The weekly Arizona miner., 1878-09-27
PRESCOTT TO THE VERDE.

Here we are in the valley of the Verde,
 the most important agricultural district in
 Yavapai county. The valley is settled for a
 distance of thirty miles on either side of the
 river commencing above the oId Indian
 Reservation and running e'gnt miles below
 the military post, Camp Eeider signs Ofcivi-
 Iization present themsclye on every hand.
 Large farms under high state of cultivation
 are closely netted together and show that
 the occupants have not come here to make
 raise and then slide out for some otner
 country. Their improvements are of a sub-
 stantial character, good Irrjgating ditches
 surround the broad acres, orchards and vim
 yards have been planted, and this year, con
 sidsrable fruit hangs from tree and vine.
 We measured one peach raised in the orchard
 of R C. Campbell, that measured inches
 across the miudle. \ low estimate of the
 corn crop this season places it at a million
 and a half of pounds. The wheat and barley
 crop will aggregate aaout 100000 pounds.
 4 large yield of potatoes and other vege-
 tables are growing nicely ana wIli soon be
 ready for harvest. h. b. steadman Is run
 ming h-s fire Aultman S Taylor vibrator
 thresher, and turning out 60,000 pounds of wheat and barley per day. Fom some un- accountable reason the chills and fever have visited nearly every family and rancher on the Verde this season. Jordan S Brothers, enterpnsing gentlemen, are getting out tim bers for their grist mill, which will be com pleted and ready 10 turn out breadstuff by | the ist of November impraved farms are | selling at from SEQ tc SO per acre,
 One thing struck us as an outrage on this | industrious community ana that is the way they have been treated about roads. There | are nearly two hundred families living | along the green garDeu rIver, and without road to The Canital Gf the Territory. and county seat The military have made an attempt at building two roads anG both are failures and lett almost imnassable by tie
 late heavy rains. The Verdc peone are pay
 ing revenue 10 the county. and as they reap but little benefit from the heavy tax ltion it seem tu me but just that they be supplied at an early day with good highway to the head centre of the county. They have been neglected in nearly every particular, aa3 II is but justice and fair play to these people that they have road quilt to the bosom ot their valley, which will afford them an easy outlet for their arm products. Another great need is a Iiaily mail, and oRe that shall be caIrIed n coach with SIX animals
 Frsm Tucson to La Mesiila, the people i lave daily mail, and we venture that there . re more intelligent readers and letter I rriters in this valley than there are along | he whole route of four hundred miles from i unny Tucson to the babbiing waters of the I ,io Grsnde, However. when Mir. Stevens i ngineercd this great mail fraud through for g Is section, he entirely forgot the Verde val C ", the only precinct in this county, that
 ave him majority four years ago Camp
 erGe IS commanded bv Capt. Wallace, and n ieutenant Scott, has charge of the Quarter | astcr's Department. There are two com f alies of cavalry stationed here and a com fl my of Indian scopts under Al. Soiner. !,
 F. Head X Co, run a good supply store e T the post and settlers along the river. ], co. ". Hanec, the rustler, has the hay and cI al contracts, and John B. Ricketts, that of M pod. NIT. Miller is the Wheelwrght and n rpenter, Joe Msrr and Charley CuShman, IT Pe.;ntcnd the post-trader's store, and two .: tier men for the business cannot be found ., ywhere. Mr. Bert, avery accommodating d, ntleman, has charge of the "lightning"
 this place, snd has his daily compensation
 th the people of London and New York, nc srciere is enlightened on almost every St