Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-09-14
PROSPEROUS RANCHERS
What Has Been Done cc the GiIa
 and San Pedro Rivers, ASoye Flor

Heading an article Up tie River the Florence Enterprise gives the fo!- lowing information about some of the ranches on the Gla and San Pedro their owners being we'll known in Tue son:
 Adjoining Mir Geo. Scott's place on the west side Of the San Pedro and un- def the same ditch is the ranch of D. c. and W. C. Selick, with good corn crops and some thirty acres of alfalfa.
 Adjoining them, on the same side, comes the governments wards, Els Kim In-Iin and followers, with about GO acres, equally divided on both sides of the river: not over 70 acres of corn and some melons were raised by the indians this year.
 Mir. Geo. Pusch hss on the west side 6f0 acres. This ranch is in c.Iu.re of Mir. Henry Feltman, a practical i,r,GGr. There Is more alfalfa to be seen here than on any other ranch in that section
 The ranch of Mir. Geo. F. Cook. has an ever flow of water which adds to its i'm pOrtance, as well as being located near tho mo lth of Aravaipa creek atfording goCd water facilities. Good crops of corn, onions. and cabbage have been raised tins year. Some 20 acres of al falfa is on the place and more will be put in.
 Sou,h of Dudleyville, and adjoining. is the new ranch of Mir. Theo. Bates. The mesquite timber is very heavy, re- quiriny all of TheOdore's ener0y to re- move 1t. So far fine fence has been built around a portion and a dwelling house commenced. Mrs. Bates has been selected to teach the Dudleyville school another term. \ better selection could not have been made.
 Mr. Peter R. Young and sons have fine land near the above ranch, with com fortable houses and fair crops
 Among the most practical and well to- do ranchers on the river, Oliver and Luc:en Swinaie come next. with leo acres each, with their land under good fences, partly down in alfalfa. good crops of corn, and largo stacks Of hay ready for an emergency when short 0f feed on the range for their fine band of horses and cattlq. Mr. Oliver Swingle's family Is now in California. Mrs. Lu- cien Swingle has entirely recoverol her health.
 Messrs. Chas. O'Den and Henry Schoshusen joined hands in taking out ditch for 20 acres. Both have lately Ouiit houses, fenced some land and rais- ed fair crops.
 At Mesaville. some nine miles above Dudleyville. Mir. J. \. Dodson and his son, D. R., have ranch of 4SO acres. located on one of the oldest ditches on the river. The land Is of the best class Some 90 acres is in alfalfa and loo in corn. Here as elsewhere on the river. complaint is made that there is no mar keU for what Is producted. and oyarpro- ductiOn would cause waste of energy A large band Of stock is run in connec- tion with this ranch.
 MT. Isaac Putnam place at the big c,t-onwood is supplied wi h water from the Aravaipa creek. Good crops of corn. 5hii and melons were raised this year.
 Up the Aravdipa creek, ;,t ali elevation les raDle in the summer months, Is To- cat( one of our Supervisors, E. w Childs, with band of stock A fev acres of land is titled for vegetables. 4 nice orchard is coming into fruit and here the peach Breaches it's perfection.
 Mir. Emil Kielburg and his father-in- law, J. w. Brandenber2. formerly of Pinal, are located near MT. Chills. They moved their former residence fiom Pi- nal and are comfortably housed. They have taken out ditch. cleared lan1 anC raised gcOd crops for Eeg;neers.
 Mir. ?. NJ. Gihson is in the same sec tion. Most Of his time has been devoted to raising vegetables. Some Of tine in st melons raised in the territory can be seen at his place. There i3 no b5tter country than the Aravaipi fer fruits and 
 The past year has been an expensive one for the repair of the dams on the river and loss in washing away of the iand. \ pile driver run by horse power could be had for about 500. The tim Der for the piling is in the mountains near by. and dam once put in by piling would remain for years on the San Pc 1ro, and again the banks could be pro tected against the changing currents If something is not done to protect the land against the raises of the river, the best lands will be found in the Gila val ley in the sweet bye and bye.