The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1874-06-13
From the Citizen.
HOOPER & cos RANCH.

We recently visited the ranch
of VIM. B. Hooper and Co., OF
which III. G. Hooker is part Hner
and manager, and were so we'll
pleased with the superior adval2-
tages of the location for stock
raising, the extensive improve
ment that have been made and
the immense stock of horses and
cattle which are already on the
ranch, that we have determined
to describe a little of what we
saw there, believing that it will
be interesting toArizOnans to know
how much can be done in a short
space of time, az well as cOnvinc.
ing to every one by practical ex-
pertinent of the superiority of
Arizona for stock.fslsing. This
ranch was located in February
1878, in a valley fifteen mile wide
and extending as far as the eye
can reach in soutbe rly direction
and northerly many mics. The
building and corrals are erected
in the center of the valley, eight
miles west from Camp Grant and
here is found an abundance o.
pure mountain waite, that gener-
ally flows under ground from the
Graham mountains which skirt
the valley on the cast and are
covered with tail pines and per-
petual snow. The ranch is water.
ed mainly by four spings averag-
ing eight miles apaE. ...Id during
the dry season the stock is COM
PEELED to come for water to one of
these springs which lisa safeguard
against their struggling away and |
makes it far less expensive to take |
care of them. The whole country
is covered with a variety of the |
most nutritious grasses, and a
worn out OK turned out here at |
any season of the year, will be-
come fat enough for beef in six
weeks The climates mild and
genial so that no loss is ever sus-
tanned by reason of cdd weather.
But what surprised US more than
else was the extensive
and substantial Improvements Mr..
Hooker has made in the very short
space of time he has been there.
We found erected a substantial
block of b Ouses, on four sides of a
court eighty feet square, divided
into convenient rooms to accom-.
all who live upon this ex-
tensive ranch. In the center of
the court is magnificent well of
cold water and everyth ing in and
about this mansion has its place,
md 'neatness and order are seen
in every hand. Stables have
,e zen constructed to accommodate
fifty horses, and four corrals. three
If adobe aud one of plank, the
argest of which will hold 5000
lead 0fcattle. We were informed !
hat there are ct present about
eco head Of horned cattle and
bout 900 calves, 125 saddle
lorses, fifty brood mares, two fine
talliOuS, with wagons, harness,
and ali the necessary ac-
Outrements for carrying on, so
Extensive g. ranch. Adjoining
he corrals is a pasture, fenced
nd containing at least 400 acres
nd the grass is so plentiful that
being fenced and with
his large stock roaming at will.
till hundreds of tons of hay could
,e cut now within a short distance
If the buildings. We wish those
Who doubt the advantage of Ari-
iona for stock raising could visit
his model ranch and see the
thousands of stock sleek as moles
feeding there. Yearl-
ngs raised upon the ranch are as
arge as those two years old
brought from Texas and all OF
he same stock, showing that
of food the year round
will materially increase the size
md improve the breed of stock. |
Any person owning such a ranch
reed not envy the king upon his
hrone; he has far less care ana
rouble and can procure all the
comforts that wealth will bestoW.
A Milwaukee man has applied