The Florence tribune., 1897-08-21
TIE CASA eRANDE VALLEY.
Information for Those Seeking Homes
 In the Garden Spot Of the West.

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 In the Garden Spot Of the West. Pinal county was organized in 1915 from portions of Pisna Maticopa and 4ayapai countie7, and contains an ageu oi 9,s9s sqnars miles ol s.t3i,6a5 0cres one-tAiHd oi Wnach | could be mHde productive hy 2 sssss '.',.s,S ,. ,, storase of the surplus water nov rtshaihE tV waste. Next to tiaTicppa it is tttc siapSt til- portaHt atrioultural county ilthe Ter teet,A. It it trayersed from east e9 west Dy tlS Southern I'aci 1e railroad, and branch oi the great santa fe system Is now aiIhfoeehrr jag from the north. The objective Roins ot this road is a connection with the Sonore road of the same system. lhe coNtherh Pacific is a lsf building in this direction rom Tempe, and it is confidently helieNeac ths5e e5 work will got cease until the Deer Cfeth coal fields are reached ana eonilectl,oal ..i, ,s made with another branch of that road run ming from Bowie to Globe and ROW cempiet- ed to Fort Thomas,
 Thus it Erili be seen that Final e9nhts ls the theater of railroad building at the pt5a- eat time, and inside of year tlofehee' .ie county seat, will be
 RAILROAD CEETER.
 1t present i+ contains population, .oL about i5G0 but with the completion CT the9e two railroads and the Butte reserNotr 2 n2 city in Arizona ean approach io l3E hsl..i .i - advantages, aad large increase Tn ilo5ti;lo. ilt; tiou viii follow. Florence Is at an eisVetl2h of 1858 feet aAsye sea level, situetea AtAl e5-e Gils rivef tweaty-sS mics aortiH ~ l.t ol ;,'b n it is connected By ca elegantly eaulppee daily stage line. Going and corning stass run by tho cid Cesa Grands ruins, 'aiu ~. passen gers are allowed short tiIls lo -. tl.- speet them. Tkere are many handsome Pr prI,- Yatesresidspces in Florence, several bf5c3 stores, good hotel, eR excellent bli. bl9iaeu school employing four teachers, ehurthes' seeret societies, GetaIaereiai cup iieM br paper (the only one in the. county !, ana the handsoes court house in tae |. el,, t5e district ecmpssea Of Gila, OTGhain anu PinaI counties. The streets ors iinsd elth shade trees. which impart aa air or coniorl on the Uerness days.
 PRODUCTS or rRE VALLEY
 Unlike tae Salt river. the waters of the ,llteli is a deep rich gray ash. especially adapted to the growth Of the prunei oiHS, almond peach, fig, pear, apricot anu ana t lIs1l.s of all kinds. which pay largely on the lnyesst- rneut It is uiss the natural home or Aliltl4.si which grows in the most proiiiie insliihst. The grape does exceptionally Ne.i IT eil' sti t{ become D prominent industry. Citrus fruits havo been cultivated to li4nttvt @ extent; here are s number or oFaliSS s.ees in the meighborhoed of Florence " hieA beaf their golden fruit each year wtloat pro lection. and a few date palm trees art 1lso lu full bearing. The season is rom sle f.s NsEHS to two months earlier than sciitheFl Sailio. i. nia, which giyos fruit growers an apPEeeiat- cd advantage in
 TEE EARLY MARKETS.
 The absence of fogs and nightly dews is a formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly seele-bug, and the fruits or the valley are all bright and clean All tls a8f.!- cultural produces Of temperate ana semi tropic zones are easily grown here the igng seasons giving a succession or crops tnsst double or treble the productive value Of the
 PRICES OF LAND.
 Improved lands, with government title and water right can be bought for from Sz9 10 $50 per acre, according to location and i'm 1proysneHts In the immediate neighbor- hood and 10 the south of the Casa Gr8nde ruins there are thousands Of acres covered with heavy growth ef mesquite timber yet onena to settlement. These are among the choicest in the valley. V Mster iR inexAatisti- ble quantity is found at depth of from twenty to thirty teets Tn fact, rtFef seems to be flowing underneath. Here Is splen- did opportunity to take up and improve land with a pumping system Of irrlsatSofl- which is said to be successful on small tracts. However, with the completion or the Butte reservoir, pumping Will be thlns or Ihe past, and 1t is only usntioness here TOT or ste te magnify the further fact that what Sas once considered
 Al IISINH HABIrAnI-R DEzzEr
 is in truth the most productive land on the globe and that there IS water tn dbtInitt.iics to bring every foot of 1t under cultivation only waiting fos lile magic wand or ct}itd to develop it. There is water-storege scheme on the Pacific coast that has one hail the natural advantages and so few engineer ing difficulties as the Butte reservoir Here nature has built the aoutments in efef-iiy- ing rock, and all that is left for man to do is to put in tha headge1e, the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by 6 paltry 20 feet. i country is drained through this narrow canyon ZlJ miles square, representing 4g.1tJ square miles, or larger than Maine and hIassat hIsasts combined. The rainfall is slIf- iicient to iiil the reservoir twice year, and the hand to be brought under cultivation is
 Nf-- HAWfan a fairy tale, but fl is sYery word true, and has been verified time and again.
 CASA CYANIDE RESERVOIR.
 The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is tlls largest in the territory It covers a surface Of l683 acres, with an aver age depth of i2 feet. and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. 1t is sit- uated fifteen miles southwest of Florence. A levee of earth has bo6a thrown up across e depression in the plain ,D55 feet in length, 125 feet in width at the bottom and 2 feet in width at top, z 10 slope on each sidei and an average height Of 2 feet. The waste IS regu- lated by 3 east iron pipes feet in diameter, set in sclld masonry, regulated y gates and tower. This reservoir cost Sl5JgS0, and sup plies water for coco acres.
 Meteorological Statistics.
 The signal service of the general govern rnent maintained a station at Florence from 1871 to 1s82. The reports covering the period from July, 1880. to April, 1882 gives the follow ing statistics, which may be taken as safe guide fo the prevailing temperature given during the series of six yeas:
 1880. Mean. Max. Min. July ........-.........-...65 III q August .......-... ...-......e .e55 1lz 50 September -....-..... ei-1 15I A5 October .....- .t.-....... asJ sj 52 November .........-.-......5 .521 30 9 z December .......... .J33 I7 27
 1851.
 S1tiiiaFs ---... .4eI t5 z1 February ..--...|.-...... 58.7 S5 2f March. h...........-...4...-... G3 20 April il.-.......-..-..........63 634 100 4s May ..-....-....-.......... TAI 104 45 Jnne..---.--.-.. ...--.-.s...-. s3.7 113 A July .-.--.-...-..s...s7 1f2 S4 August .......... 4.5.....ei5 1l0 G. September. 103 50