Show from arizona this morning we met christopher layton esq who has just returned from arizona and will spend some time with his friends in this city and Kays ville M air r layton left hero here last november for st davids in arizona territory ho he traveled the 0 P railroad to san from the bay city he went wat via fi a the S P railroad to Alari Marico copon poa thence by 11 stage t an to phoenia Phoe nir from there to 11 r e janesville Jones villet ville blower and to at st davids in these neighborhoods air mr layton and others purchased large tracts of land they also pre preempted pre emited empted and desert entered a great deal ot land at st davids the people have built and incorporated a can canal al sixteen miles long for irrigation purposes on the gila river which is twice as larger as the weber river the settlers have built forty seven miles of canals an and have under cultivation ti many acres of land with wheat corn and ve vegetables et ables all of i which look well anT ana promise heavy yields this spring mr layton shipped from ogden a carload of peerless and early rose potatoes to st davids the freight on which cost him I 1 2 cents por per pounds or per car i these articles at the present plesent time are sire worth in the tile mining camps theresia there ther esix six cents per pound I 1 most these po potatoes tates have been plan planted ted T they ley look very pro promising and it is th thought ug husome some of them luisini wi will be ready to dig within a week of this date mr layton says that vicinity is an excellent country for stock raising wood is plentiful und water for stock is abundant on a quater section of land laud owned bl by him and his son in law there are 4 42 grinj springs s of excellent water for culinary and other purposes the springs are on elevated lands and can be carried to any desirable place ib in their vicinity the country is being rapidly bet set tied with industrious citizens who are building up comfortable homes and it is said to be a good place foi for ile persons to go to who are not afraid of labor and willing to grow up tip with the country but grumblers grumbl ers are not desirable in that locality the climate is good the heat is not much more intense in his locality than i in n utah and the people enjoy excellent health mr layton in in company with some oilier other gentlemen visited the large ranch much of mr hooker in sul sut chur spring aralle valley the valley is about miles I 1 long on ag yg and from 30 to 40 miles wide wood is abundant and water can be obtained by digging ging wella wells from six sit to twenty fc feet et deep mr hooker is the proprietor of many thousand head bead of valuable imported p 0 arted horned stock and large bands band s of horses in various grades from fast trotters to draft animals ilio the company spent the n night ight and were very hospitably entertained by their generous host bi bishop s filp layton ia is ono one of the oldest settlers in iw davis county and has ra raised iseda a numerous family there when there a c couple of days since hh his old friends friend and sand neighbors turned out in large numbers to visit him and give him a hearty welcome |