The destruction of Stock this year for the want of food
and water and starting poor has been dreadful. Many
have lost half of their stock and some nearly all.
We received your letter in answer to ours on the
timber question, also Bro Stayners with the scraps for
which please receive our thanks, and I am happy to
be able to inform you that we have received an answ-
er from Mr which seems favorable. The following
is a copy.
Arizona Dec 29th 1879
Esq. Dear Sir.
Your favor received and I have this day
transmitted the same to the and asking further
instructions in the matter and hoping at the same
time that he will see the necessity of the case and
will not require any thing further done in the
premises. Very Respectfully Your obedient Servt.
Wm N. Kelly Register
Also from Mr. the Arizona Delegate who
thinks as soon as meets that he can
get the co-operation of all the Territorial delegates
and get the law repealed or amended so as to
meet the wants of the people of the Territories
Concerning the weather I will say we have
had a few inches of snow in the valley and few
sharp days, but the snow soon goes and the
sun warm and pleasant compared with
weather. I was very much gratified with the
news that there would soon be a new boat at the
ferry, for I have had my fears ^that^ there would be human
life sacraficed by crossing the river in the old boat
I will also say that I have long ago become convin-
ced that Bro is not the man to preside over
that ferry. He drinks too much whiskey speculates
too much and does not accommodate the people or att-
end to his business as he should. I did not know
anything about the man when John W. engaged
him, as soon as I learned this I requested Bro John W.
to settle with him, pay him off and discharge him,
and put the ferry into the hands of Bro who
is a worthy, industrious, acommodating honest man
who will do justice to all parties. all the emigration
The destruction of Stock this year for the want of food
and water and starting flour has been dreadful. Many
have lost half of their stock and some nearly all.
We received your letter in answer to ours on the
timber question, also Bro Stayners with the scraps for
which please receive our thanks, and I am happy to
be able to inform you that we have received an answer from Mr which seems favorable. The following
is a copy.
Arizona Dec 29th 1879
Esq. Dear Sir.
Your favor received and I have this day
transmitted the same to the Hon. Commissioner
of the General Land Office and asking further
instructions in the matter and hoping at the same
time that he will see the necessity of the case and
will not require anything further done in the
premises. Very Respectfully Your obedient Servt,
Wm N. Kelly Register
Also from Mr. Campbell the Arizona Delegate who
thinks as soon as Congress meets that he can
get the co-operation of all the Teritorial delegates
and get the law repealed or amended so as to
meet the wants of the people of the Territories
Concerning the weather I will say we have
had a few inches of snow in the valley and few
sharp days, but the snow soon goes and the
sun warm and pleasant compared with
weather. I was very much gratified with the
news that there would soon be a new boat at the
ferry, for I have had my fears that there would be human
life sacraficed by crossing the river in the old boat
I will also say that I have long ago become convinced that Bro is not the man to preside over
that ferry. He drinks too much whiskey speculates
too much and does not accommodate the people or attend to his business as he should. I did not know
anything about the man when John W. engaged
him, as soon as I learned this I requested Bro John W.
to settle with him, pay him off and discharge him,
and put the ferry into the hands of Bro who
is a worthy, industrious, acommodating honest man
who will do justice to all parties. all the emigration