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TOMBSTONE EPITAPH: TOMBSTONE, ABTZONA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1887.
BOB DARRACH'S STAGE LINE.
Stage to connect with western-bouud train leave
at 3:30 p. m.
Sage to connect with rastern-bound train leaves
at 3:30 p. m.
Stage to connect with Guaymas train leaves
it 9:15 a. m.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Cranberries at Hoefler's.
Oilcloth and linoleum at Bagg's.
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Woven wire mattrsses all sizes, $6, at
BaR,s- ;
Wolcott buys and sells for cash and
hence cannot be undersold.
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The best butter in town at Wolcotts
The J. H.White brand.
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A new invoice of Louisiana molasses
just received at Hoefler's.
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Climax chewing tobacco only 50 cents
a plug at the Willows cigar store.
Furniture sold on the installment plan
on easy terms at Bagg's.
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Peach brandy and xhoice oldJKenv
tucky Bourbon, at Hoeflgrs.
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Don't send away for carpets until you
have examined S. C. Bagg's stock.
Letup's" St. Louis beer by the carload,
barrel or bottle, at Hoefler's.
Hoefler has just received a choice assort
ment of fresh fancy groceries.
Welton velvet, body Brussels, tapestry
Brussels, Kidderminster, 3 ply, 2 ply cot
ten chain and hemp, all late patterns, at
Bagg's.
' Go to Hoefler's for mince meat, cider,
lemon peel and choice spices for the
holidays.
Curtain poles from 2 to 1,2 ft. long at
Bagg's.
A full line of Angelica, Zinfandel,
Port, Sheiry and other wines, domestic
and imported, at Hoefler s.
DANCING SOIREE.
Shepherd & Trevillian's regular weekly
dancing soiree will be held this (Satur
day) evening at Mining Exchange hall.
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Seamans has one of the best selected
stocks of watches, jewelry, &c, ever dis
played in this city. Before purchasing
elsewhere, call and examine goods and
learn prices.
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Seamans' jewelry store has just re
ceived an elegant stock of Holiday
Goods. Call and make your selections
early in order to get the benefit of the
large assortment.
Arnold's wood yard and express wagon
Look out for the blue wagon. Leave
orders at Fitts 'Bros, or Wilie Willows
cigar store.
Hicks & Walker are furnishing the
trade with a superior article of soda and
sarsaparilla. They are also importers of
all kinds of mineral water.
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Leave your order for the San Francis
co Chronicle at Sol Israel's. Price, One
month 65 cents; Six months $4; One year
$7. Payable in advance.
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Geo. E. Kohlerhas just received an
elegant line of easy chairs, brackets,wall
pockets and other goods suitable for
holiday presents. Call and see the new
store and new goods.
Oooidental Hotel.
This is the only first-classhotel in
Tombstone. It is handsomely furnished
with all modern improvements. Trav
elers who stop at this house will find
every -comfort and attention. Private
rooms for commercial travelers at reason
able rates. A splendid billiard table
and a card room. The bar is supplied
with pure brands of wines, liquors and
cigars . tf
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Harris the Tailor
Has just received a full line of foreign
and domestic Cassimers, suitable for fall
and winter suits. He guaranties to
please his customers as to style, price
and quality. Under the Occidental
Hotel, Allen street. Give him a call.
We are now prepared to draw drafts
direct, issue letters of credit, and transfer
money by mail, and.cable, on all points
of Europe Asia, Africa and Australia.
t R. W. Wood.
' Cashier
Bank of Tombstone
Notice
On and after April 1st, weekly ice tick
ets will be sold for $1 and upwards. Ice
o weekly customers will not-be delivered
without ttckets.
tf. Southwestern Ice Co.
D. A. Macneal, of Tombstone invested
$500 in real estate in Los Angeles county
some several m&nths ago, and last week
he sold out at a profit ol $58,000. Mr.
Macneal was so delighted with His good
luck he has concluded to locate in Los
Angeles. Phenix Gazette.
A VALUABLE MEDICAL TREATISE.
