The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-22
OUR Letter FROM ARIZONA
Wonderful but UndeveIoped
Resources
GRAHAM COUNTY PRODUCTS
Future and Prospective Mineral
Developments
Extensive Forests and Valuable Coal Mines
Awaiting the Coming Of Capital
and Labor

PHOENIX, Ariz., April N.-C. W. Rob-
inson. esq.,, of Peoria, ILL.,, has been in
this city all winter receiving the benefit
OF the salubriousness of our climate. He
is affected with pulmonary troubles and
1t is needless to say that he has been ben
Gifted. Being of a practical turn as well
as OF expert ability as mechanical en-
gineer it did not take him long to dis
Germ that there is field for capitalists in
the promotion of packing houses, cold
storage and brewing plants.
After a thorough examination into the
matter he laid the subject before Bloom
ington, ILL.,, manufacturer of ice ma
chimes. brewing and dstilling supplies,
with the result that a party of gentlemen
will leave Chicago on the 22d. headed by
f. M. Rosa, to put in shape the enter
prise.
Our Chamber of Commerce has under
consideration a proposition from Mr..
Robson touching inducements asked for
in the way of lands for suitable sites on
which to found machinery. cold storage,
packing house and brewing plants. The
enterprise would necessitate the opening
of stock and grain markets and the emf
ployment of a large number of people.
The production of the grain and cattle
supply of this section as well as the
quality of the water has been investigated
thoroughly and to his satisfaction.
GRAHAM COUNTY.
The ordinary visitors, and there are
many who are not newcomers, to this
territory have not the remotest idea that
the Salt river valley can be rivaled in
lands, soil and the productiveness there
of in the way of fruits, (oranges and
lemons excepted) grain and grasses.
Nevertheless it is fact. There is a sec
ton of Graham county commonly called
the ella valley" extending thirty miles
below the Upper Box canyon to where
the river enters into the San Carlos re-
servation below TT. Thomas, that twelve
years ago was a desert, now reclaimed
and in a high state of cultivation. from
Pueblo Viejo down. for the distance
above mentioned, is one continuous and
almost unbroken vale of beautiful farms,
dotted with towns and villages. churches
and school houses. Besides agriculture
this county is blessed with fine grazing
grounds and rich mines.
Along the Bonita. Blue San Francisco,
Eagle Rivers and their tributaries cattle
thrive during droughts and fatten and
seasons are regular. Its wild grass lands
are uIfexcelled for nutriment and make
juicy and high favored beef. The mining
feature as we'll as the mineral output is
the wonder of those not aware of it until
apprised by actual observation. The
great mines. or rather to speak more cor
and operated by the Arizona Copper Com
pany, the Detroit Copper Company and
the Copper King Company are seemingly
inexhaustible. For years the Longfellow,
Metcalf, Coronado. Detroit. the Yonkel,
Manganese Blue, the Higgins. the Queen,
the Garfield. the King and other equally
deposits to the jar of powder and the
touch of the pick.
The mineral ferred to is copper. But
surrounding the great copper basin in
which the above m mes are located, silver
and god lodges exist, and placer
(cemented gravel beds) grounds are at
hand and available whenever appliances
are placed to separate the precious metal
from the dross. Thus it will be seen that
q com binaton of resources, agriculture,
grazing and mining, are in bloom-are
in beautiful blossom-in the springtide of
prosperity. Who can predict the future
as to greatness in wealth and popu latioll
for Graham. with its broad beautiful val
leys rich mineral hills and lofty noun
tains?
BY the way, that calls to memory that
the writer came near overlooking some
thing that should not be overlooked, as it
cuts a figure in the makeup of resources
to complete combination. 1t is tim bel !.
What? you will ask, is there timber in
Graham county? Yes, plenty of pine,
juniper and other varieties north of the
town of Clifton, which some day will be
utilized. The approach to the stumpage
from the south is impossible, owing to
the rough and broken condition of the
country; an obstacle. however that will
hn L.
are asked you can reply in the vernacu-
lar of the day, You bet!''
Will have something more to say about
this hereafter.