The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-01-27

IN feB years, <dmerfcanS nave accOnplisnet . on what was once Mexican soil! Here arr l business houses belonging to Vim. B. Hooper < O., David Neahr, l. Sumpter, Hall lianlon c. F. W. Misses < Co.,, W. R. Larkin, Mr , Mccarthy, II. E. Baker, George Martin, and , others, which would do credit to old towns l m any State of the Union, if the rsateriai o , which said houses are composed be mud and , wood Besides the houses named there arc several others occupied by Mexican traders | 1 hotel. ? restaurants, b.eweries, 4 or sa- f looms, many stables and corrals, numerous offices where Law and medicine are practiced , and studied, and last, but not least, the me baildng occupied by the Sheriff, his deputies and prisoners-commonly called "the Iourt- house." Surrounding these are numerous f nriyate residences, some of which looked both neat and comfortable. Then, the Mex Iicans have their houses, which, although they are not so pretentious as those of their Amer lican neighbors, are comfortable and answer for all the purposes of homes. But, best and costlicst of all are the houses belonging to the Colorado Steam Navigation Company, and the Depot buildings belonging to Uncle Samuel, situate on the western line of town, overlooking the Colorado river. Both these establishments are finished in good style, ex- tensive, and portions of them are shaded by trees, which, ID summer,-and summer ! here lasts nearly the year arOund-must ! rl cbo1oc Tho rnci6npca of a Quartermaster, near the Depot, is surrounded by garden in which, we were told, every tropical tree and plant grew and hourished." The premises are we'll supplied with water, which is pamped from the river into large stone tank, from which it $ led, through pipes, to every portion of the place. With this precaution, and the many preparations for overcoming fire, it ought to be a long time before another Depot is burned, at this place.
 Having to kill six or seven days of time, at this place, waiting for steamer to take us up the river, we had many pleasant chats with Mr. Carr, of Vim. B. Hooper & Co.,, Gcorge Martin, Thos. Hughes, David Neahr, II. w. Alexander, John Markle, l. $. Spann, Jos Rt dondo, w. c. Poindexter, Dr. Mix, and numerous other friends and leading cit izens of the city, as well as with MT. Finlay, of the steamboat company, Judge Brinley and Lieutenant Silva, who was at tie time, in charge of the Government Derot.
 While going around, in this way, many useful facts concerning the city, fcrt, rivers and surrounding country were learned, which wc will now try to relate.
 First-Thc city is built upon a sandbed between two ues7s, and it ie not strange that tl,o hyu-es, fences, &,., look dusty as th, soil.
 Aud speaking of fences, reminds us that Arizona City is notable for the number and great height of its fences. For instance every Mexican who has house, let said h use be ever so small, has it surrounded , with high fence, made of upright poles.
 The walls of the houses, and the roofs, arc all thick, so as to keep the inmates cool. in summer, when the sun gets hot enough to cook eggs. Nor are they very we'll provided with windows, which, you know, would be worse than useless in such a climate. The winter weather is, of course, delicious. Balmy breezes from the Gulf of California, sweep over the country, gladdening and strergthening man and every living thing that breathes them. Rain seldom falls, and it is hard, cold night that can produce any thing like ice, although ice we have seen.
 Notwithstanding the great heat of sum mer, the town is healthy. and were it not for the indiscrction of m, :. and women doctors could not make living in it.
 The only hotel in the place-the Colorado is kept by a Chinaman, or, rather, an AmerI- can citizen of Chinese extraction.
 The stores are we'll filled with goods, nota- bly that of Wm. B. Hooper X Co.,, which IS inc largest wholesale establishment in the Territory.
 The trade of the place is immense, and with what money is cast adritt by Govern mcnt and the Navigation Company, occasions lively times and active movements of business men.
 Through it there runs, every week, six {. coaches, conveying taiis aiu PaSsehSeis oc tween Tucson, Arizona San Diego, Califor. nia. and many other points.
 |, Wells, Fargo & Co. have also branch office here.
 , The population, we were told, counting s Indians not taxed" Is not far from ,, 900 and look into the streets satisfied us that many of the population came under the fore
 going head.
 It has a city Government, composed o t good and true men, who will use their bcs 0 endeav0rs to govern the town.
 The county officers are good, honest men 7 who are doing their very best to improve tn
 morals and financial condition of the people 0 and. already, they have done good service II ;, this field. Us = The tables of the hotel and restaurant l, were we'll provided with meats and fish, hu 'i few vegetables were to be seen, althoug e tons upon tons of fruit and vegetables nigh e be raised, annually, upon the bottoms ot tn .- Gila and Colorado.
 1, Not public bath could we find in tn place, which was great drawback to n' and must have been to other dusty traveitr'