The edition for 1888 of the sterling Medical
Annual, known as Hostettcr's Almanac, js now
ready, and may be obtained free of cost, of
druggists and general couutry dealers in all
parts of the United States, Mexico, and Indeed
in every civilized portion of the Western Hemis
phere. This almanac has been Issued regularly
at the commencement of every year for over one
fifth of a century. It combines w.th the sound
est practicable ad vice for the peservatlon and
restoration of health, a large amount of Inter
esting and amnsing light reading, and the cal
ander, astronomical emulations, chronological
items, &c, are prepared with great care and
will be found entirely accurate. The lue of
Hostetter's Almanac for 1888 will probably be
the largen edition of a medical hoik ever pub
lished In any country. The proprietors, Messrs
Hostetter 4 Co., Pittsburgh, Pa., on receipt of
a two cent stamp, will forward a copy by mail to
any person who cannot procure one in his neighborhood.
A CARD.
To the Tombstone Public:
, A dirty, contemptible reference to me
in the Tombstone Prospector of the 7th
inst. calls for some reply. I have been
trading in this town for the past seven
year, have paid my bills, and while in
town have behaved myself as a gentle
man. Why I should b'e insulted I do not
know, unless it is an effort to blackmail
me. But I wish the people of Tombstone
to know that the scheme will not work
as it did in another case, I have met
Nash and his reporter, the curs who are
responsible for the attack upon me, and
have called them all the names in the
dictionary and some that are not in it,
and they have refused to do anything but
whine. Now I want to place myself
right before the people of this commun
ity. I am a law-abiding, peaceable citi
zen, and have none of the characteristics
of a coyote. If any one thinks I have he
can have an opportunity of meeting me
any mark in the road.
B. F. Smith,
Aztec Ranch, Chiricahua Mts.
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Born, on Friday, December 9th, to the
wife of Fred J. Dodge, a daughter.
"Harry and Lillie Staley and Miss Pearl
Stevens are the latest Pattractioss at the
Elite, and i ' making the town by storm.
Joe Bignoi is in San Francisco after
more talen , and is expected home Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Leach, gave an
enjoyable progressive whist party to
their young friends on Wednesday even
ing last.
As will be seen by the proclamation
published elsewhere, Governor Zulick
offers a reward of $500 for the arrest and
conviction of the murderer or murderers
ofWm, C. Drake, late private Troop G,
4th cavalry, whose dead body was found
at Sulphur Springs, in this county,on the
29th of September last, this is in
addition to the reward of $400 offered
by his troop.
Tombstone will soon boast of a base
ball nine which will be second to none in
the Territery Phenix not barred.
The Epitaph was favored with a call
last Thursday from Prof. Chas. Lnngue
mare, of Socorro, who represents the Rio
Grande Smelting Company. Besides
being an old newspaper man, he is a
pleasant gentleman to meet, and it is to
be hoped his visits to this camp may be
frequent.
Those who attend the circus at Fair
bank next Tuesday will doubtless be well
repaid, as the show is highly spoken of
by those who have witnessed the per
formance. Bob Darragh will run five
coaches to and from Fairbank on that
day to accommodate those who wish to
attend. Fair for the round trip, includ
ing admission to circus, $2.
The Willows Saloon was closed a day
or two this week for the purpose of com
pletely renovating that popular place of
resort It is now as bright as a new pin.
Mr. Henry Linderman, the well-known
Sulphur Springs valley ranchman, died
suddenly in this city last Monday, and
his remains were followed to the grave
on Wednesday by a large concourse of
sorrowing friends.
The blackmailers and perjurers, with
which our camp is infested, are laying
low at present. "
Charley Walker came in this week with
his bull teams and thirty cords of wood,
relieving the wood famine that was im
pending. Court adjourned last Saturday, but the
streets still wear the same lively appear
ance. Steve Hinkle, after a two-years' so
journ in Northern Arizona, New Mex
ico and California, returned this week to
Tombstone, which he saysis good enough
for him .
S. R. ' . Long, post trader at Fort
Bowie, sp it a day or two in the city
this week.
Mrs. James Coyle has purchased of
E. Vucovich, the Virginia Hotel at
Benson.
If you cannot attendant least purchase
a ticket to the Firemen's ball on the eve
ning of December 29th, The Firemen
deserve well of this community.
