Arizona citizen., 1875-09-18
THE CITIZEN.
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER IS, 1875
PUEBLO VIEJO VALLEY.
Its Extent, Capacities and Sur rOundings Described by Colonel Hodge.


 tinued and serious illness, my move ments and study of the country have been of late progressing very slowly, yet my sickness and debilita- ted state has more than ever endear- ed the people of Arizoua to me, from the fact that, with very few excep- tions, have found them kind, sympa- thetlc, and ready at all times to render all the assistance possible to the sick and afflicted. 1 have been i'll this section for over two weeks during which time different parties have taken me from point to point, from old Camp Goodwin at the lower end of this val ley proper, up the valley over 30 miles to the mouth of the canyon. l am more than pleased with the valley, and must say without prejudice to the many other good localities which l have visited and written dp during the summer, that taken all ill all claim this valley superior to any portion of Arizona yet visited by me MT. McWilliams, an old and well known citizen of the Territory is temporarily located at old Camp Goodwin, where he has @ fine crop o1 corn, potatoes, etc. He IS farming some twenty acres of land some foui miles south of the river in the beautl- ful little valley known as Camp Good
 in Spring Valley, the water from the spring supplying an abundance for irrigation. About seven miles uI the valley to the east, is the Clantor settlement where the old gentleman IN. H. Clanton and his three sons
 Wesley, Phineas and Isaac have eact good locations. This settlement in- cludes some seven or eight white mel in all is on the south side of the Gila
 like most of the settlements in the valley. A very good irrigating ditch has been completed by the Clanton; and another one Is now contemplated Continuing on to the east, the next settlements are those of Perigo, Conol, Ily, Gillespie, Hughes and others Before arriving at Conolly's, we pas; the valley of Ash Creek which rise' in Mount Graham to the south. UE this valley Messrs. Trapp and Stewart
 have a fine farming and grazing ranch, with an abundace of water This could be made an exellent frui ranch for which, soil water, locality and altitude are all exceedingly favor. able. The next settlement is the mail white one ill the valley, and knowI as Stafford" named after our excellen Governor. Here is postoffice lately established on the new route connect l ing Tucson with Clifton. Our frient J. E. Bailey is postmaster at Stafford The other leading Americans here sr' the Chamberlin Bros., Messrs Ken nedy, Kirkland, Vance and a few others. Two irrigating ditches hav' been taken out in this settlemen
 which gives plentiful supply O
 water. A few miles further up tn
 valley, is the ranch and trading pcs of MT. Munson and yet farther on tha of MT. Lewis. Close by Mir. Nun
 sons runs the "MoDtezuma ditch
 which I believe Is an Incorporates
 company. It is a large ditch and tn
 water is used almost wholly by Mex
 jeans of whom there are a large mum
 Der here. MT. Lewis has all irrigat ing ditch in his settlement. In al
 there are nearly twenty miles of goo
 irrigating ditches in the valley. Tn
 crops in here are all good. The in
 crease from last year being noted an , wonderful. Last year the amour of barley raised was 65,0O0 pounds thls year over $50, 900 pounds. Las year the corn crop was about l5O,OO pounds; this year it will exeed (frol present appearances) SOO,OOO pound Wheat does well here, also sweet an Irish potatoes and all kinds of vege tables. The present population { the valley is thirty adult white me } and about 100 Mexicans. The mum Der of women and children l hay ] not been able to ascertain. Messr Bailey, Chamberlin, Kirkland all others are preparing to lay out [ town site mile south of the poStot flee, on slightlylelevated mesa whel ] the best of well water can be obtain ed at 8 depth of twenty-five fee [ Success to them. H. c. HODGE PUEBLO VIEJO, ARIZONA, Sept. D EDITOR CITIZEN: Since my last , week since, 1 have become col |. vinoed that my estimate of the pre-
 ent years crops in this valley WI very nearly correct, and that u = amount will be more rather than le
 than the estimate. Respecting tf I amount of first quality of agricultur y land in the whole valley, between O ,. Camp Goodwin and the mouth or to 6 of the canyon about forty miles |