Arizona weekly citizen., 1888-04-21
GRAHAM COUNTY.
Its shuitiPlisity of Rssouross and URriv.i.
 ed F-rtitilV

IroUtOlf ib teN O0untile3 did N aturc ever enclose h SO compact form SO many of the elements of human comfort and civIlizstion. ss in this County of Grsh-m, the { remost of whicn IS sgri- cuIture, which with the enlightened spirit now applied to 1t rsi-es i. from mere mechanic drudg " to t6s digni- v of science; and ss Co the clImstic con- iitions ere kn'vn shd the composition of the earth is anslyE-d, We have learned the capacity of the soil ~s cultivate.
 Graham, the youngest County of Ari- zons, is st this time he least knog a. whether ve consider the variety of it- soil snd climate, the ioexnsustibie stores of its mIneral ue4ith; I,s -eeuery grand and picturesque be yond eIsu- olei its timber, it's mInersl springs, oI its intelligent poI ulstIop. embihcIpR 6 0ne miln)n six hundred thousand sci ee lyinR in the southeastern portion cf the Territory Of Arizona. and contsins a present some 7O0) soulo. IL has l3 ,chool districts Nith 960 pupils enrolled snd lts tsxsole property has increased ID vslue over 2O per cent. the last year
 IL IS easily reached by the $. 4 N. M tx. k from Lordsburg New MeIIco, snd trom bouse and WilcOx on the South ern PscItic K. K, which are beth c shor distance from the County line. Tner. are in the County two permr nent Gov errmert Posts-Fort Grsnt, the scknow- iedged best located Cavalry Post iu the Territory. and Fort Tn mas on the Gil ,. Rive; and in hsse sarrisons of 5OO mel aud 8O0 horses is found a nsrket { r the produce of the GIis River st $50 p-I ka hne IT,. adobe snd sun-dned clay, but kiln- burt d bricks of extra quslIty are made. l nss one h IurIns mIll st 5Af ,rd, sn ice- machine st Fort Thomas, and me we.k iy newspaper the Clit.on Clarion put .ished st Clifton.
 It's mIning industries gre represented by the extensiv- copper smelling plant Of the AriEons CopPerC c mpsny and tn. Ue ruit o Jpper Compsby.
 The GIla R yer crosses it from east to vest. which with it's tributaries the Ssi Frsnoisoo. the Eagle Blue and Black r.vers-sll runnInz stresms-mske it b, tar the best vstered County in th,
 Cerrlto y. Fish abound in these rivers,
 rom the Colorado salmon in the Gllt Q the speckled mountain trout of th. Blue. On ths summit of Mount Ora ham, 5000 feet above the Gils River
 are ponds filed with dsoe, The sirtutt Dt Its mineral V sters gre undIsputrd, md the unsettled ani yet unexplore l"rthen portion of he County sooun0 10 such game as the bear. deer, n ke. and quail
 The attractions of this county 10 tho seekins homes msy be summarized ID sentence. It possesse. the sdv .ptsgef
 t bring most heslthfully located ID .. .enial climate and unoOupded na'ur. 7es. urocs- IL hss been sleepiuRa Ion. 'leep. visited by many troubled dreams, md from this it is barely o-sInaIn. 70 suskeU; but the full svakeoing is \ land, sud It bids fair 10 prece ie a D. -iod Of growth, business activity ard prosperity hitherto uLdresued of I
 niuiDg matters 1t hsS been 6 EtauucI sdherrnt to KioR Copper. but It is nov trsnsferirR 2 ils alleRisnce 10 silver spo gold; and when ss shipper 10 sll part, of the world of the iDoslculsble min, . 'sl wealth of Graham County, he; peopl- 10 active cooperation and sy ymps- thy with it's producers, it will be sea
 4 wealth and power beyond the cou "eption of those who know is at pre- c nt.
 IL is only now thss 6 generation oi young men, Americsns, unhampered by alien associations snd traditions. por sessed of energy snd brnsd vieve, ST. setting out 10 develop her veIl-knowI mineral stores. sDd success Seems Ger
 si1 to crown th.ir eff ,rts.
 Crossing tue Rio GIls to she porti zp, where between ths Ban Carlo ,gency and the mouth of the Francisco { distance of ove' ops hundred miles Ee enter what is termed "ierrs ipcos 1its," known only to the few hunt,rs or ornspectors who have entered it from tune to time in search of minerals witt which its mountains teem. or 10 trs, rhe beaver or other game which abound along the banks of the streams, vhich fnd hirih ID the valleys snd csH IDS O.. sbe slopes of the White Mountains, it, northern boundary.
 This hss hitherto been due to the "A AoRche tr"ubl-," that t-rribIe scOure. against which our beautiful territory 6. iOnR contended. and which SO lon. clofged her steps as she strove to take Der destined appointed place in the front rank of the army 0f progress,
 Wst. red ss this region is, by Blsci River, Fade. the Rio Bonito snd th. Blue, and numbt rless other smaller dreams, which rush from their spoy, cradles m the majestic peaks of th. Sierra Blsncss. and sft min glipR theii waters with the GIls hJs on to eI-r- ,ise the mysterious magic of ther pow sr on huDdTe Ia of miles of fsrms an, 'ruii ofcuErds, and find z resting plac,.
 yentusily on tbe bosom of the greEi pecan itself, it is not surprising ths' 'Lo" only relaxed bis b lld on thi magnificent extent of fertile valley SD, Oine-covered mouutsins after 8 lssun.
 nd desperate struggle. Al lssi, how yer, the period csl Apsohe raid Is hing of the past; his hold is broker. q be him ell, thanks to General Miles is being taken where be vill be safe. But the people of Graham county ar. Uot se.hsh; they have val ed for th i-ylight through all these long and sesrv years; have eIpenencei the hor TOTS of Inh ,n warfare, sod held th 'ort in ih van Of civIliE stion, secure |, be future snd confident that thei county, the gem of the south vest, voul dnslly shske herself free from all b.. -nemies. sod now inst the era of pras- S-AAhgs bJ hO1H oitiCt tpoE0s l1 uhNDtOk 10 glsdness over her hills, they tsk. hts means to invite all 10 coms anc lelp them erjy the fruits of thea courage, fs th and persistence.
 They hsvsn'i go, any corner lots to cell st boom prices ei her, but the lsnc IS here ss broad as all outdoors and st Tree ss G Id's sweet sir or sur light, vitl tue water beside it, and only needinI tne hand of man 10 briug them tog-th-. 10 order Co bloom and olossom like th. rose" It is SD uniispuied fact tba .here is no other part Of Uasle Sam. iomsin where the home seek r csp resp ss bountlful rewSrd in proportion L. the amount of capital sud toil expended ss In the southwest; snd of DO part O. 'he south Eest is this more true than of dr4hsrn county. But ve want uorters not droDes; men of thrift snd ipdu-- 'ry, who will come prepared 10 put ihei, -houlder fo the wheel. and help us Inf 'he car of progress sad place it firmly on iss onward trsck; and ( ren sis do~r beneath ''tbeir own vine and 6 6y-tree" | and enjoy the sane results. By tbe l Ssy, the same expression IS DO mrrr hsure of speech when used with respect l O Southern Arizona, sud especially thsi portion of it which it is she sutjeot oi this stticle to bring to the notice of th,