The Phoenix herald., 1879-06-28
SCOUTING SOUTHWARK.
The "Herald" Once More on Its
 Travels.
Visits Florence, Tucson
 and Picket Post.
The Former Dull but the Two
 Latter Very Lively.

Leaving Maricopa by train we went to Casa Grande and thence by Kearns
 & Grifith's stages to Florence. This line is supplied with excellent stock and fine, handsome Concord coaches, and we doubt if it is excelled in the United States. At
 FLORENCE
 We found everything very quiet 4 larger portion of the population is | Mexican and it is therefore difficult to estimate its number, but to the casual observer we should estimate the number in the neighborhood of 1000. It is the seat of Pinal county, which naturally brings it considera- ble business. It is the center of trade Of a large area of central and eastern Arizona. In its immediate neighbor- h ood is large and fertile valley Ome fifteen or twenty miles in length by from three to eight miles in width, that is we'll occupied by agricultur- ists, and where irrigation is practica- ble, most abundant crops, of every thing grown in a semi-tropical or mperate climates, are produced. The town IS well watered from nu- merous dceQui0S from the Gila, giv- ing opportunities for cultivating the gardens and nourshing the m any trees which have been planted along the streets. These, with the streams of water running through the stree;s give an air of comfort and cheerful ness that render this town very at- tractive.
 The principle stores are kept by J. Collingwood & Co, J. Guindanni & Go. and Buckalew & Ochoa. This latter firm will shortly move into moro commoClious quarters, the large building of J. c. Loss being refited for them. The Cosmopolitan Hotel is kept by MT. Bilike, and is not sur passed by any institution of the kind in the Territory. The saloon and all 
 A few hours ride brought us to
 PICKET POST.
 A village containing a population bout as large as Florence, and with a great deal more life than that place The backbone of this place at present is the Silver King Mining Company. Pans and settlers are being put in pO- sition in their mill and in short time will be in working order. Years ago, during Indian times, Gen. Stone man had his headquarters at Pinat Ranch and established an outpost az Queens Creek. Little was then known of the mineral wealth that beneath the gronud. The town at present rate of progress will be larger than Florence in short time. The business men are all lib eral and enterprising and anticipate a bright future. The town is sup piled with barber, butcher, brewery. saloons and stores, assay office and blacksmith shop. Goldman & CO. of this city have branch store in charge of Leo Goldman. E. o. Stan on is mana ging the affairs of D. A. Dall; G. Shamp keeps the only hotel. Owing to the check system of pay nent earned on by the King Co. money is very scarce. Eeaving Pick t Post in the morning we returned O Florence and thence to
 TUCSON
 Where we arrived at 2 o'clock tho afternoon. We found this ity larger than expected. The populs- ion must be in the Deighborhood of ight or ten thousand people, large of whom are Mexicans. his is the outfitfing point for the tombstone and other rica districts n that section The town is filed fith strangers and much activity and ustle is seen on every hand. We ere very courteously received by the lembers of the journalistic profess n. To Mr John Wasson, Surveyor eneral, we are indebted, for much regarding that section. 'ur stay was only day, but we ex- ect shortly to revisit Tucson and the oh mineral country adjacent there