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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-09-29

MARQUETTE, Mich, Sept. 2S.-There
is quite a snow fall here tonight and
still coming. A hard northwest gale is
blowing, and vessels are putting in for
shelter.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
PHOENIX CLIMATE

The ciimatological data for Phoenix for the year ending 1898 just issued from the weather bureau contains some very interesting information about the wonderful climate of Phoe- nix and the Salt River valley. It shows that the mean temperature for the year was TO degrees. The mean for the winter months of January, February and December was 1T, 8 and 49 respectively. The c0ldest tGmp- erature recc1ded for these months was 23, 36 and 28 deg1 1ees, not cold a5 conn pared to the east. The relative hu- Inidity for the same months was j6, 41 and 51 points respectively. For the spring months of March. April and May the mean temperature was y, r ard 73 degrees.
 The hot summer months, of which eastern visitors hear so much, July, August and September, shCW a mean temperature of 92, 90 and 83 degrees respectively, but the relative humidity for these months was only 37, ++ and g. The maximum temperature re- corded On any date in these months was Ill. 109 and 105. But this temper 2tura is that registered by the dry bulb thermometer. While to the customer 1t seems enormously nigh 1t A2 iIJt eto severe UT oppressive neat as i5 exp rienced every summer in New 4c-k, Chicago, Cincinnati, Washing ton and other eastern cities. As an iI- lustrati0n may tc cited one of the hot test days of last July when tnc dry bulb thermometer registered 102 Gz-' Grces at 8 clock at night The wet bulb showed at the same hour bat = degrees, t registering th2 appreciab!e heat as one WGr.d experience hot stidia6 night i7 the east and = there is not considered bad
 In all the y5ar there was nos a day when the mean temperature for the day fell below g degrees and but II days when it fell below il On 3I9 days the msan temperature was above 50 degrees and on 249 ahove 59.
 The total rainfall for the year was 5-95 inches Of which f.63 inches fell in January, IS inches in April, .G8 in June, .Z4 in July, 1.02 in August, 1.0i in November and ITO in Decenlb F. the remaining .0S falling in March, i May and September
 But it is in the amount of it's sun shine that Phoenix and Arizona par tlcuiarly ezeccis'. and 1t is q fart that thcrc IS not another habit3bla spot on tha globe that SHOWS such constant i Of the 365 days of the year there are but B set down as cloudy | and 'l as partly cloudy, giving 259 | [ 9solut5Iy clear days. The percentage
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 APACHE COUNTY.
By Walter G Scott 1 sO aG@S@0%Goseo@oo9@e9o@e@6
hnqche county is sitlalted

