Arizona weekly miner., 1877-01-12
EDITORIAL CoRRESPoNnENCr.
TrcsoN, ARIgoN,. J,n. | lS-,

Having, in my last, given some account Of my trip, as far as Ph~niH, Maricopa County, must now, despite all lazy incli- nations, "bring up the rear"
 Ph~nix is the chief town of Msrieop7 county and is likely to remain such so-c,ss It is located in the largest and best aesical tural valley of Arizona and |. or cour-a. destined to be place of great importance. IL was laid of aS town in 1858. soon. after the first white settlers founded home. in the valley. IL is si, or miles fromSs,t River. IL now has 6 stores; nouriDg mill hotel; restaurant; barber shop, black smith shops; telegraph office < lawycrs; bakery; livery and feed stable; saloons and other public institutions. It's priyay. residences are numbered hy the hundred. The houses arc constructed of adobe S.y- eral of them have good shinglc roofs The streets are named after Indian tribes and old Spanish explorcrs,-are very wide al d look well, boriered as they are by great cottonwood and other trees, which kc.p green almost during the whole year owing of course, to the mild, scmi-tropical climate which prevails here and elsewhere in tle lowlands of our Territory IL has good dubhc school and fair mail facilities, except. ing that it should have tri-weekly. instead of Scmi-wccklv. mail service to and from Prescott. Wiekenburg and other places north and west
 met, in the town, great many old ac- quaintanccs,-among whom I will mention Ncssrs. John Smith, K. s. Woolscy. ! r Alsap, M. Wormser, Jas. A. Young, John George, Capt. Owen, J. H. Cotton, Geo. C. Nowrcy, Capt. Hancock, MT. Dietritsh. Vim. F. Irvine, Mir. Sutherland and J. Wal ters and James Monih|.
 The Touring mill above spoken of is owned by Smith, Stearns S Co. The miller, Mr Sutherland, showed us the machinery, .Sc It is very complete and useful institution
 Salt River Valley is at least . miles long. by about l4 in width. Large and sma ditcheS filled with water, are cyerywhcrc met with in the valley. The old, but good lielling's flouring mill and other property al East PhGniI, is now managed by C. II Veil. Since our previous visit q dwelling houso-ths best in the valley, VIC think has been completed.
 Judge Hayden has a aourinG mill, store and other houses at Tempe. did no, have time to visit his mill ,sc but can say that aa outside view of the property impressed me very fayorably.
 Whea; and barley wcro growing finely when was there. and is by this time pretty high.
 Farmers have, this year, pIowed decpc, than ever before, so good crops wIll very likely bc the rule
 Mesquite wood is abundant and cheap all over the valley.
 Several gentlemen assured me that great many good farmers had recently settled iu tho valley and that population had greatly increased in tho past six months
 The ball, in the Stage Company's office on Christmas night, was a big thing or boards. The housc-a very large ouc-was packed with ladies and gentleman. l.; rh here must state that the Prescotti;cs pres cut were treated with kind consideration and felt sorcly afflicted when the hali c,e-e and SD many good-lcoking ladies disappear cd from their vision.
 SALT RIvEE, lt need scarcely be said, is q very larS stream. even al its lowest The inhabitants of the valley firmly b. ! licvc thst the Southern Pacific Railroad Q, a branch thereof, will shortly pass by thci. doors.
 The farmers have recently turned much | of their attention to raising fruit of almost | every description; so, we, of the North, may | shortly expect a supply from them. They ] a'so sec the necessity of raising hogs and ! making bacon, and will soon be able c. supply miners of Yavapai and other ooun. tics with this class of meat.
 The roads leading to Prescott arc very rough in places, and need fixing Whun properly repaired and kept in order, hun drcds O. Maricopas will cvcry..summer visit points in Yavapai and Mohave counties, and citizens of the northern counties will travel Ph~nixwarl every winter. NJ.