Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-06-18

AuNiF NoMiNAt
what sort Of country is Yuma
vallcyg"
"Tho Yuma valley has boon pro
nouucod the most fertile soil on the
continent and owing 60 abundance
OF water furnished by the Colorado
river s designed TO Doe come the most
prosperous agricultural section OF
Arizona They cue eight good crops
ct alfalfa there every year and %
brings rarely lees than fs GO so per
con- Their lemons and oranges are
FIRST Boo market and their oranges are
much swogtcr than the California
orange. and the grape fruit is unoS.
cpilod Contrary Co the report that
Yuma .s the hottest place on oartn-
on account of the gulf breeze o. is at
least s. 90 lU degrees cooior. the year
around. than is Phoenix"
"ls there much doing in minina7'
ooh yes. Arizona js slowly but sure
ly coming To- the front as a leading
producer of ail precious METALS, aud
the section of country which has
turned ou, more well fixed mon
worth from $4,000 to a half million
dollars .s Bisboo, tho wonderful cop.
per mining district which carries
from no per cent 90 2U per cent gold
Co the ton. Tho greatest producer,
which has uade perhaps two th0us.
and men wealthy % tho Copper
Queen having 100 miles underground
railway to carry ore Co the surface.
Every body has money there, even the
newspaper man Douglas with its two
Immense smy.tprs, tho liborailty OF
the bis operating aud smelling com.
panipa. together with the luc2hausta.
bic store of mineral Iu sonora. Mex.
Ico. which can rgHuy bo claaaod as
resource of the border town will
make 90 permanent and prosperous
city"
"what about Prescott. ls 90 sim lm.
Ipr0yIug?'
There is whore sou mention a
gem among the towns OF Arizona. 10
lB uov and always viii boz classod with
I the ubsautalH OF the southwest.
With ts ldoal-all ,uo year around
climate great mining resources con.
uwous, will make Prescott grow
/ There are mo- less than twenty. ave
mining properties that are paying
/ the pay roll 81 two thousand minors
and the cost -of supplies are tributary
20 The city
90 my add that there is not d
mining district loo the entire territory
that has not Improved more or lcsi
during Doe past year The Gold Roads
district twouiyoIFht miles from
| knrman Is now and perhaps will b,
| 90 future. ono OF tho most porman
ont u be- gold camp the prnclpa
properties hylnE worked Ly "a FrcnCl
company THIS company has booi
leasing 90 Individual miners and near
Ily an OF them are making big money
Z a. MorcucI a low grade copper dia
|tr.Ct tu which place the federal troop
were ordered one year ago 90 quol
la strike has tho distinction OF pos
sossIg two OF ,ho largest and mos
| perfect CuuCoDlraiorH In tho world
The Detroit Copper company not yer,
long since displaced am out OF dat
concentration and put In q new on
with a capacity OF 800 per day. an,
Bs tbIs modern piece of mLch.nor
has given lucrative returns in treat
ing two per cent ore tho company Do
cIdod 90 put another which has
/ capacity o' 1900 per day. with en-
biz smctgr to treat the ore after th
per cent rock has been refined q
20 pDr cent by the coucoutraior, IN
little 22 inch railroad carrying or
aud concentrates 90 aud from "a
mill and smcltcr. "a sober and indus
trious lot OF miners in a town of $50
: inhabitants with not a street ln q
gives the reader some idea of "a typ
cal and tho most picturesque mimi
r camps IN the territory
? did you talk statehood 90 any O
! tho prominent citizonB7'
r % talked and advocated Joint stat,
hood and insisted That New Mexican
& were eager TO have the marriage uul
. uals performed. but my argument
{ a. that umo ioll upon them with %
/, tlo force. / discovered, however. du
e Ing my recent visit to Phoenix an
D Tucson that a change has come Owe
many who opposed this statehood q
/, lonco some months ago. II was sta
I cd To- mo by O power iu tho polite.
Z councils of tho republican party ina
Gov Rrodlo was invited by Prosldor
% Roosevelt Co como 10 the WHIT
House Since this visit, friends OF n
governor don't hollor so long and &
I, loud against iOInt statehood, and
10 even claimed that administrator
!, republicans ia Aroma would nc
r come ont boldly for n were they NJ
Ia deadly fear that tho democrat
! would take hold OF the popular NOV
, mont against II and elect Mark smil
Il delegate. Both parties IN the torritoi
" are sparrIng for political adyautal
"a and II books now as II the edict OF q
a powers In Washington has gone iOrt
and the republican iariy o. the "a
n rltOry will support a. The domoora
D. are expected to be against n, becau
b. they wish Two United States senate
from Arizona and two from OH