Salt River herald., 1878-12-28
MARRIAGES.

The following are the marriages of the past year on file in the office of the County Recorder:
 February 15-Miguel Oyoryator and Seses Molrow.
 February 15-JoSeph P IIargravcs and Jennie E. Wardner
 February 26-Daniel P Jones and Mary E. Merrill.
 March 3-George Leonard Fields and Mary Jane Hudson.
 March 25-Augustus ". Corliss and Eliza C. Cunningham.
 April 3-Eugene Estabrook and Mary Kellogg.
 February 20-Joel O. Someslcy and NarceissuS Jane Harver.
 March William E. Williams and Lucy c. Linvillc.
 March 30-VilOudvo Sarduyale anal Carmen Mason.
 April 2-John Slankard and Mary E. KOlb.
 April 13-Doloros Alverino and Ienrias Mendis.
 April 17-Iarion Derrick and Clc- nua Baker.
 May 23-Thomas Smith and Mary E. Russett.
 May 29-W. C. Roundy and Mary E. Parker.
 September 15-William G. Duclin and Mary II. Gray.
 September 22-J. NJ. Grams and Eliza A. Howell.
 September 11-J. \. R. Irvine and M. E. Gregg.
 October 23-A. B. Wiley and R. NJ. Edgar.
 December S-JoIuny J. Pemberton and Elizabeth J. Gordon.
 SALT RIVER VALLEY.
 The average width of the valley is eight miles by forty miles long.
 The Salt river flows through the valley from northeast to southwest and empties into the Gila at the Prince valley, some 100 miles from Yuma and about 15 miles from Phe- nix. The river rises in the mountains in the eastern portion of the territory. It varies in width according to the seIsOn, and about this time averages 200 yards. It is estimated by compe- tent authority that there is water in Salt river, ill its dryest season, to irri- gate 10000 acres of land, and during the spring of the year, when the water is required for small grain, the river contains sufficient water to bring under cultivation a quarter of a mil lion of acres. The land is so situated that water can be brought upon it at a comparatively small outlay of capi- tai.
 The first ditch was taken out in 1868, and known as the Swilling ditch, but now the property of the Salt River Canal Company. The last grand enterprise of this kind is the Grand Canal Company, which is just now approaching completion, and water is expected to flow in it by the 1st of January, It is divided into 100 shares of the value of $250 each. Its capacity is 10000 inches, although the company will sell only 2,OO0 inches this season. The water now about to be turned in will flow a dist ante of 12 miles. By next season the directors will extend the canal a still farther distance of 13 miles 10 the Agua Fria river-a total distance of 9 milcs-dOwn which the waste water will return to the Salt river The cost has been S3O,OOO. Twenty-Five hun dred acres will be under cultivation this year by water from it. The di- rectOrs arc J. D. Rumburg, J. B. Montgomery and \. Herrick. Wm- A. Hancock is secretary. There is considerable government and railroad land lying on the route of the exten- sion of next year. Particulars can be obtained by writing to the secretary of the company, Phenix.
 The MOrmOnS have a settlement II miles east of Phenix They have taken out two ditches that have capacity o: irrigating 1000 acres. They number 2Q) persons all told, live very peacesbly qpd quietly, ahd make thrifty set4lsIs,
 During the past year 12,000,000 pounds of small grain was raised on 10000 acres, or an average of 1900 pounds to the acre. During the year of 1877, it is estimated that S,00O,0OO pounds were raised, while during the present season at leasl 15,000,OO0 will be produced, all of which will find a ready market at prices varying from to 315 cents per pound.
 The grazing lands of the county are situated from g to 100 miles east of Pbeniy, in the Tonto Basin and Verde valleys. The following infor- nation has been taken from the as- sessment roll: