The Arizona sentinel., 1888-11-24
Stray Thoughts.


under date of Nov. 18th, published in the
California Pacific Rural Press of the 18th
inst, the following item appears: eve
had cold enough one night last week to kill
most of the grape vihes in the valley. Ice
formed in dishes around the pump"
What "a contrast this is to the climate of
our ''snn kissed land" Here not vestige
of frost. and the lowest register of the ther-
mometer at o'clock in the morning AZ deg.
As is we'll known, Vaca valley is the favor
ed spot from whence comes the earliest
fruits in the San Francisco market, and
where bearing orchards and vineyards COM
mand from 5000 to $1,000 per acre. The
summers there are as warm as those of Ari-
iona, at which so many Californians rail
with bitter vituperation. Vaca valley is
weeks earlier with all the deciduous fruits
than Southern California, yet, early as it is,
it is six weeks behind Yuma in the ripening
of those productions. This is an uncontro-
vertible fact and as fact worth millions
to US.
The immigrants of which spoke last
week arrived at Aztec last Saturday morn
ing, and before night they had their large
gospel tent raised and preparations made
for holding divine services on Sunday.
For the first time since the creation, son %
of praise and thanksgiving were heard
echoing across those desert wastes on that
quiet Sabbath morn, the Rev. Mr.. Hagerty
officiating. In the afternoon Sabbath
sch. oil was held, the gentlemanly and cour.
teous agent at Texas Hill being one of the
interested participants. 1t is safe to pre-.
dict success to such body of people, who
come into strang; land bringing with them
their home belongings and deeply cherished
institutions. Yuma county can not be 9th
erwise than beneicially affected by such
class of settlers, saying nothing about the |
worldly wealth they bring to enrich the |
The wealth of soul here manifest |
is worth more than the dross of earth that |
mortal man is so prone to grasp after, too
often at the sacrifice OF principle and honor.
They are now busy with preparations for
building on their homesteads near the old
stan wix stage station on the river bottom,
Your correspondent had the pleasure OF
accompany ing thirteen of them, on Satur.
lay, in their special Car from Tucson to
Phoenix and escoraiug them thence to Tenn.
pc and Mesa City to see " hat industry and
The intelligent use OF water has done for an
lrid desert waste. Their admiration was
lnbounded when they saw those great en-
srald alfalfa fields upon hich were grazing
thousands of cattle, and the orchards ard
Vineyards, which are only equalled by the
inest in California. In the evening they
listed the city hall, in Phoenix, and saw
The magnificent display of preserved fruits
low on exhibition. In this display, which
8 marvellous. was single bunch of dates
Weighing seventeen pounds, grown upon the
historical tree standing in the grounds OF
Col. Hatch, four miles north of Phoenix.
It is preserved in alcohol and good for years
o come. They also had the pleasure o.
licking from the tree and eating ripe peach.
s, also figs, almonds and pears. With
oses in their button-holes, gathered in the
rounds of that hospitable and genial gen
leman, H. H. Mcneil, the founder of that
nee able and influential journal, the Ari-
ona Gazette who is not, trust, unknown
o you, they took their denarture Sunday |
fternoon, and on Monday morning their
ar was side-tracked at Aztec with the txo
hich had preceded it. Thus the good
york goes on.
MORE ANON.
Chrystoval, A. T., Nov. 20, 1883.