Year: 1875

Allusion has been made so often to the numerous letters of enquiry that are con- stantly pouring in upon .uss that we feel as as if an apology was due our readers for men tioning it again, but really we have net time nor have We access to such statistical information as will enable us to answer in teligently tithe of the interrogatories that r, ach us by every mail. Being in strait to know what to do with this branch of our correspondence, we sought information oi Postmaster Giles and found him bending over huge heap of letters almost exactly swering our pathetic appeal, he merely re- marked, "I am ali broken down and worn out under accommodating demands upon me for information about Arizona, ''-at the same time throwing, rather than handing Us the following letter, which he declared was only a fair specimen of scores that he was expect ed to answer, categorically, on the arrival of of each mail. As this is good sample we copy it in order that our readers may under stand something of the interest people abroad are taking in Arizona as we'll as the difficulty, not to say inpossibility of return ing correct answers:

 DOUGLAS, BUTLER Co., KANSAS,

 February 24th, 1875.

 Dear Sir:-As there are quite number of families wishing to learn something about Arizona with view to emigratimg to your part of the country, they have requested me to ask you to answer the following questions;

 What kind of a climate have youl

 Is your soil rich

 Are your lands open to settlement under preemption !?

 Is your country. in the farming districts, supplied with sufficient timber for farmers uses

 Are there good locations yet unclaimed or unoccupiedl

 Is the surrounding country good for gra- zing such stock as cattle, horses, sheep, etc ? Is there sufficient grass for wintering stock without putting up hay or other feed

 What are your staple products ?

 Does wheat, rye, barley, oats and corn do well

 Is there rain enough to make it seasona- ble. or do you have to irrigate for such crops as the country produces?

 How do fruits and vegetables for garden ing dol

 At what degree did your thermometer stand at the codest in January and Febru ary last ?

 Are the Indians troublesome in your part of Arizona2

 What are horses, cattle, sheep and hogs worth

 What are provisions selling for this year, and what are they likely to bring during the Summer and Fall ?

 Have you schools and churches generally {? Are there any mines at present being worked in your part of Arizona

 At what tune do the farmers commence planting and sowing ?

 At what time do they reap and cut their grain2

 Is there sufficient machinery in the coun- try for harvesting and threshingl

 Have you mills to manufacture flour and lumberl

 Is your country supplied with good water for man and beast ?

 How is the health of the country generlly2 Which is the best route to reach PrescOtt2 About what would be the expense per each individual to reach Prescott from the nearest railroad

 What would be the most necessary imple ments to bring along?

 Please answer to the best of your knowl edge and oblige many who are desirous of making homes in your part of the world. Address: J. $. JOHNSON,

 Douglas P. O., Butler Co.,, Kansas. If any of of our readers feel like answering Mir. Johnson they can try their hands, and send to hls address; or if any one will put intelligent and reliable answers to his ques- tions we will publish them for the benefit of hundreds who are asking similar questions from all over the Union and even Europe and the Islands of the Ocean.

 James Howcy has handed us the pros pcctus of Company now forming at June tion City, Kansas, consisting of two nun dred men under the leadership of A. w. Callen, Mayor of Junction City, who has been here and knows all about the country. This Company will leave Junction City be- tween the lst and 10th of May for Prescott direct, with all their machinery and other appliances for successful mining, and paid up capital of one hundred thousand dollars to begin with.

 Our advice to those wishing to come here from the East would be to either join that Company as share holder or be on the ground in time to travel with them.

 Mir. Callen is endorsed by bankers and other business men of Kansas as intelligent, solvent and in every way reliable. 

 

 RESOLUTION OF THANKS. Following is the joint resolution of thanks to General George Crook, passed by the Eighth Legislative Assembly of Arizona: ..l. | .l.a... 4a. rIl