The Arizona copper camp., 1920-08-07

PHOENIX, Aug. 6-Returning this
week from a trip of investigation of
the Arizona strip located north of
the Grand Canyon. Governor Camp
bell announced his intention of i'm
mediately taking up with the depart
ment of interior at Washington the
matter Of securing survey of this
great undeveloped country to en-
courage homesteading under the en-
larged homestead act, and thus build
up what is conceded to be territory
rich in natural resources and posi-
bilities.
Governor Campbell is the first
executive of Arizona to make a trip
into this great undeveloped empire
which stretches 24O miles along the
Utah border and is from forty to
eighty miles in width. Whereas it
now supports white population of
about 500 people the governor believes
that with proper cooperation on the
part OF the state and nation it can
be made to support thousands where
scores now live, and will bend every
effort to consummate his belief.
Governor Campbell was wonderfully
impressed with what he saw of the
great potentalities in agriculture,
stock raising, horticulture, the devel-
opment of electrical power and in MAX
ing the country a tourists paradise
of wide renown. "Here are to be
found the indians living in their
most primitive State,". said the gov
ernor. Here also is to be found the
most bewildering variety Of scenic
wonders outside of the Grand Canyon
itself. Foremost writer's and artists
have found this new wonderland and
make pilgrimages to it annually, and
it is here that they find inspiration
for the wonderful books and pictures
which breathe forth the atmosphere
of the great far flung reaches Of the
southwest. But here is country
which is too ideal to be visited only
by the few. 1t must be advertised to
the world, and because it is a part of
this great state it should he adver-
tised by Arizona"
AS further aid to the practical
of the region Governor
Campbell stated that, he will propose
to the Arizona Resources Board and
the Land department, that it send
forth investigators to make d detailed
survey of the possibilities with espec-
ial reference TO deep well tests having
IN mind water development for do
mestic purposes.
The governor in company with L.
H. Foster, engineer for the Dudley in
terests, made close study OF the Vir-
gin river project which contemplates
level fertile mesa lands as a private
enterprise. Here again development
is handicapped by lack of govern
ment surveys. My idea, said the gov
ernOr is that the lands should be
surveyed at once which would permit
the selection of the lands by the state
They could then be sold to the Dud-
ley interests, and in this way they
could secure title to the land in ques-
section assured. The men back of
this enterprise are certainly deserv-
ing. of all the aid which the state can
give them.
One of the greatest aids to develop
ment in, the opinion of the governor
will be good roads. In this particular
Utah is reaping the advantage over
Arizona. In order to reach the strip
it was necessary for the governor to
travel through Nevada and Utah.
From Utah, however, tourist travel
diverts from the Arrowhead trail at
Marysville and passing over the very
excellent highway through the Kaibab
national forest terminates at a tour
lists camp located on the north rim of
the Grand Canyon opposite Ell Tovar
Governor Campbell was surprised at
the number OF machines passing over
this route.
To connect with this Arrowhead
trail with a road from .Kingman to
St. George, Utah, has been one of the
present administrations greatest am
bitions, and on his trip the governor
paid special attention to what has
been accomplished toward putting
through this highway. The legislature
appropriate $4,000 to start the work
and $4,000 for q bridge across at
Grand Wash with like appropriation
from Mohave county. 1t now devel-
Opes that the road will cost upwards
of a million dollars and that the bridge
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