The Arizona champion., 1885-11-21

rights. The past two yc ars show percepti.
 ble.increase in the filings and settlements oi
 these Government lands, but as yet they arc
 practically untouched,
 1 The pine forest of this section is 60 miles
 wide and in length extends beyond the limits
 of the Territory referred to Tn this article.
 As whole it is larger thau the State of Mary.
 land, and an agreeable revelation to the trav-
 eler who, in keeping with the popul ar belief | of our eastern neg bors, imagines ia cross
 ing Arizona he is about to traverse barren
 and sandy waste.
 The lumber product of the one great saw ! mill III all these pineries 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, Flagstaff, Williams and Ash Fork. The
 relative merits of these towns need not here
 be discussed, being about equal in importance
 and each peopled with energetic, hosptable | and progressive citizens.
 Schools, churches and social amusemcnts prevail. The interest manifested in all mat ters pertaining to social progress is perhaps greater than Tn eastern towns of like numbers.
 Aside from pulmonary complaints among those not acclimated, there is no sickness. fevers and all forms of malarial diseases are unknown. AriZona's least need IS doctors. The southern and central portion of Yava. pal county is rich in mineral bearing ledges and placer gold fields. Recent discoveries in Cataract gorge, north of the Bill Williams mountain, bid fair to rival in some respects some of our older camps. Durng the sum mer season persons visiting the Cataract re- glons may procure "outfits" and find the place accessible from either Ash Fork, Will lams or Flagstaff. The lack of proper ma chinery to treat the ores Of this section is at present the greatest draw back to mining
 interests. No mining Country of like area can sh w such uniform value in all ore pro- ducts as this portion of the territory and the amount of ores nov being shipped to distant works for treatment should he substantial proof that reduction works capable ni treat ing the refractory ores of our mineral bearing localities would be profitable investment for it's founders. There are no hostile Indians m this portion of Arizona.
 The land IS strewn with the ruined habita- tons and relics of prehistoric races. High on the walls of each mountain gorge and canon may be found the ruined pueblos 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 a vast pyramid and pile, with an occasional wall that has with stood the wearing of the elemcats. standing yet to 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 unexplored, with resources untouched and p ssibilnies unknown.
 Deer, antelope, bear and mild turkey are to be found iu great numbers, with Oak Creek fourteen miles southwest of Flagstaff literally Swarming with mountain trout.
 The climate is mid, temperate and regular to wonderful degree, and the county singu Iarly free from venemous reptiles and insects. 4 brief visit is a treat during the heated sea. son for the tourist and trayeler-a Paradise to the over worked business man, a happy respite to anyone wearied of the eeaseless tide of humanity in our crowded thoroughfares and resorts of the East.
 The Grand C,non Of the Colorado, the greatest crevasse on the face of the earth. may be reached by a valley route from Peach Spring, on the 4. & P. R. R., by Journey of eighteen miles. By avsiIipg himself of this route the traveller reaches the river at the l foot of the walls, and views the magnificent temples above him. The crest of the gorge may be reached from Flagstaff in two days drve over a delightful country. The point reacocd by this route is the highest elevation l along the great E 'rge, where the river bursts through mJuntlin range at an elevation | of 8, 900 feet. Scenery at this point IS de- | scribed as being of uup ralleled m,gal6canee and 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 and wholly impossible to describe.