The weekly Arizona miner., 1873-02-22
Facts About Arizona.

The Territory Of Arizona organized February ei, ist3
 IL contain. about 70 OOO GOO acres
 II is what may be termed mountainous region. al
 though there immense valleys many streams also betw cen its hills and mountains.
 The principal ranges of mountains are the Saa Fran. cisco Bill Williams, Mogulon. Sierra Blanca Sierra Chiricahua, Dragon, Santa Rita, Graham, Aztec Wal Iapai, Antelope, cerbat and Haequohilla
 The principal peaks the San Francisco, about H. 0OO feet above the level of the the Sierra Blanca about l2 coo; Bill Williams about II OOO and Mount Union about l0oOO The highes, mountains are in North
 The mountain ranges and their foothills are covered with pine oak cedar juniper poplar and other timber and we feel safe in asserting thai onethrd of ihe Terri
 tory Is timber land AS mos, of this timber is large of fair quality, it win, in time, prove Of wealth
 The pruc al rivers are the Colorado which Is naviga bie for hundreds of miles the Gila, Salt Verde Bonita Preta, San Pedro Beaver Santa Cruz. White sipicue Bill Williams and Lire Colorado Greeks and springs numerous and water is found everyw here by digging
 The principal towns are Arizona City Ehrenbsrg and iariyvie. the Colorado Wickenburg On II.ssay. ampa creek; Prescott Granite creek Phunx On Salt river; Florence Pima villages. Maricopa Wells, and Adamsville the Gila; Tucson the Santa Cruz; Ger bat Mineral Park and Chloride, in wallapai mining dis Upper Verde Rveri McDowe near junction of Verde with Salt River short distance above Phenx; Camp Apache on White river, i1 White mountains Bowie Apache Pa.s) in Chircahua range Crt,enden in Santa Rita mountains Lowell. near Tucson; Grant on San Pedro; MOhave Ou the Colorado; B.ae Springs in the WaaIai country, and Huapa 70 mile. ffolu Pres colt These posts receive supplies from Yuma Depo, tOppuete Arizona City) California
 ConHtss-Yavapa, which has a greater pumber of white inhabitants larger area; mountain rnnges, streams timber and mineral deposits than any ofher ;y In the Territory.
 Pina-whiea has the largest town ir the Territory Tucson-and the largest population, twoihrds of whom are Mexcans and sem-iciviiz-d Indians.
 MarcOpa county lies between Pima and Yavapai. and is poed for agricultural productions which far exceed those of any other county 10 the Territory.
 Yuma county contains mnch choice farming and grazing lands Her chief towns Arizona City and Ehren berg have extensive trade with the people of the interior
 Mahaye county is gaining Tapdlv hars in wealth and population She has mines grazing asd farming lands that among the best the Continent
 The territory formerly known as Pah-Ute county has been handed 10 the State of Nevada.
 As correct census Of whites" and Indians has never been taken, will take the responsibility placing the number of whites at about OO and the number of lnd about 90 OO0 which gives the Territory popula- uou of about 5000. This estimate includes Mexcans and tame Indians near the thirty yh and thrysecon parallels of latitude and it Is confidently expected that railroad will be built on each Of these routes.
 The Territory is well provided with elima,e-or rather cmatesard all persons suit themselves in this ter for while there portions of Arizona hotter than the hinges ola smelling furnace u uli blast there other places cold New England. Then, there is q medium between these two extremes and this medium is be
 has been demonstrated that mos, of the agricultural land of the Territory is capable of producing crops year and every kind of crop Grass grows everywhere country for raising stock Ia known the writer By.abd- by when the Apache shall have lost his appetite for ant nal food this will be good country for stock men bu, until then the business will be a little risky.
 But the crOwniug glory of ArLona lies n her mines of gold silver copper sai and coal which crop out all her surface and causes us to feel that I've be happy get" and rich too
 The Territory i. bounded the north by Nevada and Utah, the by Nes Mexico on ssu;b by the Mexican State of Sonora and the west by California and Nevada
 To up we live under and pay tribute to two gov. to show that Territory is good one else we could not live in i, and shoulder such burdens.