Arizona silver belt., 1900-12-27

steam power and is doing excellent work. If artesian water can be se- cured in the San Simon valley it means the reclamation of large area of fer tile land
 l. E Sturgeon IS putting the finish ing touches on his water works system, to he used to furnish water to the | stock on his ranches. He has two | humping outfits with tank capacity of 20. .OOO eallous each. Jim is one of the men who never do things by halves. - Tempe News.
 II have just made trip over north ern and central Arizona, said Geo. w. | Lyons who is in Fl Paso. That country is in be tter condition now than it has been in several years and stock men and every other class are delight ed with their prospects. A heavy snow 1 fell there last week covering the ground four feet in many sections. This as- sures plenty of grass iu the spung which means much to the people there. Mining and lumber cutting is on quite boom aud as whole the country hns better prospects than for several years past. "-H Herald.
 Referring to the discovery by Kan sas man, that alfaa seed. or an extract therefrom, is an excellent fattening food for humans, the Southwestern Stockmau says: If this is right, and
 we have no reason for douhting the statement, it opens up another re- source for Arizona, the result of which
 DO one can foresee. We now have a
 healthful climate which is sought by
 thousands of emaciated beings every
 year. Feed them alfalfa seed and fat ten them up and they will go home
 and sing Arizonss praises as long as
 breath lasts.
 Much has been done in the last year
 or two to advertise the Salt river va.-
 ley. Arizona, throughout the east and
 elsewhere, and of those who have de- voted great deal of time and money , to this work, the Southern Pacific rail
 road company is among the foremost.
 Their general European agent, MT.
 Rud Falck, who has offices in all the principal European capitals, publishes , "A monthly journal named Abroad, " for tue benefit of tourists. The Octo-
 Der issue is almost entirely devoted to , the Salt river valley and the article is
 ably written and ought to prove the means of turning many tourists in this direction. Phoenix Republican. The PhoeniH Republican states that northern sheepmen are many of them bringing their fOcks to the Salt river
 valley this year by rail instead Of driv-
 ing through They find that while ii
 costs considerable for freight, there are
 mauy advantages. Many sheep are lost
 during long drives and there is con
 stnnt friction with the settlers in the
 country crossed All this is avoided
 by rail traffic great many cattle are also being brought into the valley
 from the north to be pastured during to benefit the range great deal before cold weather set ID and the result Is that feed IS short in many places. Bnt
 in the Salt river and adjoining valleys the rains not only made good alfalfa . pasture for winter. but helped the des- 3 ert ranges amazingly.
 "In and Around tho Grand Car- yon," is the title of the best work ou the inexhaustible subject of the Grand Canyon of Arizona. that has yet been
 lssued The author, George Wharton - James, IS well acquainted with the sub- : feet on which he writes. The book contains 80 full page illustrations and j. 70 pictures in the text American Tn y terest in the Grand Canyon has greatly D increased in the last few years and the ! wonders of this sublime spectacle art e now visited by great numbers of peo # ole The present. work IS not an ordi
 uury book of nasty travel and hurried IF description, but the growth of ter ,t years visits by the author, during a which he has explored the many wilC n and picturesque tralls of the CanyoE :, and bss been tlreless in his work O II gathering together all the local history ,s concerning these regions. .--Coconin' ,e Sun
 There Is no pleasure in life If yo' " dread going to the table to eat an'
 can't rest at night on account of ac
 r. al lIar