Arizona silver belt., 1884-03-08
A eRrAT sroCE cos'SrRE.
.Arlsoaa a. 3 stock Growing Couatrs
compared via. Colorado. EIontana
and wyoming.

ION among stock men as to the relative
merits Of The northern and southern
territories for stock growing. The
advocates Of the north boast of the eN-
tsnsve ranges. anu fine streams in
Wyoming. Montana and Colorado, and
produce an array Of names of men who
have amassea fortunes from cattle OF
sheep. in their favored section.
They assert that the ranges aad
water supply Of Arizona are too linz
tied to admit Of her live stock inter-
ests ever attaining large proportions.
ana that stock, particularly cattle, Is
more subject SO disease in our warm
climate. than in the COOLER territories
of tue north. With persons nnfamil-
lar With Arizona. these assertions
carry some weight and, upIortu-
natelv. are strengthened and pro-
mnigeted by men who have lived
Tor 4 time within our territory. En-
gagged in mining or some other pun
suit, which precluded their making any
extended examination Of the country
around them, they have. in al likeli-
hood, never been twenty miles away
from the mine or village where their
business was located. They knew
nothing about the stock business. and
had no incentive to learn. and yet
they have been ready to assert with
out hesitation. that Arizona is a poor
stock country
A ease in point has Just come to orr
notice where some eastern parties.
anxious to embark IN the cattle b4isi-
ness, sought information about Ariz0-
ma from a gentleman who had been a
resident ofour county and territory for
several years, IN charge Of a large min
ING property. We knog that the gen
tleman IN question has comparatively
little knowledge Of stock growing, and
had never Inspected the ranges in this
county even. Yet he doubtless thought
himself competent r. givean opinion.
and told bis interrogators that good
ranges were few, and the water sup
ply very limited and that in order to
secure a desirable range they would
be obliged to bay the land After SO
discouraging a report, these wouid-be
cattle kings naturally abandoned all
thought Of locating in Arizona, and
an aexpert, as they termed him, have
ing reported favorably On Montana
they decided 70 embark IN the cattle
business there where. they sag, We
can get good ranges. with an album
dance Of water, free
IN determining the advantages
which a counsry possesses for stock
growing. the following important
points must be considered. VIZ. Extent
and quality Of ranges, the water sup
ply the climate and facilities for
reaching a market
In the extent and quality Il her
grazing lands, Arizona challenges
comparison with any state or terrific
~ IN this country. sixty thousand
square miles, or more THAI one half Of
her entire area. are adapted to gra-
zing. and The grasses lblack and white
gramma, bunch, buffalo, mesquite and
alfleria) which cover mesa, valley and
foothill are unsurpassed for their M
tritious and fattening qualities 1t
no season Of the year can poor cattle
be found on orr ranges. and some of
the latest beeves we have ever seen
just of tbs range, were killed n
Globe recently
A liberal water supply is one Of the
chief requisites Of T. stock producing
countrg. the assumed scarcity of which
has been made a strong argument
against Arizena
The ella, Salt. san Pedro. san Fran
cisco, Colorado. Little Colorado, Verde,
Bill Williams Pork. Santa Cruz, Blue,
White, Black and New rivers. and Ia
gle, Bonito, Tonic Arivapai. ciennega,
Hassayampa, Care and Camp creeks,
many other smaller streams. numer-
Gus springs. and artcsian wells and
windmills. furnish Arizona's water
supply. The ranges thus watered are
efyast extent. and capable Of sustain
ing millions q tattles horses and sheep.
TIE sinking ofsrtesian wells and IN
PRODUCTION Of windmills has proved a
successful experiment. and by these
means hundreds Of thousands Of acres
viii eventually be made available for
grazing. which at presenk are not be-
ing utilized.
The climate Of arizona IS unsur-
passed and peeuliarly suited 70 pssto-
raj pursuits. Excepting in that por-
lion Of the territory known as the
Colorado plateau, ard on few high
mountain ranges and table lands, the
winters are mild and delightful; ne.
SHOWS cover the ranges - IN Coiora
do and other parts Of the north. and
there are no sudden changes Of tenn
peTature, nor Billiards snch As the