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The Arizona sentinel., 1879-06-21
Letter from Arizona.

EDITORS PRESS There Is in Arizona but comparatively small amount of land that will produce crops of any kind without irriga- tion. Here and there little val leys of few acres exist high up among the rugged mountains, where vegetables could be grown without other water than the nat ural rainfall. AS for farming on any considerable scale, 1t is not to be thought of without water arti- ficially applied portions, though not all of the valley lands along the San Pedro, Santa Cruz, Gila, Salinas and other rivers, yield abundant crops of cereals where a sufficient supply of water can be brought upon them. AS yet, the farmers have confined themselves chiefly to raising wheat, corn and barley, but it has been proven that the soil and climate are adapt ed to the culture of the semi-trop- ical fruits and other products, and these will be propagated more ex- tensively as population increases.
 The essential defect of the co ln- try Is a lack of water. In some
 places 1t Is found where 1t cannot be used in other places it is want ed where 1t cannot be found; and
 in a few places there Is plenty
 where it is needed, as, for exam pie, about the town of Phoenix, in the Salinas River valley, where large tracts regularly yield fine crops, and the community shows a condition of general prosperity.
 Here the water has not yet been all appropriated, and there is still plenty of fine land for improve ment, more in fact than there is water to irrigate. The settlers or colony which proposes to enter upon farming here, has several difficulties to surmount in the start. AS .!.oss troubles are bet ter overcome by companies than individuals, it Is usual to form col onies for the purpose each mem- Der owning certain land and wa. ter privileges as may be agreed upon. The first condition is to find enough water for the purpose. This occurs only at intervals along the rivers, the water flowing some times for miles at stretch far be. meath the surface of the loose sand which forms their beds, and only rising at points where the bed- rock obstructs its underground course. The taking of all the wa ter out of the rivers at certain points seems to have only 8 local effect. At the present time the bed of the Gila is dry at Florence, the water all being in use, while 20 miles below, the water having gradually come in, flows with a volume quite as large as at Flor ence. This shows that the rivers carry a great deal more water than might be supposed. and for tunately that settlers above will not interfere, to any great extent, with the prior rights of those be- low. Tn preparing for irrigation, large allowances must be made for loss by evaporation and sink ing in the light, loose soil through
 which the "acequias," or ditches,
 have to be carried. It sometimes happens that the water taken out does not last to reach the land for
 which it was intended. The amount required per acre varies greatly with circumstances, but a safe and general rule is to take all | that can ha had and cultivate as
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-06-21
YUMA, ARIZONA, SATURDAY. JUNE21 1879.

side by belt of loose sand
 through which it cannot easily be carried without fluming. There are places, however, where the channel is crossed by dikes of hard. pan or country rock. These are selected for the construction of dams, which require to be laid on good foundations to with. stand the winter freshets, which sometimes carry them away, nece.sitating rebuilding. The irrigating ditches are here made wide and shallow, and with as lit. tie fall as possible. the land being so nearly level that is necessary to keep the water as high as possible to be able to distribute over the entire surface. The construction of these canals Is not very expensive, the soil being so light, with little rock and no tim Der Instructions to remove, that the work can nearly all be accom- plished with blows ard scrapers. Once having the water at a prop CT height and clear of the sand belt, it is a comparatively light task to cary 1t where wanted. In some sections the canals, when in constant summer use, become obstructed with species of Wa. ter-grasS, which, fastening its roots on the inner banks, grows so rapidly that it has been known to attain a length of two feet in couple of weeks. Its long fibers waving in the stream from either bank become entangIed, and un- less removed from time to time, choke up the channel. A ditch less than a mile in length, near Tue
 son, requires the constant labor of one man to keep it clear of this intrusive fiber. The trouble, however, can be averted by turn ing the water off for few days, when the burning sun quickly Scorches the grass to death.
 As before remarked, of the vast area of this Territory, but diIninutive fraction Is suitable for grain raising in it's natural state. There is good land along the river valleys still open to pre- emption and entry under the Desert act, the most of it being desert land. Indeed, all that skirting the rivers for many miles where they run underground is, of course, worthless. Much of the land is too high for irri. gation, even could the water be had and still a great deal is III itself so sterile that no amount Oi water or culture could make Ii profitable. Land grabbing has not been indulged in here to any great extent, or any material profit as yet. In several cases the grabbers have quite over reached themselves acquiring large tracts which were after. wards found to contain but 8 very small proportion of available soil; and they have discovered that its possible to loose money on land even at two bits an acre
 Those who think of settling here cannot be too strongly urged tC examine carefully into the fore. going pOints-the idea prevailing to some extent that land which can be had for a trif1e or nothing is better than no land at all
 There are countless miles of coun' try here that would break the capitalist who tried to work it.
 even he got it for nothing. Still
 1t must not be inferred that there are m IandS loft ,ph;oh oon he
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-06-21