Apache county is situated in the northeastern part of Arizona and is almost entirely devoted to stock r2i5-
 ing, the sheep. and wool interests pre-
 dominating. I ne settlement of COucnO
 in this county is the headquarters Of
 this extensive industry, while St.
 Johns, the county seat, is also very eX-
 tensiVely interested. There are no sta
 tistics at hand he1t it is fact that un- der the present conditions the wool and
 sheep industry is in a very fiourishing
 condition and the outlook is very ia
 yo.2ble. As this is the condition Of
 the principal business Of the county,
 this favorable state of affairs extends
 to all classes of citizens. The whole area Of the county, being a high able
 or mesa land, is an ideal one for a summer range for sheep and the south .
 ern part of the county being occupied by the White mountains is also another favorable summer range.
 The agricultural interests of this community have attained no mean pro- portions. In the valley of the Little COlradO are many farms and the set- dement's on Concho creek and in the mountains of the southern part of the county are very many smaller valleys all arabic lands and susceptible Of IlSn uGSIEG Ol NuIllN dLIOu. u6 S6LIlt- ments up and down the river extend for about forty miles and a great num- Der of fine ranches may 6e found with in that distance The agriculturists have at last awakened to the import ance of building reservoirs for the pur- pose of impOunding the flood or waste waters. This has been done until at this time very little water in the river new flows, even in the spring of the year, past St. Johns, it all being he'd back by the various reservoirs on the upper part of the river. The most eX- tensive enterprise of this character is the large dam in the Little Colorado river now being built i'll the canyon six miles south of St. Johns. This, it is estimated, WiH be of sufficient capacity to i.rigate 10000 acres of land, and as the reservoir and canal will lie above the extensive mesa south of town, will reclaim a. large tract of land which will grow anything and only needs the water to become highly productive.
 The orchards at St. Johns and Concho are now arriving at maturity and are bearing very nicely. The pres ent year bids fair to excel all previous ones in the amount and quality of fruit and from present favorable iuGica- tiOns the fruit crop next fall will be unsurpassed and the quality is always excellent.
 The climate of Apache county is about as near perfection as that en- joyed by any people in the United States. The writer recently eXDeTi- enced an object lesson in climate which will not soon be forgotten, being in the volunteer military service and stationed down in Georgia" fer sev- eral months. Sometimes we need rain
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badly in Arizona, but in our experi- ences we concluded that there could even be too much Of damp blessing. Even the southwest winds which are considered So very uncomfortable by the people of Arizona do not/amount to anything in comparison to spending a week in a leaky tent with a wind and rain accom- paniment. After an eXperi- ence of this character the sunshine of Arizona is appreciated.
 The towns and settlements of Apache county are: St. Johns, the county seat, with a population of 1000; Springer vile, 500; Concho, 400. There are also several other smalle. settlements, such as Nutriosa, Greer, VernOn and San Antonio. The population of the county aggregates about 4,500.
 The Santa F'e Pacific railroad trav- erses the county from east to west in the northern part Of the county, Navajo Springs being the shipping point. A daily mail from Rolbrook, on the Santa Fe distant froqn St. Johns sev- enty-fve miles, is run. The line also passes through Woodruff, Navajo county, Concho and Spring ngerville
 A very gratifying increase in the taxable property is reported for the r2st ye&.e The gross valuation of
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
LAS PAlMAS
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The Salt Rive valley, fer it's absc- lutely unequaIed winter climate, was chosen in preference to southern Cali fornia or any locality in the south O southwest, for the carrying out of VI enterprise entirely new in this col5l- try, viz.: the creation Of an ideal place of winter residence fo- people from the north and east. many thousands Ot whom are fortunate enough to he able to escape annually the rigOTs of the northern winters.
 In selecting this valley the prljC"log of the enterprise, Mr. William J. Rainey Of Detroit, Mich, had in view climate as perfect as may b. found in our CHn country, accessi biliCy of lOca- tion, beauty of scenery and irrigation and prOductiveness of soil. for the rapid growth of semi-trOp.caI foliage and the culture Of fruits and flowers. This wonderful valley, resembling as it does the famous San Gabriel valley of California, but admittedly it's eli matic superior, fuif1Is in Q way that can leave little to be desired, ali of these requirements. In winter the days are warm with a brilliancy oG sun shine and clOUdlessness of sky that is to the stranger Q revelation. The air IS Giy and inVigorating and the nights are cool even well into midsuInUer
 Direct and quick connection is mada with two transcontinental lines and with their tri-weekly limited trains
 Las Palmas contains six hundred acres, beautifully situated four miles from the city of Phoenix in the shelter of th5 Phoenix mountains. which with the Mariccpa, EstreIla. Supersritions and other ranges form Q sharp and jagged frame to the green and Iuxurf- ant valley. The property was pur- chased by MT. Rainey and J. EIovt Smith of Milwaukee in the spring of 1897 and work of extensive improve ment was begun in .he following win ter after designs made by E. ". Der ditch, the well known lanl5cape gard ener Of Boston, the principal features ot Improvement being the grading 5f avenues 140 feet in width thr1ughout the entire property, the laying out 0f sever small parks including on large park in the center in which two lakes have been eXcavated, and the setting out for shade and Identification of thousands of trees and plants. las Palmas being pre-Gminently 2 place for winter residence evergreen trees
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in the flower garden, roses, carnaIOns, sweet peas, pansies ad minimum. Nor does it take }Cng to gro iWsuch an or chard as this. Those great Hagiclans Sun. Soil and Water-whO rule here, who can iu six months turn a cotton wood fence post into a spreading tree, ask but the short space of three years to transform 8 desert to @ bearing grove, where grow and Eipen oranges, lemons, figs, grapes and berries.
 It is truly an ideal spot for homes. The houses already built in Orange wood and those planned are well in keeping with the high standard Of it's horticulture.
 To the invalid, broken under cares and over-burders, we would say, throw your physic to the dogs, go to Orange wood and take in the daily breeze blown tonic from Natures great dis pensarv. Arizcna's r0ck-ribbed noun tains Each day your body will grow stronger, your mind clearer and your ailments as if by magic, will disappear.
 To all these and many more whose ailments we do not know, whose troubles have never gone beyond their own breasts, we say, in C-angSW 0uI you will find a place to recUperate IosS health, find an occupation as ideal as any under heaven, and as enncbing as any that God ever gave to man. There is profit as veil. Of course we knew that the average man does not want money, but after he has harvested his crops and has mere than he can possibly use himself, and unsuitable buyers from Phoenix go out and insist upon taking his crop and leaving q re muneration therefor, ne probably will not know what tC do with the money, but if he is a married man, his wife undoubtedly will.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

