Arizona weekly miner., 1875-07-09
LETTER FROM HARDYVILLE.
HARDYviLLE, Mohave Co.,, A. T.,
 July 1st. 1875.

EDITOR MINER This place has again re
 vived from its seven years sleep; again il
 shows signs of life. The mail line that was
 first established from San Bernardino to
 Prescott came via this place, but was after
 wards changed to run via Ehrenberg and
 Wickenburg, has now been re-established on
 this route, and large portion of the passen-
 ger and express business seems to belong to
 Mineral Park and Cerbat. Although but a
 blackboard is yet run, and persons who are l are told that soon after the Fourth of July
 comfortable four-horse coaches will be put
 on, and everything done to gratify patrons
 that can be. At present the attaches seem
 to be worried, and still complain of the re-
 moval, but it is generally believed that un-
 necessary delays are purposcly made in order
 to mako it appear that the Hardyvillc route
 is the longest and heaviest, but the fact is,
 the mails now reach this place in five and one-half days from San Francisco, but here they lay over from three to four days. The agents seem to be at work trying to remedy the delay, but with an apparent poor pros- pect. There is no good reason why passen- gers and mails should not reach Prescott from San Francisco in six days. At present, however, we must keep quiet and see if the stage and mail contracting company will rot remedy the delay and go OF and build up business for themselves and the Territory.
 The Colorado river is slowly recedng, and, different from former years, is quite chilly and cold. This is owing to the lateness of the season, and reminds one of the eternal snows of the Rocky mountains that are now melting.
 Large droves of sheep are still working their way along the hot, dusty roads, seeking pasture in Arizona. About thirty thousand have already crossed the Colorado river at this place and about twenty-five thousand are near by. The droves that are behind are losing many on account of the dry feed and scarcity of water. Sheep or cattle coming to this Territory should be driven in April or August; June and July are hot months on the desert and bad time to move stock. Should the Summer rains set in early and fall plentiful, at least half a million sheep will be added to the focks of Arizona from California alone Nevada and New Mexico will also contribute large flocks, and the present outlook for Arizona as a wool producing country is that it will equal Cali fornia or any other State in the Union.
 Our mining interests are slowly develop ing. assisted by few energetic men. We have among us large number of adyentur- PTS who are only waiting for the coun- try to come out they are always looking for job of work but praying that they may not | ind one. They wander about from camp to amp, and finally, when kicked out, they tart for California or Nevada, cursing the country. It is pity Arizona cannot afford o support larger number of sports, bum- ners and high-toned gents; it is pity Ari- 'ona cannot afford to pay double the wages hat are paid in California and Nevada, and mploy all that come. The herdsmen and arming class that are coming among us seem be an honorable and worthy people, con- equently. valuable acquisitions.
 As there has been some complaint of late bout the price demanded for ferriage and oil, new arrangements have been made; the oll-road company have purchased the ferry oat, and now charge seven cents on sheep 'r ferriage and toll and no charge for water 'om Hardyvlle to Prescott, and thirty-five ents for stock cattle and horses. Ferriage : he same on teams and light wagons as here :, otore. People that consider this high can uy the whole concern, ferry and tolI-road. 'r about onefourth its actual cost. H.