Arizona miner. [volume] (Fort Whipple, Ariz.) 1864-1868, 1864-04-20
THE Prnros AND mAnlcopAs.

Judge Allyn, who with Nr. Wan Smith. left
the Governors expedition in the lower valley OF
che Veide, end went to the Pinso villages, has
furnished as the annexed interesting account Of
the country through which he passed, aud of the
habits and customs OF the Pimos and MARCO
pas
We parted with the Governors party on Fri
day March 18th. passing down the lower valley
of the Verde, on a well worn Indian trail that
passes to the right of the Red Granite Mountain
at the junction Of the v erde and Salinas, and
thence over an imperceptible divide TO the Sail
mas, s1me six or eight miles below the mouth OF
the Verde. The lower valley of the Verde is
about fifteen miles long, and is all on the west
bank Of the RIVER The soil is rich, and lies smooth
Iy rolled ont and ready for cultivation. 1t s not
fnrrowed by the fierce foods that have torn up
the bottoms OF the upper and more extensive
valley and in it there is no trace Of lava there
is an abundance of water, and aceqnias could be
easily constructed to rrigste the whole
We crossed the saliaas, and the trail led US
across the remains OF au ancient acequia; at the
point where we crossed. it was about fifty feet in
width az tie top and twenty OF twenty-five feet
90 the bottom. For two hours and Inlt we
gods along in sight OF this aqueduct, and the
traces OF ruins OF the city near it. These traces
are many times faipt. but always nnm:ssskabie
&here aEa no walls left standing, like those OF
Casa Grande, Oh the ella or those on the Verde
a ann which nor stand twenty feet
su. W and BAH feet thcs at HE top, but
u no other eqglily extensive ruins Of 9
s n 1e continent A city six or seven mi e
4rlss stroighg iine With the guoHn density
f a 9 popglaton, indicates Numbers Sast
y staceer the insgnalion asd demon
4 Ia ~ . D.
ls1 .;a~ hat mustered TO drive the 5paniard
sg0n Mexico aud save the Aztec dynasty. Be
You'd these ruins the trail strikes the Salinas
again and then leaves " and crosses in direct
lns 20 the Gia. About midway between the two
sivers it crosses mound that moments exam
aallou shows is the remains of sn ancient adobe
or .Dssonrt building, divided INTO apartments and
Auvr0unded by an onteg wall II resembles what
is called Casa Bancq at the Pima villages ex
cept that t s much more extensive. From the
sop Of II ne eye sweeps over the vast extent OF
che peninsula between the ella and Salinas Riv-
ere. Tba soil is rich and only needs the IDoisten
ihg IT Rrg cation to be transformed from desert
~ eardea. Here is conjoined nearly thousand
eqnssa miles OF iersiie soil, smoothed out TO the
hand II the husbandman and the largest Quauti-
81 eE FnaniBg water is the Territory. Here was
she dp6se population OF the past. Here will be-
She ara0ary OF the future
The Pima villages are, with slight exceptions
on the south bank 81 the ella, and extend along
Is neatly 5weBty miles Casa Blanca is near the
srBtre aud near it is the residence OF Mr.. White
ahe agent OF the Pima and .faricopa tribes u
whoal we were indebted Cor many valuable facts
about these anomalous and interesting Indians
and whnse generous hospitality we gratefully
acknowledge The Pimas and Marcopas nun
hes D0w about seven thousand souls; a census
Same years since reached six thousand and the,
are rll ly increasing. When the Naricopai
6ed Z protection Of the i'iaias, they number
sd os5 tie over two hundred and fifty souls
NnS ngw they reach near TO thousand.
These indiana cultivate the soil, and the pas
3es have raised one million TBS Of wheat: tw,
anudrel and fifty thousand DDS Of corn besidei
85tt8a augar nel0ns. beans, and other small crops
5uCs ~. W iites hrst residence among them
ahey base quadrupled ther production OF whea
SOD @0gus and. assured Of permanent market
wod pcrease il almost indefinitely BY the timt
81 Aafvestirg. ia June the Touring mill Their,
wiil agan be ia operation. and Pima -four plent,
AZ 3i0 srbundred. IN legal tender
a more peaceful 81 industrious community, a
Whcia can scarcely be imagined. There is M
blood 81 the white man at their door and We
tbs whole southern emigration to Californi
DasseC through their reservation After sunse
4 q sill that it Is difficult to realize that yor
ar 81 tbe midst Of such body Of semi-ciyilize,
sga Are arms arc az gsaiels here as j
secluded d me villages 81 the Aalanti
1s1 OF tie Pimns is elIoaded ia Ii
saat has. tins far balf "a Che research
sue i..tg the liernpi Ui.ieTiir r4rofde