Show DR P 1 ANDERSON scads studs words as a to ills his whereabouts in arizona territory EDITOR editon HERALD after afier wishing g you and yours very good health permit me through the columns of the to inform those of its readers that may be interested in arizona territory especially this part of the territory that I 1 think that this part of the country hag has been greatly misrepresented by many who have visited this region first mea a city is beautifully situated in this county on the waters of salt river 28 miles from marii mari copa Stati station Oll on the southern pacific railroad Rai road it contains between COO and JO of who are a very vt ry people and certainly deserve great credit for the manner in which they have made mad 0 from froni a land arid that WAS considered worthless worth lees one of the most fertile places vinces that I 1 have eyer ever seen they tiley produce all nil kinds of grain rain vegetables and slid grapes in in abundance the town is nicely laid out and the streets are finely ornamented with trees they have a nice church house and elegant school houses and the future promise of a fine city and one of the best farming and fruit growing g countries in the west the of vegetables and fruit trees i astonishing I 1 have seen trees that have grown from a email small twig planted four years ago to measure eleven inches in diameter and cor in in hight it is is a place I 1 think that thatis is very very inviting to he the nm man of small or large means the climate is u beautiful the temperature during the day about seventy veaty ee at night thirty to thirty five phoenix is a city situated eighteen miles from mesa on the game kame river q thousand inhabitants and is the county seat of Alarico maricola maricopa Mari copa pm co it ia is the most beautiful city of f its size I 1 have seen during my sojourn in the west the valley surrounding is about one hundred and fifty milea lou and fifty in width the amount of land now under cultivation 10 n is about fifty miles in ill length and ten miles in in width around the city proper it is a very rich farming count country rv the they y have a fine church and Is school chool house here and a large space of country open opeil to settlers I 1 think it is a promising locality for the poor as well as the he rich man good climate and an ablin abundance dance of water it A may sound strange to some of your rea readers derat to 0 hear that they cut five good and well maitred crops of ot alfalfa hay bay each year aco ull ethl ligi f give aff more 01 information information ley bat I 1 think it beet best to it for the tile present my aly journey lias im been a pleasant one and in many respects has greatly benefited my health I 1 hope to soon roon return to my ray mountain homo home I 1 am stopping with mr T mets who now resides in this city he formerly was a merchant and resident of ogden he wishes to be kindly remembered to his many old time friends yours respectfully P L andem 1 ajari Mari copa cops coa co A T dec 15 |