Phoenix weekly herald., 1897-12-02
ARIZONA POINTERS.

makes sh- foIio~5rg c.asn-n's O Ari
 zons fem ts.s i4forn atioa anats n-d il
 Gov. D NsCosd'o late repcf:
 5 The Governor, Myron H. McCord ! reports that the Territory is In pros
 porous condition Ths permanent pop
 4iatlol Uf .us Territory .s estimated 6 , S70OO. The bonded sLd f,atipg deb of the Territory on tbe 1at of January 1897, aggregated s965. .58s12. ,hs cash or
 hand at that time. s79, ,s29 93, leaving th.
 net debt of the Territory s8S5 758 19.
 Ths aggregate value of the lands in the
 Territory is s9 CTS, ,273 B. and the vslus
 of the improvements tberson is S4 ,905,
 AIS 97.
 There are S99S. PA 25 miles Of railroad
 in the Territory, vslaed approximately
 as 5 139,669 50 The assessed valus-
 sion of all taxable property in 1896 was
 s28, ,O74 ,17692, and that for the current
 year s3O.613,7 TOP 90. During the year
 goods were imported. valued st S3.O47.-
 764, upon which duties eggregatine SPA, ,97S O7 wsrs collected. Twenty
 three per cent. of al goods imported
 wsre dutisble. One hundred thousand
 two hundred and ten head of cattle
 were imported. of which 12,749 were ed- mitsed free of doty. Goods were ex- ported during the yea aggregatiDg in value Sl .O32 414, an increase ot s90,635 over the previous year. The total oumber of entries of lands Of sn classes in the Territory wss 1.O69, embracing en acreage Of IF, ,O8I, ,46s. .39. The internal revenue collections during She yesr sg- grsgs:sd sI9,9O0 80.
 "Tos G 1vernor strongly urges State hood; ne also sets forth number of cogsnt sressons for erecting Fsdersl building, smong.others ths necessity of providing 6 safe place for the Govern msnt sud Territorial books and records, which are now scattered in various parts of tbs Guy of Phoenix and kept in wooden desks and boxes, which are liable at eny time 50 be stolen or de- ssroyed by fFe.
 "fhs report states that she aridity Of the Territory, great ss it appears on tirst e.Ghi, does not by sDy me=ns prove bar 60 high agricultural developments. The farming lands new sm brscs about 100000 screa over 26O,OOO acres of which are under censl irrigation, and much or is among tha moas fertile to be found anywhere. The onIy obstacle TO the very rapid extereio1 of this area is the lack oE watsF. L.nds ala being brought under cultivation as rapidly ss the development of water will admiS. Under the completion of sever al irrigation enterprises now h progress additional large areas will by bFoughs under canal and improved. The notable increase in population during the past few years in the Salt River and GiIs valleys Consists slmostsentiEelys of 8 | rural population, begpeakipR uDsuel ] agricultural development ard bright 1 outlook for this sections.
 Among the most promising aRricui- | tural products new.s to this Territory, are the followin: Sugar bsets, canaigre. remie, cotton, dates, tobacco, sugar cane, peanuts. etc. Among the staple crops is Indian corn. In the Upper Gla Valley, 5iniGrahsm county. enor nous crops of corn are grown.
 The Iivs stock interests ot Arizona | are foueishing. For grazing alone there is totsI area of se4c, 900 acres we'll suited, large porsion of which is used, supporting cattle, horses, mules asaes, sheep and goats. with an sggre- gate veiue, st present prices, of over st, 100000. The number of head of cat tle shipped from the Territory from July, l, 1896, to June 30, 1897, is S65,379; number of head of cattle slaughtered by licensed butchers of AFiz Ins, 24 ,897 l 50 gay nothipg Of 5000 killed for home use snd occasional sale by rsDehmen.
 "Ths mining industries ara reported | to be in fourishing condition. The | Governor states that owing to the sb- seuce from the Territory Of Prof. W. P. 1 Beke of the University. hs was unable | to get detailed account of mines and l mining. Ia view of this fact the report 1 made by Professor Blake to hie pr de = ceseoF wss copied, ss the general cordi- l tions have not changed from what they were las5 year. Gold, silver, lead, cop per, iron and lime are mined. The gold output for 1896 vas S5, 5,2OOO0O; silvsr.1.- 65O, ,530 ounces, which gavs: return of 1,1o5.8 .855. 10; copper ,l71.2 O.33l pounds, valued at s7,121O33 10, and lead 21. .255.- GOO pounce, valued as ,s531 375.
 The educational institutions report