Arizona republican., 1906-03-26
GEOGRAPHICAL SURVEY
 JEROME QUADRANGLE
An Official Description of That Part
 of the Territory.

The United States geological survey has issued the following bulletin in re eiation to the district about Jerome:
 The map of the Jerome quadrangle, Arizona, recently published by the United States geological survey, rep resents an area of 1000 square miles iE a very interesting section of the great southwest. The city of Prescott, which was at one time the capital of the Territory of Arizona, and which is now the business center of the pros porous county of Yavapai, is situated with the new regimental barracks of Fort Whipple in the southwest corner of the quadrangle, while near the cen ter lies the mining town of Jerome, a picturesque mountain village erected near the famous United Verde copper mine
 From Jerome a narrow gauge rail- road characterized by heavy grades and sharp curves has been built to connect with the Santa Fe, Prescott. and Phoenix railroad at a point twen- weight miles to the west. Prior to it's construction, supplies were hauled iiI by wagons up Yaeger canyon, along a road that is now abandoned.
 Through the northern half of the quadrangle, from west to east, flows the Verde river, one of the few living streams of Arizona. At Del Rio, eight cen miles from Prescott, is a group of springs which supply not only the town of Prescott with pure water but also many railroad eating houses for several hundred miles up and down the track.
 The Prescott Forest reserve projects inside the southern edge of the quad TaEgle and the San Francisco Noun tains Forest reserve extends for three miles within its northern boundary. The trees found in these tracts and also among the Black Hills, near by. are of the large yelIow-pine type. They add to the mountainous land scape a pleasing touch of color whic1 is almost as acceptable as is the shel- ter that they afford from the intense sunlight
 The topography of this region is diversified in character. The east face of the Black Hills, the Mogollon escarpment, and the canyons of the Verde river contrast strikingly with the gently sioping Verde plateaus and the level valleys through which the Santa Fe railroad runs. Hell canyon is a good type of the narrow, deep l canyons that traverse lava flows. The lava flows themselves are most plain ly seen in the vicinity of Bear canyon, which drains the Bill Williams noun tains.
 The leading industries of the people are mining and stock raising. Unlim- ited opportunities for prospecting are found in the Black Hills and in Lynx i Creek mountains. Along the lower slopes of these mountains and the l broad reaches of Lonesome, Little l Chino, and Verde valleys are ample ! ranges for great nerds of cattle. In ! the valley of the Verde river agricul- | ture and fruit raising have already ! attained noteworthy proportions ] The map is drawn to the scale of ? miles to 1 inch, and the contour inter- 1 val is 100 feet All roads, railroads and trails have been carefully travers- ! ed. Houses, prospects, and mines ! are indicated by appropriate symbols 1 Elevations above sea level are shown 1 or the map by contours as well as by 1 figures which agree with those that 1 have been stamped on iron posts or i aluminium tablets erected on the ! ground itself. Springs, tanks, and running water-the most important ot ! all landmarks in arid regions-have l been located with great care and are 1 shown on the map.
 The topographic work on this maI l was done by Messrs. A. F. Dunning- ] ton, Francois k. Matthes, and R. T
 Evans the triangulation by MT. H. L. l Baldwin, jr. Copies may be obtained
 at 5 cents apiece on application to tn,
 director of the United States geolog- ical survey, Washington, D. c.
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