Arizona weekly citizen., 1886-12-04
WEEKLY CITIZEN.
s,rrRpAY. DECEMBEk {, 1886.
-,..nrrCnMMENnArIoNs

,opp pEECOMMENDATIO
 T., In. sapual report to the Secretary ,..s Interior, Governor Zullck has ln- ..s,,.l s number Of very important
 .,..,ssr.lstions which are endorsed t,.rs-v a-od citizen of Arizona, and il " .-..,Iy ,a be hoped thst some weight
 .rs.s .ched to them by Congress, --3r,a,uTes adopted to carry them out
 .--..fre After reciting the reports ,-,,.s-. .n reference to the ad dsptsbility .sf.-,li,, of the soil If Arizona when 1-,..-.y irrigated. the report says:
 aT, ,be above facts invite the atsen- ...,f ,re Department, m order to dem- -.,.s.e tLe importance of irrigation 10 ~. ,...gre development of this Teri - and 10 urge upon Congress the ..,..---y frr lihergl appro2riat!on for -br3-.--.ph!e -urvey with view to -t.,,-i., water by storage reservoirs in .f..-,-,-tsin sheds, and 10 test the ...,..,. n, s-t,sian wells for that purpose n the valleys.
 r--ia- present conditions, of the 72,- a-[alq,res Of land in Arizona there ;.sv,lahle to the stock-raiser not more .5s, 1aHu1050 of acres, and t. the farm .- ,rg no-.i,ultuTist not mofe than, ,..,..., If acres. The eXte1dsd valley -ts.---t Ian. st1etcaluE from Yuma to ,.o,utain ranges Of Piual and Pima ,,,,,.es 2ll miles ID leoEtn snd more ,,.- 1a5 miles 10 wli,h. coatainIng sA.,.l-ogeCO0 Gcras oi land, could, nth ;rri-a,i5n. De made as productive ..o,y n,rtiou ot $ utle-n Californla F.-.y acres .. .l., la-i n vineyard o-o,-s mi. az O vr orchard would i5a-n..I r.r.uae c-ery year to tha f,-.,-.... owner. lLat great part, If uot ts.Lo-..c.uli be reclaimed by arte- sian r.... .ni4k admits ot no reason abe -ol-I
 Coal. capitalists secure this vast do- nam b. r-..a mlug # have little doubt bg-ac.-9rr4tiol w5ali be formed to 5s,.. hu- l. that event, if success at teri.I t-.lr undertaking. the land var.I c,s- luier control of a syndicate otu. ..1au-es who would reap the ad- ysr-.-.- that -hou'i accrue to the hon. e=. =.-e;ilr- lad worthy homestea3er.
 r. would be better that Congress sio1.i. 'y a s,ieltii, survey and prac- .c.. lest, dsuoustcate the feasibility of s-.--isu wells for giving the needed sup y.y o+ gA er. and if the experiment proved s1ccss sfll 1t could advance the price fl tl:s lands and limit the amount which should be entered under the hJu=stesi lsw 70 40 acres, and by entry Co sj acres to each individual purchaser Tn, law should be made applicable to sl. vineyard and citrus-fruit lands.
 Congress made an appropriation to tie Territory of Colorado for artesian vel boring, which demonstrated the p-4chc.bility cf this method of obtain .aiulng a water supply for irrigation ID zaat 1s now that State.
 Ia and around Denver a well IrTlgates i-l-l 10 to 50 acres; If oue-half as good rsalts could be obtained ia Ar.zoua We e5u.E produce wine, rsisInF, fruit. nuts, and gIves enough to support ID atiuence ce population of 2.0O0,O0O. people.
 h r1rpsrison witl the magniic ent re-ult- both possible and probable the outlay t. ;-st the experiment would be 8 mer5 b-gateile.
 tis WIS for Congress where possible to provide h9m.s for our ever increas- mg population, and an outlay on its part oitEo OF three hundred thousand dol ls-s would demonstrate whether three -t5gr millions 10 the near future could nak- happy homes ia this Territory, in addition 90 the large population which g1l.r atErai (preseuD conditions We c.1p-ovide for. When once the exper i-su. i- made. and is proved to be sue o=ss.a. private enterprise will do the f.s..
 Dtctss and canals are being now COZ s.,lc:-i ID all parts o' the Territory Elre .1i u .re lad Is beng cleared every Scar and placed under cultivation. l. tv0 .ears more it Is quite hkeiy that llt-e.-ld winch can now be irrigated I'll be Cwnel and occupied.