The organization of the Fair Associa
tion by a number of public-spirited citi
zens, was effected this week by the elec
tion ol A. J. Ritter, president; J. S.
Taylor, secretary, and H. A. Tweed,
treasurer. The following are the direc
tors: A. J. Ritter, V. C. Wilson, J. H.
Campbell, W. B. Benson and H. A.
Tweed. The association has purchased
the Doling race track, and intends to
greatly improve the same by erecting a
grand stand and other buildings.
Mr3. Wm. Herring is in El Paso at
the bedside of her daughter, Mrs. Casey
Gum, who is seriously ill.
Burnside Post has an important meet
ing to-night.
Ridgely Tilden hab resumed the edi
torship of the Prospector, Mr. Death
eridge retiring.
Go to the Fair Grounds to-morrow
and witness the baseball match.
Sol. Isreal, the popular newsdealer,
has just received a large invoice of holi
day goods, consisting of Prang's and
other best makes ot cards, besides books,
toys, fans and articles of vettn. Make
your selections early and get first choice.
ARIZONA'S PROGRESS.
REPORT OF GOVERNOR ZULICK.
The Condition of Our Mines and Agricultural
Lands Truthfully Portrayed The Indian
Question Ably Argued A Docu
ment Worth Preserving
for Reference.
Executive Department,
Arizona Territory,
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Prescott, October 1, 1887
Sir: I have the honar to submit this,
my annual report of the affairs and of the
progress and development of the Terri
tory of Arizona, for the year ending June
30, 1887.
Since my last report the result has
been gratifying in a high degree.
POPULATION.
The population of the Territory is
rapidly increasing. The census of 1880
showed a population of 40,440. Since
there has been a steady addition, and
now it may be fairly estimated at about
00,000, and constantly increasing, so
that we may safely predict that the nixt
two years will probably double it. The
rich agricultural and horticultural lands
are becoming so widely and so favorably
known that the tide of immigration is
setting in, and these lands are being set
led upon by those who desire to nake
permanent homes for themselves and
families. The abundance and cheap
ness of land; the fertility and prolificness
of the soil; the great variety of products
it will grow, the largeness of the yield
and remuneration of prices.together with
the perfection of climate, constitute sub
stantial reasons for inducement of immi
gration to Arizona.
TAXABLE PROPERTY.
The taxable property of the Territory
is gradually increasing in value. The
aggregate assessed valuation for the year
1S87, is $26,313,500.21, which shows a
gratifying increase in one year of neatly
S6,ooo,ooo, notwithstanding the fact- that
by the present system of assesment and
taxation much ef- the real and personal
property is undervalued, and a very
large proportion of the personal property
is not listed for taxation. The last legis
tive assembly created a territorial board
of equalization with power to revise the
assessments of the different counties, and
see that all property is assessed as the
law requires at its true cash value. It
was given absolute jurisdiction in the as
sesment of railroad property, and direct
ed to fix the values and transmit them to
the respective county boards for levy and
collection. This will doubtlessly, to a
certain extent, correct many of the irreg
ularities of the past, increase future
revenues, and make the burden of taxa
tion bear on all alike. The same legisla
ture also passed a funding bill by which
the entire outstanding floating indebted
ness of the Territory will be funded at a
much lower rate of interest. The board
of loan commissioners, created and auth
orized to act by the provisions of this
bill, have advertised for bids for the pur
chase of $200,000 six per cent interest
bearing bonds to run for a period of
twenty-five years, which, without doubt,
will readily be placed at a premium, and
thereafter warrants, or evidences of in
debtedness on the part of the Territory,
bearing a heavy rate of interest will
absolutely be prohibited. While the
territorial indebtedness is much larger
than it should have been, had wisdom
and economy been more closely followed,
yet the revenues of theTerritory, amount
ing under a (air valuation to more than
$30,000,000, are ample to insure prompt
payment of all obligations. The expen
diture for the maintenance of the terri
torial government through the wise action
of the last legislature have decreased,
and.the rale of territorial taxation this
year consequently has been lessened one
mill. By reduced expenditures, increas
ed taxable values, and the- gradual less
ening of the tax rate, the Territory is now
absolutely en a safe and healthful basis.
