The Arizona sentinel., 1899-12-30

April. The same reports show the highest i and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7SH degrees and 42 degrees, December 731l degrees and 36H degrees, January 65H degrees and g degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35% de rees, March sIH degrees and fl 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 tt is never prudent for a stranger to be without one at hand
 The atmosphere Is singularly clear, tonic and dry. l 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 N orthern 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 drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. 1t 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- 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-a 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 of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired siugly, is now commanding for her full share of atten- tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend IS than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in it's history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down. the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunburs' of energiziug hope has thrilled the droop ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the com plstion of two transcontinental lines oi railroad across her territory-Aiizona hal rathsr dropped out of public attention but in that time she has been quietly ac cumulating fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take hel destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican. This is mistake of great importance fro'1 the moral point of view. There is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large a Mexican population as Colorado and not above one.tenth as much as Now Mexico -"Fitz- Mac," in Denver News.