The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-28

nd lowest temperatures, averaged for tight years, at the same place, as follows: j Tor November 7SH degrees and 42 degrees, d December 731a degrees and 36A degrees, I January G51l degrees and 32 degrees, Feb , ,uary 7I1a degrees and 35R de rees' March Sl1I degrees and fl degrees and April S61a degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and for Half the time an overcoat Is not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for 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. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhllaratlng qualities as the air of the Great Sahara Ill Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It IS much drier than in the parts of Morocco, 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- l Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
 ARIZONA.
 Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social an1 industrial de-
 veiopment. There can't be doubt about
 the fact. The dawn for which she has
 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 a new and ene1'
 gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect oi
 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 to the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. Ther : 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 D surely indicates confidence and competitio
 among the money lend IS than this.
 Arizona has reached that climactlce t period which every western state has e1 u perienced sometime in its history wher Il after long and weary struggle and doub o with each side of the balance first up an " then down, the clouds of despondenc 10 have suddenly rolled away, and sunbur '' of energiziug hope has thrilled the drool 'L ing spirits of the people to greater all ~ braver endeavor than before.
 ID For the last twelve years the subsiden '' of the great Tombstone boom and the COT i pletion of two transcontinental lines i0 railroad across her territory-Arizona h N rather dropped out of public attentio but in that time she has been quietly a
 cumulating a fund of substantial veal
 and force of moral character whi t. oualifv her now to rise ur and take h ds destiny in her own hands.
 ic- The population of Arizona is Mexica ,s This is mistake of great importance fro .oa the moral point of view. There Is but O eS considerable center of Mexican populatl
 in the territory, the city of Tucson, al na even there it is not by any means at pro all ent the rredominating element It thil - it is certain that Arizona has not tod 'lG nearly so large Mexican population nd Colorado and not above one-tenth as mu D. as New Mexico >"Fitz- Mac" in Deny es News.