Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-09-29
Letter From Phenix.
PHENIx. A. T.. Sept. 27. IsS9

eyentful ones" life in PheniX at preseI " Is peculiarly happy. Nothing of an D" note has occurred since we have escape from the hateful scourace sf smallpOl
 and times III the Garden City gre neithe
 good nor very bad. True, there is ;" little squeeze just now Tn money mat VI ters, and business men are sOmewha 'e pushed for collections; but matters ar,
 fighting themselves rapidly, and there | ;" every indication of a bloom" during thi . fall and winter.
 The present tightness in the money ' market IS due partially to the strici ' quarantine put upon us by Prescott. Il : IS whispered too, that it has been to the interest of certain citizens here, to keep i up the smallpox scare" as long as pos !, sible, m order to keep Phenix in CO., : ventry, and thus prevent farmers from \ realizing the proper prices for their
 grain. To help this along, the capital . ists have, during the last month, refused to loan money at any price, thus making 1t impossible, or nearly so, for farmers
 to hold their grain for better prices. As a result, the merchants who have been carrying the farmers on the prospect of
 this years harvest, cannot get their mo-
 ney. However, Prescott has removed
 our quarantine and times are improving
 already.
 All business men are pleased with the
 news that We are to have a new Bank
 here very shortly; recognizing the well
 known fact that opposition Is the life
 Of trade" and trade Is the life of a com
 munity. It seems to be the general
 opinion that our present Bank has had
 rather ''sOft thIng" heretofore, and
 should gracefully acquiesce in sharing
 the large amount of business in that
 line which this Opulent valley affords.
 Alter all, comparing this clty with others lu Arizona, find that IL ranks
 them, even at present, in the amount of | business done and the amount If money | in circulation. In addition to this the
 sessions of the distnct court and the | grand jury are at hand, and nave mo C | | business before them than has ever yet
 been handled during one term of court ]
 n Mauc'pa county. | I met q man the other day-One of 1
 thosa statistic men. He had been tigur- |
 ing, and here is the result he came to: There will be of jurors, witnesses, | plaintiffs and defendants, nearly three |
 hundred, all from the outside To be |
 safely within bounds let us allow for |
 two and fifty strangers. Now each of |
 these strangers will spend at least Si |
 per day, glyIng us a result of Sl coo per | day put m circulation in this city. This
 sFf fu1l- Faaal FI. .Q
 ' irvited him to adjourn to tue Palace
 with me. He did so with alacrity, but
 to my great grief has never offered to return the compliment.
 As yet there has not been much social gryety here; but the cool weather Is ap- preaching and balls and parties will soon be m vogue. During the last two years PhPnix has made some wonderful strides towards the civilization of the 'old states" In the matter Of social meetings alone the fact Is very plainly proven. Now we have private parties at private houses. A year ago all, or nearly all, of ihe balls and sOclal meetings of any kind were held at public dance halls, and invItarIuus were issued almost in- discnminately. Formerly, very few had the means or rooms spacious enough ID which to entertain their friends. Now, with increasing prosperity, many of our old citI2er,s have built houses larger and more coumO iiJus, and prIyate invita- .Icu parties instead of public balls will ( be the fashion thls season. Last week a very pleasant party was held at the house of Nr. E. Meyer, and two nights { s.a,n q surprise" was given to NIT. and Mrs ,. F.. Patton.
 The fact that the German carp, fur .-l.y l. . h.. 4 done SO we'll in Salt rIver, is a matter of T among all the ciiizens of V Salt River Valley, and should be pleas- e ing news throughout the whole Terri } tory. Last week, when the Salt River V Valley Canal Co. shut off the water ] from their ditch, In order to clean it 2 out; many families and parties were to : the head of the ditch, to camp out, and . catch some Of the fish which are always left high and dry by the receding water. = Among the fishermen was Ihos. G. Il ,reenham, the Probate Judge of Mari n. copa county, the receiver and planter of the first fish sent to this county by a the Commissioner. The young fish arrived last spring, and be lost no time - ln distributing them among parties who wished tO raise them. They were from three to four inches in length; and he placed his share Tn q small pond which = be had constructed on the ranch of J. B Montgomery. Through the ignorance of ms Mexican rancherO, they escaped into the main ditch, and as the result show, they must have found their way into the river, and there propagated '. At the head of the ditch | h there were 3S carp taken, of an average weight Of four pounds apiece. Eleven .F 4h.saa fLr,r.r.b .4E. Greenham, were returned, uninjured, to I the river; sixteen were put into the carp [ pond of F. Gang, and the remainder A were eaten and pronounced excellent by all who tried them. The largest 'arp weighed SIX pounds. Good table ish are, or rather, have been very scarce in this Territory, but 1 venture to predict that in an other year Salt river will supply all parts of the Territory with "brain food" iB abundance
 The work on the new Court House is being pushed rapidly. When complet- d, this building will be an interesting and add much to the beauty of he town, The brick building of Ellis ,l C Co. is also nearing its completion and l ] [ Is rumored that one compartment of | r he building will be occupied by the | ai coming National Bank co
 Since my arrival l have noticed some o' cases which appeared before he Justices Court. There has been S, enough litigation here to keep times I2 lvely for the lawyers, but there was th 7ery little money involved. The latest 1 ls vas Q suit brought by N. Osborn, the m County Recorder, against Q MT Kirk re and, the former Recorder for this cOun- m y, tO recover fees collected by the lat us er while holding the office during the l r litigation which succeeded the contest ,d election of 1882 The case was de- ,ided by jury, and l was informed that Osborn got what certain well known got in Sonora. l failed to .. understand the meaning of my inform ] - mt, but 1t seems to be the opinion that \ Osborn got what he deserved.
 The CITIZEN IS Tn great demand in his city. Every morning there is a -ush for 1t on the arrival of the early | T nail The editorials of the 20th and | ! 18th ut. also the letter of Mir Chillson Ii nave attracted much attention here. as n ye have many cattle here, and Mari H 'Opa can show thousands of acres of Ti good grazing land which will be occu- t pied as soon as they can be had at a ai price. In the near future. he raising of cattle will be the chief - interest in Arizona; but at the present Government prices for land, 1t is i'm possible for stockholders to invest. It s the humble opinion of your cores oOndent that the grazing interests of his territory will, in time, far surpass he mining interests. but that for sucb