The herald., 1893-09-25
ARIZONA.
News Notes Clipped from Exchanged
from the Tcrritory.
rpnnaoix Rennhi irau1

[Pneuix Repub icanl
The report of Governor Hughes to
the secretary of the interior contains
numerous recommendations. 1t deals
with the improvement OF the Colorado
river, and says that with the river
opened to the Gulf Of California, which
could be done at a reasonable outlay,
ocean steamers could be landed at Yuma
throug hout the entire year, and thus
most important shipping point and
mart OF trade communicating with all
parts of the world by water could be
established in Arizona. The value to
the United States would be exceedingly
important from many points Of view.
while to Arizona it would be OF great
benefit in furnishing cheap transpor-
tetions for our imports, lumber, ma
chinery and other mining and building
supplies as we'll as in enabling the
territory to expert the surplue OF grain,
cattle and rebellious ores to foreign
markets.
! The matter OF the arid lands is extern
sively dealt with. The report suggests
that these lands be handed over to the
4 ststes and territories in which they are
located. with such Limitations as to their
disposal as might be deemed advieab'a.
1t declares that il these lands were
eeded they could be utilized ior the
raising OF capital necessary for their
reclamation by granting certain por-
ton of the lands to investors as bonus.
Another plan would be in the selling OF
bonds to be redeemed at tho sale of the
land. The land would, OF course, be
| sold to boDafde settlers in small
holdings on the installment plan, the
money so realized to be used as sink
ing fund for the redemption OF the bonds
| When redeemed the water Hystenf' itRelf
| would belong to the land it served. or tu
tthe territory, as the law governing the
same would provide. The national inn
portance of the question is touched upon
and the adoption of some such policy as
that outlined strongly urged.
The question OF statehood is also ex-
haustively handled. All the arguments
which it is possible to produce against
the admission Of the territory to the
union are met. Il is shown that we
have the population and the taxable
property to entitle us to the right Of
self government. 1t is also shown that
the population has increased year by
year, The growth of churches, schools,
universities and other hum anizing in
| huences ere set forth. and then the
reasons which have been sdduced TO
| statehood are answered. So far Ra the
political outlook is concerned, the report
states that each party has an equal
snow for the race for honorss As TO The
allegation that Arizona is silver pro-
ducing territory, it is pointed out that
Arizona is more of gold than o silver
producing territory. Her gold produc-
hon hnr oil luar
tion lest year. and from present appear
ances her output of gold will be ten
times greater than her oliver output
this year. As to the debt of the terri
tory, it is pointed out that 1t is but
portion OF the cost of the wrestling of
fhis vast eection from eavagery to civili-
zation, and that, with the arid lands
placed at the disposal of the territory,
it wonld soon be rescued from debt and
would in very ehort time reduce the
, taxation to the minimum. The report
on this portion of the subject concludes
az follows:
Statehood. moreover, would excite
spirit Of patriotic pride. The responsi-
bility of self-government would inspire
in the people LOYALTY to those elected by
J them to administer public affairs State
| hood would create q pride among all
classes OF citizens and among our chill
| dren, especially the native born. 1t
would give the people direct interest
in the federal government, in the ma
tional Legislation, in the general welfare
oil the union OF states, OF which Arizona
would be one. Every sentiment OF JUS
tice, the principles struggled for by the
| revolutionary fathers, the admission OF
every state into the union for the last
half century, is a declaration of Arizo-
na's right to statehood"
Numerous other Recommendations are
made, and the affairs OF the territory,
social, political and industrial, are dealt
with at considerable length.
[Tombs one Prospector, Sept 22.l
! Charles Wilkes has returned from
trip through the central part of Arizona.
He made one location at Gold6eld, in
the Superstition mountains. He Gays
that it is to be great camp. The shaft
on the original mine is down 100 feet
and shows up large body of high grade
ore. The 10 stamp mill is about ready to
start up. The ore is free milling and
the gold is sprinkled through it in vis-
ble quantities.
Yuma Sentinel. Sep. 22.1
Ysidro Castro came down from Harqua
Hala Monday. He says that the Be-
, nauza mill is rnnning again on full
time, the boiler having been repaired.
Everything was ready for the 10 stamps
now being put up. the machinery for
which was nearly all on the ground.
The output of gold is up TO the best
times the mines ever saw. Abont 80