Arizona citizen., 1875-12-04
NORTHEAsTERN ARIZONA.
Extent Of Settlements on the Lit fIe Colorado Number of Acres Cultiyated-Y Y ieId of Grain-75.- 900 Sheep-Wants of the People.

900 Sheep-Wants of the People.
 CAMP GOODWIN, November 24, '75.
 EDITOR CITIZEN: Il have just re turned from the Rio Colorado Chiqui- to country, and while in that section, thought it would be a good idea to kill two stones with one bird, that is attend to my own business and fish up few items for THE CITIZEN 1 think it is now generally known outside of Arizona that there is large,-(for place so ng,)-and tolerably four ishing settlement in the Colorado dis trict. But nevertheless, such is really the case, and from the best information l could get, having conversed with the principal ranchmen and stock-rais- CTS on the subject, find there is the following amount of land under culti- vation: In the MIlligan settlement sometimes called the SOcorro Crossing, as one of the roads leading from Camp Apache to the Rio Grande crosses the Colorado at this settlement, there are 750 acres under cultivation, and thou sands of acres of unoccupied land that are open to settlers, some of which has been surveyed by the United States. In the next settlement below Milligan's, called the Buritas, are 1000 acres of cultivated lands. . The lands in and around this settlement are said to be, by competent judges, the best in the valley, and without doubt they are, if one may correctly judge from the amount of small grain, size of vegeta- bles, etc, grown here. Six miles furth- CT down the river we come to Hunts vile. At this place is bridge, and it is claimed to be the best crossing on the river; and moreover, it is on the direct road from Camp Apache to Win gate; to Pueblo de Zuni; to Cubers; to Albuquerque and Las Lunas-the last two towns are on the east, and the oth- CT on the west side of the Rio Grande Passing down the river seven miles by an excellent wagon road, we come to | Col. James C. Hunts ranch. It will be perhaps proper to state that Col. Hunt was the first one to settle upon the Rio ! Colorado Chiquito, having located here nearly five years ago; and it is mainly ! through his perseverance and bull dog tenacity. with a determination ito stick it e out at all-hazardS." that has caused to spring up quite large set clement on the river during the past i three years. Three miles below Hunts ranch is another settlement named the ] COnchas. At this place there are twen- ! " legal voters, the majority of whom have families, and cultivate about 800 acres of land. The Concha creek is a beautiful little mountain stream, and like the famous Nile. has its source in pretty little lake, high up in the black mesaS, that on the north side comprise the foothills of the MogOllon mountains. It is about fifteen miles long, and after winding that distance through hills and pretty little canOnci- | tOs, it empties into the Colorado. Here, also, is the finest pasturage for sheep and goats, and as fine range for cat ! tie as any one could wish to see. Be sides the cultivated lands mentioned above, there are, including that of ! Cooley, Stinson, Moor, Clark, Walker, Madalena, Andre, Wallace and others, perhaps 1000 to 1900 acres more. From these figures it will be seen, that in the Colorado district are cultivated some thing over 5000 acres of land, and about 3,000,000 pounds of grain were grown and threshed this year-such as barley, wheat, oats and corn. Un doubtedly this is below the amount of grain raised and number of acres un- der cultivation. Of the number of livestock in this district-not includ- I ing horses, mules and cattle, are 75,OO0 head of sheep, and parties who know, say the number will be more than tre- bled by the coming Fall. The follow ing are the names of owners and the number of sheep owned by each indi- vidual: Jesus Baca, 25,0O0; -. Armi- 10, 14.OOO; F. Chavez, 1000; Col. Cha veg. 6,OOO: Santiago Baca, 6,0O0; Hen " Connolly, 5000; Colonel Hunt, 5000 John Brophy, SOOO-total 75,OOO
 There are 150 legal voters (not qulte " 400 as yet,) in the Colorado district, a majority of whom have wives and children, and by an actual count of MT I Livermore, deputy sheriff of Yavapai county, there was found to be seventy five school children entitled to draw school money. These children are in great need of public schOOl-the Chiei | Justice and co-workers to the contrary notwithstanding and they should have one established in their midst by all '. means.
 I Before closing thls letter, l wish to make few remarks in regard to the other wants of the settlers on the Colo rado. First of all and the most impor tant an needful one, Is a mail route through the country, whereby they may have communication with the outside world. If the Congress would give them a route from Wingate to Hunts vile it would be of great benefit to tho