New-York tribune., 1884-12-29

long and $50 miles wide, made up OF
| elevated tablel lands. fertile valleys, and
of ,csas or deserts must naturally have varied
| climate There Is ample variety In the Territory
from the senii-tropic climate Of the South to the
cool bracing air Of tho North, rs shown by the re-
cords Of various years. A man can safely camp In
the open mir every day Of the year, according to the
experience Of old ipincrs Owing to tl9 extrf'nc c
cldtilless skies are the rule Irrigation is necessary
in aeatiy eyety locality 70 liisrg GOOD er2Pi a.tst .
tStefn6f Ihttle sa}s tlat 1bples Bsashes, figs md
HSatiS f4S$ Stlst q it fsla A! lAtfiSf 81 ..i. Gtl
yArFnp pl1'RIt sEBW a. ihS iAA tl@s Bd tle iiit
bltbt IFt lttf sHl {ag ~ at ltah 27} tglt,,
ilAd6 ~ g8asf iAte ta4AEl RNBl5 t68,tls jAllstg
p9pAl 4H 4BH ttlaFs l, M r EH t stVi d 61HI pif
| RefG ihFm1' w " ~ lUahli 9ih allat llAt y
, ao r,s teda YS Ja,b saae @ fia sesoa a 'Rl VA R
| ntIts 0I inud nlu under oilt alton, hui thq l'N,
rnof says lhnl IN tho ,Alnyspl tho salt lpi 'lll
ho brought under cullypipn, whilo there qfn nl,l
| lions of aernj un the hills and plains wIlrll oolll
ho made very productive with sufficient Walof 'o'
| irrigation
IN the Salt Ryor Valley cannl is being con.
strlctod that will rrgnto 100000 ncrcs. Improved
land there with water privilege can bo had from Tlo
to S2o an acre. and unmproycd nom 80 10 TlO'
This land s claimed 10 be- good aud productive m
similar lands In Southern California which ncll for
800 nn acre. With water always At hand nnd no
usis the cld " said 30 ho certain. Much valuable
land could bc reclaimed with wntor hnd inc
Legislature offered $1,000 10 the person brst hndlng
n lowing stream of water by means of an aftoHlal
we'll The reward was claimed aud pau 10 resi-
dent of Cochise County. Suillcicnt water was oh.
tanned by these wells TO maintain $1,000 ohttle ana
the gardens necessary for population 10 attend
| the stock Should other grazing lands there De
| made available by this means u wonld produce
pasturagc f,r 100000 cattle. liut under present
conditions the Governor says that there are main
tanned over 100000 head Of cattle with good pas
turagc for ,OOO, ,0OD more. There Is estimated 10
| be 100000 sheep now III the territory. dhe PI"ui5
from stock raising said to he large. 1hc loss ol
cattle is placed at two and one hall per cent AS I'D
timber 10000 square miles OF the Territory Is GOV.
clcd with heavy growth oi tlmper IL" gi""t ~
pine forest of the MogoIlon has an average Wldth ol
| sixty miles.
| CONGRESS INJURiNG BY DELAYS.
Territorial representatives here claim that Con-
grcss is nnring the Territory by It's course II not
settling the disposition of lands granted to the
| Atlantic and Pacific and Texas Pacific Railroads
| Also that the numerous alleged Mexican grants in
the Territory are used 10 tsdetrmcnt in preventing
settlements though many ol thcm are doubtless
fraudulent The organized stealing 81 chttin ON tnr
| border is spoken of ~ another trouble which the
| Government should stop.
| These fact In regard 10 this comparatively un-
| known Territory Will show what can br gained by
the facilities placed before the world M the ENpo7i-
ton by the people of that Territory It's population
| IN small. 10000, oi whom n large mum per ac SrNl-
cans But IL IL capable oi sustaining large popnli-
| tion and now that General Crook has uuctrd the
| Apachrs and the country II being opened mp ny
fnilrOnds II no doubt has great iutnro DciVfr IT,
llr extensive remains oi irrigatinR canals SNOW
| that thoug1nds oi acres. nov dcseri were once
under culiyation. Americans ought to- have sinnci
| ENTERPRISE ~ the tribes that lived there ~ pence
| long ago she Mofmons alone seem 10 appreciate
| the advantages of Arizona aud they are Hooking
| there IN great numbers