The Ccchi5e Copper Mining gcompany's properties lie immediately nosth of and adjoining the famous Fucker and Divi- dend claims, belonging to the Copper Queen group and are on the same veins and deposits. They are not like some mines we hear of-10O miles from any where-but are within. 300 yards of the depot of the Arizona < Southeastern railroad company at Bisbee.
 Taking into consider ation the con- venient location of the Coehise com pany's mines and the exceedingly rich grade of ore to be found in this particu- lar section, there can be little doubt that prosperous future awaits the operations of the. company, which is composed of practical local business men of Bisbee who are favorably known throughout the territory.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

of possible sunshine for the months of December and January, the months of most cloudy days was 62 and B, while for the months of February, March, April and May the percentage of sun shine was S8, 82, S6 and go respectively and for tEe fall months of Cc5o5er and November 95 and g per cent For the month of September the percen1age of sunshine reached the high figure of 98 there being but cne partly cloudy day in the month Director Burns in formed The Republican that for periods Of ten days to two weeks at time here there will not 2ppoar single cloud in the sky during the en- tira day. not even the cloud mo bigger than mans hand.' Such climate affords the ideal place for inyaljds and health seekers. Nor are high winds encountered here. Tho average hourly velocity for the year was bu5 4.3 miles and the highest for any month was 49 miles in March and April and tha low est 3.3 miles for the month of Febru- aTy.
 It Will be remembered that February, 1899. was an exceptionally cold month in all parts of the country east of the Rocky mountains. The minimum rec ords were broken at nearly every
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
MIR. A E. MESSENGER.

Mir. A. F. MeSSinger'S studio is Situ- ated at the corner of Adams and Sec ond streets and is well worthy Of a visit from any one who can appreciate artistic photography. He confines the practice of his profession to views, is a specialist in natural colors and pos sesses the largest camera on the coast "a camera which produces picture no less than two feet square.
 MT Messinger has been in Phoenix ten years, being engaged in phcto- graphic work the greater part of the time, but at present he is acting as receiver for the Ryder Lumber coIn- pany. This does not, however, inter- fe:e with his business as an artist, as is testified by, among others, his recent fine photograph Q4x1O of the mem bers of the legislature, lately in session and particularly effective view of the interior of Wakelin & RobinsOn's new store.
 At the Phoenix Music company's es- tablishment on Center street may be seen a large assortment of views of Phoenix and neighboring points of in terest taken by MT. Messinger, and also some very interesting photographs of the Indian at home" taken at the Pima reservation.
 The illustrations in this edition showing the Fleming and Moninon blocks, the Central school, Adams street looking north and east, Wash ington street between First and See ond. and First street looking south arc from photos by Mir. Messinger.
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31

