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Salt River Herald, 1878-04-20

The front page of 1878-04-20. 1,341 words, read by machine from the Library of Congress scan and reproduced without correction.

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Nrf' M B E R ONE.. J. E. WllAltloX. As at presei.t liivithd, Maricopa ciiuntv is ceutrallv located in Arizo- .... v i , i , j II I 1 ITntory. It ! tlOliniietl (III the . . . ' I'm I II :i'iii I'lii iiv i:i.in.n f-.iiiiiiv on the w .t by Vuiu.i and on t!ie eolith lv Pima and Pinal counties. Mi:sT SETTI.EMi:ST. It was i:rt ettlrd about ten ye.us ago; jiKuK-crs Itoinjj attractt-d tliithor by the large extent an.l ? ur ur-passing - passing ur-passing lirbnos if tbe arable land? of the 8alt River Valiey. Tin- richiicsj of the oil li;nl ulroatlv Imtii .-l.nwii in t!ie little cultivated sjnits tliiit h.ul leiu iiiiprovt'il liy llie I'in.a ai: J Maric a Iinliund. I'miu tin; last iiimioil tribe tlic county de deliver - liver deliver its name. ii:riatiox. 0fcour.se, all its firming depends upon irrigation, and for tbis. Salt river i'uri.i.-hts the water supply. This river carries tlic largest volume (f wa!er (if any stream wiiliiu the Territory, beiii' excelled in this only liy the Colorado, which marks Arizona's western boundary. AYi.h a propor stem of acdiuais, there is abundance of water to irrigate the entire valley. FARMING AH LA. The arable land in the valley can only be approximated, as much of it is not yet survev cd. The val valley - ley valley proper lies in the form of a tri triangle, - angle, triangle, its base being northeasterly' and its point the place of junction of the Agu.i Fria creek with the i Gila r'ver. The waters of the Salt j river can, however, be carried across , . ... , , the Apia rm ami a large part ot the land lietWeen that dry stream and the llas-ay nnjia creek beirri- rated. Some of the ditche now in course of construction are intend -d i to be coutie.ued even" l.evond the Api.i Fria. Fr .ni Call --v's ranclio which is the fat tlit st up the river in the settlement, to win re the forty mile limit of the railroad gra:,t crosses the Asna Fiii. tbe d:.-ta:ic in about foitv ml as bv la-t inn. i 'I' of Ariz.ma (UiiitfinV). Such a line conhtitutert tlic biseof tbf tri.m-le ' we mention. From thence to the mouth of the Agna Fii i the distance is about lift- miles. Following the Salt river and Gila from Cirh-y's laneho to the mouth of the Agua Fria we have another line of about

All' i . . 1 . . . 1 ' . . . .The firm of Zaekeu lorf Bros ' has been dissolved Arrivals in Tucson are iiuTeasiiip; .... The licadqiiaiters of the Six'h Cavalry will shortly be changed from Camp Grant to Camp Lowell. ii :. ami stisMirtv. A gentleman who arrived in Salt Lake City, April 4, from Idaho brings information of an uprising of the lSannock Indians on the Itoss Fork Ib-servat ion in that Territory Several marauding bands have s:ol i cattle from settlers in Port Ntut Valley, aud Goodman Brothers o. Logau, Utah, who have been wintu ing cattle there, have been drive; off and have suffered heavily iu los. los.-of - of los.-of stock. The-e are tbe Indians who created trouble la.-t Fall and l.n.l OHO I...i.j,. t .1 V..... .1 1 .. jr a i.irvvil Hum llieiu t.i r, . c . ociivl.ii oinii it. Iuf.iriuatioa ha beeu received .1: the Iinlian Oiiiee, Was'iingioii. that 70 ,,,J-" of 1""l-:lJ ,,:lV0 1, ft " reservaiiiu atrti.-i.st tlie Oider.i of their .geiit. Congress dt lays ap appropriating - propriating appropriating money ti) remove toe Indians to their promised reseiva reseiva-lion, - lion, reseiva-lion, and liny go away in disgust from their present uusa:i.-f nt ,ry lU iilc1-- The ir!.i fi ;lt.- on tin- CVm- itK' I,ave CiMiimfiuvd. Thirtm. fist di-put s occurred Li one day dur during - ing during the early part of this mynth. The one which caused the most is is-c't'inent - c't'inent is-c't'inent was between, Sam Davis a reporter of the Yirg'.ni i City Chr'-nwb; an.l Major E. I! Stonebill, whisky, which is systematically sup supplied - plied supplied to British Indians at Port Townscnd, on the Amcrie in side. On Wednesday, Apiil 4, the Treasurer of the L'utetiion (Go.) Branch Biilroad was robbed of $3000 cash and S20.000 iu notes and mortgages. Thomas Coiiroy, foremen of the Penobscot mine. ILlena, Montana, fell down a sh aft April 2, receiving injuries from which he died duriii ' the ui-ht. ti T f - . . ILcGoveinor of California has appointed ex-Assemblyman Tuttle j Transportation Commissioner.

