Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-09
SPRIYCERvILLE, august -.

SPRINGERvmLE, August 10.
/ EDITOR CITIZEN: How IS labor Il
your city. is it equal to the demand
Here in Northeastern Arizona the de
Inland is in excess Of the supply. It j.
almost impossible to obtain labor foi
lciiher love OF money. Al are busy
harvesting at ST. Johns, and here il
Round valley people are preparing Il
icommcnce this week. The crops arc
hooking fine and all the grangcrs arc
happy About $4,000 pounds Of whear
will be harvested In Round valley Til.
season. and as Mr.. Milligan is putting
up an excellent Gouringmill- we hope
10 have good -four at reasonable prices
.tlis Fall. Mr.. VI. is also erecting
sawmill which he expects to have ia
operation by the 18th Of next October,
and has already started his teams TO
the Rio Grande, where the machinery
lis now. It was purchased in st. Louis
and shipped TO Albuquerque, in care
OF II. Springer Of that place. The
mill buildings, which are Of stone,
were put up by William Adams, who
has done "a good Job All the farmers
OF this, NutriQso and ST. Johns settle
ments, intend next year to turn their
attention to growing wheat, TO be
ground INTO No. -four with which 90
supply Camp Apache and other mar
kots II prices below those of Ne"
Mexico; % desirable consummation By
al well wishcrs of the Territory. There
are one tbrasLer and reaper now in the
valley. and another thushcr and reap
or en- route, to bc here by september
The mountains beroaboUjs are full
OF prospecting parties, bat mp to pres
ent date, nothing definite has been
learned regards their operations as sue
clsses. Should q good mine CT mines
0e discovered in this vicinity, Spring
crville viii be one Of the first places
in The Territory; even as it Is nova
promising eLiumeut-it is one OF the
most beautiful places in-al Arizona.
some Of the settlers and Alexander
Jordan in particular, are setting out
vines and fruit trees, and in few
short years will have an abundance of
fruits. The soil Of the valley is pre-
.cmiuenIy productive and produces
every variety Of vegetables that can be
grown in any Of the States, north Of
Mason and Dixon's line The rainy
season set IN on the 9th Of July and
has continued 70 shower every day or
two TO the present There are thou
sands upon thousands Of acres Of as
fine grazing rs ever lay out Of doors,
with nothing, comparatively speaking,
to eat it. To be sure, there are per
haps 1000 head Of cattle belonging to
this settlement, not including those Of
Senior Don Flavius Vigil, who owns
nearly 1000 head more. Senior Vigils
ranch is twelve miles below Springer
vile, and situate on d small spring
branch that puts into the Little Colo
RADIO from the east side.
The Hon. Mike Murphy and party
from Wyoming Territory, arrived in
this place q few days ago, and are now
prospecting The adjacent mountains.
There are several experienced miners
in the party, lIr. Murphy among the
number, and il there is any mineral in
the country, they are confident it VIII
be found by tins party. GIr. Murphy,
who By the way, was member Of the
last Fourth) Territorial Legislature of
Wyoming, says he don't want any more
Sioux Ia has and proposes TO do ms
prospecting in Arizona, where the In
dams are under better management
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