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The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4.
To tho Senate and House of Representa- lives of the United States in Con-
 eress Assembled.

We, your Memorialists, the Nine teenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, respectfully rep resent that the National Irrigation Congress, held in Phoenix. Arizona, on the 1lth of December, A. D. 1896, unan- imously adopted the following:
 Whereas, The Pima and sIaricopa Indians, tribes numbering in the aggregate ten thousand souls. have been deprived of the waters used by them in irrigation before the advent of the white race in America, through the appropriation of such waters by settlers on the headwaters of the Gila river; and
 Whereas. Through the loss of such waters the lands once cultivated by these tribes have become barren and worthless and the members of such tribes have become a charge on the Government. and forced by the loss of their fields into lives of degrada- tion and peuury; and
 Whereas, Such tribes have from the ear- Hest days been the friends and allies of the white race; aud
 Whereas. The people of the United States have pledged themselves by solemn treaty to protect such tribes in their property and property rights; and
 Whereas, The Government of the United States has and now Is engaged in the ex- penditure of hundreds of thousands of dol- lars for the construction of works of irriga- tion for the reclamation of lands belonging to other Indian tribes; therefore. be it
 Resolved. That this Congress do approve the proposed construction. dnder the plans of the U. S. Geological Survey, of the Buttes reservoir. in Pinal county, Arizona, recently reported, to again reclaim the lands of these tribes believing that by so doing can the Government alone honorably redeem the broken pledges made by 1t to these people, and thus preserve from further want and degradation two of the surviving Indisn tribes of the American scontinent that have always been the constant friends of the white race.
 Resolved. That we approve the proposed construction of such reservoir not only as just and philnnthropic. but as economical and good policy. as in comparatively short time the expense of maintaining such In- dians as Government charges will far exceed tie cost of the irrigation works required to
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
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The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
PRICES or LAND.

Improved lands, with government title and water right, can be bought for from S20 to $50 per acre, according to location and im- proyements. In the immediate neighbor- hood and to the south of the Casa Grande ruins there are thousands of acres covered with heavy growth of mesquite timber yet open to settlement These are among the choicest in the valley. Water in inexhausti- ble quantity is found at depth of from twenty to thirty feet; in fact. river seems to be flowing underneath. Here is splsn- did opportunity to take up and improve land with pumping system of irrigation. which is said to be successful on small tracts.
 However. with the completion of the San Carlos reservoir. pumping will be a thing of the past, and 1t is only mentioned here for the purpose of showing what can be done. and to magnify the further fact that what was once considered
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
AN ux1sHABIrABIE DESERT

Is in truth the most productive land on the globe. and that there is water in abundance to bring every foot of 1t under cultivation. only waiting for the magic wand of capital to develop it. There Is no water-storage scheme on the Pacific coast that has one- half the natural advantages and so few en- gineerine difficulties asthe San Carlos reser- voir. Here nature has built the abutments in ever-living rock, and all that Is left for man to do is to put in the headgate, the bluffs which form the gorge being only separated by paltry 22O feet. A country is drained through this narrow canyon 200 miles square, representing 40000 square miles. or larger than Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to i'll the reservoir twice year, and the land to be brought under cultivation is practi- cally limitless. This may read like fairy tale. but is is every word true, and has been verified time and again,
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
Fin de Steele celehration.

French society has decreed that the century ends with the last even ing of this year. Paris will celebrate the event with many gorgeous fes- tivities and is already preparing for them.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
CASA oRAxDx AEsERvoIa.

The reservoir of the Casa Grande Valley Canal company is the largest in the terri tory. It covers surface of 1900 acres, with an average depth of i2 feet, and contains about eight thousand million gallons of water. It is situated fifteen miles south west of Florence. A leyee of earth has been thrown up across Q depression in the plain ill.Ooo feet in longth. i2s feet in width at tho bottom and 2a feet ia width at top, ? to 1 slope on each side. and an average height of g feet. The waste Ia regulated by cast Iron pipes feet In diameter. set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost Siao,0Oo, and supplies water for 6000 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02

The heat as represented in the above table during the months of June, July and August is nothing like as unbearable as in the Eastern States, and death from
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
THE EARLY MARKETS.

formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsiEhtly scale-bug. and the fruits of the valley are all bright and clean. All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi- t-opic zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving succession of crops that double or treble the productive value of the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
sUNsrRoKE IS UNKNOWN.

