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The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
HOUSE MEMORIAL NO. 4
To the Senate and House of Representa- lives of the United States in Con-
 gress 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 11th of December, A. D. 1896, unan- imously adopted the following:
 Whereas, The Pima and Maricopa 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, 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-
 Whereas, Such tribes have from the car Hest days been the friends and allies of the white race; and
 have pledged themselves by solemn treaty 1 to protect such tribes in their property and property rights; and
 Whereas, The Government of the United States has and nov is engaged in the ex- ! penditure of hundreds of thousands of dol i lars for the construction of works of irriga- f tion for the reclamation of lands belonging to other Indian tribes; therefore, be it
 nEsOIT0lls 1 the proposed construction. under the plans of the u. s. Geological Survey, of the Buttes reservoir, in Pinal county, Arizona, recently 1 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, 1 and thus preserve from further want and i degradation two of the surviving Indian | tribes of the American continent 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 philanthropic. but as economical and good policy as in a comparatively shors | time the expense of maintaining such In- l dians as Government charges will far exceed l the cost of the irrigation works required to make them a self-supporting and self-re- specting community.
 Now, therefore, your Memorialists, the Nineteenth Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Arizona, desire to 20 on record as earnestly endorsing the above recommendations of the Sixth National Irrigation Congress for the following reasons
 1. The reservoir site referred to having been withdrawn iron entry by Government authorities, cannot now be utilized by any private corporation, and the Government therefore occupies
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
PRICES OF LAND.

Improved lands, with government title and water right. can be bought for from S20 to $50 per acre, according to location and im- movements. 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- bIe quantity Is found at depth of from twenty to thirty feet; in fact. river seems to be flowing underneath Here is splen- 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 thing of the past. and it 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., 1901-08-24
A RAILROAD CENTER.

At present it contains population of
 bout 150O, but with the completion of these
 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 i&92 feet above sea level situated near the Gila river, twenty-six miles northwest of the railroad station of Casa Grande, with which 1t is connected by an elegantly equipped daily stage line. Going and 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, ecret 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., 1901-08-24

From gentleman who came up from the Cananeas on Tuesday we learn that there is not word of truth in the re- port sent out from Phoenix stating that the recent meeting of the directors of the Greene Consolidated Mining company. held there in July, that George Mitchell was asked to resign as general manager, and that Scott White received similar request. Both men are still working in their official capacities and everything is running smoothiy.-( Bisbee Review.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
AN usrsHAB1rABLE DssERr

E in truth the most productive land on the globe, and that there Is water in abundance O bring every foot of it 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 gineering difficulties as the 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 220 feet. country is drained through this narrow canyon 200 miles square. representing 10000 square miles, or larger than Maine and Massachu- setts combined. The rainfall is sufficient to fill the reservoir twice year, and the land to be brought under cultivation is practi- cally limitIess. This may read like fairy tale. but is is every word true, and has been
 erifed time and again.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
LOCAL TIME TABLE.

For time at other local stations call on Agent.
 Dining Station. CONNECTIONS: Jerome Junction with U. V.&P. By, for Jerome; P. & E. Junction with P. & E. R. B. for Huron and Mayer Mayer with stage to Grown King and other mining points; Prescott with stage lines for all the principal mining camps: Congress Junction with stage lines for Congress, Harqua Hala. Stanton and Yarnell; Hot Springs Junction with the c. c. H. s. & I. Co.,, for Castle Creek Hot Springs, the all-year-round health resort; Phoenix with the Nj &P. & s. R. V. R. R. for points on the s. P. system.
 HIP AEEwALT, Gen. Pass. Agt..
 Prescott, Arizona.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
suNsrRoKE IS uNKNowx.

In fact, in a residence of twenty y-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 11Q degrees isn not as oppres- sive as 80 degrees inst. Louis or New York The Signal Service bureau has recognized this fact, and reports the difference between the apparent and sensible temperatureto to be fully 30 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., 1901-08-24
PRODUCTS OF THE VALLEY.

Unlike the Salt river. the waters of the Giia are fresh and pure; the soil contains no alkali. 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. The 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 a limited ex- tent; there are number of orange trees in the neighborhood of Florence which bear their golden fruit each year without pro- tection, 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 an appreciated advantage in
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
TO TIE DEAF.

A rich lady cured of her deafness and noises in the head by Dr. Nichol- sons Artificial Ear Drums, gave sl0,- 900 to his Institute, so that deaf people unable to procure the Ear Drums may have them free. Address No. 190c The Nicholson Institute, 7SO Eighth Avenue, New York. m5-ly
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24

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., 1901-08-24
THE EARLY MARKETS.

The absence of fogs and nightly dews Is a formidable obstacle to the destructive and unsightly scale-bug. and the fruits of the valley are all bright and clean All the agri- cultural products of temperate and semi- tropie zones are easily grown here. the long seasons giving succession of crops that double or treble the productive value f the land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
UNTOUCHED BY FROST.

