The weekly Arizona miner., 1872-06-01
uoRTH OF PRESCOTT.

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 .,d of Prescott, in which no Dolly Var ' ... has vel been seen by white or red men, ar,;ou of which country we steercd. 70 ",,,nr,,,y with an old and true friend, eH' 'n rnr,neriy Post Trader at Camp Me 'fuo", ',,' dnys of that noble commanding i, i,., n f;ro. E. Sanford, l-t Cavalry. .', ','ip,'..s C"pa did not amount 10 much, and be- p", ,','ou .,ayins busy care behind ns ID 2. "P re started with joyous heart, in our ding buggy, passed
 Fort Whipple,
 ao from Prescott, where citizens and sol gore hard at work, building, repairing, ~, rocking, eating. writing, cic lhe new n-, ,er buildjnys-erectcd under the dircc- t1 Cernrll-looked neat aud airy amid ,.,,h-s. scenery of Hcadquartcr Hill. II. ,nny adobe store was beng elevated; the .h. burued stables, etc, was partially oc- ,'r nrw ediices and walls, while the livli- Io,drr everywhere observable gave us to ,aod ina, the officers Of Headquarters and .;nulc were men who attended we'll 10 their .,.r mile of Granite Creek valley brought s. bome of l.. A. Stcvcn-.- "a comfortable ,o, hou,e. erected early in 1864 hy E. F..
 
 numerous cows, sheep, etc. browscd on lside,.-al presenting picture such as is rrrywbcrc seen in Apachcland. Little, did VIC dream, while passing this thrifty ,lat but few days would clapse before ,s would visit it, Kill the slecp-he; der and fl nearly 1000 head of sheep. They did,
 Point of Rocks"
 nv in full view, and explanations were in "Isnt 1t saya.ely grand" said we to our Grubh whose eyes were sighted upon rocks .ry shape, which covered thousands of nd which, 10 dead level countryman like end c., presented one grand and astound- play of primary piedroY gra,.ds. G. agreed .. and won icrcd how so many pine, cedar liper trees sustained life upon the rocky Ne told him this, also, that throughout cks, numbcrlrss little valleys, rich in soil, which yollcys will. one day, be cultivated II. orchards. Granite Creek wends it's -ou.h these rocks, aud well would we have . follow it's winding course, had it not oJs ;aclcs in the shape of Indians, boul- az inc hll overlooking
 Willow Wall y
 au enchanting view of the valley, Gran ntain, the Prictta range and the rolling out towards inc Colorado. Much of the WiliOw valley had been planted 10 corn {; md" upon Ihc ranches Of J. W. Johnson, Williamson and Moves & Curtis, Gall we le to see from the ruad), looked promis- should rain come, will make good crops. yni that rain will speedily come.
 Jus to going into the
 Lower Granite Creek Valley
 sed some complimentary remarks on the corn upon Campbell tS Buiflm's ranch, 0rn, Mir. G. (who knows more about such han onr friend Hostile Cruelty, of Gin pronounced the best stand he had seen rip.
 Prescott, the Priettas, Granite Mountain, Rocks and other prehistoric croppings bosom of Granny Earth behind us, we cut he rollln. hills, into the lower valley of Creek, and "grazed" our eyes upon it's ds of American acres, upon few of issa and horses were at work, inserting hich WIG trust will produce we'll. To the saw the Black Hills, where Apachcs congrcgate; while less than seventy the norihward stood up the immaculate giant-San Francisco Mountaii,--its feet Dnt; its many heads in Hcavcn-altnost VI NtOuNs. Hlo lS oaiu ho li,000 feet higher than the waters of the Near ii stood Bill Williams Mountain,- mundane giant, triiic less in stature, ill norIhward of both, we saw another And, reader, between the San Francisco 1 Williams is the route of tLe proposed fifth Parallel railroad, running through mense forest of pine timber, individual which measure as high as twenty feet ] fkf wai.f And u-h ,.l.arpaiutr valleys with grass and clover there await the Ious from far off America. How tourists ight 10 pass a few months here when the le" comes laundering along on its way to ,nciseo. "Golly," as our old aunty, way pon the Mississippi used 10 say, "won't p ,unbo timer" And what game for fal men to huni,-clk. deer, bear, antelope ls, Indians, etc. Really, & trip through m Arizona is good for the soul a we'll as body.
 Chino Valley.
 reached, and thc wheels of our vehicle id pass through the one hundred inchc: king water which run from springs al th' a tue Valley. Down we go between TOW. oRwoods, past healthy looking acres O 'heat, barley, alfalfa, eic., passing, on oul le houses aud farms of Mir. Shivers. Mrs Jas. Baker, C. T. Rogers, and arriving, al Mir Banghlrts, where, for the .2Oth tim' c welcomed to q h"spiiahlc home by tha {. nan and his excellent wife.
 morning, after looking at tre ruins anC pf our predecessors in this country, whicl ! in this section, WIG visited the Verde rive ante creek, and took lessons in dammin; le busy beavers X picture of the canyoi Verde would look grand on paper or can s, s- wouldn't have taken it if NC evci -.a...t~. rs '- rcd skins who occasionall, -fe .r 70, lsl5. al usIing too free will uFyr short art .1.H.auCc.
 Williamson Valley