In fact. in residence of twenty-one years in Arizona the writer has only known two persons to be overcome by the heat, and they recovered. Their condition, however. was more the result of whisky than heat. The air is so dry here that a registered temperature of no degrees is not as oppres- sive as 80 degrees in St. Louis or New York. The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports the difference between the apparent and sensible temperature to be fully 90 degrees. At nearly all times there is pleasant breeze; the nights are invari-
 ably cool in the summer, and outdoor labor is performed without serious discomfort to either man or beast on the warmest days, Very seldom does the thermometer get be- low the freezing point in winter. and in the gardens of Florence to-day are castor bean plants two years or more old,
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
THE CASA esANDe VALLEY.
information for Those Seeking Homes
 h the Garden Spot of the West.

Pinal county was organized in 1875 from portions of Pima, Maricopa and YayGpai onnties, and contains an area of A. .s6s square niles, or s,4s5.520 acres, one-third of which 'ould be made productive by systematic forage of the surplus water ROW running o waste. Next to Maricopa it is the most important agricultural county in the Terri ory. It is traversed from east to west by he Southern Pacific railroad. and branch ,f the great Santa Re system is now ap- ,roaching from tho north. The objective point of this road is a connection with the sonora road, of tho same system. The Southern Pacific is also building in this lirection from Tempe, and it is confidently believed that work will not cease until the Deer Creek coal fields are reached and con lection is made with another branch of hat road running from Bowie to Globe and now completed to Fort Thomas.
 Thus it will be seen that PinaI county is the theater of railroad building at the pres snt time, and inside of year Florence, the county seat, will be
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
PRODUCTS OF THE VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river. the waters of the Gila are fresh and pure; the soil contains no alkalt. is deep, rich gray ash, especial ly adapted to the growth ofthe prune, olive. almond, peach. fig, pear, apricot and fruits of all kinds, which pay largely on the invest ment. It is also the natural home of alfalfa. which grows in the most prolific manner. Tho grape does exceptionally well in this valley. and wine and raisin culture is destin- ed to become prominent industry. Citrus fruits have been cultivated to 0 limited ex- tent there are a number of orange trees in the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- tectien, and few date palm trees are also in full bearing. The season Is from six weeks to two months earlier than Southern California, which gives fruit growers nm appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
A RAILROAD CENTER

At present it contains a population of about l5OO, but with the completion of these two railroads and the San Carlos reservoir no city in Arizona can approach it for natural advantages. and a large increase in popula- tion will follow. Florence is at an elevation of ll92 feet above sea level. situated near the Gila river twenty-six miles northwest of the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which it is connected by an elegantly equipped daily stage line Going aRd com ing stages run by the old Casa Grande ruins, and passengers are allowed short time to inspect them. There are many handsome private residence in Florence, several brick stores, good hotel, an excellent graded school employing four teachers. churches, secret societies, Commercial Club. two newspapers, and the handsomest court house in the Territory. Here is held the United States Court for the district composed of Gila, Graham and Pinal counties. The streets are lined with shade trees. which impart an air of com fort on the warmest days.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
Accident. on Russian Railway..

Russian railways are the most dan gerous in the world. Thirty persons in every 1,eooccO passengers are either killed or hurt.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
MetaopoIoaleaI StatIstIes.

The signal servics of the general govern mont maintained asation at Florence from 1874 to 1884. Tho reports covering the period from July. 1880. to April, iss2. gives the fol- lowing statistics. which may bs taken as safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six years:
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
UNTOUCHED BY FROST.

