Show A PROLIFIC COUNTRY OF WHICH THIS is A coMpE ianus innus description SAFFORD graham county arizona dec lith 1884 editor deseret news the land here is rich producing all kinds of crops raised in utah and in addition cotton sweet potatoes peanuts english walnuts olive salmonds salmond s and all kinds of fruit in great abundance and of excellent quality grapes do finely and wild grapes are found in abundance graham mountain about eight or ten miles south of us abounds in bear deer wild turkeys and honey bees the latter being f found in hollow trees one dere acre of land is worth two in utah producing two crops annually and can be bought with water right for from 10 to 25 per acre the thesila gila furnishes abundance of water for irrigation and contains fine fish one species not found in utah reaching a weight of 10 to 15 pounds wood for house use stoves etc is plentiful but will probably become scarce in tj time in e but abundance of good coal is found a days journey from nere here in the indian reservation which will be accessible at no distant period the country is fully as healthy as utah and is specially favorable for those liable to rheumatism croup diphtheria and kindred diseases which are here almost unknown but fevers are prevalent in the autumn mostly malarial with an occasional case of chills and f fever ever where people expose themselves in the low damp bottoms along the river but may generally be lve avoided by proper attention to diet and by keeping the stomach re regulated u and by building in elevated locations location never in the river bottoms alon aion along the river which is infringed fringed upon elther either elther bank with a broad belt of immense cottonwoods cotton woods th the vegetation is very rank the weeds notably tile the burrow weed reaching a height of four or five feet and s so I 1 thick as to be almost impenetrable and after acain a tain pain retain much moisture and seems to breed malarial fever the remedy is for men not to work iii iu the tile bottoms after sunset or before sun SUB rise i this valley has once been inhabited by a lare iare population evidenced by tile the foundation of houses and villages villager allover all ali over thell the bench or aie rie Ale mesas says as termed here but never in ia the bottoms and not many miles benot hence is an an clent city of the cliff dwellers whose houses were excavated in the perpendicular cliffs at quite a height above the level levei ground and are ane well worthy a visit by antiquarians wheat sells here at sets orn corn c and barley da acts acts and beans bets per lb 11 hay from bid 10 to 12 per ton accor accordia according din diD to quality potatoes S cents sweet potatoes about 0 5 cents butter 60 50 cents per pound chickens ba to 75 cents each turnips 25 cents and eggs from 40 to 50 cents per dozen this Is all ali first rate for the producer not so much so for the buyer huyer A person with hye nye or six cows and a good flock nock of hens can make a pretty good living all such brodu products pro ducis ts being belag always in good demand f for or cash As to climate it is delightful the heat of summer is not worse to bear than in utah and the winters are now non cold enough to freeze tiie tile ground many children mostly Alexi mexicans cans go barei barefoot oot all winter shoemakers shoemak ers carpenters blacksmiths and in short all kinds of trades people are in great demand and can get good wages to sum up in a few words there is abundant opportunity for enterprising men and women here to become wealthy and prosperous if 11 they are willing to he industrious and acono economical in ical qu qualities all ali tics bics indi ladi indispensable spen sible sibie to prosperity everywhere As for people who are arc lazy drunkards or dishonest we prefer their room to their company in conclusion I 1 will say autumn or winter is the best time to arrive here as immigrants can then put in a crop for the same season J 11 II MARTINEAU |