The Clifton clarion., 1886-10-06

Territory.
 All kinds of vegetables give a large yield in the Pueblo Viejo. Potatoes give, on an average, eight tons to the acre-are large, solid, and, when cooked, of fine flavor Turnips, cabbages, beets, tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, melons, pump kins, and other varieties give a generous yield.
 As in every other valley of the Territory, the farmer depends up on irrigation for the raising of a crop. At the present time there are over sixty miles of canals ln this valley, costing about $5Q,000 and enclosing l9,600 acres. Of this area, not moro than 12,000 acres are under cultivation; so that less. than one-third of the entire valley '1i IS { at present made produc- tive. There are yet 10000 acres which can be reclaimed by the building of a canal, and at no great cost. This now worthless land is equal Tn richness to any under cul- tlvation, and only requires water to be as productive. It is caIcu- lated that the Gila carries a SUD- ply amply sufficient to irrigate every acre, with proper care in the use of water. The ruins of former habitations, found scattered in every direction, would indicate that 6 dense population once made this place their home; and the traces of old irrigating ditches would go to show that every foot of available land was reclaimed.
 The first settlement made here by Americans was about fourteen years ago, but it's comparative iso- lation has been a drawback to its rapid growth. From the Southern Pacific railroad 1t is reached by stage from Bowie station, thirty six miles distant.
 The military posts of Thomas, Grant, and Bowie, and the mining camps of Clifton afford lucrative markets for everything that is raised. The yield of grain is in the neighborhood of 5,OO0,0OO pounds.
 MINING.
 In the production of copper, Graham stands in the front rank of the counties of Arizona. A lar ger amount of capital has been in vested in this branch of mining in the county than in any other division of the Territory, and at Clifton is seen one of the largest plants for the reduction of copper ores on the Pacific slope. Besides it's great copper beds, Graham county contains gold in alluvial deposits and in lodges, besides rich veins of silver and large de posits of other minerals.
 The first mineral discoveries were made Tn this region by a par ty from Silver City, New Mexico, in the fall of 1871. Despite the disadvantages from lack of trans portation facilities, the great "Longfellow mine'' was worked successfully for years, the bullion being shipped to the nearest rail road station, TOO miles distant. Four years ago, the camp at Cllf- ton was united to the Southern Pacific by branch road from Lordsburg, and since then the work of development has gone forward at a rapid rate. Even with the low price of the metal which has maintained during the past three years, the output of bull lion has steadily increased.
 The ores of Clifton camp are of high grade and easily reduced. They occur in immense chambers, and are mined at the minimum cost. The facilities for ore extrac- ton and for conveying the raw material to the furnaces are unex- celled in Arizona. From the smelt- CTS at Clifton-with capacity of 150 tons per day-a narrow gauge railway leads up gorge, on each side of winch the mines are situat- ed, high up on the slopes of the mountains. Tramways carry the ores from the shafts and tun- nels to the cars below, running by gravitation, and in a few minutes the train is loaded, and dumps its cargo before the furnace doors. Nearly four hundred men are en- ployed by the Arizona Copper Company, Scotch corporation, and the amount invested in their ,>y0,,ort;oo ipo1u 5ipr th n hui11;po