Orange and lemon trees require slight protection during the winter for a year or two, until the wood is sufficiently hardened,
 While it is popular thing for one to say that he Is mot here for his health" it is an undisputed fact that for all pulmonary ail- ments no climate on earth is equal to South ern Arizona, and there are numbers of active, industrious citizens, with but one lung, who came here years ago, expecting to live but a few weeks. But for all that, the wonderful Casa Grande valley is some thing better than health resort.
 That portion of the great Casa Grande valley lying along the line of the Southern Pacific railway in the vicinity of Casa Grande and Arizola is at present. and with good reason, considered one of the most desirable portions of this magnificent Southern Ari- zona, Great changes have been made in the appearance of this part of the valley during the last ten years. It was about that loug ago that the Florence canal was completed and the work of actual improvement begun. It is useless to deny that under our present water system there is nothing like a suffi- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02
rAE CASA aRANDx VALLEY CANAL

is forty-three miles in length and covers 60. 600 acres of land about 7O00 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it can be easily enlarged and it's capacity in creased. A reservoir covering 1900 acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gal Ions, in the southeast corner of township s, range g. gives ample supply of water the year round to all farmers located below it, but those above suffer by a shortage of water during few weeks in summer.
 It is proposed to remedy this by the con- struction of a huge reservoir near San Carlos. which would stcre 2s1.s96 acre-feet of water, capable of irrigating l4o,696 acres of land. All of tLis land would be in the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is S1 .Os8,9 ,9a6. This survey was made by order of Congress, for which S20000 was appropriated. Mir. J. D. Schuyler, of Los Angeles. the noted irrigation engineer, fully verifes Mir. Lippincott's report, and strong ly urges upon Congress the duty of con- structing the work. A dam 2oO feet in height, which Mr. Schuyler considers per- fectly feasible, would store 550.000 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have life | of sixty three years without dredging. The report says: "In the event of the construc- tion of this dam there will be built up in the valley of the Gila river, where desert now exists. a community of fully 10000 souls and the creation of many million dollars of tax able wealth without permanent outlay on the part of the Government" A bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work, and there is little doubt of it's passage when Its merits become known.
The Florence tribune., 1901-02-02

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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07
FRAME AND ROOF BOARD.

ago, that cost four times as much.
Some farmers have an idea that they
must forego this luxury, when almost
any kind of a shed will preserve the
ice very well, provided it is properly
packed. Our present ice house is
built as cheaply as possible, and took
less than days work in construc-
ton. The cut shows the plan of the
framework. We used white oak poles
set into the ground about two feet.
Some cheap hardwood bill stuff of
2x4 and 2x6 pieces were used for
plates, nail ties, braces and rafters.
A fair grade of pine stock boards, IL
inches wide, were used for siding.
The siding was nailed on the inside
of the poles, horizontally, better to
resist lateral pressure from the packed
ice and sawdust. A better grade of
stock boards, one foot wide, furnished
a good roof. Such board roof should
be made quite steep, to shed water,
and, with kerfs cut on each edge,
makes almost perfect roof.
The cut shows how the kerfs are
cut, one-half inch wide and three
eighths of an inch deep. The roof
boards should be dressed on their up
per surface, and the kerfs should be
cut at least three-fourths of an inch
from each edge. The mill operator
sets the buzz saw out of line on the
mandrell shaft just right to make a
half-inch "wabble." Nail the roof
boards on each edge, outside the
kerfs. and drive one nail in the cen
ter of the board, as shown in cut.
Our ice house cost us less than SIS,
and will last as long, and keep ice just
as well, as one costing 500 or more.
j. II. Brown, in Rural New Yorker.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07
HOMEMADE HAY RACK.

turning. Four pieces. e, one by eight
inches make side projection each side
of the rack. Four pieces, f, of FIVE
eighth by eight inches, with probably
double lemons on each end make the
bow or arch over hind VIII .els.
Two standards, g, one and quarter
by four inches, cut tapering and bolt
ed to side stills in such a manner as to
fold down when not in use, serve to
anchor the back end of load. Any
kind of device can be used on front
end to hold the lines. A single post,or
two pieces fastened 10 side stills and
inclining together toward top with two
or three cross pieces framed in. will
answer when binding on the load. A
tight bottom can be placed within to
save grain that shells while handling.
r.. o. Logan, in Farm and Home.
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DURABLE HAY RACK.
Wagon, Especially when Made
Very Nearly Flat.

