The Arizona sentinel., 1891-10-17
PROSPEROUS ARsz0NA

The annual report or Actln Governor \. o. Murphy, to tn Secretary of the Interior is a Stat document of great value and o unusual interest. The following synopsis is taken from the repor
 Acting Governor Murphy says that the population of the territor will reach 10000 people before thu end of the present year. Ther' are at least, he says 12,000 Norm. ons in the territory engaged il agriculture and grazing. The fol lowing shows the kind and quality of taxable property in the territory and its valuation according to the report of the territorial board for the current year:
 Number of acres, 3.344, 4,66S: value of same, $4,602, ,121; value of improvements, $2,3o2, PA; value of city and town lots, ST. 972,252; value of improvements on same, $2,347,424; number ot horses 47,912; value of same $1,- lSS,168. There are also owned in the territoro 1757 mules, 720,94O head of cattle and 2S8,727 sheep. There are 1883 miles of railway, making a total valuation of all taxable property in the territory of $28,270,466. This amount however, the acting governor re- gards as entirely too low. He is of the opinion that $70,000,00O would be much nearer the facts.
 The bonded debt of the territory is given at $6O6,OO0, the interest thereon $43,89 The floating debt $190,03O, interest thereon $15,360 making a total indebted ness of $S55,28o.
 The indebtedness of the several counties aggregate $2,175,605; in debtedness of cities of Phoenix, Tucson, Prescott and Tombstone aggregate $lS6,988 average rate of taxation throughout the territory BPS per cent. Total number of acres entered under under the public land laws during the year is given as 439,19S.
 Mining has always been the fore most wealth producing industry of Arizona, says the report, and dur ing the last year it has been very active, although agriculture is fast taking precedence. The mineral export in 1891 it is thought will exceed that Of any previous year. The acting governor estimates the copper output at3O,OO0,OOOpounds, the gold output at $1, 1,132,955, silver at $1,683,585. During the year very valuable deposites of superior onyx have been discovered. The quality is said to be frst-class. The pine forests in northern and central Arizona cover an area of about 2,700 square miles or ap- proximately 1,750,O00 acres. The common school system of the ter ritory is said to be firmly establish cd, well maintained and will com- pare favorably with any in the country.
 The acting governor recom- mends that Arizona be admitted into the union as state upon the adoption of a proper constitution by the people; that all public lands within her borders be ceded by the government to the territory or state; that all public lands be surveyed; that the school lands be made at once available; that the Apache Indians be disarmed and prohibited from using arms; that the mineral lands ill the San Car los reservation be opened to occu- pancy and development by white citizens and that public sale be held of them in trust for the In dians. His recommendations oi last year he renewed.
 The governor treated the agri. cultural and stockraising resources of the territory extensively; also arid lands and irrigation.
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