The Florence tribune., 1896-10-24

iaioruasoa taf Those Seeking Homes
 Ia inc Saaasn Sact Of 9he West.

isiornaeoa taf Those Seeking Homes
 la the 6asasn Spct of the West.
 fiaal eoun-y Mas organized in Isls from portions of piina. fiafseopa auu Has sisai counties, and cont aims area or 5, ,ass ssis,ars miles or ,, tS1, ,52el acres, one.tliird ot whieh could bo made productive by systeisisii4e storage ol the surplus wafer now rii'esss-g 10 waste. AeNt to Iafie0pn it i$ the most itli- pOrtans agricultarisl county in tis ierfitotsi. It it traversed from east to Se-i by 0tts Soutaer, Pacific railroad. and a branch of the great Santa Fe system is now approael- ing from the north. The objeetise point ef this road is eonneetion with tie .osiora road. of the. same system. The Southern Pacific is also building in this ilection from Temps and it Is confidently teleNeG thi,t work will not cease until the Deer Oreek coal fields are reached and connection IS made with another branch of that rond rum ming from Bowie to Globe and now eolnpiet- ed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that Pinnl coanty Is che thsater of railroad building at the pres Pnt time, and inside af a year florence, the county scat, will De
 RAILROAD CENTER.
 At present it contains a Isoi,alation oi about lJGO, but with.she coIai,iesi5a ot these two railroads and the Butte reservoir no city ln Arizona can approach it for hatufat advantages, and a large increase III to2lsttt- tion viii follow. Florence is at isn elsY;itloh ot i5)S feet ebo owe sea tc7el, situated near the A'iin river. twenty-six mics nolihE ess o1 sAS Iaftf1ba station lslSf4 NiAtl it is connected by an elegantly. equliiIso daily stage line. Going and coming stages run by tho old Casa Greiide ruins anu passengers are allowed a short time 70 IF spect them. There are many handsome grt- yate residences in Florence, several bfieIS stores, good hotel, an excellent Sfaaaea school elnpla. ing four teechers, chaistiss secret societies Co,Finerelai S.ssp ,,i S ,,' the handsomest court house in the Aeffito.,s. Here is hela the United States Court TOT i.9 sl,I district composed of Glla nrnnesa g;,.ed ;sh .ii shade trees which inpart an cir oi eclnlort on the walmest days.
 PRODUCTS OF THE VALLEY.
 Ualihe the Salt river, the waters of the Gile are fresh aud pure; the soil co1:teiiis 10 alkali is deep, rich gray ash, estsectsslis adapted to the growth of the pr;liie; oiisss almond, peach fig, pear, apricot , I,la lruits of all kinds, which pay largely on the invest mert. l. s also the natural home oi atiisi.1' which groas in the most proshe manner. The grape docs exceptionally waG n tiis raley and wine and rlssii eal.li.e ls Isl ed to h~sosne prominent industry. Sisfu3. fFnits haze been cultivated to iiaiiitei extent; there are a uilGnDee or orange trees in the neich5orhood ot Florence Y; isA be-ti @ their golden frait each year without pre- lection and few date palm trees itre also IT. fsIii bearing. The season Is rom SIX Nsss5s.s to two months earlier than SoetheIi, N-illso mia, which gives fruit growers Gn apI'ree1sit- ed advantage in
 THE EARLY MARKETS.
 The absence of fogs and nightly dews is a formidable obstacle to the destructive enu 11rSisshtIv seaie-hug. and tine fruits Of fhe valley are all bright and clean. All Shs ngri- cultural products of temperate ana seIal- tropic zones are easily grown here, the long seasons giving a succession or croPs that , double CT treble the productive value oi she land.
 PIECES OF LAND.
 Improved lands. with government tile and water right can be bought for from so to S53 per acre, according 10 location enyi i.ii- provemsnts. In the immediate neig hoor- hood ard to the south of the Casa Grai,as ruins there are thquseuds oi acres coysFes with heavy growth of mesquite timber .sl choicest ia tl4a valley. Mater in ilIexllalisti- Gle quantity is found ct a depth oi iron twenty to thirty feet; in fact, river seem to be fiowin. underneath. Here is 2 si,.el, did opportunity to take up aud improve land with a pumping system or irrigation which is said to be successful on small tslts,fs
 However with the completion of the buttt reservoir, pumping will De q fniEs q IT .s. past and it Is only mentioned here Tor tni purpose of showing what casI be done, and t magnify the further fact that what was one' considered
 AN UNINHABITABLE DESERT
 is in truth the most productive land on thi globe and that there IS water in aDuncsiie' to bring every 1oOf or IL huAeE tttittfdtlJl only waiting for the magic wand of capita to develop it. There is no water-stcrag' scheme on the Pacific coast that has one hal the natural advantages and so few engineer tug difficulties as the Butte reservoir her' zature has built the abutments i'll eyer-liy ing rock and all that is left for man to do l to put in the headgate, the bluffs which iorn the gorge being only separated by q paitr. 22O feet. country is drained through thu narrow canyon 200 miles sauare, representing 40.000 square miles. or larger than Maine anu Massachusetts combined. The rainfall is sui fcient to fill the reservoir twice a year. ant the land 70 be brought under cultivation ! practically hmitless. This may read like fairy tale, but it is every word true, and ha been verified time and again.
 CASA CYANIDE RESERVOIR.
 The reservoir of the Casa Grande Faile Canal company is the largest in the territory It covers s1rface of I6J9 acres with an aver age depth of 12 feet, and contains about e1gh thousand million gallons of water. II IS sit mated fifteen miles southwest of Florence levee of earth has been thrown up acros depression in the plain t4O0O feet in length I25 feet in width at the bottom and z9 feet | width at top 2 to slope on each side, and @ average height of 9 feet. The waste is regu lated by cast iron pipes feet ia diameter set in solid masonry. regulated Dy gates al tower. This reservoir cost $lJJ,UOO, and sup plies water for 6000 acres.
 Meteorological Statistics.
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