The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-15
AREONA'S PROGRESS
Report of the Governor to
the Secretary of the
Interior.
srhoAa PLEA FOR ADMISSION.
Silver Not Wanted. Asr Miners
Prospect For Gold, With
Great Success,
sTkoAG PLEA FOR ADMISSION

WASHINGTON, Sept. Is. 1868. IL. c
annual report to The Secretary Of thu
Interior states that during tho year the
condition OF the Territory has been one
Of average prosperity. The shrinking In
the value of silver has resulted IN the
closing ofalmost ali of the silver m ines
SO that the output during the year was
less thsn $500, 900 as against $6,27 S,S95 II
1891. Owing to the absence of the usua
rainfall extending over period of two
years there was a loss In range stock
reaching from 60 to 50 pes cent. This
depression, however. mas been In I
activity in other channels. The deprss-
sion In the price of silver has stimulated
prospecting and mIning for gold. with
such good results AS will. 1t is predict ed
place the Territory among the leading
gold producing regions OF the Union. The
loss Il. range stock has been more or less
COMPENSATED tor by agriculture aud
horticulture. The increased interest
manifested In the reclamation Of arid
lands has been very pronounced. Several
large irrigation and water shortage enter
prises have recently been iaaugurated,
and many mora are under way. The
Increase IN population has been gradua al
but confiued to the agricultural districts
and now numbers approx imately $4,000.
or the whole population the Mexicans
number about II. 800.
TAXABLE PROPERTY.
The taxable property Of the Territory
is given as follows:--
Acres of land, 8, ,46s. .507; value of laud,
s., 1875, 5l5; value of improvements. S1.6s)4,
Ola; value Of city and town lots. 50, ,9s6. .69l
value OF improvements. 81, ,642, ,6S2: num-
Dsr OF holsss, 1882; value OF horsss,
81, ,072. 37S; nun her OF cattls. 49l, s12; value
of cattle, $3,742 1856.
The assessed valuation OF the Territory
in 1898 was S2S. .486, ,l83 against S27, 1928, 163
in 1892.
BONDED DEBT.
The total BOND sd debt of the Territory,
including the county dsots, is given as
81, ,a56. 0CO. bearing interest at rates rang
ing from i've per cent. to ten per cent. 1t
is estimated that there are ten million
acres OF land in Arizoua capable of
reclamation to agriculture by irrigation.
STRONG PLEA FOR ADMISSION.
The Governor makes strong plea for
the admission of AriZ ,ua iAto the Union
as State and says that she has every
essential qualification for statehood AS
to the politics OF the Territory the Gov
ernor says that they are about equally
divided between the two parties; that
this year her gold p reduction will exceed
ten fold her silver output and hence she
could be trusted to give her vote for gold
as agalnst silver.
RECOMMENDATIONS
The Gcvesaor recommends that the
public lands be ceded to .he Tsrritory,
that indians be not enlisted AS soldiers;
that officers Of the army be appointed as
ladian agents instead of civilians; that
Iudian children be educated in the Terri-
tory; that United States Courts be given
jurisdiction OF offsuses committed by
Indians, and that tho government take
cognizance Of The cost and danger to the
Territory of the liquid traffic.