Arizona citizen., 1876-11-11

tains, Timber, Forests and River.
 Old Pedro, the Apache Patri
 arch-rhe Little Colorado Section
 and It's ResOurces-Ehe MOrmOns
 what they have done and Pro
 pose to do, their Influence on the
 Territory, 6c.
 Having recently visited portion oi
 Arizona of which very little mention
 is made Tn the press, l have thought q
 brief description of my journey mIght not prove uninteresting. 1 left Tucson
 October 14, Tn company with Mr. k | N. Leatherwood, for the purpose oI visiting the Little Colorado country
 Our road led 10 old Camp Goodwin
 which is the first place requiring spe
 cial mention. This place is located in 8 valley, three miles south of the Gila river There is fine stream running through it, and it contains good agri
 cultural land. The White Mountain Ind ans raised considerable corn there this season, and Messrs. Clanton and Montgomery had good crop of eX cellent Irish potatoes. Stevens & Lacy have well selected stock of goods
 and a very good station for the accom- mediation of travellers is also found here. The Goodwin pOstoffice sup. plies the mall for most Of the Globe district, San Carlos Indian agency and Camp Apache, the mail being carried from this point 10 the several localities by military or private express. There is urgent necessity for mail service from Goodwin 10 Apache and thence to the Little Colorado, also to the Globe mining district via San Carlos
 From Goodwin our road led down the Gila river twelve miles The most ot the distance is occupied by the Chi ricahua and White Mountain Indians. The valley IS broad and has rich al- luvial soil, well covered with grass and wood. NIT. Hoag who has the i'm mediate charge of these Indians, in | formed Us that they behave well and seemed happy and contented. They have been there so short time that ve- | " little attempt has yet been made in agricultural pursuits They have some horses and sheep and if properly cared | for and trained ought to be made self sustaining within few years Pass ing over the GIla river the road leads up tO q high mountain, in many places steep, rugged and rocky It has been practically abandoned as a wagon road for several years, which makes il now almost impossible. Reaching the sum- nit of the Gila range the country spreads of on broad plain which reaches the Natana Mountains. This country is covered with excellent grass. Game appears tO be abundant, and from the numerous Indian trails crossing il in every direction, IL Is evl- dently a favOrite hunting ground for them. From the further edge Of this valley to the summit of the Nalana range, the road passes up what Is call ed Rocky Canyon, and any one trav- cling over it will undoubtedly admit that It Is correctly named. Large boulders are piled on top of each other, many places, very steep, have been washed bare of soil by the floods, and when one reaches the summit he can [ hardly imagine upon looking back ! how a vehicle could be drawn over IL. ! At the top of the Natana range the ! pine timber belt begins, and for hun | dred miles in width and one hundred and fifty miles in length extends q splendid forest of pine timber inter spersed with oak, ash and many other varieties of timber, equal m excellence 10 anything found in the Sierra Neva- da mountains. From the summit of the Natana the road passes over a brOk- en timbered country 10 Black river, 9 bold mountain stream and one of the l tributaries of Salt river. After rising hill on the north side of Black river, i the road passes over comparatively level plain of fifteen or twenty miles | in width, well wooded and covered with bunch and other varieties of excellent grass. Thence we pass down a steep hill 10 canyon that ! leads to the East Fork of White river. Seven miles brings us 10 Camp Apa- che, situated on the East Fork of White river, a short distance above its confluence with the West Fork. These streams are tributaries of Salt river. Camp Apache was established seven years ago last Spring, for the purpose of placing a military force in the heart of the White mountain Indian COun- try. It is in the midst of fine timber forest, grazing is excellent, and the small valleys on the numerous noun ! tains streams, when cultivated, pro- duce abundantly. Game is abundant
 wilG turkeys especially, of a very large size, are found in great quantities, and l elk are numerous. Near the summit fish ! in the streams are plentiful and among the varieties the speckled trout, SD much valued in the eastern States, pre- dominates. An excellent vein of coal has been found near the Post, which is used for blacksmithing. The officers and soldiers have excellent gardens, and nearly all kinds of vegetables are raised in abundance The Post is well built and is being greatly improved under the supervision of Lieutenant Bailey, the Post quartermaster. MT. St. James, the sutler, has an excellent stock of goods and appears to be doing tlourishing business. There Is q company of Indian scouts, numbering forty, at this post, of which MT. Stan ley is the guide. They are stalwart looking fellows and have in times past rendered important service in helping to subdue the hostile Indians. They are very proud of theIr position and are ready and willing to follow and scalp father, son or brother, should he prove treacherous to the whites. They and their guide are extremely anxious to get an opportunity of punishing the renegades who have been commit ung depredatiOns on the San Pedro and Chincahua reserve. They say if they get after them they will follow them even if they go to the Gulf of Mexico. Camp Apache iS one of the most pleas antly located Posts in the department, and I feel under special obligations to Major Worth,-who was in command