The dull winter season is good time
TO prepare for summer rush work.
One of the jobs which should be done
carefully, without hurry, is the MAX
ing of hay rack. The rack portrayed
herewith is in one piece, bolted sohdly
together. This style is particularly
adapted to low down wagon or one
with front wheels three feet two inches
and hind wheels three and one-half
feet in height. It can be made very
nearly fiat when used on this style of
wagon. 1t can be made of any desired
length or width, according to the fancy
of the user. The side sills, a, for a low
wagon can be made of two by six
inches stuff or of two by eight inches
for the common high wheel farm
wagon. The four pieces, b, are of two
by four by six feet long. The four
pieces, c. are of one and one-quarter
by four by 40 inches long. These are
bolted through and also through the
sills, longer ones, b, on top, shorter, or
c, underneath. One bolt holds both
pieces. This is done with all but the
front piece that being elevated about
six or eight inches on corner posts,
d, of two by three-inch stuff which can
be made with a long pin-like tenon
which serves TO hold the load on the
corners. These posts are bolted Sc
curely to side stills. This elevation
gives free action to front wheels while
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07
Big Money in Small Farms.

The small sized farm is the sort of
farm 1 have always had faith in, believ-
ling that a good living and pleasant
home can be had thereon with less
worry and contention than on the
large farm and the tendency seems to
be to decrease the size of the farms
from what they have been nearly all
over the land. As time goes on and the
population of our country becomes
more dense this will probably be the
case in larger degree than it is at
present. / believe in more thorough
working of the soil-intensive farm
ing, if you please. That is the kind that
is the most profitable without doubt.
National Stockman.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07
CURRENT TOPICS.

Women use II times as many gloves
as men.
The record running high jump in 6
feet 5A inches.
Eleven Indian languages are still
spoken in Mexico.
An American bank has been organ
lied in Rotterdam, Holland.
Great Britain is shipping frewood
from Victoria, Australia, for the use
Of her troops in China.
One authority on botany estimates
that over $4,000 species of plants are
now known and classified.
The golden eagle has great
strength. 1t lifts and carries off with
ease a weight of so pounds.
Ten million eight hundred thou
sand English people live in the coun-
try; over 100000 in towns.
The Chinese are essentially cotton
consumers, the majority of the peo-
pie dressing in clothes of that fabric.
The tube of n twelve-inch gun has
fifty spiral grooves inside, which
cause the shot to revolve seventy-five
times per second as it rushes through
the air.
The crust of the earth under Japan
must be comparatively thin judging
by the number of earthquake shocks
in that country. They average 500
year.
The Salvation army has received
gold medal ct the Paris exposition
for its American exhibit, showing its
method in retaining the fallen and
outcast.
The marquis of Salisbury keeps
about seventy indoor servants, not
counting dependents of a higher
class, such as private secretaries, Ii
brarians and chaplains.
In Paris all artists must have rest
ed quietly in their graves for ten
years before their handiwork in the
shape of pictures can be hung on the
walls Of the Louvre gallery.
In ton of Dead sea water there
are 1877 pounds of salt; Red sea, 90;
Mediterranean, IS; Atlantic, 81; En-
glish channel, 70; Black sea, &c; Bal
tic, is, and Caspian sea, Il.
A Cleveland rheumatic, who could
barely walk, took to his heels and
ran like a deer when he was held up
by footpads, and since then claims
that he is free of his malady.
Bangkok is a city of waters. 1t is
an lndo-Chinese Venice. More people
live in floating homes on the Menam,
"the Nile of SIAM" and the many
canals than in permanent buildings.
In Borneo and Labuan postage
stamps to the value of 100000 were
sold last year, though the postage
on the mails from those two coun-
tries does not exceed $4,000 q year.
1t is the collectors who buy the
stamps.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1901-02-07
Made the indian ReaI Mad.

Senator Stewart the other day related the
story Of an adventure with a big Indian
when he was prospecting for gold The In
dian asked the future senator for a ride IN
high wagon, and he was told TO climb in.
In less than a minute Stewart saw poor 10
signaling to another Indian behind rock,
who was sighting gun at Stewart
i guess they needed my wagon and my
mule and maybe my scalp il their business.
My only chance was to grab that Indian
around the waist and hold HIM in front Of
me. You bet ! did that, and at the same
time yelled at my mule. That critter lad
some sense, and in few minutes we were
out Of range. But it was a close shave"
As the senator stopped the curious man
IN the party asked him what he did with the
Indian.
why, l broke his gun, threw him out Of
the wagon, and then kicked him along on
his hands and knees until | think he got
real mad Washington Correspondence
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