Arizona republican., 1893-02-26

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........ Observation-Disclosures.
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kTntea maaey, containing authentic mtorma-
ton a6om this SEXTON of eoanty. Beio7O yoH
nil fHd list Of questions that haze 5eeH
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1. Where is the Salt River Valley?
m The uenllai part of Maricopa County,
III Southern Arizona, comprising the
land lying on either side of Salt River,
between the mouth of the Verde River
"a tributary and the confluence of the
Salt River with the ella River.
q. How large is the Salt River Val
ley? The valley proper is some fifty
miles IN length and averages fifteen
niles in width, containing $50 square
miles, aggregating 4So, 900 acres of irri-
gable land, surrounded on all sides by
the foothills of adjacent mountain
ranges.
Z. How does this section compare
with other parts of the Territory? The
Territory of Arizona is of generally
mountainous character, very rich in
mines, timber, and live stock, while
the Salt River Valley is devoted to ag-
6culture, horticulture and live stock
exclusively.
4. What is the climate2 The Terri
tory being some $50 miles in length,
north and south, and the altitude of the
northern portion being from 5000 to
1000 feet, while that of the Salt River
Valley is but $50 feet, the Territory
presents a great variety of climate. The
climate of the Salt River Valley is semi
tropical, with little frost, no snow, and
moderate rain i'll the winter.
{. How low does the thermometer go
IN winter Very rarely below freezing
point, 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
6. What Is tue summer temperature?
In July, August and September from rs
10 Io2 degrees, sometimes going to ITO
degrees. The nights are always pleas
ant.
7. What is the average temperature
by season? y. 5, Signal Reports, cover
ing ten years, from 1877 to 1887, show:
Average spring temperature . 7o.5
Average summer temperature. 1873
Average autumn temperature. 1871
Highest temperature. .........II5.5
Lowest temperature .......... 22.5
Average annual temperature . 7l.2
s. How does the heat affect one? A
Temperature OF 90 degrees in the Eastern
States IS far more proStratiug and dam
gerous than the highest temperature ex-
perienced in the Salt River Valley.
9. What is the cause of the differ
ence? The absence of humidity in the
atmosphere.
10. What is the average rain fall2
Six and thirty.seven one-hundredth
inches, confined principally to the
winter months.
II. Does it rain continually during
The winter? Only a day or two at
time, with intervals Of weeks of cloud
less weather.
IL. Are the storms violent? Thunder
sld lightning are very rare. Cyclones
and wind-storms are unknown.
Is, Are earthquakes ever expert
gnced? Slight shocks have been known,
but not as frequently as in the Missis
appi Valley.
ii. How are lung and throat diseases
sfeCted by the elm tie? Most favor
sbly; this valley is a natural sanitarium.
The worst cases, both from the east and
gest, come here with the most bene6 ial
Cesults, many of them being perman-
mtly cured. The climatic desideratum
IN pulmonary diseases is a mild and dry
dimate. Southern California has a
uiid ClimOtc, bat it is not dry. Colo
ado has a dry climate, but it is not
mild. The Salt River Valley has a
timate at once mild and dry. Eminent
SPECIALISTS now recommend the Salt
River Valley in pulmonary diseases.
Is. Do maIarial or epidemic diseases
prevail? Less than in any other part of
he United States. The dryuess of the
atmosphere is unfavorable to the trans
mission OF disease germs.
10. Are there any poisonous reptiles2
Yes, in the adjacent mountains, but ir.
igalion drives them away from the
cultivated lands.
II. To what productions is the valley
slapted? To ali those of all the East
rn and Northern States, besides many
If those Of tropical countries.
Orange Judd, editor of the Prairie
Farmer, after a visit to the Salt River
NdllCN, says OF It's SOIL, GullOlldllNs
"Most of these valley soils are the &C
-umulated wash'ngs from the surround
ny hills, made up of the fine particles
that have been, during countless CEN
turtles, disintcgrated by frost, or the
chemical action of the atmosphere.
The water he lthe farmer uses is al-o
charged with new fertility, thus pro-
iuced annually aud gathered from the
Sdes of the mo ntains scores and hun
dreds Of miles away, SO that every flow
mg of the land benefits it. This
Is no thcoretic idea. We have seen
thousands Of acres here growing crops
that rival in Insurance those found in
Che famed valley Of the Nile, which de-
gives It's viviy ing liquid, bearing fertil-
1ing elements, from the far off lands in
Upper Egypt and beyond. This
valley OF The Salt derives its luxurious
ness from the mountain regions of in
terror arid AIiz ma"
The special committee of the United
States Senate, Report 92S, part 1, May
S, 1890, page 90, says: within our
Border there canuot be found a soil so
uniformly fertile and so capable of