The border vidette., 1912-12-28
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY.
Che of the Most Favored Subdivisions
 of the Great State of Arizona.

As long predicted and antici- pated the admission of Arizona as state in the great galaxy of commonwealths comprising the United States, which become an accomplished fact during the year 1912, now drawing to a close, has resulted in a remark able quickening in all lines of endeavor throughout the entire state, and has witnessed the in
 agura tiOn of development, of nnpa aralleled natural resources that would be marvellous were it not that it has been but the. repetition of similar advance
 ment that followed immediately upon the heels of admission of more than thirty states preced- ing the latest and newest to en
 ter the great national fold; and all of the favored counties of the new commonwealth there has been none that has taken on a more active impetus or gives brighter promise for the future than does the County of Santa Cruz, one of it's smallest political subdivisions. Rich ID natural resources, mineral, agrl- cultural, horticultural and graz
 ing, the county has offered long a fine field for immigration and investment that has been ne
 glected to great extent; but now it seems that the region has awakened from a long and 1 xxyfa h, has rested supinely, and it is destined to advance rapidly and permanently in wealth. popula- ton and material prosperity. eJ
 The developement mentioned has aGGed materially already to the POPULATION AND TAXABLE VALUES of the county No data as to population are, available, for the reason. that the Thir- teenth decennial scensuS.WaS ta- ken only two years ago and there haS-9been neither cause, reason nor facilities for a later enumeration. In the enumerati tiOn made in 1910 there were. shown within the confines of the county total population of 6769 o1 which 3514 were in the. Town o1 Nagales and the remainder ir the precincts outside. The DO pula6IOn is estimated now as rising above S,O0O and at the rate of increase there is every reason to believe that at the end of another year it will exceed 10000. ..1 ...
 During the past year the: tax able values within the county as shown by the assessment rOf have advanced from $2,484, 7O4, 96 in 1911 to $2. .8l5, ,133.5 54, ar increase of $33O, ,429.5 -. .
 The county is one of the south ern tier in the state, and border: upon the northern boundary O. the neighboring Republic O Mexico along that section of th' line where it turns from direc east and west to a northwestern. direction, the angle being abOu two-thirdS of the distance iron the southeastern corner of thu county, and about three mile west of Nogales, the line city. It extends about thirty two mile northward from the intern ation llIlS, OASl OlIO SAOoOOSO ONAN9 oSeAAO across from east to west is abOu sixty miles. *.. ..s.
 The region embraced consist of lofty mountain ranges teemin; with latent and undevelope' mineral weath, enclosing ricl and fertile valleys, these sus ceptible of high state of crl tivation, destined to become seat of extensive agricultural an horticultural develooment, wher teeming acres and fruitful o1 chards will yield abunGantly al the prod ucts of the. field an
 farm to supply the wants of tn hardy m iner, delying. in tn depths of the eternal hills SUI rounding, wrestling from thei deeply hidden recesses their ric stores of metals in great variety The mountains offer splendi opportunities for successful ir vestment in mining operations with rich and valuable returns the fertile valleys assure tn effective tiller of the soil compe
 ence, independence and Wealtf and the rolling hills betwee afford great grazing ground fo breeding and rearing ca tile ths may be fattened for the market near at hand upon the Succuler