Arizona weekly citizen., 1892-05-28
A Fruit Producing and Grain
 Growing Valley.
THE NEW TOWN OF TOLTEC
First Named Arizola Elegance
 of the Location.
Improvements Being Made - Casa Grande's Prospects-New School
 Probable-EfiningN Notes Etc.

The great level stretch of country ex- tending for mlles in every direction from Casa Grsnde IS called the Casa Grande Valley. This section has un- dergone very considerable improve ment within the past year. In cOnver- sation with D. $. Thomas, Esq, Presi- dent of the Florence Canal O., 1 learn that about 10000 fruit trees, embracing an area of 300 acres, have been planted in the neighborhood, and about the same number of acres planted to grain and grass. Considering the fact of its being the first year and the cultivation more or less complete the results are quite satisfactory. Among the largest plan tations of fruit pointed out are thoss belonging to Dunn, Logan and Smart of grain fields, that of Gen. Wilson make good showing from the car win dew.
 The new town two and half mIle: east of Casa GraDde, which was intend ed to be called Arizola, will probably bt known by the name of Toltec. Mir Thomas the founder, thinks the latter more appropriate and accordingly { postoffice has been petitioned to be known by this appeliatlon. The new brick hotel, 40x100 ft., being nearly com pleted, will be opened in September next.
 A kitchen and two extra rooms arc yet to be added. The building is two story, of fine architectural design, anC contains twenty large rooms, ample tC accommodate fifty people, and a dining room of sufficient size for one hundred guests. Mir. Thomas is now erecting two store buildings, which will bt stocked by fall, and several nice resi- dences are planned to be erected and will be occuped in few months. Or namental trees have been set along the avenues and are growing finely, there being an abundance of water while the surplus of the canal IS allowed to ill up the reservoir some fifteen miles above. This new town occupies ore of the most beautiful locations in Southern Arizona. Being forty feet higher than Casa Grsn6a appearing to slope slight ly in all directions with a surface race track. The selection of the site leaves no thing to be desired. A switch has just been put m. also cattle schuts for the use of shippers, the only one between Tucson and GIla Bend. The townsite has never been recorded but will be soon, and it Is proposed 10 be put 1t into the bands of an incorporated company which will decide upon terms of sale of lots and the general plan of future oper- ations. Among the probable schemes that will engage the company's attsn- tion, the opinion of Mir. Thomas, is the erection of d reservoir on the little mountain one mile South, which rises five hundred feet above the valley. To this there is evidently no obstacle as the canal has "a. of twelve feet, affording power to force the water into the pro- posed reservoir. The Canal O., HOW contemplates making reservoir South of Picacho Peak, twenty miles South 
 water for large scope of land at present unprovlded for irrigat;on. D. J. Curry, Manager of the l.. w. Blinn Lumbe Go, informed me that his business has improved much within the year, having sold lum Der for number of houses late ly, which are being built on humesteads hereabouts. The question of building fine school house at Casa Grande is uow being agitated. There are about seventy pupils of school age. Several windmills have been set up in town rs- gently for the watering of or> chards. The trees and vines of J. NJ Wood, proprietor of th9 Simcoe House, and Judge c. NJ. Marshall and others have made marvellous growth, and though very young are commencing to bear. Mir. Wood plucked ripe apricots from his trees week ago.
 At the Sacaton Indian agency, twelve miles north, C. w. Grouse, the agent, Is making numerous improvements for the Indians, among which are the enlarge meDt of canals, head-gates for the same, and the erection of a hourng mill of tbirty barrels pe- day capacity. The mill machinery IS here al the depot. The h. dians of this ag ncy have produced con siderable quantities Of wheat heretofore but this year, 1t Is estimated, the amount will be much greater.
 Among those interested in mining ventures l met Cri5 Johnson, of Golden West fame. He is DOW superintendent Of the same, aGd expects to start oper- ations again soon. The mine was lo- cated by him m 1884. There is g twenty stamp mill at the mine belonging to the same. He reports R number ot good prospects in the Cleveland district.
 The Jack Rabbit Mine, twenty miles South of here, is soon to have To- stamp mill completed. About fifteen men are busy graGiog out the site under the uperintendency of the Weil-Snown practical mIne operator, \. $. DoIan.
 The Reward Mime, Capt. Henry Ary. Superintendent, is still considered one of the best mines ia tEis 6strict. About fifteen men are employed in develop ment work. If warranted reduction works will be erected.
 4 small force of men are developing the Great Eastern, thirty miles South of here. It is to be hoped that some of the sanguine predictions made re- garding the successful speedy termina> tion of portion Of these ventures may not prove an Idle dream.
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 CASA GRANDE, May 17th 1892
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