Orange and lemon trees require slight protection during the winter for year or two, until the wood is sufficiently hardened,
 While it Is a popular thing for one to say that he is not 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 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 long 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 sufi- cient water to irrigate this vast body of land.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
THE CASA aRAsDE VALLEY CANAL

is forty-three miles In length and covers 60 900 acres of lnnd about 1000 of which are under cultivation. It is so constructed that it canbe easily enlarged and its capacity iIl- creased. reservoir covering 1900 acres, having storage capacity of eight billion gall Ions. in the southeast corner of township 6, range 9, 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 thls by the con- struction of huge reservoir near San Carlos, which would store 28l. .s96 acre-feet of water, capable of irrigating liO,o9s acres of land. All of this land would be In the vicinity of Florence. The estimated cost of the dam is S1 ,0ss. .e26. This survey was made by order of Congress. for which s2OO0O 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 200 feet in height, which Mir. Schuyler considers per- fectly feasible, would store 550.000 acre-feet of water and the reservoir would have a 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, 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 bill is now before Congress for the construction of the work, and there is little doubt of it's passage when it's merits become known.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
CASA enASDE RKszRvoIR.

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 12 feet, and contains about eight thousand million gallons Of water. It is situated fifteen miles south west of Florence. A levee of earth has been thrown up across a depression in the plain Il,O0O feet in length. 125 feet in width at the bottom and 25 feet in width at top. 2 to slope on each side, and an average height of hs feet. The waste is regulated by east iron pipes feet in diameter set in solid masonry, regulated by gates and tower. This reservoir cost s150.0o0, and supplies water for 900 acres.
The Florence tribune., 1901-08-24
Ms,eoroIoaIcaI Statistics.

The signal service of the general govern ment maintained a station at Florence from 1874 to 1882. The reports covering the period from July, 1880. to April. 1882. gives the fol- lowing statistics, which may be taken as safe guide to the prevailing temperature given during the series of six years:
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06

noIitical matters for this warm wealth
er: asks if we made any inquiries In re-
gard to the working of female Suffrage
in Colorado.
We did. and we have to say that we
did not talk to a man of any pOlltlcaI
complexion who did not say that fe-
male suffrage was and is a success.
Rioing on a train with Ex-Governor
Adams. a Democrat by the way, VINO
would naturally be supposed 10 DC
against female suffrage we asked now
the law worked in the state. -,
az have no hesitancy in saying,
answered the Governor, tnat II Is d
success. There is one thing L want 10
saw about it, because it knocks out
favorite objection to female suffrage.
The opDonentS said before the law
was enacted that only the bad women
would vote; that respectable women
would not care to exercise the right OF
suffrage. The experience OF COLORADO Is
exactly to the contrary. The vile Wo-
men do not want to vote, and Will not
vote unless they are StOrngly urged TO
do so. | have known cases In munlcl-
nal 6lecClOQS WuSTS IuC JUN OAOAAOoN
wanted to carry the election and Keep
control of city affairs, when the police,
who were of course under the control
of the bum, elements, actually forced
the Magdalens to go to the polls and
vote; but if left alone they will not
vote. as a general thing. On the other
hand there is as large proportion OF
the respectable women OF Colorado
who vote as there is of the men. They
haven't purified the ballot OF the state
entirely, but there is no quetsion about
the fact that they make the parties
put I'D a better class of men for Office
than would be nominated if the women
did not have the right to vote. l am
strongly in favor of the law"
Il am not so sure about a good
many things politically" remarked a
Republican who has taken a proml-
nent part in Colorado politics, but
there is one thing l am sure
about, and that is that female
suffrage is right. and that it works all
right in Colorado"
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06

It is now generally known and
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The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06

deveIoped than ever, the truth prob
ably :being that man is evolving new
type of ear. A striking popularity Of
some ears-nOted by Darwin-is the
remnant of a tip pointing backward
from the top, and this seems to be a
reVerSiOn to an ancestral type. In
general, most females have ears of the
orangtype while. the chimpanzee
type is chiefly characteristic of males.
Considering the researches thus far
made, with the influence of age, sex,
race: etc., DR.. Keith finds only one de-
ductiOn possible-that slightly
greater proportion of criminals exists
among people with ear tips and re-
trogfade (Or Orang) helices than
amoDg others. The evidence, which
cannot yet be applied to individuals,
is just enough to give suspicion that a
few criminals are criminals, as Lom-
brosS has cOntended, because of de-
fectiEe brain development.
That the moon actually has an in
fluence upon the weather, an eminent
Australian meteorologist, Mr.. H. G.
Russell, is quite prepared to believe.
The rainfall on the coast of New
South Wales is irregular, but in the
interior, three distinct periods have
been traced, beginning with 1851, 1870
and 1889. In the first six years of each
period the rain was abundant, this be-
ing the time when the moon was near
ing Its farthest point south in declina-
ton. But other years, after the moon
had started nCrth, were dry, and the
drou+h in 1885 to 1890 was severe
enough to cause the starvation of 25,-
000,GD sheep.
Berlin has a cancer commission, and
DIR. Paul Enrich has been provided
with $4,000 year to enable him to
carry out his special study of the us
ease.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
PRACTICAL FORSErRY.

