The Arizona champion., 1886-01-23
CENTRAL ARIZONA.
Climate, Soil, and ProductiOns.-A General Answer to Many Inquiries Relative to this pa rt of Arizona.

5000 to 1000 feet above the sea,
 with here and there a peak rising 10 an heighth of from o,ooo to I3,oo: feet. These higher elevations, situ. ated with remarkable regularity throughout the central portion oi Yavapai county. are a local and con. stant source of moisture to the ad lc- ent parks and foothills, from the blankets of snow that cover them dur. ing SIX to eight months of the year. Daring the open period of the winter months and in early spring great ho- dies of water flow rom these vast snow beds. 10 be swallowed np at last b. the unsuitable sands of the dlstan, plaln.
 A new era is drwning in regard to the water supply Of Arizona, m the construction of artifical basins and q system of d,kes thit will be used to catch a portion of the escaping waters and it will eventually bs 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 rain fall bFglnS in the month of June and lasts until Sep tember. It comes in gentle showers and with admirable regularity, stimu. lltins a wonderful growth in re markahle short period oftime. Wheat, rye, oats, barley and m,let are grown without irrigation, yielding an adun- dant and profitable crop. Corn is successfully grown in the valleys and basins below an altitude of 6,ooo feet. All kinds of root vegetables flourish and grow to enormous size and are o excellent qulllty, commanding price
 n 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 adjlcent mining camps, saw mills and railway towns, it has never been supplied by the home production. Cu!tivl- ton is not required, and no other labor be oynd the preparation Of the soil. planti z and gathering, Is bestowed up m the crop.
 The entire country Is ingularly free from farm weeds and obnoxious growth that are the bane of the Eastern hu,bl ,dman. There is growing demand for hay, and many ranch men fad it more proitabl. to u,lllze their growing crops for that purpose by cutting and curing it before the gram Is fully mMured.
 All that portion oi the grilt pl eau above 6.ooo feet is covered with magnificent forests of pine, with Intervening glades of mountain parks and praries, Grazing IS the leading industry of the northern portion of favapai county. The water supply Is limited, and rigid economy will bc leq lred m the future The sclIcily of water ia Arl ma |, at pres enl safeguard against our ranges being overrun by herds from the crowded ra geS pf other localities
 It is esentlally q country for the poor m'n or the ,toci grover bes'nnins lie with mod crate means. The sprInnS all ta ks afford ing permanent water lie mile' apart. giving supply in each place sufficient for a sm ili bmd of from Ioo 10 800 head of stock Around these water supplies lie hundreds of
 
 iny ten acres of which is capable of keeping one animal throughout the year. By the con. >truciiun of the artiie!ai basins aad dl es be. fore referred to, water may b. saved anl utl. ized in proportion 10 the demands of the in creasing herds. The beef anl mutton from this secti m commlnd advanced prices in the markets of the aANcent cItie,. Oar animals are not oGly marketable but il prime cJndi- tion during the year.
 The Atlantic X Pacific railway runs central iv through this section east and west, anl the company own alternate secuonS of land They offer special induceme t> to capitalists pr colonies requiring large bl bcks of land. and ,lo nct in this section dispose of quantities less than 5o,ooo acres. The rem iining land, Ire subject to homestead and preem ,tt)a lights. The plot two y-ars show percepti, ble increase in the filings and settle nent, ol these C vernme,h lands, but as yet they arc practically untouched,
 The pine forest of this section is 0 mile, wide and in eG;Itn exten ls 5eyp d the limits nf the 'I'eyr.tory referred to Tn thi, article As whole il Is larger thlu the State ot MIry. land, and all st, t,recablc revelation to the trav- eler wh0 in LeePing w;h the popular b-liel o our eastern nclg bor;, imagines i, cross ing .Ari7.ha he Is about to traverse barren and sandy waste.
 The lumber product of the one great saw mill II. all these pineries finds a read, market in Old Mexico. Southern California and New Mexico, wlth increasing local de- mand. The railway towns and principal markets of this section are lloibrook, Wins low. Flagstaff, Williams and Ash Fork The relative merits of these towns need not here be di,cussed. being about equal in i'm portlnce and each peorled with energetic, hospilable and progressive citizens.
 Schools. churches and social amusement, prevail. The interest manifested in all mat. lcrs pertaining to social progress is perhap, greater than m eastern towns of like numbers.
 Aside from pulmonary complaints among those not acclima,ed, there is no sickness. Fevers and all forms of mllIril diseases are unkn wn. Arizpna's least need is doctors
 The southern and central portion of YIva pal county Is rich in mineral bearing led 5es and placer gnl1 heilS. Recent discoveries Tn Cataract gorge, north of the Bill William, bid fair to rival in $ 'me respect, some of our older camps. Dun E the sun mer season persons visiting the Cataract re sions may procure "outht," and hnl the place accessible from either Ash Forx. Will jams ar Flagstaff. The lacl; of proper ml- chinery to treat the ores of this section Is al present the greatest draw buck to mining interests. No mining c,ua,ry Of like area can sh w such uniform value in all ore pro duets as this portion of the territory and the amount of ores now belng shipped to distant works for treatment should be substantial proof that reduction works capable of treat I"g tho refractory ores of our mineral bearing localities would be a profitable nvcstme mt for it's founders. There are nJ hostile Indians in this n rtiOn of 9riZon1