| Show Si JOHNS ARIZONA lu Prospects 01 Special Correspondence St Johns Arizona Dec part of Arisona suffered greatly front the drouth last year The farmers gath gathered ered but of a crop of hay hayNo No effort has been made to drain the mineral swamp out of the town the expendIture of a small sum suma a covered drain could be made that would carry this mineral water into the river titus improving the town anti removing title menace to health The county court could act in inthe the matter and get a return in taxes in ina a short time The water question is about solved at St Johns Time large how has more water in It than ever and this so early in the with more In the mountains than for years causes people to consider the advisabilIty of constructing ness ditches to cover more hand to tise the water in tue big reservoir which now forms a lake on the river nearly three long Time increase of water lessens the affect of the mineral that enters tue river from springs Everything hooks more tot the A force of men anti teams are at work the darn Is now ait pro proportions portions The water in time have to rise 10 to 15 feet yet be belore lore it reaches the top of the darn as asat at present It is hoped that force can be jut on to complete It when It will be nicer ten feet higher than at present Above St Johns at Walnut Grove there are four or five familIes who seine fine land lii this rive bet tome who begun time construction of a reservoir In the Seneca draw this will cover over acres of land wIth wItha a dam not to 20 feet good start hiss been made on time alnut Grove reservoir and when completed treble tIme value of time farms be below low and make homes for many mare families I antI Eager wards also have suffered from this season na they failed to get theIr tea full of water Their corps were a failure but wIth characteristic time are at work to complete the tea worth of work has been ut on time canal this season alit In the face of no emits The heavy snow that has fallen the eat for maim seasons has renewed the hope of the for a reward or their labors the corning season Is raIled the town of wit owe as the men and most of the tam iliac have had to go away to find cm to earn bread They got no water in reservoir last winter and no crops Were raised AlpIne or Rush valley has been more fortunate than their neighbors and have raised a partial crop The lanti here is rich and fertile hut the oleva then makes It subject to wheat oats barley and potatoes are a success and by a small outlay to reservoirs already begun they could almost Insure a crop A little community of good people lire here lIvery family receives the Deseret News Luna valley has suffered from the drouth no long that most of the people have become discouraged and moved away The have a fine reservoir and if fillet with water insures them good The cattle ale all poor and great efforts ate being made to prevent loss They are being driven to better winter are looking fairly well but the range its pour cattle antI sheep are the of northern Arizona and if it not for source of revenue the inhabItants be starved out Time Saints are looking for a feast on the and when the Stake be hold in St Johns in their Stake academy that is Just nearing is expected to be read by the above Ii Smith Apostle A 0 and S 13 1 oung nis expected to meet wIth the Saints Title academy building I built of Stone and brick arid contains four rooms stairs and three on tue tipper floor one of its over 50 feet square will be used for this con This building its a to the faith of time Saints of this ills who under trying conditions have erected it anti their interest in educational PLAGUE OF Outlaws are a plague anti to the PeoPle A few days our of them robbed a freighter of grub and Magdeline About time same time lIve of them robbed a Mexican sheep of his provisions itt the point of a Win cheater Two outlaws armed with two riding horses and a pack up a Mr Sherwood at the 24 ranch and at the Point of time gun or tiered the loan to get them chuck lie got It in short order of these a tall man a dark dark hair well built tue othmer built sand complex complexIon Ion Another man was held up by a gang red on their faces In time fields near St They told hint to to corns and suit with them tIme killed Gibbons and last spring |
