The Arizona champion., 1886-03-20
CENTRAL ARIZONA;

5,ooo to 1000 feet above the sea, w,,h here and there a peak rising 10 an heighth oC from o,ooo to I5,ooo feet. These higher elevations, situ- ated with remarkable regularity throughout the central portion oi YIvapai county, are local and core Stant source oi moisture to the adjAC- ent parks and foothills, from the blankets of snow that cover them dur ing SIX 10 eight months of the year. During the open pcrloJ of the winter months and m early sPrng grca, bo- dies of water flow itom ines. vast snow beds, 10 be swallowed up at lIsl b. the iuSItiaD.e sands 0! the dIstIat plain.
 A new era is diwning in regard to the water supply of Arizona, In the construction ol artificial baslus and a system of dikes that will be used 10 eaten a portion of the escaping waters and it will eventually be holrded up aud used with the same cCouomy and care by waICh we su0dle and bring 10 our ald any other useful eIemcut.
 The aHuud rain fall brglaS la the moAih of jule and laata until Sep lcmber. It Comes in gentle shower, and with admirable rsgu,auly, sJimu- ,atin, q wonder:uI growth in are mrk1hle hort P4rlQH oi tune. Wheat, rye, olt5, barley and mH..et lre growa without triTgnion;' yividrag an ,tIao- dant and profitable crop. Cprn is successfully grown in 1he valleys. and basins below an altitut=Of 6,coe feet All kinds of root vegetables AJurlsh and grow to cdormoJS size and ays ot Ox'eue6i 4Hl!Nyrcannl1ding price Iu tac "nnGie ma.ttI" that to aa 'Eas.era- nS.,N JrJ.U ysg eft i.lCdci " u,d seem; fa6 it1u@. = At;l0ush Ic,o1o pounds ot'p7ta,oCs per acre is but aH average yield, such ia ,hc local demand from our oditceat mlajHg camp;, saN miu, and railway towns. il EiS never hccu .Uppii.I Ot ,h:'hpu- pt'iocuou. CU'iv.- jIuu l> not r-lalrel, an no O.i-r lluor be pynl the preparation of th: sal. pL.nli { lni gathering ;, be,,rwe u3 'u the crop.
 In. cltirt cDlulry Is .inS llIrly trce from lrn weeds aui ohnJXI,uS growth lhll ary the hlnc ol ,he Eastern hu,bl d.atn There IS ! growing dcHlln. for ilr;anl uiGy ranch mu il4l it more proi:a1l. to IlHIzt thrir grown. ct,2, fJr ta.a purpose b. cu,l,ug aHj c2rl Il before ,a- grlIn b iI.ly u uurc,3. Ail that pori'"tot lhe gr3vpll eau abiy" 5,oo) .e,, |, -Jrcrci Wih magnificent forest, af pine, with l-r:ca'n9 gLd5,pl m)autli" parks oUd pr"gisS, G'~4,.5 j' h. leading industry ol tht northern portion pl Gdylpal cJuuly, The water .sup)i! l' in,.t. d. aud rigid ef'Q gay wal. Ds tcl ..fet n IL; iG,ur-. In- scucUy 5I Nger ll Ac.2 'n1 !, at pres =nt sale tUiri agljust our ranges nein. ovcrrun by h-rdo ,rJ.n t4c crJ"I-I Il gts of other lJcaitli.S
 II is c,en;i,lje q ( rutry for the poor n m or the >t3c; grower b-gtnnins iiie witn mod crate mstn,. rae >rras, aui u k, af .rd- .us p-r:a1H-a, Mats, iic ml-, apart, gt.ui z. supply R each r!-1t sui,c!eh! for a.n.li blnI of i,)m l)5 10 5oa h,~d of stock Arodhd ,hc-- water ,uIpIes he huIJreis oi Slu.ue LtIC, Oi nJ'rllI-, .lj IIntau grIs,Is. lus lcn.lct-Nu uj W1!cl |, CJpla.e ol Ee-pjn.. oH. aL,alli tnr3l, ,aIal l}- year. Ry ,lc cJu. >jrEe t..u .i ,ha arl;.icl4l b.,>iI, ani iI cs be fore rc yfrt tl, w1lst nay b. stycd ,tnd util izeE iu pyJJ orion toIh. dtmInd, ol the .n-- croa,us herl. he beef anl nlton f om tni> ,tc.t ,u cr.uT ...I advanced plc-, in Ihe myt>1tS at t..e 2,J tlcal c.Ge>. Cur auGnAl> dre nit o.iy mAr,cI .J.- ALtil prIm. cJlII. tioh dur.nG'tIe year.
