Bisbee daily review., 1913-08-03
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nump had been run for fifty co,sac,, s stS hours without appreciably dimin- .sns uie water flow. It was stated tl5t the expense Of operation was but ii cents Der sScre for each irrigation or . totAisrc&t per acre for the year "i Sl-Su or less. Here the state is to put m an experimental station, has al ready begnn the work, where there IS a larger well and pumping plant thS throws flow of l5O0 gallons per minute. There are more wells in the near vicinity of Wilcox than in all or the rest of the Sulphur Springs val ley. One such irrigated ranch was visited where fourteen acres had been seeded in Alfalfa this spring and al, ready presented fine stand Hcro there was an eight acre orchard with many trees loaded with pears. peaches and apples and several acres were planted in vegetables. There was also a fine and healthy vineyard that win render good field of grapes. This latter ranch was an old one but the plumping plant was new this spring and was only just beginning to show the advantages of irrigation. Most of the land about Wilcox has been taken up and settlers there are now purchasing relinquishments. Progress has been given somewhat of a set hack by reason Of the fact that re- surveys have been asked ard this is- in progress on twelve sections Thus further filing, proving up. relinquish- ments or sales are stopped until the completion of these surveys and final reports which may take year ard a half or even two years.
 Cochise enjoys large and growing valley trade. as we'll as the business that comes from the nearby Jahn- son mining district, is highly import ant to this thriving little town where there has been considerable building and improvement The town and yi- ciEity has trebled in population with in the last two or three years.
 Bowie Enjoys Boom.
 \ few years ago Bowie consisted ot a railroad station, the ruins of fort, two saloons. a store and a dwelling house. Now Bowie is an important and rapidly growing town. All about it the country IS settling up and there are dry farmers OF every side. No cXplor- i ation for arteSian water has been made on t1lis side of the san Pedro valley. but some pumping plants have been put in Settlement began here in Iql1 and now there are seven stores. two excellent hCtels, two res taurants. two boarding houses, two rComing houses. the same two sa- looms, one in a fine two story hotel building. opera house, telephone sys- tenn. barber shop. livery stable, biack- smith. two pool rooms aud half hun dred dwellings bes.dcs one of the most important signs of progress a ST. .OO0 school building of brick. Four different townships have been laic out and there is evident a consid able jealousy between the owners of these.
 San Simon has q proven Artesisn belt. the largest yet to be found in Arizona It is known to extend four miles rorth and ten miles south o fthe town and probably further soUTth. This is not the original belt that was an nounced some two years ago, but a new one, only opened up in the last four months.
 San Simon Makes Good
 When artesiak wells were first put down around San simon it was to the east Of tho town. The one right ini town has a flow Of 100 gallons a min ute and the early wells had flows Of that size or less. But in the newly discovered belt are wells that mako the early ones Insignificant Iris dis trict lies to the southeast and north