory's population now num- bers over SOOOO -ouls, and i.s a-s--saflI, property IS valued at over S2J,OJO,OtO
 Railroads have b en impOrJEn; fHclJr~ Tn opening tO pOI ulGtiun and caYIi-I this productive TegIOn.
 The people of ArIz' nc desire reile from the Apache Indians, the most Ub- tamable and cruel savagss known ta American history. The governor eara- estly recommends their removal from the San Carlos Reservation Co tLe lu- dian Territory, or to such other suItatl- place as tbe GOyernmsn; may designbte. While they remain within the Territory they will continue 6 constant menace tO the lives and property of citizens.
 He urges ibat reciprocal commercial relations with Mexico would pot only give great impetus tO trade along cur southern boundary, but would open a. extensive field for Our export products and that the balance of trade would be very largely m favor of the United States. Commercial reciprocity would improve the condition of clyIllzatIOn along our border. Concert of acton be- tween the officials of both countries would greatly reduce crime and dl-cord, and prosperity would rapidly increase on both sides of the border. lt IS estl. mated that the amount Ot trade across the border already developed by newly constructed railroad Hoes amount Co 8. l OO0.0OO annually.
 Favorable consideration of the mem orial of the thirteenth legislative sssv m ! ply of Arizona, ID regard to the purchase from the Republic of Mexico Sf s' much of tbe State of Sonora as IS neces sary to supply this Territory with pr p CT coast advantages, IS asked for by .L' governor.