Washington, Nov. 8, 1901.-DemO-
critic statesmen here are not at all
discouraged over the result of the cleo
tions. The party has rede'encd Ken
lucky and Maryland, gaining a Senator
in each. Nebraska and New Jersey
were the only two states where the
result was in any doubt and in neith-
er was the defeat unexpected. In the
latter the Republican majority was
materially reduced. The rusult in New
York was due as much to Democrats
as to Republicans and was a protest
against Tammany, which through
long continued power had grown out
of all bounds, just as the Republican
machine had done in Philadelphia It's
overthrow means a revival of true
Democracy, which means liberty and
not License. This revival is sure to be
aided next year by the revulsiOn nj
feeling that is certain to follow the
rule of Senator Platt.
The arguments in the Schley court
have been made and the case has
beeh submitted to the court for de-
ciSi0n. There is no question but that
the latter will eXOnerate Schley on all
charges of misconduct; whether it will
do SO on matters of judgment cannot
be predicted. We can see now that he
did make mistakes, as everyone does;
but whether these mistakes were just
fable in the then state of his inferma-
ton, is a question difficult indeed ~
decide. In any event, it is evident that
there has never been any justification
for the torrent of abuse that has been
pOuIed out upon him by the Navy De-
partment and Navy Ring unless in
dee9 it is a. crime to trust to ones
subordinates to render loyal services
in the way of giving information. Ac-
cOr4ing to the Government side o. the
case, Schley was the only officer who
did wrong during the campaign; he
failed to learn the Cienfuegos signals
because he did not ask McCalla, while
the :latter was not to blame for omit
ting to inform him; he borrowed trou-
BILE when he was anxious about his
eOaF, supply, the giving out of which
would have left his feet helpless; he
did wrOng to rely on Sigbee, while the
latter's ignorance was all right; he
was wrong in trusting Mr.. Potts es-
innate of the range when bombarding
Santiago, though the latter was excus-
able in reporting it incorrectly; he
ought to have turned loose his collier
probably to. be a prey Of the Spanish
instead of delaying for it; even the
loop was wrong, causing a useless
danger to the other ships"
1t really seems to be about time to
drop M. Hutin, President of of the
Panama Canal company, who for sew
eral years has aided in delaying the
decision on the route across Nicaragua
His: latest proposition is in line with
his :former ones; he suggests that the
United States shall appoint specia,
commission to examine the Panama
work and report on its value-taking &
year or two to make its estimates
Even then M. Hutin does not agree tt
sell at the price fixed; on the contrary
he states expressly that his canal i:
not for sale outright. He wants tht
United States to buy stock in it, leav
ing it under control of the French
bcoIapany; the appraisement is merely
to serve as a basis for the fixing the
price Of his stock. OF course, nobody
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teethipg, with perfect success. 1t
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind collie, and is
the best remedy for diarrhOea. 1t will
relieve the poor little sufferer imme-
diately. Sold by all druggists in every
part, of the world. Twenty-Five cents a
bottle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Wins
lows Soothing Syrup" and take no
other kind.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
CRATER LAKE.

A map recently issued by the U. S.
Geological Survey is devoted to the
district about Crater Lake, Oregon,
and the mountainous country to the
southwest of it, revealing the relief
and attitudes of the section by the use
of contour lines. Crater Lake lies in a
basin at the top of an extinct volcano
which forms one of the peaks of the
Cascade Range. Its surface is 6.239
feet above sea level and it's depth is
1000 feet. Owing to it's unusual posi-
ton it has attracted widespread in
tereSt.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.

A poor complexion is usually the re-
suit of TORPID liver or irregular &c
ton of the bowels. Unless natures re-
fuse is carried off it will surely cause
impure blood. Pimples, bOiis and
other eruptiOnS follow. This is ma
poison which the bowels failInl TO re
move. DWitt's Little early RiSers 5'e
world famous fOr "anleGy;a@ IIiiS 1L-
dition. I7hcy stimulate the lIv'r al
promote regular and heal.l| action "f
the bowels but never cause GrlplEg,
cramps or distress. Sale pills.
The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-12-06
MAP OF SEATTLE. WASHINGTON

The topographic map Of Seattle,
Wash, which was published in 1897,
has recently been issued in a new edi-
ton and may be had at the regular
rate Is cents) on application to the
Director of the U. S. Geological Sur
Vey. The map includes the city of
Seattle and the country for about
twenty-five miles to the north; all
topographic and other features are
shown in considerable detail.