, 1880-10-23


on the north. Tho same atter1atlon Of bleak |
desolat1on and lnxurIaant yegetatlo1, y tfue
ea o. ae y Hsw sescnI
y one nf the ely papers, tlIe capabilities oi
the soil upon the southern border was
lIs. 9cfor. s''.ns; ;d,,ppo ~ py The wrlt.r rs 1s
ihe Territories ,1a1ned w1t!! more sca,,.
ihg ID searctty ot water for irritation.
want Of traispor'u}io12s mud Insecurity q life
and New Mexico arc yet In the infancy Of
tIleir Rrnwt1, but Will, the completion of NIL
other tlro.gh line to the East nlnre :systc'n-
n,s 'ss }Gyfe's w :. % en gg"SYen Y,na a1Ss'S " te
Colorado Is nsceMcl. OIL bntli si,tes OF tho
river nre areas at Intervals well suited for the
raising Of grain nfi fruit, while along, the
ins @ Guy e"ursc u sryeral haS,Ircti miles ii Ar,-
zot,a,--tllere Is estmntcsl to be wafer. sui.
Client n ting channel for tlto lrFtgation @ Of
nearly million. acres. In the Valley M tic
Yavapla aid sfoyaye Counties, md Il! other
localities excellent agricultural, timber,
mud grazing !a,Mls arc found ,and tllesa VIII bo
still moro valuable ~ tlle rallroad 'akss them
sections Of Arizona tayG been known
nffnlfa each year. aud sections such nH that
belonging 70 the Plum In!!lans, and fields in
about Tucson, nfe known to have been cul-
tivnted from 200 10 :oo ycars. The water
from the streanus fcrtilIzes md restores the
soil Tie Valley "f the Ui!a. 1nsr ,n,r aiia.fy 9.af
Tiers than the Valley Of tlle Nile: IL Is esii-
mated that there are nbont 800 .o00 ucres 0f
lanil III 1Arizona .of the hest quality, with
water sufficient for Irrigation, while there
aru are probably not 'nurs than o,!e-flftletll
Of that amount under cultivation. l)y i!leails
VI fart.;sIaI-wels. probably fron ten to twnl'-
ty inttlio!I Acres more ch,ilu De fEclnillled:
| whrr raiIruad trnnspaton Is 1nofe complete
'Tne Southern PACIFIC system Is 5at Ilstls
Inferior to Tint Of tl1G Central paciiic IN
Uf tic 7l3 niles Ut the TURNER rt'ltt between
San Francisco and rn'nn ilot less tlIan Sjs
miles Is, operated BY The C.cntra! Pacific.
cisco to Tres pnos and so,r.tad ulnIer t!!e
control of tlla Southern l'aeitic Itself. So
largely has the Southern l'acl!lc, contributed
to the Central paciisc system t1lnt tug 'I!!, w.,
miles from Casa Grande 10 tle scene of tl,eir
present operations, control nU less ttan b W!
| iniles of roud. to WHICH, It fIO miles uf
steamboat route be added 0tl the Sacramento,
@ to,al 'Iu: i 4.S& niles Of Transportation Under
inally several eolapal!les; While The ssal
S.Sthern, In pae1c sa rnS ns from t fss S " f
81 81 California et liz ce,ral MI Pasiiie is taEs,;
to Gosl.eil,. where the 1nal9 ling Of tte
sout'ier paelils Is ~ nG1setfH ,s yss 1e i a'
ssenSry M ,'s ns,I ch,sste. The eIsvatlVus yury
from tile tups Ut mountains several thou
feet % t. ts hoy , Sfti; y sen sa
arrIcuiturai i%xuria,,cc aid Mid aesuiatIon.
Tile road Is tle great outlet for Southern
braces ncarly one.third Of t!!e entire area.
and three-fo!lrths Of this 5o,o SQUARE miles
of land IL suited for agriculture Or grazing,
Across the great San joaquin, ValieS ing
villages md Immense arens of orchard and
| sruli5 lailds, IND the beautiful crups send
JOY. to the heart OF tlle husbail,il.iHl11
a1ai 1armer. Nowhere else IN u.s wosM
sS saa Snre sca' or NaeFs fsu I'D Ts has dae @
nInety-,lIllc parts towards making this valley
cue of tue richest aerlc,n'tra tyr strI"ts " i'e
aid u irrfgatlne ,Iltcl,rs md nther Improve
nents rendered possible oy the co''str,.st[ito'l
freight Ind passenger tratl.c is niforts'l.
About 200 miles III length by thirty 'iilcs
III width, comprlslng nenr 1000; ;Uo aeres T., q
t!lu best agricultural lands ny the S@tase, @ "
| HluGS IGHE " NSt tIo ~ oPtA
marsh lands, w,,ici, WHEN Ierlaih!ea proy,.
70 be the must fertile lanls i. The world, it.,.
einbrnces portions Of nine counties, and
the whole, Is iur rlcl!er and l@rgcrr r. tllan ,.
The fi. nxtcnt 10 wIicl. Irrigation is carried
mny Oc learned from tlia fact thai one GanAl::
the SIN Joaanln y kfns's River, iS A siX t't fegt
ling; anvi iilo production mny be inferred
frpin the amount Of Eraln carried w. tie rill.
rt,atl during 1878. which wns NO less tllnn
iN ?,0, $50 pounds.
| From tl1e SIM ,joauuin to tue Colorado
! the t;0sem Division u The Southern ~.
ciiic ltnlroa.l Is completed forty mites an II
deslgned to connect VIII the e. STutcT'11 :4ql 1,a "a
!, i'd niles suutllwurtl frum Sun Francisco
/ us the Nussel slough country, where ~ pre,s r.
settlers aiti tlie railroad fGr tile passessloN q
the odd nuu,he1el SECTIONS 9f lnul
Stories are told III lnid III this seclIul
yiel.iiug SaSo per acrs;, OF Ave crops u
nifulfn being rn1sed in oi,r year; ii