Show ARIZONA NOT A DESERT the arizona miner mener is indignant because general sherman bherman who has never visited arizona when before de fore the committee on military affairs pleading for non reduction of the army spoke of arizona as that miserable desert land laud and agreed to dispense with two regiments of cavalry if congress would give that territory back to Al mexico exico the miner mener comments thus A miserable desert indeed what an ignorant summary to come from the lips of no eo great and intelligent a soldier as all know gen ki lierman sherman to be Is it a desert general that in the first year of partial pait ial peace produced p pounds 0 n ds of corn wheat barley etc w with 1 th vegetables in proportion Is it a desert general which accordine to wheeler heeler of the engineers according to whipple beale and many other truthful army officers who weeo have explored it is the best country between the missouri and th the pacific ocean Is it a worthless worthies s country that has one forest of over coo 00 miles in length by from 25 to 75 73 miles in width h Is it worthless because in the past five years year it has produced more of everything tha than n the army and its citizens have been able to use up Is it of no account because it has produced millions of dollars worth of gold silver copper and other minerals and will soon double treble the amount already produced can cana a country with such miner minor grazing al and agricultural 0 resources ces cos AS arizona possesses be a worthless desert Su Sure reyno lyno its climate is Is superb and go where you will over its broad surface you will find springs and streams of water grass and timber of various kinds then it has in keeping for thee thoe the tho east the key to the great new katty west t as t through C it run the only routes for transcontinental trans continental railroads upon which such roads can be built and 0 operated aerated every day of the year it hn hus of course a few barren strips but even they are not desert deser tp in the strict meaning of the word as upon all of them vast herds of cattle sheep and horses will yet subsist the prayer in the house of representatives this morning was made by canon kingsley iong lOng sley of england the canon looks to be about sixty five years of age is of erect frame and has mutton chop gray whiskers ho he wore an english clerical looking coat with rolled cunn cuff s the flaps of which were decidedly new in design hereabouts after the session 0 of f the house began he be was visited by many members in the rear of the speak speakers ers ors desk ington star marcha march 9 |