Arizona citizen., 1875-09-18

this one frequently Is of less volume
 near its mouth, but 1t is fed below the
 point named by Salt river-a stream of greater average volume than the
 Gila. Many thousands of farmers
 can rely upon water for irrigation
 from this stream, and it is believed as
 many can from Salt river, which IS
 fed by the Verde and other mountain
 streams. Salt Valley contains an area
 of cultivatable land, that may be irri-
 gated by its river, of sixty miles in
 length by fifteen to thirty ill breadth.
 This stream flows from the northeast,
 and Is fed first and last by hundreds
 of small mountain streams rising in
 the Pinal and Mogollon Mountains.
 It takes its name from a large salt
 deposit just about where the river
 emerges from the mountains. The
 Agua Fria and Hassayampa rise in
 the mountains about Prescott and flow
 southward toward the Gila-both
 sinking before reaching it. But water
 is obtained by digging in their beds,
 and the Agua Fria comes to the sur
 face in the Gila Valley. Both these
 streams are fed by other mountain
 ones, of which may be named Kirk
 land, Lynx, Turkey and Humbug
 The Gila has the San Carlos, Fran
 cisco and other minor tributaries on
 the north; while on the south of 1t
 are the San Simon, San Pedro and
 Santa Cruz, each in turn having small feeders. San Simon rises in Sonora and sinks before reaching the Gila,
 but water can easily be obtained by digging anywhere in the valley. The Chiricahua and Graham noun talns lie to the west, and they are full of spring and brooks. The San Pedro rises in Sonora and carries volume of water to the Gila. West of it are the Huachuca and east the Dragoon both of which contain fine springs and small streams, and, like the Chiricahua range, have always been favorite Apache homes. The Santa Cruz rises iii Sonora and sinks not many miles northwest of Tucson, but much of the year it is several rods in width this side the Sonora line, and for the past few weeks 1t has been almost impossible for the mail carrier to cross 1t about Tubao. And this is true every year-sometimes in Jan- nary and March, as we'll as in July and August. The Sonoita Is its prin- cipal tributary, and is fed from the Santa Rita and Patagonia Noun tains, which abound in small streams. The great Colorado of the West enters Yavapai county on the north, about midway between the east and west boundaries of Arizona, and flows south through the county named and Mohave. It also forms our west ern boundary from Collville to Sono- hundred miles. It is d large stream, and some day its waters will be made to fertilize millions of acres of land. In Mohave county, | northwestern part of Arizona, the Big Sandy and Williams Fork are the streams after the Colorado. | Paul Weber, who has resided there TWO years and Is close observer, ad- 7ises me that both these streams have ! fine flow of water and can be de- pended upon; also that the mountains contain large springs and brooks of nore or less volume. In and around Prescott, in Yavapai county, Skull, Kirkland, Willamson's, Big and Lit
 le Chino, Walnut Grove and other 7alleys are all coursed by living
 dreams fed by mountain springs. Pass eastward sixty miles and the Verde river is reached. It rises north # Prescott and flows north some miles,
 hen curves aronnd and runs south to ts intersection with Salt river below Camp Mcdowell. This stream has ength of one hundred and fifty miles nd flows much of the distance trough rich lands. It is, like all
 thers, fed by many small streams rom the mountains on either side. 'he Little Colorado Is very impor- ant stream, rising in the mountains long the Arizona and New Mexican inc and flowing ill a westerly course 3 the east and north of the San Fran isco mountains. Hundreds of set lers have recently located in its val 9y with thousands of head of sheep, attle and horses. There are many mall streams tributary to it. The fountains in that section are literally with springs. The Mogol- 1n mountains are noted for many lshing streams similar to the bcuti- , Il Truckee of your State and Nevada. a
 hey cover an area of many thousands f square miles, and contain hundreds thousands of acres of heavy timber chiefly of pine, oak, ash,