| under the Desert lands act, but both the Salinas. or Salt as 1t Is here called, as well as on the Gila river, there Is much good land that can be had for the taking, and which could be culti- vated to great profit.
 A disease of tt @ same type, but differing in some respects from the ordinary chills and fever, is quite prevalent on the San Pedro and in other localities where the indigenous growth of cottonwood, willow, gourd vines, and other vegetation Is heavy and luxuri- ant. This is partly atttibuted to the fact that our two rainy seasons in conjunction with the very warm weather, cause rapid and exces- sive decay of vegetable matter. It Is believed that the sickness will diminish rather than increase as the native grOwths are rooted out and the land comes under careful and systematic cultivation, for in the older settled communi- ties, such as Florence and Phe. nix, this complaint Is not preva- lent. With this exception, the whole country may be regarded as one remarkably healthy, though the climate and it's effects prove decidedly enervating to some con- stitutions, many being so over come by it as to readily fall into idle and thriftless habits. This Is very apt to happen with persons thrown much into the company of Mexicans, who form a large DOT tiGn of the present population, and who, a. lass, are but little in advance Of he native Indians. Like the helpless shell-fish they lie demurely waiting any morsel that the tide nay bring them. ac- tual starva 8I being the only thing that can stimulate them to exertion. To sit all day long in the shade. the first duty in life being rest and sleep, with a diet of jerked beef, chile pepper and unleavened bread; watermelons in season being considered luxu- ries, and his head wreathed in the smoke of his cigarita. is the highest happiness and chief aim in life with the native of this country. When he has the an- bition to try and raise d patch of grain he yOkes two steers togeth. CT by the horns, and uses a forked tree for a plow, cutting one prong short and sharpening it to scratch up the soil; the other being left long enough to form a tongue to reach to the yoke. The irriga- ton of the field is intrusted to half.clad vagabond called a peon. who discharges his duties in a listless and slOvenly way. When the crop requires to he harvested. he gathers a crowd, and with | butcher-knives, sw0r f- and sickle, sends them forth to E. her the heads by hand into lit piles of 10 or 15 pounds each He hen ties his steers 10 s dry raW tide, skillfully turned up at the edges to form a drag or sled, and on this conveys the grain to patio or yard carpeted with raw.hide, no modern innovation of thresh. CT or sweat-produciug fail being suffered to mar the primitive glory of the harvest. A herd of horses and cattle is turned in to tramp the grain and chaff asun. der; after whicE. taking advan. tage of windy day, the women winnow it with baskets. As soon as ready for market if i, sold
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DAVID NEAHR. Main Stree Ysms- Ar 40 California Street, G.. 7rsacises
 Wholesale and Retail Dealer in GENERAL MsacxAxp.ss. Invites attention to the best selected and most complete stock ever offered h
 this market. consisting n
 part os Grocer,ss, Proviaensl 'aS Wines and Liquors, cigsrs aadk 2
 Tobacco, EAsawarslX
 Tinwars, creekssy, MinsrS Tools. Sporting sssAss
 wAgon-Lumbsr. ssA.
 and c ENT9' FURNISHING GOODS. Dry Goods, Fancy aoodsl :, Boots and Shoes. Clothing, And Is constantly and regularly receiv. ing fresh California products, eonsiatiux of Butter, Cheese, Bacon.
 Ham, Onions, Beans
 Barley Potatoes, Corn. Wheat Corn Meal Buckwheat Flour. California and Oregon Flour, Cutting & Co.'S. Canned Fruits, Vegetables
 etc. etc. etc. All of which is offered at prices which
 Defy Competition. Buyers will fad 1t to their interest to call and examine my stock before purchasing elsewhere.
 All merchsndise eonsignsd to my care will receive careful handling and be fur. warded with dispatch and by experienced freighters, at lowest market rates. Goods sold at greatly reduced rates. Highest prices paid for all Arizons pro- ducts.
 DAVID NEAHR.
The Arizona sentinel., 1879-06-21

