Graham guardian., 1898-03-04
ESTABLISHED FACTS.

Gila valley are both varid and ex-
tensive, comprising an area Of
arabic land Of which there is at
present tributary to canals and
dltches, 10000 acres which is
capable of being irrigated. The
principal productsare alfalfa, wheat,
corn, barley, oats, vegetables, de-
cidious andcertain classes of citrus
fruits.
This is the natural home of
alfalfa, of which from A to s crops
are grown yearly, yielding from 8
to s tons per acre. 1t is not as
stocky as that which comes from
the Salt River valley and is pre-
ferable for either horses or cattle.
Wheat, barley and oats grow
prolifcly, the former containing a
very large amount of nutrition.
Yellow dent, white gourd and
other large varieties Of corn yield
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 OF
the temporal zone, and many of
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 unexcelled in size
and general excellence. Apricots
and apples both grow with sur
prising rapidity. 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 tubers 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 a large
er per cent Of tannic acid than any
ever sent to the extract works
from either Arizona or New Mexl-
co.
Farming lands can be purchased
at from $50 to 500 per acre, in
cluding Improvements and water
rights. . o+o,
right is free to any settler under
the United States homestead law
This class of farms will eventually
become valuable when the cana
facilities have been increased.
The cost of maintaining the ca
nails which are owned by the farm
ers varies from 80 cts. to Sl.oo pc
acre per year. ou,,o
values of the products OF the sol
at the ranch, there being reaa.
sale for everything raised in tn
valley. oorto,
los q
Hav 500 10 S. pc
Etol
Hogs 4 cts porpoun
Apples 0
rottle from sl1 to SIS d
Tlivered in Saffor'
}. ,,.,,- $4,000 to $500
There is at present about II
- miles of irrigatlng canals and ma
Iitches, not including the latter
litcbes which will make the TOT
RS severol times this amount. In
gives ample water to assure Gro
for about $4,000 acres. When I
he Enterprise canal is finished 1t W
:. water several thousand acres
w. rich table and bottom land
Or has been estimated that a quar-
Of million acres of additional la
ar. could be irrigated if storage ia
or were built. This could be &c
in several places, notaciy at
norrows about IS miles from :
ford where a box canyon eXI
through which the river pas,
per II is from this point the EnterPl
company are building their ca
ear. Graham county covers an
of 1000 square miles. ., g.
- The Gila valley is 35 miles II
D the nnrrows to the edge Of the
ervation, with an average widt
as hottom lands of Two miles, the
tonce between the foot hills D.
six miles. The valley is liar
80 on the north by the Gila mount
- and on the south by the Gra
"a mountains, Mount Graham .
81 the highest peak, with an altl
of ten thousand feet above sea
Although but little prospe'
has heen done in either the
or Graham mountains, the
Dronerties which have been
Iel6ped show that the ore
is practically inexhaustable;
90. copper predominates, there is
'0p. gold and silver a IN Paying snr 9"uI b"tI
minor and captalust and one
promises grand results.
The two principal mining
ranics are the Detroit, at Nc
Ter Pn%'t6 Pn% the >, NriHona 4 Copper Con
At Clifton. The former emI
- 200 men and the latter 600.
IONS. ~ Tbc output of the Arizona
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