National Republican., 1880-09-22

have seen two Kinds OF large singing ants
about the size Of honey-bee, the posteriOrs
OF Which are scarlot-colored Oh one aud yell
low on the other They have stinger about
one-fourth OF an inch long, aud are very
tenacious Of life. Another insect is an enor.
nous wasp called the tarantula hawk. The
tarantula Is n giaut spider, aud some have
seen would span an ordinary tca.saucer. They
have legs about the size Of an ordinary goose
quill and body about an inch In diameter.
| The back part Of the body and legs is GOV.
cred with hair When one of these fellows
Is seen by tho big wasp there Is an attack
made upon Him at once. tho wasp darting
| unOn him In quick succession till lie Is slung
TO DEATH aud then he tugs away, dragging
him 10 his den, where the wasp deposits his
eggs in tie curcass OF the tarantuln, thus
making an incuDatng house. The rattle
snake has his enemy also IN an.
other snake that will attack him wherever
| opportunity offers. Tho rattlosnake seems not
to be poisonous 10 tho KILLER" and Is slain by
him quickly. The KILLER" is harmless, aud
! am told that 10 ono ever Kills them, us they
keen down the pesifcrous "rattlcr" Tho
ccntipede grows to largo size IN this country,
aud is very poisonous. IL II frequently soen
q balf inoh IN diameter and four or five inchcs
long In size. We came IN contact with scorp.
ions ut once; have killed over twenty OF thcm,
and havo learned to handle everything cnu'
ing without first examining II. There IL n
flying bodbug that puts In an appearance at
night, whose bite will annoy one for days We
have few small, hHli.5tarved floas aud mo-
squitocs, aud flies that will swarm around one
aud bite like horse.
The horned toads and Gila monsters are not
plenty, aud do no harm. In fact they aud the
LIZARDS that run about everywhere, destroy
many insects, aud are blessing to the coun-
try. One soon becomes accustomed to these
things, and think no more of them than Mex
leans do of shooting one another.
Florence might be made one of tho prettiost
towns in Arizona by u little enterprise and
capital. Considering the few years since this
was an open desert whore the town stands it
is wonder that it has grown to its present
proportions. We have three dry goods and
grocery stores, a bakery, meat shop, ten or
twelve saloons or stores where liquors are
sold, hotel, Chinese dining saloon, barber
shop, brewery, telegraph and signal station,
shoemaker, harness aud saddlcr shop, tin and
stove store, wheelwrght aud blacksmith shop,
postoilice and Wells, Fargo Il Co.'s express.
This being the county seat tho court house
aud Jail are here, aud the county officers make
this their home. We are blessed with several
lawyers but it being a healthy country with
little sickness aud very few natural deaths We
have but ono doctor. At present we have no
school teacher, and the tone of morals would
indicate that we had no church, but there Is II
little Spanish jesuit who keeps church here
for his own benefit, aud that isal. Whenever
there is a wedding or funeral our probate judge
does the business apparently to the satisfaction
Of all concerned.
have written enough for this time, and
will conclude by saying to those whose eyes
arc turned toward Arizona, just keep cool.
There are mines enough out here 10 go around,
aud / dou't want to excite you unnecessarily.
! am gathering up facts from various quarters,
aud one Of these days l will give you II letter
on mines aud mining. Ifany have money to
spend, come and take II look. l eau say to all
it's rough country, aud you won't like it;
but still, if you como you will be welcomed,
and there is chance for solid IN ilion.
Very respectfully, G.. Il. DALEY.