Arizona citizen., 1872-05-25
MIR. WASsON,S JOTTINGs.


 and Things from Gila City to San
 Diego.
 Los ANGELES, CAL, May 12, 1872. If my readers were travelling with me. these. jottings would be entirely useless, and may be nearly so anyhow 1; but as they are not with me, and many of them may never visit the points I do, or, if so, with less scru- tiny, I am quite safe to ramblingly write up my rambling observations. Probably some may relish this sort of reading better than that so highly spiced with Indians and bad men about them. In passing over so much country, the question is-Whats best to say and to not say? By little effort, one might write volume on nearly every mile of land travel, and then not say more than would interest the man or men whose best hopes for fortune are within such narrow limits AS THE CITIZEN is not a daily, nor of large space, though as large as is prof itable, I must skip over much ground unnoticed and lightly touch the re- mainder.
 abruptly closed my former letter somewhere east of the Colorado, but am not certain where, so I'll begin at Gila City, grand city of one house, stable and corral, some fifteen miles east of Arizona City, where consider able placer gold was obtained some years ago. In 1870, company ex- pended considerable cash and work in an effort to wash gold out of the knobs and benches on the south side of the Gila, but failed of success, and some think because too large returns were expected as soon as their engine began to force water on the ground through their iron pipe and hose and l hear men speak very favorably of the prospects for such an operation on the opposite bank of the Gila at this point. A. Lange and, I believe, an- other gentleman, furnish very good fare for man and beast and seem to own the whole city. Ipassed Captain Harry M. Smith and Company, of Twenty-frst Infantry there on the 4th. He would be detained some weeks at Yuma waiting for the New bern which, as per report, left San Francisco yesterday.
 Rolling along easily over some small hills and more level land, pas sing from one to another side of the road to avoid the ruts made by freight teams, the stage reached Arizona City on time. Nearing that place, I ob- served that the area of agriculture is being extended, which is the best proof of healthy growth of business thereaway. The Colorado had just risen couple of feet, and further de- tention of freight is not anticipated on the river. The ar being filled with sand by a strong wind, and myself needing scrubbing down and sleep, l conversed with but few men, and noted but little of the town, as the stage moved out at 4AM. the morning after arrival. John G. Capron has very large corral and proper build lngs for his stock and stages, wherein Messrs. Moore & Carr have accommo- dations. Geo. Martin has very neat building almost ready to receive his drugs and other goods.
 In a brief call on Col. Lee and family and James H. Toole, waiting there to accompany Mrs. Lee and daughter east, I noticed in the twilight a garden full of thrifty and valuable vegetables, a comfortable house surrounded with umbrageous trees and shrubs. Not many years ago, where these useful things are SO thriftily growing, there was nothing but sandy repulsive knob huggin9 the turbid waters of the Colorado il fact, 1t would have better met a school boys idea of @ desert, than this ont now teeming with vegetables, fruits, flowers, and ornamental trees a1d shrubs. Herein Is hint to the hu1- dreds of official consumers and noh-