Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-06-06
Stafford.
A Beautiful Little Town With a
Promising Future.

| A Beautiful Little Town With
Promising Future.
Down on the Glls, six OF eight mile
below Solomonville, in the very heart @
one OF AriZona's most beautiful valley
lies the town OF Stafford. Owing to
popular custom generally prevailing il
the valley, of holding large tracts o
ground Tor residence lots, the town
which is regularly incorporated, is ecat
tered over large area. There are
number OF large and imposing build
irgs in the town, and from the tops o
one OF them, Judge Blake's mill
most enchanting view is obtained
Spread out for miles in every direc
ton, lie fields of waving grain, acre.
OF green alfalfa, and beautiful orchards
The valley lies between two mountain
ranges, and down Its center the Gils
river winds, furnishing the water which
has transformed the desert into q para
disc.
The town contains three steam -four
mills, four saloons, and five or SIX mer
chandise stores, which are ample to
meet the wants of the community.
There are three we'll supported
churches; Methodist, Catholic and q
Mormon.
The school accommodations, while
good. are wholly inadequate. The In
creased population Of the valley has
added rapidly to the number of school
children, and it has been decided to
vote 5000 Ia bonde for new school
house which will be sufficiently commo-
dious to meet the present wants.
The steam Touring mill of John
Blake & Co., known as the Stafford mill,
handles about two thirds of the wheat
crop of the valley. The machinery Is
OF the most modern pattern, and q
strictly first-class grade of flour is
placed on the market by the proprie-
tors. During the past year this mill
has ground 100000 pounds of wheat.
and within the past two months has
shipped quarter of million pounds of
Al -four.
John Blake, who is at the head
of the mill, and is also manager for
the we'll known Chiricshua cattle
WAS for long time probate
Judge of Graham county. He is man
Of sterling worth, and an honor to the
in which he lives.
The is to ! saloon is owned by w. d
Jefferson, and is well conducted order
y place. Besides bis saloon interest,
Mr.. Jefferson owns and manages a
pretty little farm, and does most of
The painting in the neighborhood. Be-
ny a thoroughly good workman, his
services are in brisk demand.
j. Lassator conducts model meat
market, end supplies most toothsome
steaks. cut fIom fat, tender, alfata fed
,bttle raised in the neigh borhood.
There are three hotels, either Of |
which offers excellent sccommoda-
ions.
Among the moet enterprising and |
popular merchants in the valley is w. |
3. Fonda. He carries large and varied |
Of general merchandise
nd secures and retains custom by fair |
Barney Palm, an old stage driver,
:nown to many Tucson people, conducts
quiet, orderly saloon.
Raw. W. f. Downs, pastor OF the
1ethodist church, is erecting very
eat dwelling. The walls are of adobe,
nd will have sn outside vepeering of
rick. When completed il will be Io-
el of nestness and comfort.
The large residence lots, many of
hem covering ten scres, are beautifully
aid off, and with the pretty brick
ouses which are very numerous, one is
charmed with the pros
sroue atmosphere which prevades
Below Stafford a few miles is the vii
aga OF Thatcher. In the opinion of
lany, Thatcher occupies the prettiest
pot in the valley. 1t would be hard,
owever, to make comparisons between
ne different portions of this section.
'ossibly Thatcher has few more hand.
ome residences than Stafford, but any
umab being should fell that he was
)rtunate enough in securing home
nywhere in the valley. Too much cen-
Ut be said in praise of tie entire val
y.
Bishop Layton lives in Thatcher. He
wps the ice works which supply frozen
omfort to the residents of the valley.
or ten miles one way and twenty eight
lilies the ether, from Thatcher, his wsg-
ns deliver q splendid quality of ice at
pc and half cents a pound. Parties
slllpg for ice at the factory are suppli-
i at one cent pound.
An ample supply of wood is in the {
arket. The price OF cotton wood is 81 ,
or cord and mesquite is plentiful st ;
80.
Town property ranges in price from
100 to $50 PER acre, and alfalfa land
the valley can be bought for $50 per
IRE.
No prettier spot is spread out VI on
ie face of earth than the upper Gila
alley, aud the near future will see a !
snee and prosperous population &C.
lpying this earthly paradise.
In all casee, where mild but effective
,eriert is needed. Ayers Pills are the
sst. They improve the appetite, res 9
ra haalfnv apti0D DfOmQfa digestion. | A