Arizona weekly miner., 1874-01-23
Facts About Arizona.
as r,nitory ol ArI1ana was orgAnI1ea

region although there are immense valleys on many streams also between its hills and mountains. The principal ranges Of mountains are the San.Fraucisco, Dill Williams, Mogollon, Sier- ra Blanca, Sierra Prieia, PluaL Apache, Cor dIleras dc GIa, Natanes, Chircahua, Ora goOn, santa Rita, Graham, Aztec, Wallapai, Antelope. Cefbai and lIacquehilla. The principal peaks are, the San Francisco, about 4.0JO feet above the level of the sea Sierra Blanca, about l2UOO; Bill Williams, abou, II .UCO, and Mount Union. about 10000. Toe Aghe,t mountains are Tn Northern Ari- LOuA The mountain ranges and their foothills are covered with pine, oak cedar, juniper, poplar and other timber; and we feel safe in asserting that one-third of the Territory IA timber land. As most of this timber is large and of fair quality. it will, in time, prove a vast source d wealth
 The principal rivers are, the Colorado, which is nayigable for hundreds of miles the Gila, Sali, Verde, Bonita, Prieta, San Pedro, Beaver, Santa Cruz, White, Sipicue, Bill Williams, and Little Colorado. Greeks and springs are numerous, and water is found ev- srywhere by digging.
 The principal towns are, Yuma, Ehrenherg, and IIardyville, on the Colorado; wieken- DuIE, Ou HA>oa1 aWpa CIeth IFesCOtA, on Granite creek Phoenix, on Salt river Flor ence, Pins Villages, Maricopa Wells, and Adamsville, on the Gila; Tucson, on the Santa Cruz; Cerbat, Mineral Park and Chlo- ride, in wallapai mining district.
 The Military posts are, Whipple, near Pres colt Verde, on Upper Verde River; Me nowell, near junction of Verde with Salt River ( short distance above Phenix Camp Ause ., on Whi,e river, in White mouptains : Dow Apache Pass) in Chricahua range i; Lowell, near Tucson Grant, on San Carlos {; Mob ve, on the Colorado Beale Springs, in taa VslIapsi country. These posts receive slpr es from Yuma Depot
 v gaties-YayapAi, which has a greater n4a Der of white inhabitants, a larger area, more mountain ranges, streams. timber and eral deposits than any other county in the Is ritory. ... .....r
 Pima-which has the largest town in the TerritoTy--Tu@on-sDd the largest popula tion, two-thirds of whom are Mexicans and semi civilized Indians
 Maricopa county lies between Pima and Yayapai. and is noted for it's agricultural pro ductions, which far exceed those of any othel county in the Territory.
 Yuma county contains much choice farm ing and grazing lands. Her chief towns Yuma and Ehrenberg-bave extensive trade with the people of the interior. Al
 Mohsve county is now gaining rapidly or her sisters, in wealth and population. Sh, has mines, grazing and farming lands tha ar. among the best on the continent
 The territory formerly known as Pah-Ut, county, has been handed over to the State O Nevada. e..la
 As a correct census of "whites" and Indi sas has never been taken, we will take th, possibility of placing the number Of white at about 10000 and the number of Indian at about &0,000, which gives the Territory population Of about 30,0O0. This estimat includes Mexicans and tame Indians,
 Tue principal lines of travel are from Ea: to West, near the thirty-fifth and thirty se0orA~r rsrallels of latitude, and it is conf deota, expected that railroad will soon b built on each of these routes. u ,-s-.
 The Territory is well provided with ci IDgte-or rather climates and all person can suit themselves in this matter, for whiI there are portions of Arizona hotter than th hinges Of--a smelting furnace in full bias there are other places as cold s Ne' England. Then, there is a medium betwee tnese two extremes, and this medium Is { oe found in places in every county of th Territory.
 It has been demonstrated that most of th agricultural land of the Territory iE capabl of producing two crops a year, and ever sind of crop Grass grows every W here, say upon a few deserts, and no better country fc raising stock is known to the writer
 But the crowning glory of Arizona lies her mines of gUld, silver, copper salt an coal, which crop out all over her surface, an oaases us to feel that we may be happy yet aud rich, too.
 The Territory is bounded on the north b Utah, and on the east by New Me, leo, on the south by the Mexican State i, sonora and on the west by California an Nevada.
 The settled portion of Arizona is not yer near any place; in fact, to get here from an outside point, long stretches of uninhabite country have to be passed over.
 From San Bernardino, California, to Pre-, cott, Is 42l miles by the stage road. A ma "agon runs each way twice a week.
 From Pioche, Nevada. to Prescott, is 40 miles; no public conveyance. tfsu
 From Albuquerque, New Mexico, to Pre-. colt, IS 400 miles; no public conveyance; n mail
 From Salt Lake City to Prescott, is 50 miles; mail once week no public convey ance. -l .r.....1 1T
 From San Diego, California, to Yuma, lsl miles; from Yuma to Tucson, 300 miles stages carrying mail, three times . week .- From Mesila, New Mexico, to Tucson, about 300 miles mail wagon twice & weel
 From Altar, New Mexico, to Tucson, about l5O miles; mail once week no publi conveyance.
 Travel to and fro on all the routes mention ed Is constantly increasing. Many are con s=s into Arizona to make their homes her and since the subjugation of the Apaches b General Crook, men who left here in veal pat, are returning to Arizona as to the hon of their adoption. EtI&
 EXPORT oy PREcIoUs METALs.-The stat nent of the general superintendent of Well Fargo O., furnished to the Alta, shov