Arizona citizen., 1875-12-25
Salt River and other Items.

From Phenix correspondence of l The Miner of dates December ? and 9
 Just back of Hayden's Touring mill in corral divided into eight compartments, are kept 400 hogs, graded, each kind kept separate, the most of which will be made up into bacon and lard this year.
 Thomas Childs has been appointed constable for the benefit of Phenix after night, and he is alreaday terror to the disorderly.
 November 26, the usual monthly examination of the public school in Phenix, taught by Miss Alice Kirk patrick, took place, at which a num- Der of ladies and gentlemen were present. About forty children, mostly Americans, were in attendance who exhibited considerable proficiency in the various exercises.
 ! After the children were dismissed, the adults present canvassed the feas- ibility of Christmas Tree for pupils of the school, with suitable presents and Mrs. G. H. Oury, Mrs. John Smith, Mrs. Branaman, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Gray, Mrs. Gardner and Miss Greenhaw were appointed commit tee to solicit subscriptions and procure suitable presents and do all else nee essary. The Hon. John Smith prom ised to procure a suitable tree. Mrs. Branaman, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. Oury and Mrs. Griffin have already collected upwards of S1OO.
 The public school in town and at the Mesquite are both a success. Miss Hancock is teaching at Hayden Ferry and is said to give good satis- faction.
 I have visited majority of the ranches about Tempe and everywhere found signs of thrift and plenty Beans, corn, pumpkins and Chili were in great abundance. On MT. Osborne's ranch, l saw large field of sorghum which had just been cut. A part was to be ground into sugar, but the greater part was to be kept for the purpose of planting, as MT. Osborne contemplates going into sugar raising extensively next year.
 The road from Yuma to Phenix, which crosses the Gila at Stanwix and thence on the north bank of the Gila and Salt River to this place. Is beginning to attract considerable at- tention. Lutgerding, Bennett, and Elders each took his train down to Yuma that way, and will return load ed by the same route.
 It is proposed to take up subscrip- ton and open q road direct between Phenix and Gila City where it will cross the Gila. This route is said to be much shorter and better than the old one. J. D. Monihon has offered his services to oversee the making and repairing of the road, and a better man for the undertaking could not be found in the Territory
 K. s. Woolsey, J. NJ. Buck, c. II. Gray and some others will put in very large crops. More money has been collected by the sheriff for taxes this year than was ever collected before in this county, at the same season.
 The farmers are busy cleaning and repairing ditches and putting in seed. Hog-killing is nearly over. A much less quantity of bacon has been put up this year than last. w. B. He'll ings & Co. have just killed 3O2 hogs, from which they made about 10000 pounds of bacon and lard. They will kill 300 more in another month.
 The other day Mexican brought some very coarse placer gold into town, which he said he got in the mountains north of here by dry-wash- ing. He would not describe the place, hnt said he made from S3 to Si a dav.