The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-13

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures. averaged for eight years, at the same place, as fellows: For November B z5 degrees .n5 i2 dsGreee, December 531, 5egrses and .5G15 5ecrees, January 65H degrees and g degrees, Feb ruacy 7lH degrees and 35H de reee' March 9l% degrees and 4l degrees and April 861I degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood dres, and for blankets. Half the time an overcost IS not needed during the day, but 1t is never prudent for stranger to he without one at hand.
 The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen 1t clearer anywhere in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than Tn the parts of Morocco. Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady. Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
 ARIZONA.
 Arizona stands at the threshold of aI { T o1 ,,,1n vii al Flo yelopment. There can't be a doubt abeu the fact. The dawn for which she ha waited so long is breaking at last. Thert is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuildihg just be fore her. The impulse of a new and ener gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect 0 many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired siugly, is nov commanding for her fall share of atten tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up fo the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. Ther l is scramble for franchises. Nothing nor, surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest ar falling to moderate figures. Nothing nor surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend rs than this. | Arizona has reached that climactice period which every western state has ex after long aud weary struggle and doubt with each side of the balance first up ant then down, the clouds of despondenc, have suddenly rolled away, and sunburs 'Of energiziug hope has thrilled the drOop ing spirits of the people to greater an' braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsidenc of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines 0 railroad across her territory-Arizona ha rather dropped out of public attention but in that time she has been quietly ac cumulating fund Of substantial wealtl and a force of moral character whicl I qualify her now to rise up and take he destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican This is mistake of great importance fror. the moral point of view. There is but on considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, ant even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It thinl it is certain that Arizona has not to-da, nearly so large Mexican population a Colorado and not above one-tenth as mucl as New Mexico >"Fitz- Mac," in Denve News.