The Arizona sentinel., 1885-05-16
Arixona's Future.

sooner or later, place her on an equal footing with the most pro- gressIve and prosperous States and Territories of this Union. From every quarter, almost, we hear of some enterprise that will ultimately lead to the develop ment of many of her resources that have, heretofore, lain dor mant for the want of attention on the part of her people. They have sought wealth out of her mineral deposits instead of her fertile soil, and neglected to give the subject of agriculture and the facilities for irrigation any thought, and thus time sped on, year in and year out, until the mineral deposits became inade- quate and the attention of our people was almost necessarily compelled to turn 10 agriculture the source of all wealth-to supply the deficiency. And what a God send! And what a source of grat~ ifcation it is, that our people are abandoning the chimerical for the real! The trasition is plain. Cali fornia passed through the same ordeal; and when our people will have learned to depend more upon agricultural wealth than upon probable mineral wealth. then will Arizona reach the night of herprosperity, and be knocking for admission into the sisterhood of States. Aside from the great enterprise of the Mohawk Valley Canal Company, ot which much has been written in these columns, we have the Antelope Valley Canal Company. This enterprise is not so extensive as the Mohawk Valley project, but will accomplish as much good for the Territory in proportion. This company have completed within the past three months, over four miles of ditch ing. The heaviest work on the ditch, from ten to eleven feet in depth and six feet wide in the bottom, is completed. The re- mainder of the ditch. about one half mile in length, will be com pleted. within the next thirty days, at which time water will be turned on, and seed sowing and general rejoicing engaged in. This enterprise was originated by the Fields Brothers, who, subse- quently, associated themselves with Messrs. Fryer, Seward Chappell, Taylor and Crane oI Los Angeles county. California, and James Miller, of Tacna. Thi; ditch is located on the south side of the Gila river. It commences at Antelope Mountain, where the bedrock comes to the surface, This bedrock is greatly in its favor, insuring 8 solid and per mauent way for the entrance o1 the water into the ditch and in surfing its steadfastness as a head
 gate holder-something that thi: river affords only in a few places and at remote points. No part O the land, upon which this cana is dug, has ever been submerged by an overflow, and there will b' no annoyance in this respect 1T the future with anything like proper head-gate protection. 4
 fine body of land of from 5000 t' 5000 acres will be irrigated by thi
 canal and made to yield its hiddeI
 treasures of golden grain ant sparkling wines. Settlements ar'
 now being made by the member
 of the Canal Company, and the.
 will soon rest "beneath the shad
 dows of their own vine and Ii!
 tree," upon lands unincumbere'
 by any of the evils of other locali ties, where an annual reDtal
 expected from each tiller of tn soil. "Let the fairest prizes b won ny the bravest hearts," ant
 "the happy smile of eontentmen rest fruitful clusters upon thei
 visages," is the prayer of thos who allow the sunshine of kind
 ness to peep into their souls.
 
 The recent lowering of the price of GIT