Salt River Herald, 1878-01-26

What It Did For Maricopa County. Onr Boundaries Time Of Holding Court Hew Roads Fences County Debt Although a year since the Ninth Legislative Assembly of flie Terri Territory - tory Territory adjourned, we trust all the laws relating to our county, in a condensed form, will not prove uninteresting to our readers. The county was repre represented - sented represented in the Council by Hon. King S. Woolscy and in the House by Hons. J. A. Parker and M. H. Cal Cal-derwood. - derwood. Cal-derwood. The. first law was to trans transfer - fer transfer the county from the Third to the Second Judicial district, and fixing the lime for holding court to the first Monday in April and second Monday in October. OCR BOINDART LINE. Commencing at a point on the 34 deg. of north latitude where it is in intersected - tersected intersected by the 110 deg. of west longitude, and run thence west along said north latitude to a point where the game crosses the Verde river, thence in a direct line to a point in the middle of the Agua FHa river, two miles below the pre -nt resi residence - dence residence of J. W. Swilling, thence down the middle of the .s . 1 Agua Fria river to a point two miles below the uioutli of Humbug creek; thence to a point on the Hassayampe river, where the same is crossed by the 34 deg. of north latitude; thence west on said 34 deg. of north latitude to the eastern boundary ef the county of Yuma; thcuce south along said eastern boundary of the county "of 1 uma to uie second standard rar- allcl South, thence cast on said par allel to the cat line of Range No. 1 Ivtst; thence north on said line to to the middle cf the main channel of the Gila river to a point where the south line of township No. 2 south crosses paid Gila river, thence east on said line to the eastern line of Range rvo e--i.t; thcuce north along said eastern line to the north line, of T-twnsliip No. 1 north; thence east on said north liue to a point where the same is crossed by the 110 deg. of west Iongilude; thence north to place of beginimiiig. NEW ROAD9. A lenn of SI 0,000 was authorised to be negotiated on the faith -and credit ot the Territory to be paid at the expiration of five years, bearing interest at the r ite of ten pe- rr"t. The Treasury of the Tcrrito.y ww ui ui-rectcd, - rectcd, ui-rectcd, when required by the Com Commissioners, - missioners, Commissioners, to issue bonds, such bonds to be signed by the Secretary and endorsed by the Governor. Tho Commissioners to dispose of the bonds for not less than eighty cents on the dollar. The Treasurer to pay the interest when due, taking the ca capons - pons capons as his vouchers. The Board of Commissioners consist of: John Smith, Jeroni:; B. Barton and C. T. Hayden, all residents of Mari Maricopa - copa Maricopa county, who hold office for two years. Said road to com commence - mence commence at Phoenix and terminate at Globe city. Each of the Commis Commissioners - sioners Commissioners to give a bond in the sum of 55,000, with two or more suritiea approved by the Governor. The comjensatiou is $0 per day when actually employed, said Com Commissioners - missioners Commissioners to keep a correct account of all expenses incurred in the con construction, - struction, construction, and make a full report of tho fame to the Governor on or be before - fore before January 1st 1878. A loan of i.15,000 was authorized to be negotiated on the faith and credit of the county 6Y Maricopa to be paid at the expiration of five years, bear bearing - ing bearing interest at the rate of ten per cent The County Treasurer is hereby authorized when required by the Commissioner, to issue bonds, such bonds to be signed by the County Treasurer and endorsed by the Chairman of the Board of Su Supervisors. - pervisors. Supervisors. The Treasurer te deliver the bonds to the Commissioners, who shall dispose of them for not less than eighty cents. The Treasurer to pay the interest taking ths ca capons - pons capons as his vouchers. The (Com (Commissioners - missioners (Commissioners are the same as under the Territorial appropriation. A sum not to exceed $1,500 each of this ap appropriation - propriation appropriation to be expended on roads to Prescott via Black Canyon and Wickenburg and to . Yuma via, Agua Caliente. Bond of Commis Commissioners - sioners Commissioners is 85,000. A tax of twenty twenty-Concluded - Concluded twenty-Concluded On Fourth Pngej-

The Garden Spot of Ari Arizona - zona Arizona Territory. Location Original Commission ersSoil Climate-Mineral Re sources. Phceniz, the shire town of the garden of Arizona, is pleasantly lo cated on the north half of section eight, in township one, north of range three,' east of the meridian of Suit River. The patent for the town site was issued by President Grant to JUDGE JOES' T. ALSAP On the 10th of April, 1S74. The original Commissioners ot the town were John T. Akap, M. P. Griffin and Wm. A. Hancock. The tnwn was surveyed and platted by Win. A. Hancock in 1SG9. The survey is true with the cardinal points of the compass. Jack Swilling, one of the first settlers and projectors of the town enterprise, gave Phoenix its .name, selecting therefor the fabled bird of antiquity, whose cog cognomen - nomen cognomen he found in tin old copy of Webster's dictionary, the said book still being in Jack's possession and constituting the bulk of his libra:?. At this 'time the town a WILDERNESS OF SAGF.DHC8U AKD JIESQCIT. Since then various ditches have been taken out from that never fail ing source of supply, Suit River, and Phoenix finds bi.rstlf centrally situated in the midst of an agricultu agricultural - ral agricultural region that cannot be surpassed in the United Stati-s in its general fertility and adaptiveness to the growth, of the temperate and semi semi-tropical - tropical semi-tropical fruits vegetables, and ce ce-rtuU. - rtuU. ce-rtuU. The growth of the town has not been fi'verinh, nor of the mushroom order, but it h.is steadily and health ily improved, not, however, in ad advance - vance advance of the improvements of the sarrnunding country. V ith the prospect of early RAILROAD CONNECTION" WITH SAN FRANCISCO, And the greater breadth of arable hind that is every year being added to, by the extension of accquias, the future prosperous growth of the village may be considered ns per fectly secured. Our climutc is tha best in the world, being exceedingly healthful; the temperature licing regular aiiJ without the variable changes com moil even in the southern States of the Union. As the IIekald will trive its readers from time to time the range of the thermometer this fact of climate will be fully verin.d. OUR SOIL Is well adapted to the prosperous growth of all the cereals, barley and wheat being at present the principal crops. Corn has been successfully grown and was the best crop of the valley in one of the first years of iU settlement. It has been practically proven that sugar cane and cotton will flourish exubcrcntly here. Al falfa and sorghum are the staple for forage - age forage crops. All the productions of the garden, vineyard and orchard thrive splendidly. The olive aud the vine, the apple and the orange, the almond and the peach, seem equally adapted to the climate and soil, and, in fine, wherever the irrigating stream eyi be made to reach the plant, the farmer has only to tickle the earth with the hoe and it laughs with a harvest, unrivalled in its range and profusion. The hope of the future of Arizona lies entirely in her MINERAL RESOURCES. The great extent and richness of these resources is every day in increasing - creasing increasing and being acknowledged. As a base of supply for these vast mineral fields the Salt River valley is without a peer in the Territory. People of other sections may dis dispute - pute dispute this truth, yet it is so tangible and certain, that no one who has tiaveled through Arizona can help bine that it is so. Having tha 0 ly never failing water supply for