Hereafter the taxable values will steadily
increase, and the tax rates equally as
steadily decrease.
RAILROADS.
There are 1,050.04 miles of railroad in
Arizona. Two great trunk lines, the
Southern Pacific and the Atlantic and
Pacific, traverse the Territory from east
to west, the former representing 383
miles and the latter 392 miles. During
the past year 137.8 miles of the new
road have been built the Maricopa and
Phenix, connecting the city of Phenix,
county seat of Maricopa county, via
Tempe, with the Southern Pacific road,
at or near Maricopa station, 345; the
f rescott and Arizona Central, connect
ing Prescott, the capital of the Territory,
with Prescott Junction, on the Atlantic
and Pacific road 73.3 miles, and 30 miles
of the Mineral Belt road. The Prescott
road is opening up the mineral and agri
cultural regions of northern Yavapai,
and the Phenix road is giving to the
farmers and horticulturalists of the Salt
River valley an open market, and rapid
transportation for all their products.
There will in all probability be a con
necting link between the Prescott and
Phenix roads built in the near future,
also a northerly extention to the Utah
Southern, which will open up a large and
valuable belt ol mineral land and anthra
cite and bituminous coal fields, besides
throwing open to settlement many rich
mountain valleys which will grow cereals,
fruits and vegetables.
AGRICULTURE.
The agricultural possibilities ot Ari
zona can scarcely be over-estimated.
Nowhere on the continent can there be
found richer soils than in the valleys of
the Colorado. Salt, Gila, San Pedro,
Santa Cruz and Verde rivers These
rich bottom lands have a producing
capacity not surpassed by any lands in
United States. The UnitedStatesLand
Office certifies there are 2,000,000 acres
of arable land in the valleys of the Colo
rado, Salt and Gila tilers. All that is
required to make them yield abundantly
is the artificial application of water.
Water is in abundance in the rivers, and
with the construction of canals and irri
gating ditches every acre of this land will
eventually be reclaimed. There are, it is
estimated, at least 400 miles of irrigiting
canils in Arizona, the total cost of con
struction being over $1,000,000. This
will reclaim about 215,000 acres of land.
Most of the canals have beon construct
ed, and the Mock i- owned by the holders
ol the lands under them. The farmer
pays for the number of inches he uses to
produce his crop. From three-eighths to
one-half of an inch per acre is all that is
generally required. This system of cul
tivating the soil is most reliable. Crops
aremore certain and the yield far greater.
Two crops are expected a year, and alfalfa
(French lucerne) is cut five and six times
a season.
The Territory has twodistinct zones.
North of the thirty-fourth parallel the
elevation is from 4,000 107,000 feet above
sea-level, with an average summer tem
perature of 70 . During the winter
snow falls on the mountains and feeds
the rivers with waters that fertilize the
valleys. South of the thirty-fourth paral
lel the elevation above sea level is from
3,000 to 5,000 feet, with a minimum tem
perature of 40 and a maximum of 80
for eight months of the year. The
farmer plants in November and reaps in
May.
SETTLEMENT OF LANDS.
The great advantage which Arizona
offers in agriculture, horticulture, and
stockraising are practically demonstrated
by the rapidity with which the public
lands are now being settled upon. Dur
ing the last quarter the reports of the
United States land office for the south
ern district of Arizona show 82,000 acres
filed upon, 50,000 acres under the desert
land act, while in the northern district,
during the past year the records show
there have been taken up by settlers
20,920 acres, and 507,349 acres of the
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad grant lands
sold for grazing purposes.
STOCK RAISING.
Nowhere in the United States can the
advantage of Arizona as a pasture be sur
passed. Her live stock interests are in a
flourishing condition. Free from the
heavy falls of snow and severe cold of the
more northern Territories, with greater
security against droughts, this industry
has thrived in Arizona while thousands
of cattle in other and less favored local
ities have perished from cold, hunger and
thirst.
The climitic changes are so mild
through the entire year that the loss of
stock from such causes is only nominal.
