Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-03-17

supply all Arizona with goods and mer-
chandize of several hundred thousand
dollars value per year
PEOPLE, SCHOOLS, CHURCHES, SOCIETIES,
PRINTING OFFICES, ETC.
To my great surprise / find few south
ems here. Most of the inhabitants being
old Californians, originally northern or
eaatern men. Maine and New Hampshire
are well represented. Everybody is in
telligent, civil and sober--although they
can get drunk as Bacchus IL if they like.
have not seen an intoxicated man here.
Society is all that could he expected
There are few schools as good and nu-
merous as The place now requires. The
Methodist and Baptists have each nice
little church houses, generally well filed.
Other churches have organization here -
At Old Town the Catholics undertook to
build sort Of Cathedral; but after getting
it up a few fee; suspended for want of
funds. The UniIn and Bulletin news
papers furnish the people with copside-
rab'e reading matter in twentyeight col
umns each. II they we're near Milwaukee
and Chicago, they mikbs look as well as
the Republican and Democrat. A
fiourishing lodge of Odd Fellows has been
organized and has huh about as good
as has Americas. The Good Templars
have, also, flourishing Lodge.
FISH, OYSTERS AND GAMH.
Fine fish arc caught in the bay and ocean.
At times, nice Faackres are readily taken
with hook and line. Bass, herring smell
and rnany other kinds are caught. Whales
are caught almost every week just outside
the bay. Several were seen spoaiing
there as we came in. On the piles at the
wharis driven down within a year, pretty
good raccoon oysters are taken. gath
cred and eat some day or two ago. The
sportsman can find all the RABBITS, quails,
ducks, gulls and the like he wants to
shoot. In the mountains, are deer and-l
bear.
TUE CLIMATE AND HEALTH
Is, by old and new Corners, croakers,
grumblers and GROWERS conceded to be
the mi!dest, most agreeable, genial, pleas
ant aud desirable in the world. Many old
Califonlans, several from San Francisco,
Sanhose and all other points, are now
here for their health; and say San Diego,
If nothing else. has the fiaest climate in
the United States. have seen no Genes
try here, and the one at Oh Town is rot
more than one hundred feet square and is
very thinly peopled. Ague is perfect
stranger here. Consumption is brought
here, even from indiana, 10 be eradicated.
Tie cookstove is the only one used here
| am now-JanIary 2S--sitting in ID room
that is not plastured, only papereo. The
window is up and my coat is off, and sc,
J, who am very sensitive 10 cold. am quite
warm. / dop't know that there is stove
in The house. There ought rot to be
many, when frowood is sI2 per cord-
The nights are cool, SO much so that one
would be omfortabie without blarkc
During the day pleasant, yet gentle
breeze, comes from the ocean. THIS Oc-
ours nearly every day in the year. The
The murcury ranges in the thermometer
from GO to 80 degrees. A very few times
during the year it may reach so, or fall to
81. Thus it will be seen that San Diego
has no extraordinary heat or cold but is
pleasant nearly ali the time. Ice has been
known 10 form here-not often.
DEINxrNG WATER
OF fair q la'ity is found at depth offrom
thirty 10 sixty feet. The water in some
wells brskish and nc; good. The water
used at my boarding house is as good as
was in the habit of d rinking in Plymouth.
THE FUTURE OF THE TOWN
OF New San Diego, the people here be-
lieye is destined 10 be great. l can, at
present, express no opionion. If no rain
falls soon, the place may dry up, blow
away, and it may not, even then. In my
next letter | shall be abe 10 write more
Gefnen;ly.
MINING EXCITEMENT
Has taken hundreds of people out of town
30 10 30 miles, within the last week
There Is plenty of gold but no water.
When get home l can tell all about
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