Arizona republican., 1898-09-07

that the grass on ranges is in fine con- dition but gl cat quantity of fine fruit l is going to waste because a market can not be foun,l. Almost unprecedented favorable conditions exist for the sea- son, and the copious rains, together with full creeks and rivers, and an abundant water supply from the irri- gating canals, presage an abundant yield from l,ster crops of hay.
 COCHIsE COUNTY.
 Bisbee-A wet week The last few weeks have been wet and cool. Grass coming on for good hay crop. Every thing in forage line is encouraging. Thunder storms have been few and distant; less so than last season.-J. W. Stump.
 GRAHAM COUNTY.
 Pima-We lave had some heavy rains this week which will help the range wonderfully There are bushels of peaches going to waste, there being no market.-.lI. P. Wightman.
 .MOaAvE COUNTY. Signal-Highest temperature 97 low est 70; total rainfall 1.S2 inches.-Ga- triel Levy.
 PIMA COUNTY Lochiel-Weather cool and pleasant. Much rain throughout the week. Grass has come up beautifully.-C. de la Ossa
 Calabasas- NO change since last re- port. Plenty of water and crops grow ! ing finely Temperature, highest 91, lowest 60; more than four inches rain fall during tn, week-W l.. Campbell, 1 Orc B1anco-Rain every day until the 1st. Range at its best. All cattle fat. Creeks ranning full and sorne heavy floods. especially on the last two days of August. Temperature, highest iS7, lowest 63; rainfall 3.31 inches.
 NAVAJO COUNTY.
 Pinetop-Rain nearly every day, Some oats still in the shock which will surely spoil No threshing done yet but a good yield is expected. Potatoes started to rot owing to so much wet W eather.-L,retta Hansen. Pinetop-Rain every day, accompa. nied by thunder and lightning. Too much rain for crops. Grain harvested Miss Martha Packer.
 Heber-HeSvy rains during the week. Water plentiful. Corn cosnmenc- ing to ripen. Potatoes almost failure; Miss Lizzie Shelley.
 St. Joseph-Stormy fore part of tho week; cooler than usual. Crops look good. Third crop of hay ready to cut. Peaches and other fruit becoming ready to be stored away. Cattle on the range are fat and feed is gsOd.-Miss Mary Hansen.
 YAVAPAI COUNTY.
 Yarnell-flighest temperature S6, lowest @; one-tenth of an inch rain' fall.-LeopoId Walloth.
 Columbia--GIass on ranges very fine. Plenty of water for stock. Crops doing nicely Temperature, highest 1OS, lowest 6s; trace of rain.-C. E Champie.
 Walnut Grove-The past week has been rainy and warm. Feed foot high everywhere Never before has the country looked better. Late peaches kare ripenirg. Third crop of alfalfa ready to cut. Rains caused a great deal CT garden truck to rot.-J. o. Carter
 Prescott = Cooler. Few showers Fruit ripening rapidly. Range grass excellent. Cattle fat.-E. c. Payne.
 YUMA COUNTY.
 Yuma-Temperatur highest 101 lIcwest 72; rainfall .08 inch on one day M. B. DeFare.
 distinguishing the last week it rained four days Streams are run ming full Good grass and fat cattle Cool weath er.-O. B. Bloomer.
 UNCLASSIFIED REPORTS.
 For the week ending August 30, re. ceived too late for publication in bull. : letin No. z2::
 Fredonia- Irrigation streams i'm ! proved on account of distant showers , !, But little rain here. The past week ha: Teen quite warm ap1 cloudy.-Marit Jensen.
 White Hills-A great deal of raiI , has fallen in this vicinity. Grass in th' } valleys is knee high. Thunder wa: heard on five consecutive days. Or the 23d an inch and a quarter of raiI fell in one ncur. Stock looking fine.- Dr. R. B. Knight.
 Globe-No rain yet sufficient to ben eft in the Tonto basin.-J. F. Gerald
 Nutrioso-A heavy rain which dam ( aged considerable hay. Latter part o the week was cool and dry. Harvestini is at hand. Crops are good. Whea quite smu.ty.-J.- B. Pace.
 Big Bug-Several rains. The gras is good and the mountains look green l. Stock looks better every day. Tn . weather is cooier.-lI. D. Wheeler 2 monville.-Weather warm. Som q rain, heavy on one day.-Ed E o Downer.
 l. w G. BURNS, f. Section Director, Phoenix, Ariz.