Salt River herald., 1878-12-07
SALT RIVER HERALD
Pima County and Her Resources.


 Pima County and Her Resources.
 Arizona, and the southern portion in particular, is now commanding a large attention abroad. By far the greatest consideration is given to he minerals, but it should be remember ed that the wealth of the territory does not consist solely in her ores. In the excitement x our mining de velOpments we too often forget the many other resources which constant ly furnish substantial revenue. Last week we gave an interesting cores pondence on the cattle interests of our country, winch are rapidly as suming large proportions for a new territory. It must be remarked that less than half a dozen years ago the raiding Apachcs made the cattle busi- ness a risky, and often an unprofit- able occupation. The greater portion of the beef consumed within inc ter ritory has, until recently, been brought in from Sonora, Texas and New Mex ico. Now that the country is filling up with industrious settlers, and our many and extensive ranges are being stocked, our cattle men are quite able to supply the demand for home con sumption, and within few years We may confidently hope to see Pima county sending large exports oi beef to the San Francisco and New York markets.
 While Pima county can never be- come an agricultural country, yet the aggregate ol arabic land is no insig nificant consideration. Millions oi pounds of wheat and barley arc among our annual products. Thousands ol tons of hay Of a superior qualify could be harvested from our mesa land any season. Vegetables are r;,is- ed only to supply the demand, and a variety of fruit trees have been sue ceSsfully introduced and cultivated in various parts of the county. As our settlers increase in numbers and the railroad and other means open up and develop oUr country, the demand for agricultural products will be cores pondingly inc.e iscd. Wind-miils will be introduced. artesian wells will be sunk, and a large and industrious class Of citizens will then demonstrate that Pima county possesses compara- lively important and extensive agri- cultural lands.
 Of timber we have an abundance several mountain ranges are covered with a fine growth of pine, oak, juni- per, etc. Scores of men will find profitable occupation in felling this timber and transforming it into build ing material, mining timbers, tcle graph poles, railroad ties, etc.
 Our mines have never looked bet. ter. That we have many permanent lodges there is little doubt. Mills arc being constructed and development continues, and the bullion production must soon vindicate our oft-rcpeated assertions of fabulous mineral wealth
 We already have fine herds of sheep, and annually ship large quan titles ofwool to eastern man-factorics This doubtless will soon cease; oul wool and hides will be manufactured into articles of clothing within our own territory This will afford q market and employment, and our pco pie will be saved the impoverishing freight rates for skipping the raw ma terial out and the manufactured goods back again, to say nothing of the eX horbitant profits pocketed by the man ufacturers.
 There are many other lesser re sources and occupations that will prove of much profit to individual: and add to the general wealth of tho county. Ranches foI the production of honey, butter, cheese, &c., will b, valuable property if judiciously cou ducted.
 We may well be proud of the atten ton Arizona is attracting abroad, ant we may justly say that no section O the territory has made a better show ing or has more flatterind prospect than Pima county-Cdizea.