Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-09-12
FLORENCE.
Fine Mines and Farming
Lands.
DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.
Instances Of Thrift, Enterprise
and Prosperity.
Casa Grands's Sig Enterprises
Soon to be Pushed TO
Completion.
DEVELOPMENT REQUIRED.

4 flying visit To Florence yesterday
revealed to me the gratifying intelli-
gence that the quiet business season of
that town. which is incident to most of
Arizona during the summer months, Is
soon to Oe exchanged for one OF greater
activity IN trade. | was informed by G..
III. Pogue, vice-president and superin-
tendent of the Florence Canal Co., that
active operations will be commenced
about the middle OF September on the
new dam, and that from $4,000 to S20,-
600 would be required TO complete IT.
This sum, or most OF it, will be put IN
CIRCULATION among Florence people. l
also learned from Judge Reymeit, local
agent for the Reymert Mining Co., that
bright prospects prevail regarding the
revival of mining operations at the Rey-
inert commencing about October LIST
The closing down OF this mine some
months ago was a blow that affected
very percsptibly the trade of Pinal's
county seat. There are a number of
camps in this neighborhood, which have
fine prospects, and hopes are entertain
ed that mining activity will soon be re-
newed in many of them now idle.
j. NJ. Ocnoa, who has the Hamilton
and the Victoria mines bonded, is now
developing with encouraging results.
Specimens Of ore from them, which I
saw, resemble the valuable ore taken
from the Mammoth mine in this county.
Mr.. Ochoa informed me that Tom Haley
is developing his copper property, and
that the mine now looks very promis-
ing.
Thos. f. Weedin had just left for his
placer claims in the Riverside district to
make a trial of his newly invented
gold washing machine. 1t is a we'll
known fact that the Mexicans have
made wages along the river in this dis
trict for years past, and it Is believed
that with some machine better adapted
to the purpose of saving the gold, AID
doing the work more expeditiously, as
we'll as economically than the ordinary
methods, good returns will De realized
from this source and thereby considera-
bly, more money put in circulation.
Judge Summers, whose mature Judge
ment, coupled with the advantage of 10
years residence IN the making his opin-
ion valuable, stated the situation OF af-
fairs around Florence quite clearly, and
be briefly pointed out what he conceiv
ed to be q proper remedy. His opinion
is that the lions share of Piuafs future
growth and prosperity depends upon
the reclamation of her fertile valley
lands, and that to accomplish this eff
fectually the prof. osed great storage
reservoir, some % miles above Florence
should be built as speedily as possible
From this source sufficient water may
be had to irrigate upwards of 1,0O0,OU0
acres OF as fine land as the world ever
saw. Let this movement be set on foot
Oy capitalists with an earnestness that
Will leave no room for doubt of its
thorough consummation, and speedily
every acre will be brought under the
pillow; many thousands OF immigrants
will flock hither and happy and prosper
Gus homes Will spring up where now
naught but desert waste meets the
eye Of the beholder.
The fear of lack of water sufficient
to ir-igate places heretofore cultivated
deferred many from planting crops this
year. The fSar was grounded upon the
circumstances of the last springs food
washing out the Florence canal dam
and the uncertainty of Its being restor-
ed promptly. Those who planted N
faith are now reaping abundantly and
the immense crops OF vegetables, fruit,
hay and grain in such instances repeat
the proof once more of soil and elm
ate uDeXcelled.
Accepting seat by NJ. w. Harter on
his sulky hltcued to one of his brag
trotteTs, We took an afternoons whirl
through the best settled portion Of the
valley surrounding Florence, passing
many pleasant homes where owners may
experience the satisfaction Of reclining
beneath the shade of their own vine
and fig trees. Among the places we
passed along the smiling valley and
noted as exceptionally attractive were
those of Hon. p. f. Brady, NJ. w.
Harter. and eX-Supervisor Campbell.
One of the earliest settled and best Im-
proved ranches in the neighborhood is
that OF DIR. Harsey, one ana half miles
west of town. The manager, Il. L.
Graham, who is very practical man
and experienced in agriculture and
horticulture in the Salt river valley, has
no hesitancy in venturiDg the opinion
that the country around Florence will
be found To excel the former as a fruit
growing district when once such system
attic attention is applied to it as is the
case around Pheniy.
Another place worthy of notice is that
or j. b. Remy, one mile east of town
As the result Uf l. years labor Mr.
Remy and his good wife have a delight
full home empowered amid almost every
variety of tree, shrub and vine. OF bis
100 acre homestead - acres are IN bear
ing fruit trees and vines, from which he
supplies a good share of the loca. trade,
besides making considerable wine year
~. His bank account has also been in
creased by a monopoly OF the milk
trade which he secured on account of
the purity and richness of the tactical
fluid he dispenses to his customers. He
lives some distance from the river and
never uses a skinner.
Among the most urgent needs of
Florence is branch railroad FROM tbG
Southern Pacific railroad, which could
be most cheaply constructed, and should
not fail to pay we'll in short time
without robbing the community as
many of such lines are in the habit of
doing. The distance would be less than
80 miles with little or no grading neces-
ssry. Such an enterprise would in
brief period open up this immense
fertile section TO agriculture and horti-
culture, besides affordiDe a stimulus to
mining never before realized in Pinal