San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1894-10-08
WAY UP IN ARIZONA.
A Well Known San Antonian Tells
About the FL Dorado He
Has Found.

To the DAILY LIGHT:
You will doubtless be surprised
to hear from me at this point, but
| am here all the same. | came
here to attend to some business for
other parties and like it so well that
/ shall probably stay until after
January '95, and if things prove as
at present outlook / shall sell my
San Antonio property and move
here. l brought my wife along for
a change and she has improved in
health and weight very much.
When | first arrived | met some
old acQuaintances from San An
tonic and my wife went up in the
mountains and mining country
with them, near Prescott, and she
writes me she is doing we'll and
likes the country very much.
This is fine country and Phoe-
nix is one of the prettiest cities |
ever lived in; the population is
about 10000, the streets are from
so to 100 feet wide lined with trees,
sidewalks in proportion, electric
lights and cars, water works and
sewers and all modern i'm
provements. Its location is in the
centre of a valley sixty miles
long, by 20 to 80 miles wide, and
all irrigable. Its products are Won
derful. Alfalfa, barley, wheat, corn,
sugar cane, Irish and sweet pota-
toes, oranges, lemons, grapes, april
cots, figs, dates, apples, ounces,
pea nuts, and in fact almost every
thing you can mention is grown
here. The products here took the
premium over California. The
stock is fine, and all animals are
fat. | measured a 4-year-old trans
fer horse yesterday, and he was
over 49, hands high, raised in this
county. The butter and milk cam
not be excelled, and costs 800 per
pound and 20e per gallon. Fine,
large white seedless grapes % a
pound. The buildings are mostly
brick and modern style, and all
streets are sprinkled and kept in
good order. Around the town the
roads are laid out at right angles
and lined with trees and irrigation |
which makes pleasant |
drives. The mountains all contain |
more or less gold, silver, copper,
iron, &C., and new discoveries are |
being made every week, and 1 veri- |
~ believe this is the place men,
TONED by Horace Greeley when he |
"go west old bald head |
and grow up with the country" |
There are finer school buildings |
here than in San Antonio; also
large Indian school for 200 schol- !
ars which is full. There are several |
San Antonio people here, and all
satisfied with the country. An
other railroad will be in here by
January 1st, from Prescott, and
another is being organized from
San Diego, Cal. These roads will
add greatly to the value of lands
in this section. Phoenix Is a very
orderly town, only requiring two
policemen, one day and one night.
Churches of every denomination,
md well attended; gambling
houses arc lie ensed, and saloons
open day and night, but no dis
order, as every one appears to want
he town to have good reputation
or morals. The ladies of question
lble character are all domiciled in
)ne block, built expressly for
them, and they are not allowed on
the streets at night. Rents are
high, and houses scarce, but fur
nished rooms and restaurants in
abundance. The whole Territory
has been written up, with gener-
Il information of all kinds and can
De had by sending the price $1.00
20 me. | will mail to any parties
giving full parti culars of this
country. Yours truly,
w. S. HADLEY.