Arizona republican., 1893-03-23


 published the following list of questions and answers. Any information not contained herein will be cheeriully furnished by addressing, Bruce Perley, secretary of the chamber of commerce, Phenix, Ariz.
 1. Where is the Salt River valley? Ia the central part of Maricupa county, in southern Arizona, comprising the land lying on either side of Salt river, between the mouth of the Verde rlver Co tributary and the confluence of the Salt river with the Gila river.
 f. How large is the Salt River val Ny? The valley proper is some fifty miles in length and averages fifteen miles in width, containing 760 square miles, aggregating 4S0.00J acres of irri- Rble land, surrounded on all sides by the foothills of adjacent mountain ranges.
 s. 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- tnre, horticulture and live stock ex- clusively.
 4. What is the climate? The terri tory being some 3S0 miles in length, north and south, and the altitude of the northern portion being from 5000 ts 1000 feet, while that of the Salt River valley is but l ,050 feet the ter Hitory presents a great variety of cli- mate. The climate of the Salt River valley is semi.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 Septemb Der from 75 to 102 degrees, sometimes going to ll0 degrees. The nights are always pleas ant.
 2. What is the average temperature by season? U. $. signal reports, cover ing ten years, from 1877 to 1887, show {:
 Average spring temperature. 70.5
 Average summer temperature. 89.3
 Average autumn temperature. 73.l
 Highest temperature. ....... .ll5.5
 Lowest temperature. ...... 22,5
 Average annual temperature. 72.2
 G. How does the heat affect one? A temperature of 90 degrees in the east evn states is far more prostratine and dangerous than the highest tempera- tare experienced in the Salt River val ry.
 8. What is the cause of the differ ense? The absence of humidity in the atmosphere.
 10. What is the average rain fall :? Six and thirty-seven one-hundredth inches, confined principally to the win ter months.
 II. Does it rain continually during ths winter? Only day or two at a time, with intervals of weeks of cloud less weather.
 F. Are the storms violent? Thur tsr and lightning are very rare. Cy- clones and wind-storms are unknown.
 l2. Are earthquakes ever experi- eneed? 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 climate? Most favor ably; this valley IS natural sanitarium. YAs worst cases, both from the east and west, come here with the most beneficial NEbulls, u1duN Ol tntuu DSiHk satly cured. The climatic desideratum In pulmonary diseases is mild and dry climate. Southern California has a mild climate, but it is not dry. Colo rado has a dry climate, but it is not mild. The Salt River valley has a eli mate at once mild and-dry Eminent specialists now recommend the Salt River valley in pulmonary diseases.
 l5. Do malarial or epidemic diseases prevail? Less than in any other part of She United States. The dryness of the atmosphere is unfavorable to the trans mission of disease germs.
 lt. Are there any poisonous reptiles |? Yes, in the adjacent mountains, but ir- rigsiion drives them away from the cultivated lands.
 l7. To what productions is the val sy adapted? 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 its soil, editorially:
 "Most of these valley soils are the ac- enmulated washings from the surround ns hills, made up of the fine particles thst have been, during countless cen turiss, disintegrated by frost, or the Shsmical action of the atmosphere. The water he (the farmer) uses is also charged with new fertility, thus pro- duced annually and gathered from the sldss of the mountains scores and hun dTsds of miles away, so that every flow ing of the land benefits it This n no 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 iss vivifying liquid, bearing fertilizing elements, from the far off lands in upper Kgypt and beyond. This valley oa the Salt derives it's luxuriousness from the mountain regions of interior wid Arizona."
 The special committee of the United States senate, report OPS, part 1, May 5, 1880, page SO, says: "Within our border there cannot be found soil SO uniformly fertile and so capable of varied production, under irrigation, as thst of the Gila, Salt and Santa Cruz