The copper era., 1910-07-08
Col. Pickett Tells About ArizOna's
Great Resources.

territory, In resources and in popnla-
tion is indisputabe. 1t extends from
Utah on the north to the republic of
Mexico on the south, a distance of
some four hundred miles; and from
New Mexico on the east, to California
on the west, a distance of some three
hundred and fifty miles. Arizona
contains greater area in square
miles than any state in the Union
except the states of California, Texas
and Montana. It's area in square
miles exceeds that of all six of the
New England states, with Pennsyl-
vania thrown in. 1t is an empire
within itself-with resources enough
when fully developed to support a
population of several millions of peo-
Pile.
Arizona has for the last several
years led all the states and territories
in the United States in the produc-
ton of copper. 1t has one great cop
per mine in the northern part of the
territory, known as the United Verde,
owned by Ex-senator Clark, of Mon
tana, which has paid more than
twenty-four million dollars in divi-
dends and which is regarded as one
of the very greatest copper mines in
the United States if not in the world.
In the extreme southeastern pol
ton of the territory, in Cochise
county, near the city of Bisbee are
located the immense copper mines of
Phelps, Dodge & Co., which paid out
in dividends last year the sum of six
million dollars. These mines have
been in operation since 1880, and
have produced many million of dollars
worth of copper.
The copper deposits of Arizona are
not confirmed to any particular sec
ton, but are widely diffused through
out the entire territory-with the
great United Verde in the north; the
Copper Queen phelps Dodge & Co.
the greatest dividend paying copper
mine in the United States, in the
south; the famous Clifton and Mo-
renci mines in the east, which have
been in active operation since 1880
and have contributed many millions
of dollars to the mineral wealth of
Arizona; and near Central Arizona
lies the Globe mineral belt III bids
fair to be in the near future not only
the greatest copper producing section
in the territory. but in the United
States:
1t is predicted by those well versed
in copper mining that when Arizona s
vast copper deposits are fully de-
yeloped, it will lead not only all the
other states of the Union but all
countries in the production of copper.
Arizona is noted for its great pro-
duction of gold and silver. Tomb
stone, which sprang up as if by magic
and became so famous in tie early
Eighties" has a record of forty mil
lion dollars to its credit, and its mines
are yet being operated. Many other
noted gold and silver mines could be
mentioned which have produced their
millions, and well has it been said
that "Arizona is the great mineral
storehouse of the West"
Arizona is not only famous for it's
great mineral resources, but it pos
sesses some of the richest agricultural
valleys of any state in the Union,
which are not even excelled by the
valley of the Nile.
1t was in Arizona that the United
States reclamation service first began
its great work for the storage of
water for irrigation purposes, and as
4 result of that work Arizona can
boast today of having the largest
artificial reservoir in the world-the
great Roosevelt dam, which stores a
sufficient amount of water to irrigate
two hundred thousand acres of land
! u the Salt River valley, which in
DrOductiveness is unexcelled in any
part of the world.
The reclamation service is also con-
Structing what is known as the La
guna Dam on the Colorado river near
Yuma. which when completed will
store sufficient water to irrigate two
hundred thousand acres more of Ari-
zona's rich alluvial soil, which is cap
able of producing from five to six
crops each year. These are two of
the greatest irrigation enterprises
the government has ever undertaken
in the west, and will add millions to
the wealth of Arizona, and thousands
to her population.
Arizona produces the finest oranges
grown in the United States. When
the California orange and the Florida
orange are selling at four dollars per
box in New York City the Arizona
orange brings eight dollars per box.
This territory is the natural home
of the ostrich. 1t has the largest
ostrich farm in the United States-in
fact two-thirds of all the ostriches in
the United States are to be found in
Arizona.
AS a stock raising and grazing couu-
try, Arizona is equalled by few and
surpassed by no other section of the