National Republican., 1880-10-30
LIRE IN ARIZONA.
Sketches by our Arizona Correspondent

weather Which 50 charms people Into love for
Arizona, notwithstanding tho little else, except her
mineral wealth, that affords any attraction From
now until June IS said to be ono continuous spell
Of enjoyable, health giving wCnthcr-a clear at.
mospherc neither too cold nor too hot with occo-
slonal frcsts in winter bright skies sparkling star
III nights both glorious and fascinating. This Is
the beginning Of the second season for garden veg
otablos, with which we are now being supplied.
Our Chiu0mens gardens are looking well, and we
soon expect TO be furnished with green peas corn,
bcets radshcs lettuce. onions, etc., which IN the
east are out OF season.
THE RAINY SEASON HAS COME AND GONE,
aud although VIC got but few light showers,
the water fell IN such quantities all about
US, especially in the mountains to the east Of us,
that the ella river now has plenty of water In her
bed and the irrigating bitches arc ull from which
little streams run through our streets pleasant 10
behold and usciul 10 our Mexican washerwomen.
IL may not be known so you that the eastern FASH
ION of washing In tubs and on wash-boards has
not found It's way down among THIS primitive peo-
Pile. If river Is accessible that affords generous
wnsh-lub iu lieu OF that the rrgating bitches are
sought aud when these arc dry any stagnant pool
serves the purpose
now THEY WASH
a stone or block Of wood IS commonly used
TO wash on and instead of boiling the clothes
the Mexican women viii squat by the river.
ditch or pool, aud by constant lifting and
block of wood dipping IN the water and
soaping them, they manage TO extinct the
dirt quite thoroughly but only ailer n long,
tedious effort, and an exiravngant waste Of
soap mud labor. For Mexican to do wishing af-
ter the modern fashion would subject her 10 rldi-
Cule among her kind, aud sho therefore prefers the
old way she was born 20. So It is In everything
pertaining to household work. They live without
houses or furniture, aud in the most inexpensive
manner conceivable TO one brought up In the
states. II Is said that n couple
MAY 90 TO HOUsE. .KEEpTNG
with an outfit consisting OF Sheep.skn, a
wn!orlar and piece OF shcet-iron two feet square.
The skin ailord$a comfortable scat, the jar con.
tnns II supply pt water aud the shcotrOn Is used
for stove. Three or -four adobe bricks ure so ar.
ranged as to be covered with the Shcetiron, under
which fire Is kiudlcd. The shecp.skin Is spread
ON the ground near II, on which the wife sits in
Turkish fashion during the preparation of meal,
which generally consists of a few beans,
peppers, sometimes n littlo meat all mi xed
and cooked In dish OF Indian pottery, placed OIL
n bed Of live Goals When this is sufficiently
cooked 1t being In the shape Of soup, little flour
is added, giving II the consistency requisite to Il
ready manipulation when served In one common
dish aud eaten without knife Or fork or spoon.
ToRTmLAs
Before the meal begins. the cook, seated by her
sheet-ron stove with u dish Of dough, commences
to bake her "tOrtlns." made by happing hand
iul ofdough back and forth on her hands till as
thin rs paste board and as big ms n drum-hoad,
which she losses on 10 tho hot iron and quickly
turns with her fingers When she has worked OIL
large stock OF those ''torllas, the family sit In
u circle on the ground around the pile OF these
aud dish Of bean soup, which they eat by tearing
on bits of "tOrtla" and so rolling them as TO form
n scoop holding about q mouthfu, by which they
each dip from one dish, feeding themselves with
no Instruments other than such as they make out
of the food they cat. This rude simplicity
in preparing meals and eating them and the
houses in which they live which are IN Spanish,
called "lnCals (hah-caD made o sta es and bushes
aud covered with earth, will convey partial idea
OF the kind ofcvizatiOn to which this people have
advanced through the instrumcntalty ofthe con
quering Spanard and the Romish priest They have
| no literature, no books papers or magazines, and
nro mostly too ignorant TO read or write.
