Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-04-26
Graham County.

There has been little done in the past ill the direction of making known to the outside world the many advan- tages to be found within the limits of Graham county. and not single county in Arizona possesses more or better, for either the farmer, the miner, or the stockman. To those who have never visited our county it's resources are almost entirely unknown
 The Gila valley, in this county, is gen erally understood to be good one, opportunities for irrigation, can be but faintly realized until a personal observation of it has been made The productivenes of the soil will rival any to be found in the world, not excepting even the valley of the Nile. Wheat, barley, corn, hay, and all manner of vegetables yield enor- nous crops every year; there has never been crop failure, and the supply of water is sufficient to irrigate ten times the amount of land now in cultiya- tion. Strangers who pass through the valley are struck with wonder and ad- miration by the agricultural develop ments already made. There is not q spot in Arizona, or in the west, so fla yorable for securing cheap and yalu- able land as here; lands with water rights may be had on the most reason able terms, and the crops of two or three years will more than pay for it. The Gila river has never been without an abundance of water between its banks in this county; hefore enter ing the valley it passes through a mountain canyon for more than thirty miles, which precludes any enter prise for diyerting its waters for that distance. It is the duty of every person interested in this county to ald in directing the attention of the un- numbered thousands who are being crowded out of the eastern states, and consequently looking westward for new homes to the splendid induce ments offered in this county to those who desire place where a small sum will suffice for the requirement of home in a country unequalled in climate, unexcelled in richness of soil and possessing a home market for every bushel of corn, wheat and bar ley, and every pound of hay of what soever kind, all of which are rarely to be found at the same place. It is no less the duty of individuals than the newspaper to aid in the dissemination of this knowledge; the results follow ing the work will benefit all alike; people will be attracted here with money to open up new farms, and this money will be distributed among those already here. is we'll known and conceded fact that the Gila val ley between San Jose and Fort Thomas, is able to supply both land and water for prosperous homes for twenty thousand people, but this is only realized by our own people, Farm CTS are coming west continually, and a correct knowledge of our favored land would stop many of them here, who pass to less desirable localities. With population of 10000 or 15 900 in the Gila valley Graham would be one of the richest counties in Arizona It will be the continued work of the Bulletin to make known the existing resources in this county, and we ask the assist ance and encouragement of all classes The agricultural advancement in the past been without the aid of capi tai. The pioneers had mo money. but they have, with persistent labor, ac complished much; all the canals and ditches have been taken out by the men who own and cultivate the soil, and the means have been derived from the products thereof. Men who came here but recently, virtually with out means. now own comfortable homes, and enjoy the pleasures at tending them, in the finest climate it has ever been the fortune of man to fnd.-Solomonville Bulletin.