Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1921-08-21
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Without railroad connection. in
fact 1O5 miles from a railroad point,
Springerville, Apache county. Arizona
is the most prosperous and important
community in the state that is not so
connected. One exception might be
made to this tatement-Ootman, but
the Mohave county town is strictly
a gold mining camp and nothing else.
Sprngerville, on the other hand, en-
joys no prosperity of mining enter
prises. 1t depends on cattle, sheep
and agriculture-an the tourist.
There are few streams in Arizona
that travel north. The Little Colorado
is one of them. 1t rises on the north
slopes of the White Mountains and
follows a general northerly course to
it's confluence with the COLORADO river.
It's source is practically altogether in
Apache county and the little streams
that make it's converge in the Round
Valley.
Round Valley -t
Round Valley is bounded on the
south by the high, northern sides OF
the White Mountains, broken here and
there with canyons which carry to
the Little Colorado their mite OF
water. On the north side of the val
ley, with the exception of the river
course, there is a gentle rise which
cuts off the valley from the table
land TO the north.
There are 1000 acres of agricultural
land in Round Valley. Three COM
munities constitute the urban life of
the region-Springervi Eager and
Golfer.
The crops in Round Valley are var
led, table land products, wheat, barley,
OATS corn, hay, alfalfa and garden
truck The altitude at Springerville
is 5000 feet. This spells early and
late frosts. Fruit, however, is grown
in profusion, the apples being partic-
ularly good.
While Springerville, or Round VAL
| ley, has the greatest acreage CT agsi-
| cultural land, there is additional "a
creage in the county. Around Nutri-
| oso (meaning Beaverbear) there are
| approximately $500 acres; the same
| amount of land is to be found tribu-
| tary to ST. Johns; 1000 acres are suit
| able to agricultural tand near and
| about Alpine; 500 around Greer; $50
| about Concho and isolated bits in
| other parts of the county while the
| Lyman Dam, much in the newspapers
| here of late on account of financing,
| is supposed to take care of the irriga-
ton of $4,000 acres, Springerville peo-
| pie are extremely dubious. The dam
is constructed largely of earth and
current rumor in Apache county is to
the effect that the structure will not
hold water.
Eager and Golfer
Eager is located some two miles
west of Springerville. Golfer is to be
! found about one-half mile north of
Eager. In Eager there are several
nacle now under construction. A tree
lined roadway, with houses nesting
in the background, sometimes behind
well kept hedges and shrubbery, mark
the homes of Eager. For the most
part they are occupied by Mormons-
Latter Day Saints. The manner in
which they maintain their homes and
farms bespeak worlds for their. thrift
and industry.
i Golfer is the postoffice for the prop
critics of Fred Golfer and his extensive
ranch interests. At the home ranch
are the headquarters of Fred Golfer
Here also live Mr.. and Mrs. Golfer
amid the most attractive surround.
ings. There home is a Mecca for
hundreds of friends, many of whom
live in other parts of the state and
country. The kind of hospitality pro-
vided at the Golfer home is that kind
which imposes least on the visitor.
1t is the ideal kind of hospitality. It
reflects the character of both Mr.. and
Mrs. Golfer and the beautiful, wide,
open spaces of the country they pre-
side over.
| Their cattle roam the range for
miles around. Their cowboys work
in many parts. Their grazing land is
very extensive and their permits, on
the forests reserve where they run
many head of cattle. are proof of the
extent of their holdings.
Many people who have know Fred
Golfer, particularly in the desultory
fashion provided in a political cam
paign, have thought him merely an
accident. Most people, even Fred's
friends, appreciated the fact that he
] was a poor politician. But they also