The Arizona sentinel., 1899-08-05

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November IS 1a degrees and 42 degrees, December 731l degrees and 36H degrees, January 651a degrees and B degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35R de rees' March ST 11a degrees and Al degrees and April S61l degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat IS not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for a stranger to be without one at hand.
 The atmosphere IS singularly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems to have about the same bracing and exhllaratlng qualities as the air of the Great Sahara ln l Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It IS much drier than in the parts of Morocco, 1 Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drler 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 ar era of wonderful social an1 industrial de velopment. There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she ha! waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be fore her. The impulse of new and enel gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect O many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her full 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 is a 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 competitio
 among the money lend IS than this. Arizona has reached that climactice
 period which every western state has e1
 perienced sometime in its history wher after long aud weary struggle and doubt with each side of the balance first up an then down, the clouds of despondenc have suddenly rolled away, and sunburs
 of energizing hope has thrilled the drooE
 ing spirits of the people to greater all
 braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsldent t of the great Tombstone boom and the con s pletion of two transcontinental lines 6 railroad across her territory-Arlzona hi
 rather dropped out of public attention but in that time she has been quietly a e cumulating fund of substantial wealt e and a force of moral character whic |. qualify her now to rise up and take he
 destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican e This is mistake of great importance fro = the moral point of view. There is but or s considerable center of Mexican populatic in the territory, the city of Tucson, an : even there it is not by any means at pre- > ent the predominating element It thin $ it is certain that Arizona has not to-ds
 nearly so large Mexican population
 Colorado and not above one-tenth as muC '' as New Mexico. -"Fitz- Mae," in Deny Il News.