Arizona citizen., 1873-10-04

A number now in operation in the
 mines hereaway, are yielding hand.
 somely. In several of the business
 houses, l saw dabS of gold and more
 or less daily comes in. All in all. the
 people are mnch encouraged by the
 recent discoveries and current products.
 Agriculturally, crops are larger and
 better than expected earlier in the season, and many thin!; wiii yield as much or more than the market de- mands at living prices. Vegetables of nearly every kind are plenSy and of excellent quality Beet and nut ton are brst-rate and better butter than that made in this vicinity is not manufactured anywhere on earth. Now that the Indians are pretty nearly forced into the practice of peace and honesty, good butter ought to soon retail at less than $1 per pound Tn all parts of Arizona. So should pork, bacon, lard and many articles of necessity which are now brought from California, be much cheaper. Mir. Rambo's farm at Wickenburg shows what can and ought to be now done in fruit.
 The town of Prescott improves slowly. Levi Bashford and Wormser & Co. have erected commodious busi- ness houses-former with wood and latter with brick. Other smaller buildings have been put up within three years and also several neat resi- dences. The flowers and shrubs about a few of the latter, lend 6 charm to the property which is worth gold as well as being a constant joy to the owners and their appreciative neigh bors. The most sensible of all public improvements Is 8 commodious public school building just completed in which school will open next Monday. Col. II. A. Bigelow and Dr. D. E. Kendall officially did the work. and the public ought to appreciate, as they doubtless do, the free time and care they have given to 1t. The town fathers gave six lots just east of the business part of the place for the building. The site is fine and we'll has been sunk on it which will afford plenty of delicious water. The school house Is painted white outside and in except that portion tastily papered. The 1oii,iiug uro we'll will cost about $I, ,S00 and what IS good to know. there is still cash left with the taxes of 1873 about all to collect. It Is ex- peeted that the school will open with upwards of thirty pupils and may ex- ceed forty. The teacher, Miss Kelley, has had experienca as such, and what is still better, possesses good common sense. P.
 At Fort Whipple nearly every building occupied is new and the headquarter residences and those ot a few officers of the post, are remarka- hly neat and comfortable. The head quarter residences are beautifully located on a swell of land near the post and 1t Is intended when the field work Is satisfactorily adyancPd, to construct 8 reservoir on 8 bluff near by, from which headquarters and Fort Whipple can be supplied with water III all parts. of tie buildings, and make available a supply in case of fire. Of course machinery will be required 10 force water in to the res- ervoir, but its cost will be trifing compared to the advantages. The old slab quarters at Fort Whipple will soon De removed. What with the abandonment of old posts and the removal of the supplies and certain property to others; the work on Camps Verde, Grant, Lowell, Mohave and Fort Waipple, including head quarters; construction of the tele- graph ana several wagon roads of much labor aud public advantage, am informed that the cost of running this Department IS constantly decreas- ing ]. ".