Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-09-05
CHA BEND.
Its Business Advantages and
Future Prospects.
BIG IRRIGATION PROJECTS
The Paradise Of the Fruit Grower
and Farmer.
Over 10000 a eros ofValuab1s Land
Reolaimed-Indu to Inn
migrants.

On my return trip from Yuma spen
one day, August 18th, at Glla Bend
putting up" at the f;eedy house, wher'
oil railway passengers, both east anC
vest bound, get good breakfast. Her,
| soon made the acquairt lance Of Dsnie
Murphy, the postmaster, and an interest
ed party ID the ella Bend townsite. con
sisting OF l6O acree. The other partner,
are Judge w. II. Barnes and j. II. Mar
TN Of Tucson. The site is divided into
S25 lots, % feet front, and 80 feet deep
.yith - ieet alleys Four streets are iO(
feet, the baiacce 80 feet. In anticipa.
lion OF the division of Maricopa county
with ella Bend as the county seat OF
the new county, square is set apart
for the court house. Corner lots are
held at $3.50 and inside lots $50. Tfe
choice will be given ct these figures to
shy who will build up on their purchase
at once, object being to set actual
ettlers. Mr.. Murphy is tbusiaEtic in
mis- comments upon the pleasant and
| -alubrious climate Of CHA Bend. The
[! altitude is about go feet, and the popu-
I\rion about LOO. The owners of stores
NJ Messrs. Caruthers, Pomeroy, and one
or two smaller ones.
| d. Noonan, was the first settler, COM
ing here IN $780, He has done q good
work IN planting on. aud caring for
fruit trees SO that today bs has sur
ounding his place miniature tropical
forest, embracing lime, lemon, orange.
| fig, olive, ounce, pomegranate, and other
Kinds of fruit being in full bearing, be
| sides variety of ornamental shru bbery
Of q tropical character. His place, ano
that Of j. c. Rawley's furnish all the
proof necessary tina. this is paradise
Tor the fruit grower.
Those wishing TO make particular in
quiries concerning the country, and the
opportunities open to settlers, will fad
). E. Hazard the man to apply to, he
| oeing in the real estate business. and
consequently well posted on such quss-
lions, AID will take pleasure in furnish
ng such facts as may be desired 10y 10
| tending settlers.
One the largest enterprises ever al
empted for the reclamation Of arc
ands III southern Arizona is that Of tn.
IIla Beud Reservoir and IrrIgai ion Co.
| }, which h. L. Horton, IF New York, j.
% resident; Ex-Governor WoltieS, vic.
president aud general manager, organ
zed last year. The Arizona Conslruc-
ION Co., bHve taken the contract ri
;ompls ting the work, accepting the Cos
f CO. etruct'on IN the reservoir and ir-
Igting companys notes, payable with
interest IN two and three years. Tn.
lam site Is q miles north Of Gil Bend
It the pass vi the E,slrslla mountains
which 10 $50 feet wider. / he dam
lowever, viii b over 800 feet, bein:
sUnstructed III egnle NJ Of al arc. The
material is 10 be- timber and rock.
spruce piles are to he driven 20 fee,
below the b d IF the river for fouDda-
ton and the dam VIII be carried
70 feet ab0Ea low water mark.
/ he tuI, kne5s Of the dam proper vii
TIE 81 feet, filled solidly betwean
Ipper ana lover piling with rock. The
upp,r de of the da II WI be faced with
beet pi in. OF Oregon pine 4xl2 inchet
thick in addition To the regular pilIng.
N. G Gibson, the evil engineer VII.
as The ~ ora IL O Irce, estimates IN,
,ost OF the dan at out S15 600 but NJ.
expense of the canal Is not yet comput.
d, The top ri The dam is t , be cover.,
Nth sheet steel DOW being made 10 oI
i-r IN Kantas City. III ,ase OF grea
:eshets the surplus wafer would A.,
Yer the dam striki - two 40 foot aprons.
shooting the wa ~ harm :essly dow
he stream. The he dyaies are being
,iad,- Of s,Il. iron 1T KaLsas City, a..
vii be shipped from there on The 20
L September. There will be ta
eaogalrs SET III lii masonry Ies,n,
40 feet above him water mark. III
yeste gate will be so situated as TO a.
Nv surplus wa or 10 b. turned into M
river below the dan before reaching H.
~ und he dgate. The dam will bac.
VA or for distai CO Of four miles above
ne fal beng five feet 10 the mlls Fu
the first LOCO feet The canal will be- -
ct wide on the bottom, the balance o
he way II Re =. The area Of the d..u
between the .iam and Gala B-nd ia e.
timated at 4 200 acres. Whom ccm
pieted 10 Pa ed Rock, twenty mia,
below, over Iu0, 10 acres will be under
the canal. It. will require ahrut l,GU,
40 feet OF timber 10 complete the Ell
Ell rIse The time of completion l. o
definitely spe,ified, but II il expected
upp.y all spttlers above this place Il.
ime for next years crops. A large pe
cent of the material has arrived but H.
construction will not be commence
until everything is ready. and it can
pushed rapidly to completion.
ella end Is also the headQuar
rso 'hP East Riverside Causl Co
which covers $1,000 acres Of arabic land
The canal will intersect with tn.
bed Of the river. requiring no dam.
headgstes only be- ng used to prove.
overflows. The CO npauv is in,:oronra'e
with capital st OK OF 81 00OO Officers
ara L. II. Sabin. president: j. W, Dav
en- port, vice pres :,nt: VIM. J. Morgan
secretary; j. S. And-reua, TREASURER
Three miles Of anal are PRACTICAL,
completed, and alter right sold TO pay
for the building twelve miles mur-
Fourteen teams aoout twenty NIL
are now working, md the force will s'...
be increased. ter IIghIs Of % inches
sufficient for 40 a reg, are sold for $3.50,
giving purchaser the preference top.
for the same IN ! nor. From Tho lib-ra
inducements offe d by this company. ]
Am impress WIT the belief that this
one OF the best o 'rortunities offered i.
the establishment = colonies. Tneu
are now hut 6,00U acres under cultiva-
ton, about LOU entered, and fully 20,
600 more to settle. j. w. Davenpor.
aid others have orchards that ought IT,
convinca the - ost skeptical az TO III.
| adaptsoility OF this district for growing
| fine fruit.
Both the above schemes have the con.
| tidence OF the stockholders, judging
| from the fact that many have located
and under the canals, End are prepar-
ing TO plant extensively of both trees
and vines.
Still another irrigation scheme is in
augurated and under construction here,
! located on the opposite side OF the Gils