graded and from time to time dragged and rolled.
 OrangewoOd is laid out in lots of from five to ten acres, about onc--Ourth h of which have already been sold. Many of the purchasers are retired business men who came to the valley attracted by it's mild winters and splendid possi- Utilities for making attractive homes. A list of owners includes among it's number a physician, a minister, pa per manufacturer. . corporation presi- dent and two insurance men. The largest holding at present is thirty acres; the smallest, five.
 The following is an inventory or a sample ten-acre home in Orangewood: One acre is taken up with the house and barn, the yard and small alfalfa pasture; Cn the nine remaining acres are planted fifty assorted varieties Of trees for family orchard, fifty peach trees, fifty pear trees, fifty almond trees, 400 Washington navel orange trees, fifty grape fruit trees, 100 plum trees and fifty tangerines; this besides ash, pepper. umbrella, cypress, fan and date palms, Australian fern trees and oleanders for shade; a vegetable gar den, a strawberry bed of hundred plants, two hundred blackberries, and
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only are used for Ornamentation. Not
 one whose foliage is other than green
 during the winter is set out on the proper ty, so that the traveller will pass from winter with it's leafless trees Gi- rectly into summ1r with all its wealth of vegetation. With the assistance Of Dr. Franceschi of SanJa Barbara. Cal
 as consulting landscape gardener, over four thousand trees of nearly ore hun dred varieties wer- transplanted from California and set Cu5 during the spring of 1898, being chiefly palms, sav- erai species of which were never before grown in this valley and including as the feature which gives the property it's name the beautiful Canary is3and palm bordering all it's avenues. Each Of the seven parks has a variety of palms to itself. The entire sectIGn is bounded by Q row of pepper trees. in side of which is 9 second row, un each Of the four sides, of evergreen popIars, olives, grapefruit and oranges and many other varieties Of trees are in te-srersed throughout the property. The CVer-cOmnCn California fan palm and the gloomy appearing pines, cy- press, etc, are carefully avoided
 The foundation of the general scheme of Improvement having besn
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
PHOENIX FLOUR MILLS

i The flour mills which for the past fifteen years have been successfully operated by John Y T. Smith have changed hands and are now known as the Phoenix Flour Mills. The present owners are c. E. DeMund, H. F. De- Mund and H. M Kennedy, all men of sterling worth and fine business ability The mills are located one blCck east Of the Maricopa & Phoenix railway depot and their capacity is one hundred bar
 rels a day They have been thorough ly renovated, new machinery put in,
 and the old placed in first-class condi-
 ton. Only skilled la'borers are cn-
 p.oyed, so the products are the best
 that it is possible to make. Especial
 attention is given to the selection of
 the wheat and only the best is used in
 the finer grades of flour. The two
 leading brands are Cream Of Wheat"
 (patent). and Arizona Star" and for fine baking, both brands can always be
 depended upon. A fine grade of corn
 meal, graham and Ralston flour is also
 being n1anufactu. ed; in fact, all of the gods turned out by tLis mill will bear the seveTest criticism and still remain, as they always nave been, he best in
 the territory. The owners are men
 well known thrAughout the territory,
 and their friends are legion Their aim is to do business on business prin- ciples and they guarantee satisfaction.
 They solicit the patronage of the resi- dents of Phoenix and the surrounding country, and extend a general invita- tion to aM to visit them and see how
Arizona republican., 1899-03-31
COCH:SE COPPER COMpANY