Goods sold at greatly reduced rates, Highest prices paid for all AriIona pre- ducts.
 DAVID NEAHR.
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 CALL AND SEE THEM.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

chosen to live at La Crosse, or across tho
river from Winona, lest the fact of becoming
a resident of Minnesota should prove con-
tamination and disqualification. In fact we
don't know but it is discreditable to be a
resident of Minnesota if one expects to OBJ
tain any promotion.
The sooner the board resoinds such RI
diculous resolution the better. There should
be tho widest latitude given to select from,
and other things being equal resident OF
Minnesota should be given the preference
If competent man can be found within our
borders no outsiders should be considered.
A man who fills that position
should be identified with tho State and un-
derstand something of our wants and oul
people. There is Prof. Phelps, for instance
who probably did more than any one man tc
build up the Winona school, and who, with
| whatever failings he may possess, IS an ex
ceedingly competent man. AS he happens
| to be resident of Winona he would be OK,
cluded under this resolution, though prob
| ably his selection would advance the inter
ests of the school. The absurdity and in
| Justice of such resolution is too apparent
to require argument
When State organization formally ia
boos our own citizens it is time to protest
and protest emphatically. 4.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

The governor of Kansas has issued his
proclamation informing the world that none
of the negroes who are fleeing from the
South will be turned away from the hospit-
able doors of the people of that common
wealth. The governor may be right, but
there appears to be difference of opinion
on the subject The other day the mayor of
Leavenworth telegraphed to the mayor of
Atchison as follows:
LEAvENwoRTH, May 3, 1920 P. Mo the
Mayor of Atchison: Can you provide for more
refugees? Have some here and two boatloads
expected hourly. w. M. FoRTEsCUE, Mayor.
The response came right speedily as fol-
lows:
AToHIsoN, May 3.-To the Hon. w. NJ. Fortes
cue Mayor: No. We have all that the city
can provide for, and I respectfully hereby
notify you and the city of Leavenworth thai
the city of Atchison will hold you and YOU
city responsible for the paupers you sent here
yesterday. JOHN c. ToML1NsoN, Mayor.
From which it appears that all citizens Of
Kansas are not favorable to the scheme O.
making that State the haven of paupers
whether black or white.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

tho midst of it the water on the level ground in

tho midst of it the water on the level ground in
Main street was shoe deep.
Wabashaw Bulletin: One of the severest
thunder storms ever remembered, visited this
section Saturday night, May 10. A perfect
deluge OF rain fell, accompanied by heavy
peals OF the electric artillery.
st. Peter Tribune, May IA: Another heavy
shower of rain, accompanied by hail, visited us
Monday evening. and we understand that a few
miles northwest ofahere it did considerable
damage, breaking windows, glass, etc.
Pennington, Dakota County, Press: 1t
seems to be the general impression about here
that we have had plenty of rain, but doubtless
we shall have lots more Of 1t in this month,
with all the old-fashioned accomplishments.
Currie Pioneer: Several showers have
| thoroughly saturated the ground with mois-
ture so that no further fears need be enter
tanned that the grain will suffer from drouth.
Everything ut present looks favorable now for
| good crop.
LIE Sueur County Chronicle, May ID: On
Monday last severe hail storm visited Jordan,
Scott county, and Faribault and Morristown in
| klce county, and in several places in this
county hail fell. Fortunately crops were not
| sufficiently advanced to sustain serious injury
| from the storm.
Mantorville Express: A good rain fell in this
region on Friday night. Again on Saturday
night we had soaker. Light showers and
indications of more filed up the space until
tuesday about noon, when the bottom fell out
| OF the clouds and tremendous downfall o1
rain and hail was the result.
| Sauk Rapids Sentinel, May 13: During tht
past week the weather has been decidedly rainy
and large amount of moisture has fallen
| The heaviest rainfall occurred on Saturday
afternoon, when the water came down in tor
| rents. copious supply has fallen every day
since Thursday. The weather continues rainy
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
N MINNEAPOLIS NEWS
specially Reported for the DAILY Globe
MINNEAPoL1s GLOBELETs.

