Arizona citizen., 1876-04-01
LPVfn's Park.

The Park Brewery establishment and surrounding grounds, belonging to Mfr. A. Levin, although purely private en- terprise, is a great ornament and a credit to Tucson, and for natural and artificial without doubt stands unri- vailed in this Territory. The place covers some three acres Of ground, includes resi- dence, saloon, brewery, soda and sarsa- parilla factory, neat stables, flower and vegetable gardens, dancing pavilion, and a beautiful park. The mineral water fac tory has been fitted up with new and com plete apparatus, of the most approved kind. and the proprietor has engaged practical manufacturer Of these waters, from Los Angeles, who will shortly be here, whenihe expects to immedia- tely put the factoryin operation. Mir. Levin has made many additions to his brewery, and by Improvements In his malt room he feels confident of remedying thei Onlyi difficulty he has ex- perienced in brewing in Tucson. The flow CT garden, In a locality of few cultivated flowers, and where It is so difficult to grow flowers to any extent, is quite success this season. Upon late visit we noticed blue. pink and red hyacinths, tulips and many other plants fin bloom. There are also about forty imported double-rose bushes, which the proprietor feels confident will do well. In his garden we saw newly planted grape vines, of the Isabel, Martha, Mission and other varieties, and young apple. plum and peach trees, growing nicely. Of the latter there were thrifty trees about four feet high, the growth Of one year from choice Jersey peach stones. There are s number Of weeping willows also planted, which promise healthy growth. In the small fruit line, are raspberry, blackberry and strawberry plants, there being two hundred and fifty roots Of the latter alone. The vegetables present the finest appear ance, at present, of anything In the gar den; these cover theiwhOle list Of vegeta- bles and include varieties under each head, from the common to the choicest kinds, and from the earirest to the latest. One who has not tried it knows but little of the
 
 who attempt 10 raise choice vegetables here. The only way to reach perfection Is to learn by the experience Of repeated failures. In connection with his garden, NIT. Levin has a hop plantation. This is hIs first season, In these, but he anticipates no difficulty with the plants, as the hopis natural to this country, frequently found growing wild. He has planted two thou sand hop sets. male and female, the rows extending in regular order across the whole length, on the west side Of the park. The rows are wide apart, and in the spaces,
 between, are planted corn and various other things. The proprietor expects to raise enough hops. this season, for his own use, and to meet all the sale he can find. Scattered promiscuously around the gar den and park. are one hundred young fig trees, fiourIshing finely. The Park itself Is better arranged this year than ever be- fore. The whole is surrounded by broad gravel walk, while similar, but less wide walks, cross at frequent intervals, and these are lined on either side with living fence Of cottonwood trees. now in the third year Of growth, and sufficiently large for shade. Here, Of a summers evening. after the toll and heat Of the day, one can enjoy a quiet stroll, and look off across rural lanes, waving fields Of grain and pictures que clumps Of tall cottOnwoods, and "with wistful eyes pursue the settling sun" as 1t goes down behind the sIerras and leaves him to the senSuOus charms of our south. ern twilight. On the borders Of the grounds MT. Levin has planted a number Of Osage ltrees, but cannot tell how they will grow
 yet. He has also planted some pepper and
 eucalyptus trees; the farmer grow thri1ily,
 but he has never been able to make suc- cess of the latter, although he has repeat edly tried. Adjoining the saloon, is plot
 of ground on which he, some time since,
 sowed lot of Kentucky blue grass, ob- talned from the Agricultural Department
 at Washington, and 1t has grown in the
 rankest profusiOn, fourishing summer and
 winter. The proprietor lately obtained
 from Los Angeles, and has planted. some
 almonds, walnuts, and olives; the two former have not come up yet, but the
 olives are growing nicely.
 As the season advances, and the warm
 weather settles down. this whole place will become a mass Of vegetation and living green, and our eyes turning from the dust laden streets and brown bare mud walls
 will rest with pleasure upon this beautiful
 attraction, the result of long and fatiguing labor, patient care and industry, and large
 expendIture Of money, by an enterprising
 and pralseworthy citizen. Mfr. Levin has
 always been very generous with this pro- perty, and on every public occasion ex' tends its use and all conveniences, gra-
 tuitously, for purposes Of Ofcelebration. And altogether he makes 1t as much his neigh q bors' as his own.
 T HON. JOHN WASsoS. surveyor general o the district of Arizona. left here on Mon
 day, March 27, on leave of absence, to be gone several months. He went by way O. Wickenburg and the California and Ari