Graham guardian. [volume] (Safford, Ariz.) 1895-1923, 1897-06-04

| The agricultural resources of til
ella valley are both varid and G,
tensive, comprising an area I
arabic land of which there Is q
lpresent tributary to canals an
bitches, 10000 acres which
capable Of being irrigated. Th
principal proddcts,,re alfalfa, wheat
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, dc
1 cidious andcertain classes of citru
/ fruits.
This is the natural home o
alfalfa, of which from 4 to 5 crop
are grown yearly, yielding from
to 8 tons per acre. 1t is not al
stocky as that which comes from
the Salt River valley and is pre-
ferable for either horses or cattle
Wheat, barley and oats grow
Iprolifcly, the former containing /
very large amount of nutrition
Yellow dent, white gourd anc
other large varieties Of corn yielc
productivity, vegetables are large
and solid and come to maturity
two months earlier than in the
eastern and middle states.
The valley and hin lands are
adapted to all of the products 81
the temporal zone, and MANY q
the fruits of the semi-tropical
countries. The apples equal in
size and flavor the prize winners
OF the eastern states. The seed.
ling fruits are une,scelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with a sur
prising rapidly. The peaches in
appearance and taste are identical
with those which come from the
famous orchards of New Jersey. !
Canagrie grows wild, some of
the tnbers being as large as good
sized potatoes. Tests now show
that canagrie root, which flourish.
es near Thomas, IN the lower por-
ton OF the valley, contains large
en- per cent of fannie acid than any
ever sent to the extract works
from either Arizona or New Next
co.
Farming lands car be purchased
at from 500 to 500 per acre. in
improvements and water
rights.
Uncultivated land without water
right is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law.
This class of farms will eventually
become valuable when the canal
facilities have been increased.
The cost of maintaining the ca
nails which are owned by the farm
srs varies from so cts. to $1.00 per
lcre per year.
The following are the market
'alues of the products of the soil
It the ranch, there being ready
ale for everything raised in the
ALLEY.
Wheat s1.85 per GENITAL.
Barley 1,25 |"
jorn l.09 g ("
Hay 600 10 IS per
[ton,
Hogs 4 cts per pound |
apples s." I" +
Potatoes 81" g Z"
jattle from SIl to Sl8 de-
[livered in Stafford. |
lilk cows $500 to $4,000
There is at present about ll8
niles of irrigatlng canals and main
itches, not including the Lateral
itches which will make the total |
eyeral times this amount. This
ives ample water to assure crops
Or about $4,000 acres. When the
canal is finished it will
yater several thousand acres Of
ich table and bottom land. I'll
as been estimated that quarter
( million acres of additional land
ould be irrigated if storage dams
vere built. This could be done
4 several places, notably at the
arrows about Is miles from SAT-
ord where box canyon exists
trough which the river passes.
is from this point the Enterprise
ompany are building their canal.
Graham county covers an area
T 1000 square miles.
The ella valley is 35 miles from
ne narrows to the edge Of the res
rvation, with an average width OIL
ottom lands of Two miles, the dis
.nce between the foo1 hills being
* miles. The valley is fanked
n the north by the ella mountains
nd on the south by the Graham
fountains, Mount Graham being
lie highest peak, with an altitude
f ten thousand feet above sea level.
Although but little prospecting
as been done in either the ella
r Graham mountains, the few
which have been de
eloped show that the orc body
practically inexhaustabIe; while
upper predominates, there is both
old and silver in paying quantities
is virgin field for both the
Iinor and captaltist and one which
romises grand results.
The two principal mining COM I
anies are the Detroit. at Morenei