Los Angeles daily herald., 1874-01-28
Facts About Arizona.

The Territory of Arizona was organ
lied February "A, 1868.
1t contains about 70,000,000 acres.
1t is what may be termed noun
famous region, although there are
also between its hills and mountains.
The principal ranges of mountains
are the San Francisco, Bill Williams,
Mongollon, Sierra Blanca, Sierra
Prieta, Pinal Apache. Cordilleras de
Gila, Natanes, Chiricahua, Dragons,
Santa Rita, Graham, Aztec, Wallapai,
Antelope, Cerbat and Hacquehilla.
The principal peaks are, the San
Francisco, about $4,000 feet above the
level of the sea; the Sierra Blanca,
about $4,000 feet; Bill Williams, about
II 300 feet; and Mount Union, about
10000 feet. The highest mountains
are in Northern Arizona.
The mountain ranges and their foot
hills are covered with pine, oak, cedar,
juniper, poplar and other timber; and
we feel safe in asserting that one-third
of the Territory is timber land. AS
most of this timber is large and of fair
quality, it will, in time, prove vast
source of wealth.
The principal rivers are the Colora-
do, which is navigable for hundreds of
miles; the ella, Salt, Verde, Bonita,
Prieta, San Pedro, Beaver, Santa
Cruz, White, Sipicue, Bill Williams,
and little Colorado. Creeks and
springs are numerous, and water is
found everywhere by digging.
The principal towns are, Yuma,
Ehrenberg and Hardyville, on the Col
orado; Wickenburg, Hassayampa
creek; Prescott, on Granite creek;
Phoenix, on Salt River; Florence,
Pima Villages; Maricopa Wells, and
Adamsville, OH the ella; Tuscon, on
the Santa Cruz; Cerbat, Mineral Park
and Chloride, in Wallapai mining dis
trict.
The Military posts are, Whipple,
near Prescott; Verde, Oh Upper Verde
River; Mcdowell, near junction of
Verde with Salt River, a short distance
above Phoenix; Camp Apache, on
White River, in White mountains;
Bowie, apache Pass in Chiricahua
range; Lowell, near Tucson; Grant, on
San Carlos; Mohave, on the Colorado;
Beale Springs, in the Wallapai coun-
try. These posts receive supplies from
Yuma Depot.
Counties-Yayapai, which has a
greater number of white inhabitants,
a larger area, more mountain ranges,
streams, timber and mineral deposits
than any other county i'll the Terri
tory.
Pima-which has the largest town
in the Territory, Tucson, and the larg-
est population, twO-thirds of whom
are MeXieans and semi-civilized In
dams.
Maricopa county lies between Pima
and Yavapai, and is noted for its agri-
cultural productions, which far exceed
those of any other county in the Ter
ritory.
Yuma county contains much choice
farming and grazing lands. Her chief
towns-Yuma and Ehrenberg-have
extensive trade with the people of the
interior.
Mohave county is now gaining rap
idly on her sisters, in wealth and pop
ulation. She has mines, grazing and
farming lands that are among the best
on the continent.
The territory formerly known as
Pah-Ute county, has been handed Ovel
to the State of Nevada.
AS correct census of "whites" and
Indians has never been taken, we will
take the responsibility of placing the
number of whites at about 10000, and
the number of Indians at about 10000,
which gives the Territory population
of about 10000. This estimate includes
Mexicans and tame Indians Ari-
IONA Miner.