Arizona republican., 1897-12-08
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H of the Seventh cavalry, number bering 278 men. Under a contract, A ! and B. Schuster carry the freight from Holbrook for the year ending July 1 1898. They have had the contract several years. Fully 100000 pounds 1 is the amount transferred annually Indians haul in the hay required This has been done by the Mormons. The M. M. I. E.. of St. Johns supply the grain to the post.
 Apache county is the farthest east ern county in the northern tier and the towns of Natriosa, Springerville. i St. Johns, the county seat, and Con cho Ca bowD, all south of the railroad. Adamana and Billings station, Navajo Springs station Corner stage office), Houcks' Tank, where is located J. w. Bennett's Indian trading store, AL lentOwn and Sanders siding, near which are trading stores. Fort Dsfi- ance is in the extreme eastern corner thirty miles from Gallup Ca connect ing poinD. At Defiance is an Indian school and Major Constant Williams. the best man n the service, is the agent. Apache county is 275 miles long and sixty-seven miles wide ce- tween Carrizo siding and the New Mexico line. The Little Colorado circulates through the county, touch ing at St. Johns. Silver creek is trib- utary, emptying on the Navajo county side. Population of county about 2,O0O.
 Jesse N. Smith of Snow Flake is president of Navajo S.ake, in which there are six wards. The number of Mormons in the stake is put at 1,50O. The fine stake house is at Snow Flake. MT. Udell of St. Johns is president of Apache stake, and there ale 500 Nor mons over in the adjoining county
 There are three steam saw mills in the county south of Holbrook, one at Pinedale and two at Pine Top. Crops around St. Johns, Apache coun- ty, fairly good last summer. People in the county feel encouraged over the good prices paid for stock and wool this year. Snow Flake is build ing up and crops good for 1897. The Coop of Holbrook and Snow Flake, put up at Shumway, near the last named town, water power roller mill with thirty barrels capacity. It has run nearly all the time since it was located, in early '96.
 We can beat you fellows in Salt River valley on apples and plums and for quality yoI are not in it with us for watermelons ralsei at St. Joe, , said Manager Hulett. It struck me that if these good things were sent to Phoenix ln season tc show off iI would Ee of advantage to Navajo county. A fair in November Or Jan uary is certainly in order to show off all products. especially the M1have county peaches, Of which more will be said when 1 wfite from Kingman
 The haul to Keams canyon, about sixty miles north, is made by Indians The school at the canyon is we'll at tended.
 w H. Lark is the local agent for the daily stage to St. Johns and Springer vile; ID. K Udell of Springervi,le, owner; also the Keams canyon tr.- weekly line, Bert Mahon, contractor; j; the Young & Heber route. John Bush man of St. Joseph contractor; Fort Apache, via Snow Flake. J. M. Smith of Snow Flake contractor. These are mail routes and the Holbrook post office makes up and distributes the mail.
 And this ends two general letters from Navajo county, these touching lightly upon the eastern neigIhbor, af- ter which I will tell, in brief letter. of Chalcedony park and the cement beds, thereafter of Winslow.
 PITTOCK.