The Arizona champion., 1885-11-28

rights. The past two years show Pereepti ble increase in the filings and settlements of these Government lands, but as yet they are practically untouched,
 The pine forest of this section is Co miles wide and inalength extends beyo ,d the limits of the Territory referred to Tn this article As whole it is largerthau the State Of Mary | land, and an agreeable revelation to the tray- eler who, in keeping with the popul ar belief of our eastern neig bors, imagines iI cross l ing Arizona be is about to traverse a barren and sandy waste.
 The lumber product of the one great saw !, mill Iii all these pneries finds ready market in old Mexico Southern California and New Mexico, with increasing local de- mand. The railway towns and principal markets of this section are Holbrook, Wins | low, Flag sstaH Williams and Ash Fork. The relative merits of these towns need not here be discussed, being about equal Tn nimportahce and each peopled with energetic, hospltaDle and progressive citizens.
 Schools, churches and social amusements prevail. The interest manifested in all mat ters pertaining to social progress Is perhaps greater than m eastern towns of like numbers.
 
 those not acclimated, there is no sickness. l Feyers and all forms of malarial diseases are unkn ,wn. Arizona's least need Is doctors. The southern aud central portion of faVa- | pai County is rich in mineral. bearing ledses and placer gold fields. Recent discoveries Tn Cataract gorge, north of the Bill Williams mountain, bid fair to rival Tn some respects some of our older camps. DuriAg E the sum mer season persons visiting the Cataract re- | Iions may procure "outhtS' and had the | place accessible from either Ash f1rS, Will lams or Flagstaff. The lack Of proper ma chinery to treat the ores oi this section Is at ! present the greatest draw back to mining interests. No mining country oi like area can Sh w such uniform value in all ore pro- duets as this portion of the territory and the amount of ores nov betns shipped to distant works for treatment should De substanti&l proof that reduction works capable "i treat | Irg tho refractory ores Of our mineral bearing | localities would be a profitable investment for it's founders. Tnere aye no hostile Indians | m this D rtion of Ailona. T'he land Is strewn with the ruined habita- tions and relic, of prehistoric races. High on the walls of each mountain gorge and canon may be found the ruined pueDlos of the cliff dwellers, from the single hut to vast cities widely scattered throughout the land. | On the meSas and plains we find ruins of | like antiquity. Here is vast pyramid and pile, with an occasional wall that has with. stood the wearing of the elements. standing vet to q heighth of two or three stories to give | us some conception of the workmanship and architecture of this departed people. There yet remains hundreds and thousands of square miles of virgin country. practically unexpiored, with resources untouched and D ssibihties unknown.
 Deer, antelope, bear and mild turkey are to he found iu great numbers. with Oak Creek fourteen miles southwest of Flagstaff literally swarming with mountain trout.
 The climate is miii, temperate and regular to wonderful degree, and the c"unty Singu lariy free from venemous reptiles and insects.
 4 brief visit is treat during the hea:ed sea son for the touris, and trayeler-a Paradise to the over worked business man, happy respite to anyone wearied of the ceasclesS tide of humanity in our crowded thoroughiares and resorts Of the East.
 | The Grand Canon of the Colorado, the greatest crevasse on the face of the earth, may be reached by valley route from Peach | Spring, on the 4. X P. R. R., by Journey Of eisrteen miles. By aVailipg himself of this route the traveller reaches the river at the foo, of the walls, and views the magnificent temples above him. The crest .of the gDrg. may be reached from Flagstaff in two days drve over delightful country. The point reacoed by this r1Gte IS the highest elevation along the great E rge, where the river bursts through a m Duutltn range at an elevation pf 5000 feet. Scenery at this point IS de- scribed as being of uup ralleled m lgnlhcance anl grandeur. The gorge is here eighteen miles from crest to crest, presenting bewild. ering array of architectural forms. Gazing into the great depths, with their wild beauty and thrilling and novel influences, give an impression never to be forgotten aud wholly | impossible to describe.