The Arizona champion., 1888-01-28
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Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence. ...t...... .s HoLBRooK, Jan'y 75.
 Holbrook like many of our Arizona towns, has some special advstages and attractions upon which the citizens pin their faith in its future greatness, and the deniZens of the Apache cattle cen, ter present some reasons for believing in the future prosperity and impor, tance' of the town, which should be sufficiently convincing to attract the at tention of home seekers and capitalists from abroad.
 The location being at least 250 miles from any other point to the east, ca pable of any great development, or DO, sessing resources to be developed, the town is practically without competition in all those things which go to make a commercial center. The trade nov ex, tends l60 miles southwest to Tonto Basin, 100 miles south to Fort Apache and l50 miles to the Luna Valley in New Mexico. this being their east and most convenient point for shipping pro, duce and buying thoir goods. All this country is rapidly filling up with settlers and is directly tributary to the com, merce of Holbrook,
 The immense coal fields south of town have been traced over SO miles through the White Mountain Apache reserva- tion to within l5 miles of this place. The deposit has been prospected enough to prove it to be one of the greatest in the world and its quality is known to be excellent both as a cooking and heating coal. The deposit is now at tracting the attention of capitalists and there is no doubt but in the near future a branch railroad from Holbrook will tap the well wstered and heavily timbered slopes of the White Noun tains for the purpose of developing this new source of Arizona's wealth, and such road will eventually be sxten- ded to the gold and silver mines of the San Pedro region.
 Immediately surrounding the town is one of the finest agricultural and fruit growing valleys in the southwest. Irrigation works are now in process of construction which will bring under tillage 10000 acres of rich alluvial soil which is capable of providing homes and maintenance for at least one thousand families, the products of whose labor will find sure and profta. ble markets at Holhrook and along the line of a thousand miles of railroad, without competition other than the distant producing sections of Kansas and California.
 It is confidently believed that an ar tesian flow of water may be obtained in this valley at a depth of 100 feet and possibly at much less depth. With view to developing this water supply for purpose of irrigation, u move lnent is now on foot for sinking an ex- perimental we'll. Negotiations are pen ding for complete well boreing ma chine which is already on the ground and it is not improbable that sinking will Do commenced within week.
 In addition to the great natural re- sources Holbrook presents many attrac- tions not least among them being the healthfulness of its climate and the purity of its atmosphere. As resort for sufferers from pulmonary and liver or kidney ailments it has no superior, and malaria is wholly unknown.
 The petiified forest few miles south east from the town is one of the won- ders of the world, and the only known formation of the kind extant and with the cliff dwellings of the pigmy aborigi- nes of the country, which are also near the town, this forest of petrifed and chrystalized trees form an extraordin ary attraction for the tourist and pleas ure seeker. Holbrook being the only point of debarkation for tourists visit, ing these places of interest, is realizing considerable trade from this source. .r Videy