The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1910-04-29
uncle SAM To Open
BIG TRACT in WEST.
Lincoln County Boy Writes OF
Great Prospects Ahead AT
Parker, Arizona.

Robert G. Sauhey. former Stanford
boy. who is in the real estate, mining
and insurance business at Parker, Ari-
iona, writes some interesting notes
about the western country in which he
located. He says:
Thinking that possibly the readers Of
the old | ]. will be interested in what
Uncle Sam is doing in this country, I
will give you a little description Of
what we have in this country and what
we hope to have in the near future. In
the first place, we have the finest eli
mate in the world for ten months in
the year, the other two getting pretty
warm, but with all the heat there are
never any prostrations, owing to the
absence of humidity. Any one who
has been in this part of the country
could not have helped but notice what
an abundance of water means to any
section, and we have all the water we
can possibly use, for we are situated on
the banks of the mighty Colorado river,
that has an average flow of 40. 900 cubic
feet a minute. The Parker townsite is
situated on the Colorado River Indian
Reservation and was surveyed and
plated last year. 1t contains about
1000 acres and is divided into about g.
600 lots. Parker has an ideal location,
being situated on a broad. level mesa,
with gentle slope toward the river.
The public sale of lots will commence
at 10 A. NJ. on May 10th, next, and will
continue as long as necessary. The
government expects to reserve a part
of the lots from this sale to be sold at
another sale next November, for a
great rush is expected, and it is believ-
ed that the lots will bring higher price
in the fall. after things are opened up
and well under way, than if they we're
sold all at one time. At the present
time there are about 600 "squatters"
here, who, according to the ruling of
the Land Office, will get to buy the
lots that they have 'squatted" on at
the appraised valuation without bid
ding, only two lots being allowed to
each "squatter."
Parker is at present the terminal of
the famous cut off of the Santa Fe rail-
road, which has completed a five-span
bridge across the river here at cost
OF 81, O0O, 900, and is now rushing the
line to connect with the main line at
Bengal, Cal. When this line is finish
ed this will be the principal main line
station.between Phoenix, Ariz., and San
Bernardino, Cal. 1t is foregone con-
clusion that we will have the division
point and the shops here, for we have
the geographical situation and the only
large amount of water for hundreds Of
miles either way.
Tributary to Parker and in this res
ervation are about $50, 900 acres of the
finest land in the world. Ii is all fer
tile and lrrigable and will grow any
crops that grow in either the temper
ate or semi-tropical zones.
The Mohave Indians-there are about
400 Of them on the reservation-farm
a small part of this land in a way and
get wonderful crops with the least
amount of work, for they are the lazi-
est people ever saw.
The government has investigated and
selected natural dam site for the ir-
rigation of this immense body of land,
and as soon as this sale of the town
site is over. We are going after the
next hnk-the opening of this reserva-
ton to settlement.
Parker has a great future. We easily
have resources capable of supporting q
, town larger than Lexington. and Fitz-
Mack. the celebrated mining engineer.
says that we have a much better min
eral showing. considering the develop
ment. than Denver had at the same Pc
riod in its history.
We have everything that helps to
make the big ties-waterways, rail-
; roads. mines and irrlgable land. We
. have a hustling town and it'si getting
! better all the time; and after..the open
ing, we expect a phenomenal growth.
Our expectations are justified. for this
: is without doubt the best advertised
place in the west today. At the pres
0 ent time, the Parker district commands
. the attention Of theimining world, and
deservedly so, for there is more ore in
: sight in the hills that surround this val
ley than in any known region on the
, globe.
In conclusion, want to congratulate
you and the people of good old Lincoln
on the paper you are giving them. IL
always was a good paper. and it haa
improved wonderfully. Il is sure worth
the price. and then some.