Mr. Goldberg akes this mode of thanking tis cus cus-tomers - tomers cus-tomers and the public in general for past favors so liberally bestowed, and at tlie same time desires to inform his friends that, having purchased the store the old stand, and that tlie increase in his business compelled lain to make more room for goods, which will enable him to make his establishment in point of accommodation and de desirability - sirability desirability of goods second to none in this town. His stock consists of a full assortment of ECEirGeneral Merchandise, Groceries, Provisions, Hardware, Crockery, . Glassware and Cigars, Liquors and Tobaccos, Clothing, Dry Goods, Boots and Shoes-S3& And everything pertaining to a first-class store. Parties will find it to their advantage by calling on me before purchasing elsewhere. A. G0LBERG. Near the Brewery. NEW BUTCHER SHOP 1 I JOHN KNAU3 & CO.. CORXEtt WASHINGTON AND CEXTRE STREETS. We are prepared to fur furnish - nish furnish customers at reason reason-tble. - tble. reason-tble. rates. " DUBLIN'S" Seed, Exchange and Sale Stable. AeeoraraodaHon for Hnraea. ITay and Oraai .Uay, on hand, and homes well eared lor. A FIRST-CLASS BAR ATTACHED. Where "DUBLIX" Veep, th Best brands of Liquors and Cigars. T. OLSON, Corner Wauinrt"ii d Centre Streeia. BOOT AND SHOE MAKER. Fa-hion tile Boo's ard Shoes Of t keat material, made to order in e errant sty.. TERFECT FITS GCARAXTtED. I five my entire attention te euatora euatora-mml" - mml" euatora-mml" work, and I have every lcility fur g eut:rt satUtaction. SEND IX YOUR ORDERS. BARBER SHOP. Shampooing, - - f 0 ct Hair Cut ing, - - -50 cts Shaving, 25 cts Or, all three for SI. 00. In rear of Cotto 's Bill nd TarFis HENRY TT1TETT. I'lnprii tor. FURNITURE FACTORY. M. ntezama. between JtffersoD and Adam ts PncEx-ix, . . . Arizona.

AVhen the Apache roamed over Arizona transportation was high, ravt l!ing d tngi r. us and the cost of living iniioitionately preat. Now that peace is establihed pi ices have fail n. and the tendency is still downward. Of those who sell cheap E. Irvine & Co. have taken the h ad in n duein prices ever siiice they lir-t started in business. Tle y beli vi; that a merchant shoii'd 1 e satisfied to make a reas reasonable - onable reasonable profit. At this time they have a large stock on hand which thi ywi-di to clear out entirely, and in order to do so they will sell Gro Groceries - ceries Groceries at the lowest market rates, and Iry Goods, Hardware. Tin Tinware, - ware, Tinware, etc.. at a very small advance on cost. They have a large stock of

fifty mil,-.. Such a bounl .ry only ! :,tt "iiey-at-law. D.nis hit Stone Stone-gives - gives Stone-gives us th-it portion of the valley I a ''',nv "'bicli almost paralyzed lying west of the Salt river, while I Stonehill had connected the its cistern portion is nearly, if not j n 1,ll' ol Davis in a scandalous way quite, as extensive. Extensive ruins a r!ain hnly. benee thct-ouble. and the r.-mains of ancient nccquias. j gunboat Hoi ket has returned which can be traced for many miles, j ,0 Victoiia. fVoin the scene of the In go to show that all this land has ' 'ln diturbances with twelve prisou prisou-cnee - cnee prisou-cnee lieen und. r cubivatioii. an.l I crf- T'1" disonler arose tioui

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