The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-02-07
In FAR SNOWFLAKE
And Some of the Other Settle.
mentS in Arizona.
POLITICS AND WATER DAMS
The Floods of Last Year. and the Results
A Mixed Ticket-The MOrm0ns Vote
for the Best Men.

SNOWFLAKE, Arizona, Jan. 20, 1891
Correspondence of THE HERALD].-In
reading Utah newspapers, we find descrip-
tions of many locations where 1T is stated
that good and permanent homes can be OBJ
tanned at nominal prices; and setting forth
the many natural advantages that each par
ticular location possesses. Now, this is all
very well when the facts are set forth as
they really exist, so that parties who
are really DESTROYS of changing their
location can depend upon the conditions
as presented to them, and shape their
course accordingly. But alas! how often
they find themselves deceived.
We are located on the principal thorough
fare through this section of country, and
much of the travel to Mexico, Salt River
and ella settlements pass through this
way; as also all freight to Fort Apache.
The Mormon settlers, as rule, raise suf-
ticient cgrain for home consumption, and
supply considerable oats and barley to
Fort Apache. Grain is IL cents per pound
in Round valley and vicinity, and 2 cents
here. All the surplus grain of this place
is used in the local freight business. The
floods of last year were more or less disas-
trous to US, especially at Woodruff. where
the dam was swept away twice within a
year. Some of the settlers of that place
have become discouraged and are moving
away, but few determined ones are work
ing up plans for a new dam.
Snowflake and Taylor consolidated their
water interests last season, and having to
make considerable new ditch and new
dam, the water tax was about So per acre.
Several of our citizens are intending to
experiment with irrigation pumps as most
of our best land, is not under the ditch
We also have what is supposed to be an
n 40, %
TO thirty feet below the surface. Should
this method Of irrigation prove success
there is no doubt about the development OF
Apache county.
Our election matters caused little ripple
of excitement and several aspirants fol-
office gave US a call, anC
endeavored to show cause why we
should vote for them; but with the excep
ton OF causing US little amusement il
made but little difference in the vote, as il
was generally expressed that the best mel
would receive our suffrage regardless Of
party lines. The Democratic party pre-
sented some good names, and their nomi
nees were elected, except in the case o.
sheriff and one of the county supervisors
in which cases the Republican nominee:
were preferred.
We also voted upon change of county
seat to Holbrook, but failed for the usua
cause-lack of votes.
Your gentIemanly agent, now in oul
town, informs me that breyity is one o.
your prevailing virtues. so we concluded
to substitute your SEMI-WEEKLY for some
eastern papers. l think your paper viii
take fairly well in Arizona.
Our school laws are giving very gooC
satisfaction; most of the districts in thi.
county will be enabled to continue schoo
for eight or nine months this school wear
AL schools are free. A SUBSCRIBER.
The HERALD will be pleased to receiv,
news items of interest to its subscribers il
Arizona. All such interesting notes a
those above will be given prompt publica
ton.