The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-12-29
indianapolis Sentinel.
THE BEAUTIES OF ARIZONA


sSsuHCu ~ 1IAsuOvcruOf
Meyer Zulick.
Arizona Is now stepping across III
: threshold Of the gran i union OF state
: ana the hands OF her forty.seven si,
!. ters are stretched forth 70 welcom
J her. The bill has Just passed IN
. hous, and alter years OF paticu
shocking at the door Of the Unite,
States she is now putting the finish
ing touches 10 her toilet preparator
to being formally presented to Presi
dent Cleveland.
: Ex-Governor e. Meyer Zulick, O
Arizona, passed through Im0ianapoli
yesterday en- route home from Wash
ington.
1T will be the proudest moment il
the lives OF all the people OF Arizona
SAID he. when we can look across tn,
continent from the summits OF ths
ROCKY mountains, bathed in the Ror
geous hues Of the setting sun, and cal
our sister states on the east kinsmer
and conntrymen. We come bringing
with Us a wealth of mineral and pre-.
cIous metals that ri, ais tn, fabulous
tales OF oriental splendor and opu-
lence; we come with thousands oi
acres OF the most fertile agricultural
land upon which the rains of heaven
ever fell we come with herds Of cat.
tie which. II marching in single file,
would make continuous line from
New York to San Francisco we come
with tho relics of an ancient people
who antedsted even history or tradi.
ton; we come with gorgeous noun.
tain scenery, vast rivers, beautiful cas-.
'csdes. inexhaustible forests Of fine
ber, and with all the adjuncts of
modern civilization and yet the re-
publicans wouldn't let us in. Our
state contains 70, ,382,8OO acres, and 10
as large as New York. New Jersey,
pennsylvania, Delaware and Mary
land combined.
THE NAME ARIZONA"
"The nsms Arizona is from beau.
tiful old Aztec tradition which teach.
es that the earth is the offspring OF the
sky that long prior TO the present
race OF men the earth was peopled by
y race Of gisnts who in time died of,
leaving the earth uninhabited. After
a long time . celestial virgin, q child
Of one OF the thirteen great deities
who rule oil things, came down to the
earth, and being we'll pleased. remain.
ed for long time its sole occupant.
Once when in deep sleep q drop OF
dew from heaven fell upon her, and
che bore two children, = son and
daughter. from whom have sprung all
the people OF the earth. The name oil
this celestial virgin was Arizunns.
the beautiful Or suu-belOved maiden
As early as l540 Spanish expedition
visited Arizona and carried with it|
back 10 Mexico wonderful accounts of
the country. Other expeditions sue.
cesded, and in 1860 Spanish expIorerI
and Jesuit fathers made a settlement
At Tucson, this town now being the
second oldest in the United States, bel
ing settled only five years after ST.
Fla. The mission church.
of San Xavier del Bac is the pride oil
Arizona. II was commenced in 1861
on the site of one Of the same name|
which had long been in decay, and
which ia supposed to have been
built about 1898. The present struct.
ure ~ \ cOmSningIing OF the ancient
Moorish ~nt Byzantine styles Of or.
the outside being castcl.I
atcd ana surrounded by y dome and
minsrets. When inside the church,
.he beholdnr il torcibly struck With
he display of skill in it's structure, its
beauty and grandeur. and the taste
displayed in its sdornment. The in.
erior bas the form Of the Latin cross,
md the walls and ceilings are taste
ully frescoed aud decorated. Four|
arge frescO paintings are executed
With rare skill. Tho four evangelists
n sculpture sdorn the main altar, and l.
no scrolIwork IL covered with gold
eaf. which in iiS early days when ;
resh and bright mus. have presented
beautiful. grand and gorgeous sight /
o the wild fndisns who had never
eep ANYTHING OF like character. Inl
ormer days there were large qusnti., r
les Of gold aud silver orn naments inlc
he church, come Of which have been L
ost aud stolen among the valuab Il
eff, however, are one full set oiIt
trieste vestments, two gold cruvets, alt
liver cross, several silver andlesticks 4
md Dousy bible Of date l692. When
IL remembered that this old. ven.
rable and wonderful church wasl ,
ommenced 125 years ago, in q wild &
indian country, over q hsif-century
efore Indianapolis was fret settled, Ie
must be accorded the great q
nergy, perseverance, and indomits BILE L
vill Of the old Jesuit and Frmncisc IN L
sthers who planned, carried out and "
o successfully accomplished this great L
york. IL Is the only remaining edi. lc
Ice left by former century and age. =
"The climate Of Arizona is varied
mbracing every variety. from that OF
ne northern states to that OF the ex.
RENE sunny South. On the highes,
,eak. snow falls TO . great depth and
emains on the ground ten months oil,
he year, while on the great plains and !
ALLEYS Of the southern part OF the
tate snow 10 almost wholly unkno wn, h
he witers are extremely mild aud !
pleasant. and the summers warm and
Try with continued warm weather for !
many months. Last year Arizonas