Arizona republican., 1893-03-29

furnished by addressing, Bruce Perley, secretary ot the chamber of commerce, Ph@nix, Ariz.
 I. Where is the Salt River valley :? In the central part of Maricopa county. in southern Arizona. comprising the land lying on either side of Salt river, between the mouth of the Verde rver Ga tributary and the confluence of the Salt river with the Gila river.
 3. How large is the Salt River val Key? The valley proper is some fifty miles in length and averages fifteen miles in width, containing 750 square miles, aggregating 480. .00J 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 Q generally mountainous character very rich in mines, timber, and live stock, while the Salt River valley is devoted 10 agricul- ture, horticulture and live stock ex- elusively.
 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 to 1000 feet, while that of the Salt River valley is but ,050 feet the ter yitory presents great variety of cli- mate. The climate of the Salt River valley is semi-tropical, with little frost, no snow, and moderate rain m 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 l02 degrees, sometimes going to ll0 degrees. The nights are always pleas ant.
 2. What is the average temperature by season? U. S. signal reports, cover. ing ten years, from 1877 to 1887, show :: Average spring temperature. 70.5
 Average summer temperature. S9.3 Average autumn temperature. 73.1
 Highest temperature. ......ll5.6
 Lowest temperature. e.......... 22.5
 Average annual temperature. P 2 8. How does the heat affect one? A temperature of 90 degrees in the east arn states is far more prOstratinG and
  ture experienced in the Salt River val Icy.
 Q. What is the cause of the differ eBce2 The absence ol humidity in the atmosphere.
 l0 What is the average rain fall? Six and thirty-seven one-hundredth inches, confined principally to the win Ser months,
 IL. Does it rain continually during the winter? Only day or two at a time, with intervals of weeks of cloud lsss weather.
 I2. Are the storms violent? Thur der and lightning are very rare. Cy- clones and wind-stOrms are unknown. 13. Are earthquakes ever experi- eReed? Slight shocks have been known, but not as frequently as in the MiSsis- sippi valley.
 14. How are lung and throat diseases affected by the climate? Most favor ably; this valley IS a natural sanitarium, The worst cases, both from the east and west, come here with the most 5eneicial results, many of them being perman- ently cured. The climatic desideratum in pulmonary d seases is a mild and dry climate. Southern California has a mild climate, but it ia not dry. Colo Yado has dry climate, but it is not mild. The Salt River valley has eli. nate 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.
 l6. Are there any poisonous reptiles ? Yes, in the adjacent mountains, but ir- rigaiiOn drives them away from the cultivated lands.
 r. To what productions is the val ley 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- cumulated wasbings from the surround ing hills, made up of the fine particles that have been, during countless cen luries, disintegrated by frost, or the chemical action of the atmosphere The water he (the farmer) uees is also charged with new fertility, thus pro- duced annually and gathered from the sides of the mountains scores and hun. dreds of miles away, SO that every flow. ing of the land benefits 1t Thi; is 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 derive, its vivifyins liquid, bearing fertilizins elements, from the far off lands in upper By Dt and beyond. This valley of the Salt derives it's luxuriousnes' from the mountain regions of interior srid Arizona"
 The special committee ofthe United States senate, report OPS, part 1, May |, 1890, page 60, says: "Within ou border there cannot be found soil sC nniiormly fertile and SO capable o varied production, under irrigation, a, that of the Gils, Salt and Santa Crui rivers, in southern and central Arizona