The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-04-06
ARIZONA.
An Interesting Letter From a
Herald Correspondent.
What Grows There.
CENTRAL SaITHviLLE,
A1I7O1A TooL Jo.L 1904

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Perhaps there are people in the
settlements Of Utah Who would like
to hear through your columns what
kind of q climate We have in this
part of Arizons, etc. There are three
seasons in the year here, Spring,
Summer aud Autumn. In having
these beautiful seasons, farmers are
enabled 10 cultivate and make i'm
provements on their farms and or
chsrds all the year round. Tte:e ia
no ed of loafers here. The soil o..
this valley is very rich and fertile; in
fact in my own estimation this valley
is equal to any valley in Utah, for
ITS fertile soil and healthful climate
There is plenty of mesquite wood 10
the valley. and it is no trouble to haul
four or FIVE loads day. The water
facilities for irriga ing. etc. ARE equal
to most of the beat farming districts
in Utah. and n the course OF very
short time I believe they will be
great deal better.
There is q rumor going about here,
that company of capitalists in this
Territory are talking about making q
canal alongside of the bench here,
extending from SolomonvilIe to Smith.
vile. The distance between these
two points is Is miles. II this canal
is cut it will bring thousands of acres
OF land more under cultivation.
Solomonville 10 the county seat of
Graham Co IL miles east OF Central,
Smitbvllle ia far ahead of Solomon
vile in population and everything
else, bat Central | believe before long
will surpsss them both if it stiN CON-
tinues to flourish the same as it has
done in the past six months. There
have been great many farms bought
here during the past three months,
and several large farmers fgom Juab
Co, have been On visit to this
place. and have bought farms. Three
OF them are DOW working them, and
the Others started for home yesterday,
hey Will return here this coming fail
with their families. II this company
of capitalists do net sGild this canal
lit would be a fine iuveetment for
8 company OF capitalists in Salt Lake
City to invest their means in. In
fact do not know where they ecu d
put their means to better advantage.
There is a large grist mill five neiIes
eaet of here at Stafford, and Mr..
Campbell has taken it on a lease for
Ave years. He is number one MILL
wright end first class miller.
We have one cav mill here On the
mountains and another fine steam
saw mill now being erected This
mill will commence saving in a few
days. There are five owners ia this
mill. The following are the names:
81. Weech, J. Cliff, Mr.. Bruce, J.
Moody and James McNeal. I have
just received the sad and melancholy
news of the death caused by drown.
ing of James McsNiel,a native of Scot
land, who came to this valley little
over a year ago. While endeavoring
to cross the river about TWO mlles
above here with his team 10 CO npany
with friend whose name is Bach
man the team suddenly slapped IN
the centre OF the river, the river being
very high caased through the late
ram storms, tue wagon turned over
and both OF the young men prscipi-
tated into the wafer. Mr.. a. Bach
man after great deal of trouble WAS
exhausted when he reached the
banks OF the river. He states the
last he saw OF his friend was when he
dropped into the water between the
team.
Graham County, which sGjoins
PiRsl on the east and embraces the
upper ella river, has the finest farm
ing lands 10 the Territory. Il is esti.
mated that along the CHA and it's
tributaries in this county there are
over 10000 acres of fertile land
which oan be brought under cultiya.
ton. As nearly one-fourth of Graham
County is included IN the San Ca-los
Indian reser walton, come of its richest
lands along the San Carlos, Bonita,
Eagle Greek and other tributaries OF
the ella are occupied by these sava-
ges and closed against the industrious
settlers. The county is well watered,
having besides the ella the Francis
San Carlos: Blue Bonita and the nu-
merous springs which bubble out at |
toe toet of the Graham Mountains
and find an underground channel to |
the sG.la. Every inch of this vsllt y |
is capable OF producing magnificent |
crops of grain. fruit and vegetables.
This fine valley was ones densely pop
ulated and every foot OF it brought
under cultivation. The ruins OF towns
and the traces Of large canals are get |
visible in every direction. OF this
fertile land only about 6 000 acres are
at present under cultivation. Several
canals have been taken out and it ie
estimated that they carry water SUI
6oient to irrigate three times the area
now reclaimed.
The yield per acre is exceptionally
large. Barley gives from thirty to |
forty bushels, wheat about the same, |
and corn from thirty 70 fifty. Corn ia |