Arizona republican., 1921-04-24

population 200; Hayden, 5000; Clay pool, 300; the three latter unincor- porated towns. The assessed valua- tion of Gila county in 1910 was $35.- 000,000 and in 1919 $162, 100000.
 Graham County
 Area, 4,S00 square miles.
 Valuation, s13.910, ,S12.3O.
 County seat Stafford.
 A farming county with new lands being brought under cultivation and irrigation each year. Has great va riety of crops with ample markets. Also has large numbers of cattle, goats and sheep, with extensive stock ranges and dairy farms. Industrial section. Opportunities for factories and shops, etc. Principal towns, Saf- ford, population 2,000; Pima, popula- tion 500: Thatcher, population 1,500 and many smaller towns rapidly growing to the proportions of cities.
 Greeniee County
 Area, 1900 square miles.
 Valuation $41, ,967, ,979.5S.
 County seat, Clifton.
 Copper mining is the chief indus try. Farms are being extended over many new areas and cattle growing is carried on quite extensively. Prin- cipal towns are Clifton. reputation 5000; Morenci. population 6.010; Duncan, population 600: Metcalf, pop ulation 20O0 Total county popula- tion, 13,000.
 Maricopa County
 Area, 9,070 square miles.
 Valuation, s134, 541.90
 County seat, Phoenix.
 The chief agricultural county of the state; 300,000 acres under irrigation and cultivation. Location Of the fam .ous Salt River valley project of the United States reclamation service. Egyptian cotton than any other state in the union and most of this is grown in Maricopa county; 1000 farms in this county. Cities and towns are Phoenix Capital of the state and county seat), population 2s.o50: Mesa, 3.036; Glendale, 2,737; Chandler (district). 5.92S; Tempe, 1863; Wickenburg, 527; Buckeye (district), 1,775; Peoria (district, 2.371.
 Mohave County
 Area, 5000 square miles,
 Valuation, $23.359, ,527.79.
 County seat, Kingman.
 A mining county Gold produced in large amount. Has two of the largest gold miles in the country. Extensive cattle and sheep industry which is continually growing. Not much land farmed owing to lack of water. Stor- ages of waters of Colorado will help farming in this county. Principal towns are Kingman County seaD, population 2500; Chloride, 500; Oat. man, 1,50O.
 Navajo County
 Area, 10,300 square miles.
 Valuation $12,354. .201.0o
 County seat, Holbrook
 Chief industries are cattle and sheep raising. There is also some farming in the mountain valleys. This county contains extensive Indian reservations and many famous Indian mesa villages. Also has large forest area. Principal towns, Holbrook County sea0, popula tion 1,500; Winslow, 1000; Snowflake, 500.
 Pima County
 Area. 9,100 square miles.
 Valuation, $63697, ,49334
 County seat, Tucson.
 Mining, cattle raising and agricul- ture are all extensive interests in this county. Tucson, the county seat, the oldest town in the United States, is also the location of the University of Arizona, comprising three colleges. The United States public health ser ice hospital is also located at Tucson The mission. San Xavier, is nine miles from Tucson, wonderful specimen of mission architecture. Irrigation is increasing rapidly in this county. Principal towns Tucson, county seat, population 20,292; Ajo, 2.000; Silver bell, 400.
 PinaT County
 Area 5,1o0 square miles,
 Valuation, s73,774,sS3. County seat, Florence.
 A large irrigation project is planned for this county. Already there are