Millions of dollars have been successfully
invested in cattle-raising. This business
pays a heavy share of our taxes. It has
grown to such proportions that it is now
one of the leading, most important and
flourishing industries of the Territory. A
large number of horses and mules are
also raised. In sheep raising and wool
growing, central Arizona has long taken
prominence.
MINING.
The product of Arizona in precious
metals for the year 1886, as given by
Wells, Fargo & Co., was $6,103,378.
This includes only such portions of the
product as they were able to verify as
having been transported. It would be
safe to add at least 20 per cent for chlor
ides and ore shipped out of the Teiritory
for treatment in Colorado and Sar Fran
cisco, and which are constantly being
transported and not reported. Taken in
the aggregate the mining industries of
the Territory are on a safe and promising
basis. The speculative characteristics
which too long marked this especial in
dustry are fast disappearing, and that
stable, economical, sound, business pru
dence, which alone brings success, is
taking its place. Mining for precious
metals is just as legitimate a business as
that of any other branch of industry, but
it requires the same amount of care,
judgment and intelligence, and when
these essential requirements are ignored,
failure and disappointment inevitably
follow, to the general detriment of this,
one of the most important and growing
industries of the country. Owing to lack
of railroad facilities to cheapen the cost
of transportation very many of the most
valuable mining properties of the Terri
tory, of necessity, have not been worked.
This is especially true nf many of the
mines of northern Arizona, which pro
duce a heavy percentage of base ore, and
cannot be treated by milling process
and therefore need cheap transportation
to be profitably shipped to remote points
for treatment. Sampling works have
been erected at Kingman, on the line of
the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and at
Prescott, at the terminus of the Prescott
and Arizona Railroad, and at Tucson, on
the line of the Southern Pacific road.
Miners are nowhaving their orescrushed,
assayed and purchased at these points.
This facility has given renewed impetus
to mining in these localities, and is a
healthful sign. Most of the mining claims
are owned by haid working, honest pros
pectors, whose only capital is strong arms
and indomitable will. Now they can
procure a "grub stake," work their claims,
take out ore and pack it to sampling
works, receive payment and return to
a their work, ready to extract more. Not
waiting for capitalists to come their aid,
they manfully labor, develop their own
properties, and enjoy the profits.
This system must prove a new epoch
in the mining history of Arizona. It in
sures a certain devel' pment of that great
metalliferous wealth which lies hidden in
every mountain range in Arizona, from
its northern line at Utah to the southern
boundary of Sonora. Arizona as yet is
practically a virgin soil to the miner, her
surface has only been scratched. Over
$15,000,000 of silver were produced by
three mines in Tombstone district at a
depth of 600 feet, and above water level.
The famous Silver King mine, of Pinal
county, yielded, as estimated, over $7,
500,000 in the past eleven years, and still
promises better returns. The great Vul
ture gold mine, of Maricopa county,
which is estimated to have produced
some $5,000,000 within a depth of 500
feet, for years past has fed and is now
feeding an 80 stamp mill, and is worked
diy and night. These especially enum
erated cases prove that while the "pay
streak" of her mines may start at the
"grass roots," yet her grand ore bodies go
down deep into the bowels of the earth.
Nature has indeed been lavish with Ari
zona In the distribution of her mineral
wealth, and the day is riot far distant
when she shall lead in her "output" of
precious metals. Arizona is also rich in
copper, and in 1884 ranked third as a
producer of this valuable metal. Three
thousand miles removed from the eastern
seaboard, she has successfully competed
with lake copper. Her ore bodies are
larger, and rich, averaging from 4 to 25
per cent., often carrying also a high per
centage of silver. With increased facil
ities of railway communication, cheap
ening of coke and transportation, and a
fair price for copper, this especial indus
try must assume large proportions, giv
ing employment to thousands of miners
and adding greatly to the wealth of the
Territory.
FORESTS.
The mountain ranges of the Territory
carry a growth of timber, principally pine,
oak, and juniper. The chief timber tract
of Arizona is located near its center. The
Mogollon forest has been described as
equal in extent to the combined area of
New Jersey and Delaware, larger than
Massachusetts, and double the size of
Connecticut. Its length is nearly 200
miles anditsaverage widthabout5omles,
making 10,000 square miles or 6,400,000
acres. Outside of the pineries of Michi
gan, Wisconsin and Washington Terri
tory, there are few portions of the Repub
lic that contain such an extensive body
of timber. The Arizona Lumber Com
pany, at Flagstaff, sawed in the past year
5)976,493 feet and shipped 8,305,093 feet
of lumber. In size and quality the lum
ber produced is claimed to be above the
average.
