Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-15
ARIZONA.
TIE DEFINITION


 The meaning of the term Arizona is much debated. Various definitions are given by authors, which are more or less ,mcIfgL. O-e asserts it is the corruption oi the Pima word AriZuma, meaning lit- ,.c river, the name of a stream south of Gro Bla1cl that flows into the Altar -iver. Arlzuma does appear to be gen Iine Indian word, having the same ter mnatlon as H-uma. which means son Of the river. Montez-uma probably means lord Of the river. Others say the word means "Ari." maiden, and ''Z1n,' coun- try, referring to the Zunl tradition of the maiden queen. who CnCe ruled here. ; he Is said to have immediately con ccived and given birth Co twins, boy and girl, from which pair the Aztec claim descent This definition seems Co be as fauciful as the tradition itself One witty writer suggests that t Is a cOntrac- ton of the Spanish word NarIzona, biz nose. But that does no. seem Co be war rauted when applied to the nasal aprend- ages of the local gbOriCines, who are more distinguished for big feet than Dlg noses. Another siys ArIZuma mcaus land ot siiver.' and was first applied by the Spanish prOspectors. Leaving all these speculat.ons 1t seems natural that it is a compound of Arid ldry) and Zoua .aelD. as the country truly does appear tl one who has been reared ia " Cded r-- yious. and looks upon It for the first time
 THE LOCATION.
 Arizona is situated in Inc southwest corner of the United States of America tls bounded on the north by Otah; on the east by New Mexico; on the sOutu by the republic of Mexico, and or the west by California and Nevada. T. eXtents from g degrees to 3l degrees 2S minute north, and from 1J9 degrees west to the Colorado river. The area IS ll3.9ti square miles. Owing to the fact that the proper officials have never gathered sta tistIcs. It is uuknowu how much Ot thlS area is under cultivation but 1t Is con siderable. embracing many thousand | acres m Pima county alone, and l5 ln- | creasiug annually. All the land B ex- ceeiingly fertile when irrigated. lhc true de-ert embraces only lew hundred | square miles in the extreme northwestern 1 corner oI the territory. That portion ls all sand. and hence worthless except Tor mineral. --
 It is estimated that there are z, O0u acres under cultivation in the whole ter l rltOrF. hDOlL lLt-Ah DA "lAtil A' ttAa able for agricultural purposes.
 One-haIf of the total area is fine graz ing country. Many square miles are be | ing utilized by stOckmen digging wells. | The estimated number of horned cattle in the territory is 3)1,000, at a value of | S7,5O0OOO, which is an increase Of about | 800 per cent in the past three years. Oi | sheep. there are abOut 1O9,0Jo, which are worth about SI.JJ0.OO0. The wool crop amounts Co 5,j0O,0O0 pounds annually, a | value of S2O0O,000. Horses, mules and asses number about J9,0JO, the first being about three-ffths of the whole.
 | The wooded country of Arizona IS li the San Francisco, Mogollon, White l Mountains, Santa Catalina. Chiucahua | Huachuca and Santa Rita ranges. The l timber of these forests equal those oi | California and Oregon.
 | THE MINES.
 The mineral productions of Arizona l have from the first been the greatest m | ceptive to immigration. In this, as m | other matters, 1t is an impossibllity t1 obtain exact figures; hence, a low estl
 mate is taken. Figures for the output of 1883 have been compiled as follows: