Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-03

fore BisDee Woman Ctub.l "Oh Arizona, sun-lxissed land,
 Thy day Of birth is near at hand; Upon thy mountains rugged crest, Thy native sons will call thee blest. Within thy valleys broad domain, In love thy foster children reign. Fair land of gold, and sunny peace, Of flowers and vine and rich increase, Of cloud-kissed hills and wooded void. Of countless mines and wealth untold"
 Elise K. Ayerili.
 Arizona is sometimes called the Sun set Land; better were she termed the land of the morning, for unto her has come the dawning of a new era, one wherein the verdureless plain is be- ing transformed into a garden, tke flowing stream is being diverted Lo lands which lie remote from rivers channel Trees. flowers and green est fields of grain and clover rise and flourish. The opening of it's richly mineralized sections, the development of it's mines-mines of untold wealth have brought about a wonderful trans formation.
 Within the memory of a generation now living the region west of the Mis- souri River was marked upon the map -Desert-and considered utterly worthless for mans occupancy.
 Not so many years ago the word Ari- zcna was one suggestive of cowboys and Indians tinged with tint of Mex ican life, and with them a suggestion of desert and bleak mountain; but the people of today know better than the man of fifty years ago; he knows that within Arizona may be found all eX- tremes known; that on the heights of the northern mountains are to be found Arctic lichens; and forty miles away in the Grand Canyon of the Col orado are to be found the ferns of the Torrid Zone. On the plateau rise the pine and the oak; in the valleys grow the orange and the vine. Throughout the land abounds in feat ures of rare interest.
 Prof. Blake. of Tucson, thinks that Arizona was first seen by the early Spanish missionaries and soldiers who proceeded from some point on the Mexican coast down the Santa Cruz River, past the site of Tucson, and then continued their journey north ward to the northern part of the Ter. ritory and parts of New Mexico.
 Coronado. one of the early Spanish explorers, was fhe first 10 view the Grand Canyon, which has come to be recognized as the greatest wonder of its kind in the world.
 It is thought by some that Tucson was founded earlier than either Santa Fe or San Augustine, but there is no exact information upon this point.
 Our Territorial government was or ganized in 1863, and the first session of Legislature was held in 1864. There were no railroads in the Territory at this time, the only connection with the outside world was by means of stage coaches.
 A route which passed through Ari Zona known as the 'Butterfeld Trail was the thoroughfare which connected St. Joe, Mo, with San Diego, Cal. It is said that there were 22 900 head of horses used upon this line while it was in operation
 To undertake to describe to you the wonders of Arizona would be an i'm. possibility; suffice to say that through out the Territory abounds in wonders intensely interesting, especially in the northern part of the Territory many very interesting iplaces exist, each bearing it's own separate history.
 The greatest wonder, however, o which Arizona may boast. is the GranC | Canyon. as has been said before, thu greatest wonder of It's kind in exist ence. Then we have Casa Grande Cochise's Stronghold. Painted Rock Of the Gilla. Sandstone Columns, Mon tezuma's Well. Cliff Dwellers. anC | numerous others. which have stooC for time unknown. each bearing his tory reminiscent of ages past-thest all stand as evidence of the earlie his tory of our Territory of which w know but very little.
 The Missions San Xavier Del Bac San Jose and San Augustine are won derfully interesting and bring one tI think of years past, when the mission aries labored hard to establish relig ious faith among the Indians. Thes' nissisons are still standing today ii fair conditiOn-evldnces of the labor of these faithful priests.
 Sad to relate. the history of Arizoni is sprinklcd with the blood Of thD piD ncer. who was mnssacrcd by the say ages who held undlaDut0d rnle Daftic ulariy in Cochise county. and in fao throughout ali Southern Arizona.
 Within view of Tombstone ie Vba | is known ns COchise Stronghold. nam cd after the great warrior who in car ly days committed dcprsdatlona ir that locality. He was nfterward driy en into the stronghold, which is se ries of canobs and bluffs. forming ai lmprcgnablc fortress from which sey eral companies Of q. q. regular cayal " were unable to dialodge him. Wbiii able 10 hold al bay inc military forces the white mans disease and iiqnO were foes he could not withstand, b died as Inc result of a debauch com biEed with other conditions. is sad that nc is buried in tbs sffCsg i hold. and like Moses. DO one knows c hls burial place.
 I Chirieshua. Natchsz and CsrOnifD were other chiefs who roamsd fbi section, terroriziBg inc early sertisrs