This company owns very valua ble group of mines situated in Warren mining district, Cochise county. lying in what is commonly known as Du-- b2Cher's gulch or canyon, immediately east and adjoining the town of Bisbee and on the north adjoining the prop erty of the famous Copper Queen Con- solida1ed Mining company. The C-.2- per Queen, which has been in operation for about twenty years, employs 1900 men in the operation of it's mammoth mine and smelters. their output for 1898 being over 34,000,OOO pounds of copper.
 The property of the Cochise Mining company is only about 300 yards due east of the "Czar" shaft of the Copper Queen and in the opinion of many old experienced miners who have worked for the latter company for many years the ore is contained in fully as large quantities in the property of the Co., chise company as in that of the famous
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Copper Queen.
 The CClchise company's property consists of thirteen claims and are named the 'YO Tambien,' 'The Par ago, ''The Nancy Hanks The Jack of Clubs,'' '@The Hill Mine" ''The Carolina "The La Louisa" fTha Key The Henry George" The Mo- Ginty," ''The Leviathan," We've, ' 'Sulphide,' and Paragon represent ing surface area of 260 acres.
 "A double compartment shaft is un- der progress on the Parajc claim and is now down over 100 feet, the last as say taken from the 1O0-foot level show ing an average of 19.4 per cent copper, and there is a considerable quantity of such ore new on the dump.
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practically completed with a carload of trees transplanted from California dur ing the last two weeks. there will fol- low in due time the erection Of ap- peopriate cottages. to each of which will be allotted a frontage of from three to four hundred feet and leplh of six hundred feet, or q sp1cs Of ground equal to two large city blocks, in place of the usual cramped city lot, Cn which can be grown in a period equal to about one-fOUrth of the time required to improve an eastern country place, countless varieties of trees and plants neve9 seen in the colder climate outside of greenhouses and the resident can have in his d0oTyard, so t0 speak, those fruits which now thrive and bear h0untifu.Iy in the valley, such IS oranges Washington navels. manda TiEs, tangerines, etc.) grapefruit, ol- ives figs, apriccts datss, lemons, lines, almonds, grapes, etc, and for his lawn for which he will have the choice of several kinds of grass, including the beautiful blue grass of Kentucky, he may set cut the pepper tree, palms, acacia, magnolia, everg- cen poplar, eucalyptus, Ioduat, live oak, bamboo and towering shrubs and flowers i1 prCfusiOn.
 Las Palmas, with it's admirable loca- tiOn. its beauty of scenery, it's broad winding avenues and variegated fcl- iage, will be 6 point of great interest to the visitor in this valley until 1t shall have reached a satisfactory state of perfection when the owners Lave completed its improvement.
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the high-class portrait work of the territory and some idea of the extent of the busi- ness done by him may be gathered from the fact that at the present time he has nearly one thousand photo graphs in process of completion, and this is, he says, nothing extraordinary.
 IA glance at the work displayed at the studio shows that he is not only Q photographer but an artist, and he especially brides himself on being right up to date, letting nothing that is new in the art of photography escape him. His eXquisitely finished carbon photo- graphs are sufficient proof of this. The studio is equipped with all the most modern appliances of the profession, and very large assortments Of views embracing every point of interest in Phoenix and the surrounding country may be found there.
 All of the illustrations in this edi- tion, with the exception of the six views by MT. Messinger, are from pho tographs by MT. HartwelE.
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property last year was nearly $1, ,250 ,000 and there will be an increase the pres ent year.
 Many things are yet needed to fur ther develop the natural resources Of this county. A wool securing plant would prove profitable to it's proprie- tors. It was mentioned by one of the principal physicians of the county to the writer that a sanitarium located in the mountains south of here would, if properly managed, prove profitable and a the same time be of inestimable benefit tn those who are in search of that great gift and blessing-heaith.
 In conclusion we would say that the people of Apache county, irrespective Of politics, creed or nationality, are
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weather bureau between the 11th and 14th during the progress of the severe cold wave of that period and many of the minimum temperatures occurring on these dates were from 10 degrees to 26 degrees below any previously re corded. It is difficult Of belief that during this exceptionally cold period in the east the temperature in Phoenix was slightly above the normal. The actual figures for the period under no tice are:
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PHOENIX PHOTOGRAPHERS

MT. F. A. Hartwell, whose studio is at 29 South Second street, has been To- cated there since 1889. He was pre- viously resident of Tucson for eight years, having been in Arizona since 1S81
 MT. Hartwell controls the whole of
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decidedly in favor of the admission of Arizona to the sisterhood of states of this Union.
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Taken all in all, for mild days. abundant sunshine and absence of winds Phoenix affords ths most per feet climate in the world.