Arizona citizen., 1871-07-15

Arrive at Rowe's late that night; sleep while driver goes to Mcdowell -5 hours; rest an hour at Phenix and two or three at Agua Fria. Arrive here Saturday morning. where 1t Is owing to circumstances if one don't have to stay till the next Wednesday evening to connect with the San Ber- nardino and Prescott stage going to the latter place; going west, lie over here one night. 1 am victim of cir cumstances; but 1t s of no consequence, as Toots would say. Altogether, the trip thus far has been more agreeable than expected-providing there is such a word in the dictionary of interior travel. The many good rests are an advantage so far. The agent here is Dr. J. H. Pierson, and should the pas senger receive any broken bones by bullets or upsets, he will be treated hospitably and scientifically. The only accident to the undersigned was a plaster of Phenix real estate. The team and wagon sunk in the mud, where the farmers were running water round loosely, and the driver and l rose from the mud in post-diluvian style. It is said of the Phenix, that it rises from ashes-and dust Is the general characteristic of Arizona birds of passage; Judge Hayden and "Fe- lix,'' occupying the back seat, escaped in better plight. The town of Phenix should look after that bridge-the farmers will take care of themselves. As Florence and Phenix have been generally written up and printed ill THE CITIZEN (or ought to be in detail) by their own better posted people, l will not say anything more than passing word here. It being my first trip through those settlements, silence would be the most becoming; I gazed about, however, quite satisfactorily. The poet says of the world as whole, that ''every prospect pleases, and only man is vile" This would be the Josh Billings summary of the poet Stone man on Arizona. am not 8 pro- fessional physiognomist, but will say for luck that the Gila and Salt river countenance IS no harder looking to the naked eye than Is usual in border settlements. Let them make their lm- provements with view to homes, and speak of them as farms instead of ranches, and God will De on their side here and hereafter By the way, Webster prefers to spell the name of the chief Salt river town without the use of the diphthong (that is, Phe, etc., inst, ad of Phn, etc. ]. and 1 expect there will be a war of words over this important matter sooner or later that will throw that of Babel into the shade. The Mexican popula- tion doubtless spell the word Fe, to begin with, which is better phonog- raphy even than Webster; but q con- siderable printing-office schooling has rendered me a pretty strict construc- tionist of Noah the Secon1.
 In the future, Grants Tucson Wick enburg property will assume more of stage than mail line appearance and importance. This evening the first trip of the sami-weekly service will probably be inaugurated; as also. on the route between Prescott and San Bernardino. The first few trips will be evenly interspersed with pony Washington came rather suddenly. But MT. Grant has lost no time pur- chasing for and placing additional stock on the lines, and with view to two four-horse stages between Prescott and California, and at least two buck boards, if not light covered wagons, each week to Tucson from this june tion. This increase of mail and stage service over so much and important portion of the Territory, must neces- sarily prove of very great good to the Indian inflicted interior. Besides the convenience of the thing, it will make more business for every body directly or otherwise, and abroad will give tone to the country. MT. Grant is due here from the west with extra horses and wagons, but that road is a long, hard one, and it may be week or ten days ere he reaches Prescott.
 Travel the Doctor tells me, has been gradually increasing between here and California, and now the once-a-week vehicle is mostly crowded. No rush is expected, but a steady and satisfactory increase ill that direction Is reasonably anticipated; while the