EDUCATION.
In the matter of public education, Ari
zona has always been advancing. There
has been an increase in the enrollment
and average attendance in the public
schools during the past year. Twelve
new school districts have been created,
13 additional school houses have been
built, and 25 new schoolsestablished. The
public-school system of Arizona is a sub
ject of pride to all of her citizens. School
advantages are freely offered to every
child in every part of the Territory. Pay
ing higher salaries than any State or
other Territory, it also requires a higher
standard of ability in the teacher. The
public schools are supervised by a terri
torial superintendent of public instruction
who is elected biennially. There is also
a territorial board of education, consisting
of the superintendent of of public instruc
tion, territorial treasurer, and the govern
or, whose duty is to adopt rules and reg
ulations for the government of the pub
lic schools and libraries, devise plans for
the increase and management of the ter
ritorial school fund, perscribe and en
force the use of uniform series of text
books and course ot studies, grant ed
ucational diplomas, and revoke for im
moral conduct or evident unfitness for
teaching territorial diplomas. The pro
bate judge of each county in the Terri
tory is made ex officio county superin
tendent of the public schools for his
county. His duty is to apportion the
school moneys to each district of his
county, to draw the necessary warrants
on the county treasurer for expenses
against the school fund, enforce the
course of study, the use of text books,
and the rules and regulations for the ex
amination of teachers, as perscribed by
the proper authority. The Territory is
divided into school districts, which are
presided over by three school trustees,
who are elected at a special election, and
whose duties are to generally superintend
all school matters within their district.
The public schools of the Territory are
maintained by the levy of a tax of three
cents upon each $100 value taxable prop
erty, collected and paid into the territor
ial treasury as a special fund for school
purposes, and then apportioned to the
respective counties. The school year
begins on the first day of July and ends
on the last day of June. The Territory
has also in successful operation a normal
school, locattd at Tempe, Maricopa
county, and has endowed a university at
Tucson, Pima county, which is not yet
constructed.
All moneys accruing to the Territory
by the sale of personal or real property
of an escheated estate, or from the rents
or profit of lands or tenements held as
escheated, are payable into the school
fund, as also all moneys arising from
fines, forfeitures, and gambling licenses,
By her liberal and progressive system '
of public schools Arizona is diffusing
knowledge among her rising generation J
and preparing her youths to intelligently
asjumejthe duties' of American citizen
ship when clothed with its cares and re
sponsibilities. SCHOOL LANDS.
By act of Congress there have been
seventy-two sections of public lands
within the Territory granted for the pur
poses of a University, also the sixteenth
and thirty-sixth sections of every
township for' a school fund. The
Territory is deprived of the use
of these lands until it becomes a
State. If the sixteenth and thirty-sixth
sections in every township could be sold,
and the money arising from the same
appropriated to defrying the school ex
penses of the Territory, it would prove a
great benefit to the cause of education
and greatly relieve our overburdened
taxpayers. Arizona needs the benefits
to accure from these lands now more
than when' she becomes a State, and
should enjoy the privilege of their dispos
al the same as is granted the States. Not
having any ccntrol over these lands, they
are fast being denuded of timber, so that
when we do enter statehood and control
them they may practically prove value
less. Again, many of these sections are
being occupied by settlers who innocent
ly and from want of i information are
wasting time, labor and'mbftey in clear
ing the land, erecting buildings, and
making improvements which vill in the
future prove a total loss to them.
I respectfully recommend that Con
gress be asked to give the Territories
the same privileges as the States
now enjoy in this matter, and authorize
the absolute transfer of these lands to
the respective Territories for the im
mediate benefit of the cause of public
education.
THE INDIANS.
