The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-02

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for ight years, at the same place, as follows; For November 7S5! degrees and 42 degrees December 7315 degrees and 86H degrees, January 651a degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7I1a degrees and 351a de rees, March SI1I degrees and fl degrees and April S61l degrees and 4G degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough fer open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat Is not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for 0 stranger to be without one at hand
 AFR,
 The atmosphere IS singularly clear, tonic and dry. have never seen it clearer anyw here 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 in the parts of Morocco, Algiors 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 an era of wonderful social anl industrial de velopment. 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 rlos perity and permanent upbuilding just be. fore her. The impulse of a new and enel gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect ot many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her a full share of atten ton and interest abroad among home | seekers and capitalists.
 1 i lively competition has sprung up fo the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-bcgging for ownership. Ther' i is a scramble for franchises. Nothing mor' 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. i Arizona has reached that climactice period which every western state has ex perienced sometime in its history when after long and weary struggle and doubt with each side of the balance first up an then down. the clouds of 'despOndenc have suddenly rolled away, and sunhurs of onergiziug hope has thrilled the droop ing spirits of the people to greater an braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsidcnc of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines c 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 wealt and 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 This is a mistake of great importance fror the moral point of view. There is but on considerable center of Mexican populatio in the territory, the city of Tucson, an even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It thin it Is certain that Arizona has not tO-da nearly so large @ Mexican population g Colorado and not above one-tenth as muc as New Mexico. ~'.Fitz- Mac" in DenvC