The Arizona champion., 1886-01-23
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
Climate, Soil. and Proiuctions.--AS Gene erni Answer to Many Inquiries Relative to this part of Arizona.

| O,OSS No I,SOS iSSt aOo'S thS sCd,
 with here and there a peak rising
 to an heighth of from o,ooo to I3,ooo
 feet. These higher elevations, silu- ated with remarkable regularity
 throughout the central portion Of
 Ylvapai county, are local and con stant source of moisture to the adiac. ent parks and foothills, from the blankets of snow that cover them dur ing six to eight months of the year,
 During the open period of the winter
 months and in early spring great bo- dies of water flow from these vast snow beds, to be swallowed up at last
 by the unsuitable sands of the distant plain.
 A new era is dawning in regard to the water supply of Arizona, In the construction of artiical basins and a system of dikes that will be used to catch a portion of the escaping waters and it will eventually be hoarded up and used with the same economy and care by which we subdue and bring to our aid any other useful element.
 The annual rainfall beglns in the month of June and lasts until Sep tember. It comes in gentle showers and with admirable regularity, stimu. lating a wonderful growth in re
 mlrkable short period oftiine. Wheat, rye, oats, barley and millet are grown without irrigation, yielding an adun. dant and profitable crop. Corn is successfully grown ia the valleys and basins below an altitude of 6,ooo feet. All kinds of root vegetables flourish and grow 10 enormous size and are ol excellent quality, comml lnding price ln the "home market'' that to an Eastern or Northwestern farmer would seem fabulous. Although Io,oco pounds of potatoes per acre is but an average yield, such is the local demand from our adjacent mining camps, saw mills and railway towns, it has never been supplied by the home production. Cultya. ton is not required, and no other labor be oynd the preparation of the soil. plant z and gathering. Is bestowed uprn lhe crop
 The entire country is Sinyullrly free from firm weeds and obnoxious growth that are the blne of the Eastern hu,bl dmIn. There
 IS lgrowing dem md for hay, and many ranch men nnA it more proitabl. 10 utIlz. thelr growing crops for that purpo, ,e by cutting and curiog it before the grlla |, fully nuured
 All that portion Dt the grln plI elu above , ooo feet Is covered wuh mdgHIlicln, forest, ur pine. with lcryening gladeSO of mountll, parks and prarieS, Grazing Is the leading industry of the Iouhern portion of Eavapar county. The water supply is limited and rigid economy wrlI be ieqIrred m tae lulurs The scucity ot water n ArtL m Is at pres. mt safeguard against our ranges being pverrun by herds from the crowded "a ,ge, Df other localities
 It is eseEtillly untry for the poor m n or the stock grower beginning life with mol. crate means. The springs anl Ia k afford ng permanent water Ire mile' aptrt. giving supply in each place sufficient for a small blnd of from Ioo to 800 head Of stock Around these water supplies lie hundreds of squaie miles of nutritious mountain grasses. my ten acres of which Is capable of keeping DnS aHlltisii JUS NEsli. pl CDuF <truction of the artificial basins and dl es be. ! fore referred to, water may b. saved and util, l ized in proportion 10 the demands of the in creasng herds. The beef ani mutton from this secti m command advanced prices in the | markets Of the adjacent cities. Our animals are not only marketable but ii prime condi. | ton during the year.
 The Atlantic & Pacific railway runs central. ! ly through this section eas, and west, and the ! company own alternate sections of land. | They offer special indueeme ts to capitalists | pr colonies requiring large blocks of land and 10 net in thiS section dispose of quan,itie. | less than So,ooo acres. The remaining lands | are subject to homestead and preemYtton | rights. The past two ars show a percepd bIe increase in the filings and settlements of these C ,vcrnment lands, but as yet they are practically untouched,
 The pine forest of this section is 60 miles wide and in leugth extends beyond the Ii nils of the Territory referred to Tn this article As awhole il iS larger thIu the State of Mary. land, and an agreeable revelation to the trav- eler who, in keeplng with the popular b-lief ot our eastern neg bors, imasincs ia cross ing Ar7.na he is about 10 traverse barren and sandy waste.
 The lumber product of the one great saw mill Ill all these pineries finds a ready market in Old Mexico Southern California and New Mexico, wlth increasing local de. mand The railway towns and principal markets of this section are lIolbrook, Wins. low, Flagstaff, Williams and Ash Fork. The relative merits of these towns need not here be discussed, being about equal in importance
 I. Il L. | and progressive cttizens.
 Schools, churches and social amusements prevail The interest manifested ia all mat Iers pertaining to social progress is perhaps greater than m eastern towns of like numbers.
 Aside from pulmonary complaints among those not acclimated, there is no sickness. Fevers and all forms of malariIl diseases are ankn ,wn. Arizona's least need is doctors.
 The southern aud 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 William, mountain, bid far to rival in me reSpecta some of our older camps. Dan S the sum ner season persons visiting the Cataract re- ,ions may procure "outfits" and hnl the place accessible from either Ash ForK, Will ans or Flagstaff. The lack of proper mi- ,hinery to treat the ores of this section Is at present the greatest draw back to mining interests. No mining country of like area ,an sh w such uniform value in all ore pro- lucts as this portion of the territory and the lmyunt oi ores nov beng shipped to distant works for treatment should be substantial proof that reduction works capable oi treat rg tho refractory ores ot our mineral bearing ocalIles would be a profitable investment for Is founders. There aye no hostile Indians n this P rtion of Afizona.
 7he land IS strewn with the ruined habita- ions and relics Of prehistoric races. High