The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1881-01-02
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W.T. HrrrJ E1nnL
Doctor I0pis Terry. the "Eninent
Traveller" at lengsn broken his
hermsiieal 81. AMI FROM tho wilds Of
triINAsendh - folio&ip Historical
Sc,etS the RrekA Sesnset
"IrAdfs1n TSbo % the 18th Of
govsabss ape hIrivsd Al ehesiI. Salt
River Wiley. ih'tvshty.sif days. After
= very pleasant trip across the country
Of oyss 500 miles. as far os I have seen.
Arizona is no: so bad a country as it
has been reported to be. Some parts
ARE really - fac farming county, csn
pauus :sycrably With California ia
every respect; soil and cliu ate suitable
to produce Sufficient srsiu to supply ~
large population, lpdeed 1 waa kus
prised 10 fDd such rich land ia the Salt
River aud Gil. Valleys. with Gn ubuud.
ant supply Of water for nll farming pur.
poses. The Gila and Salt River Val.
leys are equal to the Sacramento Val
ley and others in California. Every
kind OF fruit is abundant abcut Pbenix.
Ercn crage trees havs proved a success.
and a few years hence. will be ono
Of the finest valleys in the world fully
eqnalling Santa Clara.
This is an old Mexican pueblo. tits
built like all Mexican towns, with
adobe Gnd tho stttcts running every
way and ~aboanding in dirt aud fI,k.
II is situated on the Santa Cruz. Just
above ills place tho river sinks for
many miles, to enter by IL sub;eranean
channel into the ella river near Mai
copa Wells. Tie Jesuit Fathers had
raised the symbol Of Christianity and
erected houses OF worship among the
savage tribes in tho very center o. n
wilderness. Some nice residences are
building near the depot. Is the streets
here arc laid out III American STYLE,
most of the old huildirgsnre torn down.
At the prcs.n Mt day they arc drmuraliz.
ing the old Mexican barracks, where
soldiers were quartcrcd a century mgo.
Th" population is like mos. Of our Cal.
itornia towns. In carly times they had
gambling houses like those of 10, from
monte TO poker dice. and like all towns
on the Pacific Coas. the hand of tho
old Californian is to be seen. Nevada
Is we'll represented here. You come
across people here you have thought
dead 20 years ago. Many old FOUNDERS
like myself with blooming nose)
from the Base Range.
hardly know what everybody is going
to do here. BY the arrivals il seems that
everybody is coming. II a mar can get
anything to do at all be had better lie.
min wherever he is. as this place il
already overrun with all kinds Of lubor-
ing men. Wages are low here. You
will have 10 compete with Mexican In.
hor at n dollar n day; boarding yourself.
Mechanics are getting from 81 to So
per day when is work is found. The
fact is, if you get two meals per day
with an occasional snoot of whisky r;
the Base Range you had better remain
until something more is }found. n
As for myself, this country is too
healthy. A poorer county I could not
have found for my business. Medical
mon and lawyers are plentiful here. How
they manage to extract an existence is
more than l can see. Some of them
lave not felt the roughness of a dollar
for many days. The chances with me
are on the small end OF the horn. 1
am thinking already of that country
'north"ard.' with a cool prospect of
punching the breeze all the way TO tho
Base Range"
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