ui which title has accrued from the government, and ehould the railroad lands lapse to the Uuitcd States we are confident that every'quarter sec tion of them, within ten miles of Phoenix, will be covered by individ ual claimants within a year. If any who read this wuh to FOUND A HOME Iu our healthy, pVnsant valley, now is the time to secure it cheaply.. An Another - other Another year will be too late, for the day of vacant lands and hard pio neering is rapidly passing away, and the headlight of the locomotive, the true star of empire, will soon il'umi il'umi-11 - 11 il'umi-11 ate this valley, proclaiming the dawu of a prosperity graud as our mountain peaks and limitless as our mineral wealth. NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS. CALIFiilt.NlA. At the next election California will test the question w hether the the people desire Chinese immigra immigration - tion immigration or not. The Legislature has passed a bill to this effect, und an op portunity will be given the ticopie to vote their pcutimcnts on the question that is now agitating the State. During the 3'car 18(7 tiw San Francisco mint coined in gold $35, $35,-0i)2,000; - 0i)2,000; $35,-0i)2,000; silver, S14,6S0,0O0; mak making - ing making a total .f $49,772,000; of this amount S!.519,000 was trade dollars. The nuiuL'.'r of pieces coined num numbered - bered numbered 23,(.'-,5,100. This is claimed to be the largest amount of com ever turned out in a like period by any mint in the world. UTAH AVork on the new trooL-n mills at Brighaui city have boeu commenced. Another body of horn silver hx been struck in the I'.otianra mine in San Francisco district. The present proprietor? of the Opdcn Iron Works and Mr. W. (A. Case, of Columbia, Pa., r.re ncjotia- ti:ig for the sale of the property to iht! gentlemen named Salt is said to exist in consider consider-able - able consider-able quantity at Harmony, Washing Washington! - ton! Washington! county. Thy Lrcds mining couipanv i already obtaining salt fur iU mill from s lid locality. COLtlKAlMI. The money expended in Denver last year for building was 8327,305. There nrc about 400,000 head of cattle, and 1.250,000 head of eheep, hi the State. The gold and silvrr yield of Colo Colorado - rado Colorado for 1S77 reaches very nearly $8,000,000, about S 1,00.0,000 more then the product of 187G. Authorities of the State School of 51'ines have in contemplation the es establishment - tablishment establishment of a branch laboratory at Golden, The new town of Lcadvilln in the silver and carboate of lead district in Lake county has GS childrcu al ready, although laid out as late as July 1st, 1877. IOWA. The State teachers association took action favoriug compulsory ed ucation. Five business houses in WTinthrop were destroved by fire -on the 2d ot January, involving a total loss of not less than f 25,000. KtnnASKA. Families continue to arrive in Val Valley - ley Valley county from the eastern states. Two Adams county girls husked and cribbed 800 bushels of corn in December. Riverton, Franklyn county, makes a showing of fifteen new business houses and dwellings within the last two months Theuumbcr of dwelling houses and barnes erected in Platte county in 1877 was 30 per cent, over the nrevious year. Nebraska is enthusiastic in the matter of shortly having an ex tcntion cf the Chicago fit Rock Is Island - land Island road from at or near Avoca to East Nebraska. A delegation of business men of that city have been selected to meet a delegation from Sidney, Iowa, to make arrangements to build the road.

irrigation that is contiguous to ths mineral regions, and an area of ara arable - ble arable land that cannot be beat In the range of its agricultural products, mass ix, as mr. bcsinfs center Of that agricultural district, is sure to become one of the principal points in the Territory. Our rivals may be, and undoubtedly are, loath to concede this state of things, but na nature - ture nature and the regular course of things human, have made it fo. Seeing these things mcii of means are pur purchasing - chasing purchasing largely in Salt River ranches,

Furnishing Goods cheap for cash at the NEWS DEPOT: Fresh and Dried Fruits, Fancy Candy and Nuts. Plain and Fancy Stationary, Blank Books and School Books. SMOKERS MADE HAPPY, at the News Depot. Jewelry, Silverware, Spectacles and Clocks. Watches, Clocks & Jewelry BEfAIBED. Orders taken for HAYDEN'S FLOUR, Alfalfa Seed for Sale At the News Depot. Wells, Turf V C:u Express At the News Depot.