Bisbee daily review., 1914-03-03
HERE IS 4 HISTORY
 OF THE ADOPTION OF
 NAMES IN ARIZONA
Nomenclature of Places in the
 State Has Been Traced by the Geological Survey

Dy the spanish explorers who are largely responsible for the nomencla. ture of the Southwest. The first Americans, the Indians, have given the State some of it's names of their founders. Others honor the memory of celebrated pioneers. Indian fight. CTS. or other personages in the his. tory of the United States.
 The origin of these place-names has been traced by the United States Geographical Survey. with the assist. ance of history J.udents within the State.
 Tbe name Arizona probably means arid zone" or desert. Another au. thority claims the name is of Aztec :rigin. from Arizuma. silver-bearing.
 PnCenix was named in prophecy Of a new growth. being situated in the midst of prehistoric ruins.
 Tucson derived its name from an Indian word meaning black creek"
 Flagstaff was named from pole set by a pah.y of immigrants who camped near and celebrated the Fourth of July. Mesa has a Spanish name meaning table" hence tabieland or plateau.
 Safford owes it's name sto A. P. K Salftrd, former governor of the Ter ritory.
 Yuma city and county were named for an Indian tribe. the word signify ing sons of the river" A county and town in Colorado are similarly named. Tombt;one was so named by it's founder. because when starting on his prospecting tour. he was assured he would find his tombstone"
 .Agua Calienfe took its name from Its hot springs. It is a Spanish phrase meaning hot water"
 Alhambra is one of eight places in the country named from the fam. ous Moorish palace in Spain.
 Bonita is Spsnish.Lamed. the word meaning pretty" graceful"
 Casa Grande also has a Spanish
  name, signifying great house"
 Coneho was given a Spanish name. meaning "shellk
 Ehrenberg tcars the name of Her. man Ehrenberg, who foun5ed the town in 1856. Fortuna has a Spanish name sig. Eifying fortune
 Lehi bears the name of a character in the Book of Mormon. town in Utah is similarly called.
 Skull Valley was so named on ac- count of the many skulls of Indians found thd.e.
 Nogales derived it's name from Spanish word. nogal, meaning com mon walnut tree | Wickenburg took its name from Henry Wickenburg. pioneer.
 The Counties
 Mohave bears the name of tribe of lgdians called Hamunkh-habi. mean. ing three hills"
 Coconlno County also has the name of an Indian tribe.
 Navajo has an Indian tribal name. given by the Spaniards. The word means a kind of .clasp-knife, and as applied to the tribe, 'knife-wheting people
 Apache County and Pass also bear the name of a tribe. The word Is of Pima or Papago Indian origin and signifies alien" that Is, enemy Gila County ana River have a name of Spanish lorigln, the meaning of which Is lost.
 Yavapai County was named for a small tribe of indians. now nearly name.
 Maricopa has another Indian ;.rlba extinct, which formerly resided in the . vicinity.
 } Pinal County was named for a chief of the Apaches. Pima has an Indian trilal name. Cochise County was named for the ' the chief of the Chiricahua Apaches [ an enemy of all civilization. Santa Cruz County has a Spanisl name meaning "hcly cross" A coun ty, city and island in California bear r ing the same name.
 PhysiSal Features.
 The Colorado River Is Spanish named, the word meaning "ruddy" o n ''b.oodired" and, in a secondar! sense. 'colored."
 Williams River and Mountain wer' named for one of the guides of 'th' Fremont exploring eXpenditicn. a The San Pedro was named for [ spanish saint.
 The Agua Fria has a Spanish nam' slgnlfying cold water" | Verde River has a Spanish nam meaning green given because O the greenish cast of the water. n The Rio Puerco is Spanish-named r. the phrase meaning hog river" Kanab River has Ute Indian name meaning willow e Virgin River was originally calle byi the spaniards.N Rio Virgin, rive of the virgin
 zuni River bears the name of . tribe of Indians. a The needles. the peaks in Mohav lnnuptv ,,.ara ,g named on accom-