Arizona weekly miner., 1877-04-13
Letter from our regular Correspondent.

1 HuNiN' Apil Sta, lSa'. After admiring the beauties of the sur roundings at SwillinS>, We continue onwar, OCT grazing elevations, until five miles bring. Us 10 the Nsricopa line
 ! Tine hills and valleys on all sides shoot | forth spontaneous hei bagc, the food of th, nomadic cattle. On the summit of a noun. tain, table land i> presented to the view In its centre rude eminence arises, which is dilapidated and worn by time. IL is nc less than the habitation oi people, beyond the memory If existing man and Of which there is no authentic tradition. Beneath arises beautifully a cone like mound, which on first view suggests the idea of burning mountain. now extinct, from its close re somblancc to a NeSuviu>. strict observation proves it Ia be an ancient tor,ication. for here can be seen distinctly the lie of contraval- iation.
 Onward for five more miles. acros, the wild and nutritious grasses of natures pas ture We arrive at a solitary cahi", built from the poles which are iddcn beneath the prick. ly bark of the cactus. On the deserts of Arizona and also on the lands devoid of timpsr, the stately form of the cactus may be seen. and il contains within it. bosom the means wherewith 10 build a shelter
 The forenamed cabin. is station kept by NIT. Mullen, at which plenty of provision can bc found for beth man and beast Di- vorging from our course little. We penc- trate q country for ten miles in the direOiiou of Cave Creek. which for stock .8i-.1g 0g have never seen "vc.. .5. How mutin. would ,c ts k.-e high -a-~. to t.e ialum. cTah.e stock, which through drought are Dow porishiU- ia ,ae Stat. immcaia..y v.>t ot uS Here ta- earth l".aH.- uErr 'f- ur4i -usteual-.- and z ~...
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 Following the course of Cave Creek for . few miles, We come to another cabin, the proprietor of which >cemS tO bc raising stock, from the appearance of a small band which are feeding near by. Finding no one al home. We prepare for d ihirtyiye mile trip across the desert, which scporatcS us from Phonix. In all this distance no wa ter can be had, and for many miles blade of grass is rarely to he sccn. But at length We come into an abundance of bunch gra,S, but as vet there Is 20 water. We think a station built on this road. by one that would go to the trouble to dig a well, would in time rcmuncrate tho holder. A good location could bc had about len miles from PhuniN. at a place where there is plenty of grs,s. and wouid f3riG a junction of two roads.
 Rounding the range of mountain, cn tue Jeff. the beautiful valley of Phoenix Hes smiling before Us. and its fertility has called together a thriving and busy popu- lation. whose active energy and various in iustries will require >epc'atc chapter
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