City council meeting Wednesday evening.
County commissioners special meeting this
morning.
Last week of the 'great revivalists' Steb-
bins and Pentecost.
Danitcs at the Academy Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
Many st. Paulites were looking over Minne-
apolis attractions yesterday.
Minneapolis Council No. 2, r. and A. NJ, reg
ular assembly this evening.
The fire committee of the city council will
meet at o'clock this afternoon,
franklin Steele, on Friday, paid $1,000
taxes on real estate, for the year 1879.
Sheriff Thompson was feeling better last
night, but is still in critical condition.
Excursionists to the lakes and rural resorts
returned to the city last evening unusually
sober.
The same saloons which are allowed, Sunday
after Sunday, to defy Rand's order with i'm
punity were open yesterday.
correspondent suggests subscription list
to make up that $2 800 which the school board
| proposes to rob the teachers of.
Street car rails have been placed along First
avenue, between Washington avenue and
Fourth street ready for forming track.
That there is an organized gang of thieves in
the city, is proven by the numerous burglaries
which have occurred in the last few days.
| Mrs. David Blakely gave $50 brick toward
paying off Plymouth church debt, yesterday,
and David INDUCED in 5000 in the same.
Ansen, the labor leech, gave 800 towarc
iquidating the debt on Plymouth church
blood money wrung from the labor of the dow1
trodden coopcrs
Livery teams were in demand yesterday, anl
the lakes were visited by an immense numbe
of people happy to get out among the tree
seven.
Plymouth church congregation did nobl
work yesterday. They subscribed the neces
sary $l1 900 to pay off the debt, and now M,
Stimson can preach with light heart and cas-
conscience.
Several hoodlums amused themselves durin:
church time last evening by despoiing fowe
gardens and breaking down shrubs. Som
beautiful ilacs were stripped of their fragranc
on Nicollet avenue, in the vicinity of Plymout
church.
At 7:30 o'clock last night M. G. Merlin a
arrested three hard looking citizens, who wer
lounging around Galloway & Kings office O.
First avenue north. Thoy all claimed to hav
come from St. Paul, but gave no account G
what they wanted or what they intended to d.
They will be examined to-day.
The man arrested in st. Paul for attempte'
outrage, and who gave the name of DR.. Taylo
will be remembered as the man who visite
Minneapolis last tall and gave several ''spiritu;
exhibitions" at Association Hall, and finall
left the city dead beating several boardin
house keepers. He is well known confdene
man, and is one of the worst dead beats ths
has struck this section of the country.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

The festive fly proved himself a great and
successful evangelist yesterday. He would
permit of no doing in the pews, for the
moment somnolence took possession of one
who had gone to the house of worship pre-
sumably for the purposes of instruction, the
busy little insect would proceed to tickle his
nose or inaugurate pedestrian tournament
on his bald pate. The result was that the
sermons were listened to with great atten-
ton, and the preachers were inspired with
the belief that fresh interest in religious
subjects had sprung up. They didn't know
the flv did il.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

HE House committee on agriculture has
reported with a favorable recommendation
the bill repeating the tax upon tobacco in
the hands of producers. The bill requires
that no farmer or planter shall be required
to pay special tax as dealer in leaf to-
bacco for selling tobacco of his own produc-
ton, or tobacco received by him as sent
from tenants who have produced tho same.
We trust the bill will not pass. 1t simply
opens another loophoie through which the
payment of taxes can be avoided. A man
may be construed to be tenant of another
and furnish him with tobacco enough to
supply dozen States, thus making the pre-
sumed s'landlord'' a dealer. The law in re-
lation to the sales of tobacco is we'll enough
as it is, and we trust that at the present
session of Congress there will be no amend
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

CoRB1N, who wanted to be Senator from
South Carolina, and subsequently made up
his mind to DO content with being chief
justice of Utah, has abandoned the latter
hope, and intends to return to South
Carolina, the indictments against him for the
customary trailties of carpet-baggers having
been dismissed. He says he will resume the
practice of law at Columbia, and hopes to
receive the patronage of old friends. The
GLOBE charges nothing for this ADVERTISE
ment, for it knows the old friends of the ex-
aspirant for official honors are mostly be-
hind prison bars, and couldn't, thereto re
contribute largely to his success.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
1JrNNESOTl EXCLUDED.

