Arizona silver belt., 1888-04-28

to be sent to the Supt. of Public In structions, all of which will be boun, and forwarded to the Commissioner o Education at Washington and. filed We reproduce the following from tn, Tucson Star:
 GLOBE. 'a.
 The town of Globe was laid out ir the year 1876; although a number O prospectcrs were here in November 1875. Itis the only town ofany sig, in the county.
 It derives its name from one of the first mines located here, called the OlG Globe mine.
 Globe is small mining town, and IS situated in the south western part oi Gila county, near the foot of the Pima mountains, equally distant from Salt and Gila rivers.
 Its latitude is s degs. 26 min, and longitude 10 deg,., 45 nm. Its alti- tude is $500 feet.
 Globe has most delightful climate, ln summer the temperature rarely rises above 1O7 degrees and in winter i seldom falls lower than 16 degrees above zero. Like the greater part of Arizona, tbere is seldom a day that one fails to see the sun.
 The town is very pleasantly situa- ted in long canyon, and IS surround ed by low foothills; while in the dls- tance can be seen tho Sierra Anchas and Mogollan mountains.
 The average rainfall is 15.72 inches. Very little snow falls here and It does not remain on the ground any length of time.
 Globe borders on the San Carlos or White Mountain reservation, being about seven miles from its western boundary.
 The different tribes on the reserva- ton are: White Mountains. Tontos, San Carlos, CoyoteroS, Yumas, and MGaves. Two tribes, the Warm Spring and Chiricahuas, were recently removed to Florida by the Govern ment. The total number now on the reservation is abont 5000. This reser- vation was establis9.rd in 1871. There have been numerous outbreaks, and in consequence, great many settlers have lost their lives. At present everything is q,iiet, and the Indians are doing more farming than ever before.
 Globe is the center of rich mining district; copper, silver and gold are found, but more copper is mlned than any ether metal.
 Stockraising IS carried on quite ex- tensively in the county. The princi- pal occupation of the people IS mining
 The foothills surrounding Globe are covered with the most nutritious grass es, which furnish excellent pasturage for stock.
 Globe contains two churches, Meth odist Episcopal and Baptist, a court house, nearly completed, school house, eight mercantile houses, tive meat markets, three blacksmith shops, five restaurants, two lodging houses, three livery stables, one drug store, one hos pltal, one dressmaker, five saloons, two lumber yards, two breweries, one ba- kery, two barber shops, one weekly newspaper, THE ? ARIZONA SILVER BELT" one telegraph office, Wells, Fargo < Co.'s express office, post office, one news depot, one furniture shop, five smelters, six stamp mills in the vicinity, 400 private buildings, chiefly built of adobe; beside three saw mills Tn its immediate neighborhoed.
 ". A. Holmes is the oldest inhabi- tant, having come here on a prospect ing trip in 18705 and two or three years after wards settled here perma- nently. He is a native of Texas, aged 43 years. He is a miner by occupa- tion.
 Cottonwo ood, sycamore and mesquite trees grow here, and the Pinal noun tain is covered with thlck growth of cedar, pine and oak, which furnish the town with all the lum Der used.
 Domestic annals, arc horses, mules, cattle, sheep, goats and burros.
 Wild animals are bears, partners, wild cats, skunks, foxes, badgers, rae coons and rabbits.
 Birds: Doves, pigeons, mocking birds, orioles, canaries, quails, hawks, ravens, crows, buzzards, eagles, jays, owls, blackblrds, rOad-runners and sparrows.
 In the Gila and Salt rivers are found plentiful supply of fish.
 Reptiles, ara rattle, gopher, garter, and king snakes. The Gila monster, tarantula, centipede, and scorpion are among our most undesirable pests.
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