Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-20
FROM OUR REGrLAR CORRESPONDENT,
INSCRIPTION or SALT RIVER VALLEY.

DESCRIPTION or SALT RIVER VALLEY. EDITOR MINER :-Ph0niN lies directly be- fore us and arises in the center of an eN. tended plane, amid green trees, which wave in their bloom, like that irrepreS>ihic bird of Egyptian fable, from which il has taken the name. The productiyeues which everywhere sr,etS the eve Is evidence that il, too, has natural aad permanent wealth capable of raising il from its ashes, il ncceS- sary. That portion of the valley which IS under cultivation extends in length about twenty five miles and in width about seven. Its breadth k bounded on the one side hy an irrigating canal, with stream of water some tivS feet deep, and on the other by lofty range ot regularly evolving mountains, four miles from the foot of which courses the Salt river. Crossing the canal, couple of miles along the side ot waving grain fields, and varied cultivated vegitaton, leads uS to believe, after travcrSing noun. tain faStncssrS and rocky canyons. that We are again in Gods country X beautiful patch of alfalfa lies here. the vcrdure of WHICH ANtIaNtS kltN ANkCnbitn Nl tue AnlNAAl We ride, which heavcs sigh to bc in itS midst. Soon We come in sight otnumerous, adobe buildings clustered together, and the entrance into regularly and well laid out streets, leads Us into the thriving town of Ph9nix. Supplying the absence of news paper, we are not long Tn making ouisct known, and a. a representative ot the ARI- IONA DAILY MINER, recivc many kind aud greeting shake ot the hands from its old friends and patrons. The thriving appear ance which this town presents, the well arranged stores stocked with the choicest goods, and it's many other leading interests, well deserve distinct mention of it's busi- ness houses and business men. Those en- gagged In
 GENERAL MERCHANDISE are. Smith lS StearnS, A. Goldman, E. Erwin& Co, Daniel Deittrich formerly Morgan X Col, and Percella ,S Peralta. The above gentlemen are a true type of the Arizona merehant-genial. courteous and affable, they possess Tn abundance those qualities necessary 10 success in merchandising.
 BL.CKsNIrHS.
 John Lutgcrding and John Weir are bu silly engaged in horse-shoeing, wagon ma king, and all things connected with the above business.
 RESTAURANTS,
 Phonix boasts of two, one of which has lodging house in connection. The Ph9niN Restaurant, conducted by T C Hayes, and the Plaza Restaurant, by C. M. Hall.
 STAGES.
 Mir A C. Libby is the ccntlemanly man ager of the (. tS \. Stage Co. at this place, and shows the good judgment displayed by them in selecting their agents He ls cer- tain!y the right man m the right place.
 LIVERY STABLES,
 J. n. Monihou Is the only one in the village engaged in the business, and he Is really doing il a credit He has nine head of the finest kind of stock, having shown us one team which he boasts that, on pinch, he could send an anxious traveller one hundred miles in g day He has good stock of buggieS ani other convcyances. also of saddlc-hor>cS In connection with his stable is a train corral. which covers an acre of ground, and surrounded by an adobe wall George Sanborn, also Henry Sayers, have s feed yard and sales stable.
 SALOONS.
 Five enterprises of this kind are in flour i.hing condition. ]. NJ. Cotton is the pro prietor of threc-the Gem" run by him self, and two others opposite the plaza. By the way. MT. Cotton deserves credit for the energy he displays in forwarding the inter ests of PhGniX. in nearly every respect.
 BREWERY
 Christian Kohler k engaged here in the manufacture of cooling beverage. called lager beer.
 BUTCHER. Jesus Otcro supplies the town with veal outlets, mutton chops, and portcr-housc steaks. There arc also several bakers, whose names We have not learned.
 MlNUFACTUREs. Phoenix can boast with pleasure, and point to the fact that she has already two fir>t-class mills; one owned by Major Veil, i and the other by Smith X Stcarns, both hay | ing two run of stone, and run hy steam. | The mill owned hy Major Veil has the larg est capacity The Smith < Stearns mill Is . located in the heart of the town, while the other iS in East Phoenix, three miles distant. Major Veil Is living here in the style of a . Peruvian Don. The large and commodious 1 residence, with its splendid arcade, the mill . with its numerous out-houscs and graneries, gives 1t the appearance oi a small burg These improvements stand in the center, while around lies domain of q thousand acres, of which six hundred Is waiving with beautifully headed wheat, which will yield, on an average. 50 bushels to the acre. young orchard lies 10 the rear of the man. sion, which, in q few years, will ripen with fruit of nearly all kinds. Southweet of PheniK lies the farm of Judge Tweed, who resides in Prescott. II is leased by S. C. Hunt, the Captain who guided the Boston party. last July, into Prescott. He Is lead ing q, strictly speaking. bachelor life, but he breaks the loneliness and solitude by standing in the doorway and viewing 100 acres of magnificent wheat and barley, the result of his efforts of farming.
 SCHOOLS,
 One commodious building serves 10 shoot forth the young ideas of the coming men and women. IL is taught bv Miss (. G. Hancock, who is putting forth strenuous efforts 10 train the young minds.
 CHURCHES. | Here the Methodist Episcopal Churches of the North and South arc united in one, over which the Rev. Mir Merrill and Rev. |. C Wiley. formerly of Prescott, admins |,