Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-27
FROM OUR REGULAE CORRESPONDENT.

EpiroR MINER:-Leaviug Phoenix and ifs yernal scenes, NC pursue an ea>terly di- rection. X few miles brings Us within sight of;he great SaIi River. The ruShingof its wa ters to unite with the Gila, and the numerous streams We have passed, diScardS entirely the idea that Arizona Is q country devoid of water resources. We cross the stream, which is iordsble, al point oppo- site Haylcns mill The numerous build incs loom up before u> and present the ap- nearance of town. Arriving on the op- nosit,. side. we fnl three story mill, a store ana numerous houses and buildings, all necessary tn ccndnct the varied occupa tions of Mr. Hayden. The Srist mili, built on T solid rock. will in few weeks have three run of stone, together with other i'm movements. X waterfall of thirty three feet runs .ile nlin. There k here on hand ga0OO0 pe-nds of wheat to grind, and from Ntor,.,.I $, at the Indian reservation. more iS econ expected \ soap-tactory has been constructed close to lhe mill, which proves to be profitable investment. Numerous ,lncks and chickens line the margin of Salt River at this iuncture, and 900 head Of hogs of superior quality. together with 60 head of horses and mules. leads Us to the cenClu- sion that some of the farmers of our new country are evidently as well fixed as those of much older About 400 acres compri- ses the estate. Waving grain and verdant alfalfa, also an orchard of 1000 trees, varied in fruit, from the peach to the orange and lemon. is indicative of the extraordinary fertility of the soil.
 Plouching our way through wster-for the canal k over its banks-pass through the village of Tempe. QHiR sabc! is the usual eiacuiations to all our enquiries, and We pursue our course as a failure in the Spanish language on our part causes the conversation te come to an abrupt termina- lion. On all sides the evidence of enter prisc and energy is seen. The irrgator is up to his knees in water. The eNuherant grain fields whisper termination to his almost exhausted energy, and succession of them will lead the way to tortune-when ease takes ;bc place of labor. An adobe cabin lies of to the left. IL is Carley's, the chairman of ihc Board of Supervisors of Maricopa county. Being an old-timer, some venerable information lies here. To dis uenSe with titles, Bob" spreads chicken dinner. winch we all handle without gloves, in company with Sharp, the most inveteraie tAlker m Arizona, who can tell all he knows iB three minutes. By the way, We warn alt who presume to be clocutionisis, from visiting tais section, for they can talk a man Ia death iR no time
 Sharp, having the floor. speeched us into fine saddle, and We started for the Mormon settlement 4 few miles ahead we see the tcuis asSiRg in B gale ot wind. AS VIC approach. it continues still stronger un- ii rc,is;enee k vain. X Gentle treads on baly ground, might be the superstluous is..,on. But on entering the camp we md them the same as other people. Those who profess the Mormon faith, m this section, we find to be kind and generous tO fault The families are at home, and their heads are buSily engaged in digging canal. How ever, VIC find one Mir. Steel, who has charge of the nursery deparsment-not of the nu- mcrous children, bU; Of six acres of Nared fruit trees. He accompanies us to the other camp. amile ortN,' distant. at the head of the canal. Notwithstanding the wind and ram, all arc actively engaged. The work done by those people is simply astounding. and the alacrity and vim With which they 20 at it Is decidedly in favor of cooperation or communism. Irrespective of capital invest ed. nil share cquaiiy ia the returns. The main canal j. two and a-half miles long, eight feet deep, and feet wide. The water Is now conducted about enc mile from the inlet. Two milo= of small ditch i> compile
 ted, and four more is required. They will be ready for irrigation in about two weeks
 when pioughing and sowing will commence. As vel nothing las been done in the way of building. The comforts of the family have been l8iti aside. that the earth may be 8 receptacle of prospective return.
 Notwithstanding many have told us that the MOTmons were rcticcnt people. and would give us Eo information. We ind