 | ihe AHIuiic >- Pec!dc r4.lHly runs central. N iErGs Glais s-clon east aulwes;. an thc com p9uy own alternate >vr!yas ot laeI
 IA.y ot.r sp-clI! i1.,dceu. t> up.c Gap ,.,l,,S og t.i,u3c, rs7a,tia., i'cts yi .oI, Hand. and aD H1 la .,,.S a--t.E G.> 's- o:- lG4at.i.-, les. tasu jQ,92o arres. fae re0.na.a> tsnd, are aulj.~J jJ ,Hl.aG,icad aa-,' pre1.g.,i .u usa1,. i"- :t'J tNo y-a,a shaw l Jegcsp,,' Dic ,a.rcose Ia ii. fling, aoj settlement, ol taeSe G'N- '0rnt iau,s, oa. j, !tt tu-y ,lte yrdHi.c.iy ' GGt2a,.. !.
 Inc plll i,r-s, 9i ln., section i, b m;l-s wios ae4 ,.r ,aus4! ->;-al, Ucyo q ,le iimb, oi t0e ltut.i} r,i-itgd lo ,h tl.l 7rl1cis. As q rHr'a 2, {, .'' tsi ia.l l.: otl;e ol %. rl- lan.i, @J', 't. reeI-.' c,elat.ou .J lae trl,- -ler M.i0, ti Les.H!s' "ita tie pl2.1ar b-!j,f ot Oac ca'.tra N-tl por,, LuJs,te, ctIs,
 ng trsi...I .- .s @-... lJ t.-t-;st q l-.iGn and sa---'v w1,;e.
 ine IuuJ-. ..,I.c' cf n, 5re great sa ~ uig Ill ~.' ta.se pi ore, iud, rraty market l.. p.d ,.e@,eO, aa-ih>rn C.uiasu. and New NctcJ, wuA mes. h., licai d- mA,sI. The raI"AJ towns .tt p,inei pal. maNets oi tnla 3. ,;i7n oyc iloiJ. u9x, N.aa low, fLt.,;,a, NtiLan.s .al A.l rett,. Inc relative u,~r,t, c, ta-se tJrn, neeL lol.Lcr: 9e c.sc i,,.d b..rs ,o1G, rlji u:l I, ,or....,-e and eica p-o.i-d ,,,tn t..-I st.. ro- .Ji:-1.- and 'r,5,e,,i . IH.@.u',
 S.l.J,s. Cu.tGd-, aat cial a.ngiemeh's pIcNah l4. i..:rost ml"l. c,,eI l.. at .idt. lers ,,e.:4'''c2 p ao2iAi. pr).,rc5> Is p-el1p, grcalsr tHIa i. S,erl toy..iS Oi i.,= Ca na.., ,IJs lfm pU,t.. " com Ialn,, ,.lJIs those uag scc!i lated, , Is n1 Nlc-;ucS5. Fevers ani ..i iotlls -i .ai-...' dlse',a, ar, unkn @n. Ag;-,pl' ls ,,t aeel IS <. 'tor,
 r"e 5cathern aad central partipu of Nag pal county is ricI in mineral helrlns I-i ges and place, ; 'll j-lii. Rgc-u, ipsoysrie3 ln Cdtartc; < ,rGe, n'dl of tae BiN Wai;llA' m1unlal, 1i.l t.n t1 riyA ,n a'!u: r-, .5;-i, rI nc. ot uar Oi Ter c'a,s tus.g t.o su u- mof season Pets1g, u.iung tae Cdt..tot fe- sions nay prHcJfe "oatIt,' all dAi th. place scc:,,i1le nom ej(,rr Asa For, Wtd- rani' uf fi,gstEf 'ihe lack of gr.p4r m l. eh.n-ry l1 tc4ll the ors, or ,li ,ctAJa Is at prescott the g,.ues, drl~ btck to mAufs interest,". No E.nins c,un,rl of ike area caH sh V such raluyn y4ig. ia all or; pr4- dlctr as lhl, ll'r;ial ef ta= ,;ry15y a,d sl. amoLnt oi ores nov 6-iny >h lse 10 ds.Ii wore' for UeNQeat slouli Oe 5uu>tInuI pr1oi that re e.luc;,on w0.ii clp gbl, d ueIt l Z tlc refractory ores oi our mineral bearing