It has transpired that the Normal School
Board secretly resolved at their late meeting
to appoint no one who is now resident Of
Minnesota to fill the vacancy occasioned by
Prof. Morey declining the principalship of
the .Winona school, This is one of the
straneest proceedings on record. We can
only account for ii on the ground of coward
"a or lack of nerve to meet applicants. Why
person should be disqualified IRON hlhne
a position in this State because ne
is already resident OF Minnesota
is beyond comprehension. 1t would be
better and safer for the person who may be
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
dnot1ler BsGrDlta1.v.

The store at 103 Washington avenue south.
occupied by w. W. Savages as q second hand
store, was entered by burglars Saturday
night and robbed of watches and other goods
to the amount of $3.50. The thieves entered
by rear door and went out the same way.
The clerk reported the affair to the police yes
terday morning and stated to q GLOBE reporter
that Chief Munger simply said Good, by
Cd" 1t is supposed that the business was
done by the same gang that has been operating
in the city for the last few days.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
HarDer'S MaraZine.

The June number of Ha,per's Magazine is
the beginning of tho thirtieth year and fifty
ninth volume. The publishers have celebrated
the event by widening the columns, using a
larger, clearer type and increaeing the number
of pages. This has been the typographical i'm
provement. The subject matter of the maya
zine has long been so excellent that it is diff
cult to make any improvement in that direc-
| ton, and when we say that it fully sustains its
reputation we can find no higher commenda-
tiOn.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
II PacE of Sag, Heads.
I&t GIon6 Timoc

Verify these land Office people have many
minds on the same point. Pressnell, of the
Duluth Office, took Mr.. Poehler to task, in
the Pioneer Press, for certain statements in
his speech in regard to filing naturalization
papers in the land Offices before pre-emption,
etc. Then Owens, of the Taylors Falls
land Office, corrected Pressnell, telling him
he was in an error. And now comes Slat-
ten, of the Crookston Office, and tells them
that they are both wrong. We have come
to the conclusion that Poehler was right,
and that they are all pack of sap heads.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

A WASHINGTON newspaper asserts that
Senator Hampton has pleasant voice and
distinct articulation, and predicts that he
will win oratorical laurels on the floor of
the Senate. Judging from Hampton's con-
duct, however, he cares less for honors fol
himself than for justice to his people. Fol
the latter he will strive if the former come
he will accept them gratefully yet not osten-
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

The Chicago Times asserts that Clark
son N. Potter is not dead, but waiting for
a chance to jump into the political arena
as an anti-Tilden candidate for governor of
New York. The Times is unfortunately a
little off in this matter. Mr.. Potter, in
stead of being an opponent of Tilden, is
ono of his most enthusiastic supporters,
and if he enters the gubernational race at
all it will be for the purpose of assisting
Tilden to the Presidency.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

FURTHER contributions to the ''conscience
fund.- are chronicled by the treasury de-
partment. We are glad that quickened con.
sciences are coming into vogue onco more
But, by the way, what becomes of this
fund? It is not reported as among the
assets of the treasury, although it must
amount by this time to q considerable
amount. Can it be that some person will
less conscience than those who make resti
tuition has appropriated it to his own use?
Daily globe., 1879-05-19
AFTER all tho pothor about tho immense

AFTER all the pothor about tho immense
amounts of money that will be required
for the payment of arrearages of PENSIONS
it appears from statement of Secretary
Sherman that oil such claims will be paid
within twelvemonth, even if no extra pro
vision is made by Congress for the payment
of these obligations. "Ihe gigantic scheme
of robbery perpetrated by the Democratic
Congress- for the benefit of tho soldiers
does not appear to have impoverished th'
treasury greatly.
Daily globe., 1879-05-19

WE can fully endorse Mr.. Garfeld's re-
mark on Saturday that "What this country
needs most of all is that the Congress go
home.' Home is a good place to 60 to when
all the other places are shut up, and it is
about time that the doors of the capitol
were closed,