THEIR LANGUAGE
is mixture of Spanish and Indian, and they
have been taught by the priests TO distrust our
American civilization and to reject our language
and yet they claim the rights and franchises ofctl
zens Of the United states. As an illustration OF the
stupidity OF these people, gentleman who was
stopping at the hotel asked Mexican waiter If he
| could not find him II horned toad Being ut din
ner the witter supposed he wanted the toad served
| up probably OIL tonst and started nt once for the
| kitchen, much TO the amusement OF the guests.
| Horned toad on toast was new dish, and al
though 1t might do for Mexican, Judge smith
concluded not to insist ON such luxury. 1t
| Is surprising that such stupidity and ignorance
can be endured by Intelligent, English-speak ing
people, Bot there are many who imagine they
have gained n wonderful acquisition by learning
| q few words of the mongrGl speech OF the natives
and using them in the place of pure English, by
| 50 doing the MeScans maintnin their language
and customs, because they are not required 10
move out OF their tracks to get along with the new
civilization. They even hold the people to their
| terms in the
| USE OF MONEY,
and to a considerable extent compel the sub
| stitition of MeXican coins for those of the
| United States. The money used here is very
much like the people, mongrel currency
Coins from chill, Peru, Central America, Mex
| China all circulate here. We need to have more
silver sent down here, particularly small change
Nothing under five cents Is used and this coin I.
| and thrpp-penI DinppS gllpulI la
sent here by the bushel. No people as poor Us
| these natives can afford 10 lose cent. The meg
chants aud tIadespeOpo are largely the
gamers by dealing without small change
and they never fail to take advantage oi
their opportunities for making a cent in
giving change. There is q kind Of reckless ex.
Ilayagancc INDUCED In by most of the people who
come here very few of whom can afford It any
more than the masses Of the people east II Is a
an empty pocket. [ have noticed marked dis
position to be wasteful, whereas OF all places in
| the world where economy should be practieed,
| this, or any new country, is the place.
UPS AND DOWNS
| Two years ago young follow who hos been the no
tel bartender Of Florence was worth 100000. Be-
cause he had one good mine which ho sold for this
snug fortune, he thought he could get plenty more
soSquandered his money, and is now a day laborer
Fortunes present themselves not often to the same
individual. When once in possession of one II Is
have nj sorts aiid kinds OF people-somc who have
| had and lost aud others i'll high expectation OF
realizing fortunes from tho sale Of mines
A few days ago
SILVER KING" FREIGHT TEAM
stopped on the street. II curiosity of IL
self Three immense wagons coupled together
and drawn by nine spans of heavy mules. | en-
braced the opportunity OF looking into these huge
covered wagons aud OF ascertGining the character
and amount Of freight aboard. There were 230Ol
pounds Of concentrations and rich ores In canvas
| sacks slowed away In these wagons destined iul
San Francisco. In this fashion the silver King
Is Welding up her treasures probably the most pro
lifc silver mine In the world. Some of the Spcci
mems have seen are murYcls OF beauty and won
| dcriu in richness. IL is possible that other mines
| may develop into the rlchness Of silver KING
| but this surpasscs everything known on this con
and will invite your attention TO what seems to me
TO be a foolish and most absurd praCtgeNll through
| this countryside use Of spanish terms aud names
| Like the simpletOuiNn Childishness of many
| writer's nowadays, spntcrng their pages with
| French and Latin words aud phrases 10 make
| show OF learning more than the rest OF
| the world this botChing our Biographies
and maps with
SPANISH WORDS AND FORMS
is disgusting The whole Pacific coast has been cor
| ruDted by shallOw-pnted greatness. The people OF
| these United States claim TO be an EngllSh-SpeAk.
! ing people and our common SCHOOLS and seats OF
| learning are English, not Indian or Spanish. II
| foreign ierms must be used In the mapping out OF
| our country they should be 0ugiczed, that every
| American Scrool.boy and girl can understand and
| pronounce them. There is 10 sense in dropping
out our English to suit this semi.ciyilzed mOngrel
| population, and entaling on pOserity a foreign
| Nomenclature for allth section OF country Just
| to plense the vanity of some one who presimes Ia
| be above ordinary murtnls by having acquired a
| smaitering of spanish
| IL is with this as with other things-too many
| come here leaving their civilization morals aud
| hounstV hpliul and stpD RIGHT dDNn thn ho hIts