The principal tribes of Indians in Ari
zona are the Apaches, the Pimas and
Maricopas, the Papagoes, -the Yumas,
the Mohaves, the Moquis, the Navajos,
and the Hualapais. The Navajos ate
the most prosperous, intelligent, enter
prising, and doubtless the wealthiest
tribe in the United States. They num
ber some 16,000 and are increasing. It
is estimated the tribe owns at least
20,000 horses and 1,000,000 sheep. They
occupy the Navajo reservation, situated
in the extreme northeast corner of the
Territory, which also takes in a portion of
New Mexico, and covers asout 5,000
square miles. They farm quite exten
sively, raising good crops of cereals, veg
etables and fruits. They are famsus
manufacturers of blankets, bridles, sad
dlecloths, lariats, etc. It is claimed that
the annual yield for these manufactured
articles is at least $40,000.
The Pimas and Maricopas occupy a
reservation on on the Gila river. They
number about 5,000 and are exclusively
agriculturalists. They are peaceful, con
tented and industrious, and live in happy
accord with white settlers.
The Papagos live on a reservation near
Tucson, on the Santa Cruz river, are the
owners of many cattle, and are successful
tillers of the soil. Asa body they are
thrifty, temperate, and virtuous. They
have espoused the cause of Christianity
and are ardent Catholics.
The Mohaves, numbering about 800,
occupy a reservation on the Colorado
river, about 600 squire miles. They are
not sell supporting, and while peaceful
are of low moral status.
The Yumas live on a reservation near
Fort Yuma, and number 1000. They do
a little farming.
The Hualapais number some 700, and
while the government has set apart a res
ervation near the Grand Canyon of the
Colorado, they do not seem able to live
upon it, but roam at large through the
counties of Yavapai and Mohave, seek
ing employment as scouts, trailers,
miners and farm hands. They are peace
ful, and often render good service to the
officials as trailers to run down escaped
criminals.
The Mnquis are a peaceful tribe, living
in the northeastern part of the Territory,
and like the Navajos have proved them
selves successful farmers, manufacturers
and sheep raisers.
The Apaches are located on the San
Carlos reservation, which contains 3,950
square miles or 2,528,000 acres of well
watered, well timbered, and the best
agricultural and mining land in the Ter
ritory of Arizona. They are subdivided
into diffeient tribes. As a race they are
lazy, thievish, and 'murderous, seemingly
incapable of civilization. Fed and cloth
ed by a generous Government, they are
ever ready to show their base ingratitude
by going on the war path and murdering
peaceful and inoffensive citizens. On
every hill and mountain top and in every
valley of southeastern Arizona, the
bleached bones of theassassinated victims
of these incarnate fiends are to be found
silent but eloquent witnesses of the
unwise policy of the Government in
herding this festering mass of supersti
tious, criminal ignorance on a reservation
60 miles long and 20 miles wide, and
allowing them possession of the most
improved fire-arms and ammunition, so
that when tired of the bounties of their
benefactors they are able to swoop down
in the vengence of their savage brutality
upon innocent and unsuspecting men,
women and children, murdering them at
will. The sturdy pioneer of advancing
civilization, striking earnest blows in the
development of its outpost, is entitled to
greater protection than this. Security of
lifej limb and property is one of the guar
antees of the Government. Loyal to
their Government, faithful to all obliga
tions of citizenship, the people of Arizona
ask that this menace to their prosperity
and happiness shall be removed. They
only ask what is just. As long as these
Apache Indians are suffered to remain
within her borders, just so long will the
peace of Arizona be insecure and her
progress be retarded. Their presence
constitutes the only obstruction to the
development of this, one of the richest
portions of the United States. Remove
them, and Arizona,free and untrammeled,
will work out her great destiny.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The public buildings of the Territory
are the Territorial prison at Yuma, the
insane asylum at Phenix, and the nor
mal school at Tempe. An appropriation
was made for the erection of a Territo
rial university, to be located at Tucson,
which has not yet been constructed. The
Federal Government has not yet made
an appropriation for the erection of any
public building in Arizona. It would be
economy to do so, as the amount of rent
paid for rooms occupied by United States
officers in the Territory would in a few
years repay the cost of construction of a
suitable public building.
LEGISLATION.
