Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-04-17
Arizona.
Prescott Courier.)

The outlook in the Territory for sh, | present year was never so good: railroaC enterprises are being projected anC ! placed in line for completi0n-the Min 7 eral Belt road from Flagstaff to Globe | the Calabasas, IuCson and Globe road and the Prescott and Ash Fork road uiIi i we have every reason to believe, b. con. 1 structed within the yeuT; large irrisat lug canals ln the Salt River, Florence ! and Mohawk valleys will be built, and ! thOu-ands of acres uf desert lands be rs. ! claimed, which Wlll, Tn few yenr-. be tho home Of an active, thrifty population. Just now, we are reaching out and re. eelvlng large additions tl our popula- 1 tICn. The preiudices created against our territory, he result of ignorance and mlsapp .ehension of our soil and climate, are fast giving way to q more thorough knowledge of our capacities Iu these respects; and the word has gone forth that ATE .na IS not th. barren. sandy desert where the burning rays ol troplcal sun destroy alike all vegetable and animal life; but, that the hent of summer, here, Is not more intolerable than in the Western States, even m our southern valleys; while for eight months
 
 mate IS imply perfect. Tne soil Is rich. and where Irrigating canals supply the necessary water, produces cereals of every description, oranges, figs, grapes, nuts; olives and all tropical fruits m hbdudance. Think of 1t; ye denIZens Of bleak and dreary Dakota, country where you csr gatber peaches Oh Christ mas and strawberries for New Years Not q .s- sa, ,n- ern California, which Brother Lynch, of Los Angeles, so extrayagantly praises m his Herald, nor more productive, or sus- ceptlble of greater possibilities for or chards and vineyards than are the val leys of Southern Arizona. Railroads will soon make them accessible, and with the advantage which an early sea son will give our hOrticulturisis, We shall shlp oranges, lemons and lines to the great eastern cities, and sell them raIslns, grapes, wine and oIl in friendly competition with our friends of tine Golden State.
 Our mountains ere scanned with gold and silver, aud with coal, copper and lead that will give employment to thou sands of hardy miners, when railroad communication gives them cheap coke and cheap transportation. Our noun tain valleys will grow wheat, barley aud potatoes enough to make our Territory an exporter of these products. The northern part of the Territory has plenty of coal of good coking quality, which will be utilized m the near future, The extensive copper mines of this and sd- iscent counties will be worked. the ex- tending of railroads and cheap fuel will render them profitable. Our miners now select and ship only ore which as- says SlUO per ton, or more: the lower grades, $50 or S60 per ton, do not pay to transport at present; bu. wait Ewbiie, when the railroads now contemplated are completed, new impetus will be given to this industry and thousands of tons will be gathered together from the old dumps, and work on mines which have lain idle for years Uill be resumed.
 The stock raising business was never better. The season has been good, plenty of rain. and, as a consequence, plenty of grass The Territory l. rapid ly filling up with eidy, iud1strIcus and stable population, aud 1t vii. be only a few years until its varied re- sources wlll be fully tested and appre- ciated. AS 1t is, there IS no Territory where the farmer can make, with less labor, good support inr self and famIiy than here. There isrD Sta,e or iIerri- tory which presents SO many attractious to the emlgrant as Arizona. Ias is are cheap and productive. the ciim.ie gen ial and healthful. What mere can be desired?