Arizona republican., 1899-04-01

ment of all kinds of stock. No snow storms or 5liZzards visit this country | to make the cattle industry one of anx- | iety and probable loss. There were | S5 900 head of cattle returned for as- sessment in Graham county last year.
 TOWNS
 Clifton is one of the noted and i'm portant mining towns in Arizona and | is also the largest town in Graham | county.
 Duncan is a little town beautifully | located on the Gila river and on the Arizona and New Mexico railroad, about forty miles east of Soiomonville, and half way between Clifton and LordsbuTg There is no better agricul- turaI section in the southwest than that portion of the Gila valley extend ing from four miles above Duncan twenty miles down the river, and there is no section enjoying more general prosperity. The elevation is about $500 feet.
 Bonita is the smallest town or settle ment in the county having postoff1ce; still it is a point of considerable com mercial importance. SAN CARLOS INDIAN RESERVA-
 TON
 The White Mountain Indian reserva- tiCn, commonly known as the San Car los Indian reservation, covers more than seventy-fve square miles, lying in Gila, Apache, Navajo, and Graham counties, about Sne-fourth being in the latter.
 Solomonville may be said to be the oldest town in the valley, and has at t2ined greater prominence than any other town in the county
 Stafford is a hourishing town five miles west of Solomonville, nestled in the valley and embowered in trees, with fine farms surrounding it on every hand. It was first laid out as a town site January 4, 1874.
 Pima, located near the Gila river in the center of the valley, marks the first location of the Mormons in Graham county. A small colony arrived in 1S79-seven men and twenty-one wo- men and children. They came across the Mogollon mountains by way of Fort Apache. They selected spot be- tween Ash creek and Cottonwood wash, where they pitched their tents i'll a mesquite forest, and named the place Smithville, which was afterwards changed to Pima.
 Fort Thomas was for a number of years the lower town on the river in this valley. The town was originally known as Maxey, and came into exist ence with the establishment of Fort Thomas in 1876
 Geronimo is the youngest town in the county, being less than two years old, and has a population of probably 300.
 CLIFF DWELLINGS.
 In Graham county are to be found not the least of which are the cliff dwellings in Bonita canyon on Bonita creek, about eighteen miles northeast of SOlomonville.
 PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
 There are twenty-eight schools in Graham county Thirty-three teach CTS were employed during last year. The census report shows that there are 2.40S within the school age in the county. The average term taught last year was six and a half months. The average salary paid teachers was S57.68.
 RAILROADS.
 Graham county has two railroads. The Gila Valley, Globe and Northern railroad from Bowie station on the Southern Pacific, through the Gila val ley to Geronimo, on the line of the San Carlos Indian reservation and thence to Globe.
 The Arizona and New Mexico rail- road is owned and was built by the Arizona Copper company, and connects the Clifton mining district with the Southern Pacific railroad at Lordsburg. The railroad is seventy-one miles long, forty-one miles being in Graham coun- ty. This road receives practically all of it's business directly or indirectly from the copper companies at Clifton or Morenci