The legislative assembly of the Terri
tory meets biennially. The last session,
the fourteenth, commenced on the loth
day of January, and ended by legal re
quirement on the 10th day of March,
having been in session sixty days.
The laws of the Territory were made
to conform to the act of the Forty-ninth
Congress, prohibiting special legislation,
and limiting Territorial indebtedness.
General laws were passed regulating all
subjects upon which special legislation is
prohibited. They strictly observed the
Federal law in keeping within the Con
gressional appropriation for the expenses
of the session, also regarding the num
ber of employes. As the law now stands
an unequal physical burden is imposed
upon Territorial legislative assemblies, it
being an impossibility to successfully dis
patch the regular business of the session
with the clerical force now limited by
law. There should be allowed at least
two more clerks for each body. The
present compensation of $4 per day is
entirely inadequate, not being sufficient
to pay ordinary daily expenses. It should
certainly not be less than $6 per day.
UNDEVELOPED RESOURCES.
It is difficult to estimate the undevel
oped resources of a Territory containing
73,000,000 Acres of land . About 18,000,
000 acres are now in use for stock-raising.
The remaining 56,000,000 are min
eral and agricultural lands. It is esti
mated in the stretch of desert land from
Yuma to. the mountain ranges of Pima
county, a distance of 200 miles in length
by 125 miles in width, there is contained
about 15,000,000 acres. This is pre
eminently a citrus fruit belt, where can
be grown to perfection the orange, lemon,
lime, banana, fig, olive, date and raisin
grape. Every requirement of soil and
climate exist in Southern Arizona t ren
der it one of the richest citrus and semi
tropical fruit districts in the world. To
reclaim this now desert waste and make
it yield an abundance of valuable crops,
there is only needed an artificial appli
cation of water. It js to irrigation, then,
that this Territory must look, to a large
extent, for the development of her re
sources. I respectfully renew my rec
ommendation that Congress make a lib
eral appropriation for a hydrographic
survey, with a view to obtaining water by
storage reservoirs in the mountain sheds,
and testing the utility of artesian wells
for that purpose in the valleys. Millions
of acres of themost desiiable agricultural
and horticultural lands now lie idle
awaiting reclamation by these agencies.
GENERAL PROGRESS.
The progress of the Territory for the
past year has been gratifying. A new
interest has been given to all our in
dustrial enterprises. Canals and water
ways are being constructed, thousands of
acres of land are being reclaimed, new
railroads are being built, herds of cattle
are increasing, agriculture and horti
culture are prospering, mining interests
are improving, labor is profitably em
ployed, capital is receiving a liberal re
turn, and law and order are maintained.
Outside of the presence of the Apache
Indians within her borders, there is
nothing. now to retard Arizona's rapid
development. Peopled by a sturdy,
liberal, and progressive body of citizens,
she is making social as "well as industrial
progress, and laying the foundation deep
and strong for the establishment of a
free and sovereign State.
Very respectfully, yours,
C. Meyer Zulick,
Governor.
Hon. L. Q. C. Lamar,
Secretary of the Interior.
"Read m: for my cause, and be patient that ye
may read." Siiakesphere.
The Greatest Study of Mankind is Man;
The greatest study of mankind is man,
And who e'er his wonderous fame doth scan,
Ponder and devise to cure an ill.
Whether by divice fruit or pill,
An equal benefactor is he; and we haste.
The inventor of a citharic of delicious taste.
To do him honor.
Who remembers not how the distressed mother,
Her child's entreaties tries to smother,
That she insist not the horrid doese be taken.
The remembrance e'en now does nausea awaken,
And fond father,
To be witness of his child's torture, would
Rather pay high price,
If money coald purchase Cathartic nice.
We have it nowl and great De Prati's name,
Appears upon the scroll of Esculapian fame;
For after long study what would suit,
Has hit upon delicious fruit
To cute our ills.
Away at once v. ith draughts and pills;
Tor whether it be indigestion, liver complaint or
Costipation,
Or any distase to which flesh is heir,
He here with price does boldly declare,
And on the assertion will wager big.
That it can be cured by HAMBURG FIG I
At Druggists. 2$ cts. a box. J. . Mack
Co., proprietors, s. r.
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