The Florence tribune., 1895-06-15
From dam No.2 the first 7.5 miles irn-

From dam No2 the first 7 5 miles i'm pounds approximatelyseven billion cub ic feet of water, and would supply a canal carrying 50,0O0 miners inches of water, for period of S2 days; and from No. 2, 200 feet high, for the same distance it would impound fifteen bill lions of cubic feet, and would supply the same amount of water for 1SS days ; this is exclusive of the constant river supply.
 Judging from the size of the numer- ous gulches and canyons leading into the river (which were not surveyed ], one-fourth of the above amount could be safely added, making over eighteen billions cubic feet of water for the first 75 miles.
 The 1875 miles above cross section No. 5, not surveyed, with lateral can yons and gulches, can be safely esti- mated at a like amount, thus making the entire contents of reservoir when filled, thirty-six billion cubic feet of water.
 For the construction of the dam at either location, rock and sand of the best quality and inexhaustible quan- titles are in the immediate vicinity. At both ends of either location quar- ries of fine stone can be opened on a level with the top of the dam, thereby saving the expense of raising and haul ing.
 From indications bedrock at dam No is from 1 to 20 feet, and at No. ? it will average about six feet below the surface. Respectfully submitted,
 ". A. McGEEIs, Engineer.
 APPENDIX.
 The fact is clearly demonstrated that the drainage of watershed, roughly estimated, and more than two hundred miles square, partly mountainous, which concentrates its water at the Buttes, fifteen miles east of Florence, is capable of supplying a quantity of water sufficient to irrigate from three fourths of a million to one million acres of land. When it is shown that ten or twezlty acres of vineyard or or chard is enough for the comfortable support of | family, and satisfactory Accumulation of 0eai..h against fu- ture vicissitudess the nsagnitude of this statement can be morssasily realized. It will support rural population of more than one hundred and fftty thous- and people, and at an ordinary profit millions of money can be realized an nually.
 FINAL COUNTY
 was organized in 1875 from portions q Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai counties and contains an area of 5,368 square miles, or 3,435, ,520 acres, one-third oi which could be made productive by 2 systematic storage of the surplus water now running to waste. Next to Mari copa it is the most important agricul tural county in the Territory. It ii traversed from east to west by tn. Southern Pacific railroad, and brancl of the great Santa Fe system is nov approaching from the north. The 10 eating engineers are at this writing il l Pinal county, and will be in Florenc, within week or ten days. The ob | jectiye point of this road is 8 connec tion with the Sonora road, of the sam system. The Southern Pacific is als building in this direction from Tempe and it is confidently believed that worl will not cease until the Deer Cree coal fields are reached and connectio is made with another branch of tha road running from Bowie to Globe an now completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Piral count is the theeter of railroad building 8 the present time, and inside of yea Florence, the county seat, will be
 A RAILROAD CENTER. At present it contains popnlatio of about l500, but with the completio of these two railroads and the Butt , reservoir no city in Arizona can al proach it for natural advantages, m a large increase in population will fo , low. Florence is at an elevation 1858 feet above sea level, situated ne; the Gila river, twenty-slx miles nortl ] west of the railroad station of Ca,
 Grande, with which it is connected l