Arizona republican., 1893-03-18

chamber oi commerce has prepared Anu published tho following list of questions and answers. Any information not contained herein will be cheerfu!ly furnished by addressing, Bruce Perley, secretary of the chamber of commerce, Phenix, Ariz.
 1. Where is the Salt River valley? In the central part of Marieopa county, in southern Arizona, comprising the land lying on either side of Salt river, between the mouth of the Verde uver Ca tributary and the confluence of the Salt river with the Gila river.
 g.. How large is the Salt River val Icy? The valley proper is some fifty miles in length and averages fifteen miles in width, containing 750 square miles, aggregating S0,000 acres of irri- gable land, surrounded on all sides by the foothills of adjacent mountain ranges.
 8. How does this section compare with other parts of the territory? The territory of Arizona is of a generally mountainous character very rich in mines, timber, and live stock, while the Salt River valley is devoted to agricul- ture, horticulture and live stock ex- clusively.
 4. What is the climate? The terri tory being some S80 miles in length, north and south, and the altitude of the northern portion being from 6,00O Co 7,OO0 feet, while that of the Salt River valley is but l ,050 feet the ter Iitory presents great variety of cli- mate. The climate of the Salt River valley is emi-tropical, with little frost, no snow, and moderate rain Tn the winter,
 5. How low does the thermometer go in winter? Very rarely below freezing point, 32 degrees Fahrenheit,
 6. What is the summer temperature? In July, August and September from 75 to lO2 degrees, sometimes going to no degrees. The nights are always pleas ant.
 2. What is the average temperature by seasonP U. $. signal reports, cover ing ten years, from 1877 to 1887, show;
 Average spring temperature. .. 70.5
 Average summer temperature. S9.3
 Average autumn temperature. 73.l
 Highest temperature .. .,..,.ll6,6
 Lowest temperature, re,......... 22.5
 Average annual temperature. 722
 s. How does the heat affect one? A temperature of 90 degrees in the east cru states is far more prostrating and dangerous than the highest tempera- ture experienced in the Salt River val ley.
 9. What is the cause of the differ epce? The absence of humidity i'll the atmosphere.
 10. What is the average rain fall2 Six and thirty-seven one-hundredth inches, confined principally to the win ter months.
 H.. Does it rain continually during the winter? Only day or two at a time, with intervals of weeks of cloud less weather.
 l2. Are the storms violent? Thun- der and lightning are very rare. Cy- elo"es and wind-storms are unknown.
 l3. Are earthquakes ever experi- enced? Slight shocks have been known, but not as frequently as in the Missis- sippi valley.
 IA. How are lung and throat diseases affected by the climate2 Most favor ably this valley Is a natural santarium. The worst cases, both from the east and west, come here with the most beneficial results, many of them being perman- ently cured. The climatic desideratum in pulmonary diseases is a mild and dry climate. Southern California has mild climate, but it is not dry. Colo rado has a dry climate, but it is not mild. The Salt River valley has eli, mate at once mild and dry Eminent specialists now recommend the Salt River valley in pulmonary diseases.
 b. Do malaria or epidemic diseases prevail9 Less than in any other part of the United States. The dryness of the atmosphere is unfavorable to the trans mission of disease germs.
 l6. Are there any poisonous reptiles? Yes. in the adjacent mountains, but ir- rigaiion drives them away from the cultivated lands.
 l7. To what productions is the val. ley adapted2 To all those of all the eastern and northern states, besides many of those of tropical countries.
 Orange Judd, editor of the Prairie Farmer, after visit to the Salt River valley, says of it's soil, editorially:
 "Most of these valley soils are the ac- eumulated wasbngs from the surround ing hills, made up of the fine particles that have been, during countless cen iuries, disintegrated by frost, or the chemical action of the atmosphere. The water he (the farmrr) uses is also charged with new fertility, thus pro- duced annually and gathered from the sldes of the mountains scores and hun dreds of miles away, SO that every flow ing oi the land benefits it This is m theoric idea. We have seen thou sands of acres here growing crops that rival in luxriance those found in the famed valley of the Nile, which derives its vivifying liquid, bearing fertilizing elements, from the far off lands in upper Egypt and beyond. This valley of the Salt derives it's luxuriousness from the mountain regions of interior arid Arizona"
 The special committee of the United States senate. report 92S, part l, May 5, ls90, page 60, says: "Within our border there cannot be found soil go uniformly fertile and so capable of varied production, under irrigation, as that of the Gila, Sale and Santa Cruz m nd ri,