Bisbee daily review., 1909-03-19
FLOWERS AND
 SNOW IN HE
 FINAL TROPICS

FLORENCE March 1s-with snow aI a5ogt us-in the distance, espe- eiaily to the south, it is not strange
 that the breezes srom that direction
 should touch us with unusual sharp
 ness. It has been cloudy-with a
 little rain enough to i'll the tubs set under the caves to catch the pre- cious auid, while elsewhere we. read
 of bi'zzards, Of storms and floods.
 The Gila river so near us, that we ! hear the ~susurro" sounds of it's wa teTs, increased by rain in the noun
 tains. has been running full, and the l canals and ditches have well sup i piled all needs for irrigating lands. l There are oyer fifty miles of canal | length, not counting the many later | als. A great deal Of land has been
 entered recently, under both home steads and desert entry, much by peo- | pie of Phoenix. Land near Phoen x ' and Mesa has increased So greatly in | value that the search for cheaper ! land is being made and found over here. Besides there IS a reason why ! for the increasing interest. In an article in Q Phoenix paper, our coun- l ty Is referred to as Tropical Pinal''
 on account of the profuss bloom ng of the wild flowers. The desert Is ' covered with Q w-OnGerruI variety of
 flowers just now as well as all the
 country running ID into the foothills.
 The view on the railroad between
 Florence and Kelvin going up the
 river Gila and among the mountains
 is most beautiful.
 EelvzD at present is quiet, stil the
 amount of ore shipped into the mil from the Ray, and the supplies con stantiy going to the mine indicate a
 good condition and Ray stock has steadily advanced.
 We have 10 end of hopes and plans | for the future some of them material izing T. in some Of our fond hopes we are disappo' nted, we are not dis ! r3aycd. '@fo him who waits sli things
 come'' Looking backward, we can tSea the steady a6vz1ec in every way tGf ari7oaz- Years ago oar Wzga here tEst hiSsi3 her sza1axr=f and has lived is living up to it. Twenty years l ago there were no trees in Tucson. Consider the wonderful improvement n that city, 30 not in one portion. but l in al have ArizOnans forged ahead.
 The Eiks are making preparations
 for their July trip to Los .Angeles. While n-TLcs Angeles grsat plans are ping made for the reception of
 the order from all parts. Arizona will be well represented.
 Mrs. Anna F. Bourne. an organizer fo- Inc L. A. O. T. M., has succeeded ia establishing hive of Maccsoees here win good membership.
 An effort is being made to revive
 some of the orders established here several years ago, which have been
 inactive of late, the Masons, the
 WoOdnen and Worzmen. GIG.
 Tho new Catholic church will Dc commenced soon. the building to be erected on the ste of the former edi- fee which was destroyed by fire
 plot of land has been surveyed
 on the fat near Kelvin which leads one to believe the town site may be
 located there. This supposition has
 put temporary stop to further inI-
 provements. but as the min is at Kel-
 yin, the town Is probably safe, as
 business must be done at that point. Thc extension Of the Pboen'x and Eastern railroad is talked of and indi-
 cation points that way. surycvors be-
 ine in tha vicinity with srppiiss. ai 70 a report of railroad material be ng on the way. gives color to the runlOr. We. of Florence. are optimistic, Of course, why not. since f Is character issic cf all ArizoDaDs-with reason to be7