The border vidette., 1933-07-15
FIFTH LARGEST STATE

deserts, picturesque Indians,
huge irrigation projects, roman
tic Interpretations.
! Mysterious with vestiges of a
dim people who reached the
height of their civilization long
before Columb bus was born, it is
fascinating to him who has the
slightest interest in the vanish
ed Rlories of the past; scenic
with its wild plateau and canyon
region. wooded mountains, and
spectacular desert, it is intrigu
ing to the lover of beauty. A
land sleeping in sunshine-pos
sessing an equitable climate
Arizona has q universal appeal.
1t is the fifth largest state.-
the youngest in point of state
hood and one of the oldest in
point of history. 1t was visited
by Francisco Vasquez de Coro
nodo with his harquebus and
crossbow equipped band in 1910,
organized as territory in 1868,
and admitted into the Union as a
state February ii, 1912.
1t is country Of paradoxes
A family of Indians speeds home
in the latest model Ford or Ca
dillac to perform crop assuring
prayer dances to their Rain
Gods. Within a few miles of a
skilled workman grinding optical
lenses with latest scientific tech
niqne, an Indian woman fashions
her primitive but beautiful pot
terry from clay gathered at the
river bank. rolled into long rib
bons between her palms. and
coiled into shape without the aid
even of q potter's wheel. And
the nickname of Arizona is the
Apache" state. but Arizona"
means enemy. and Arizona's
warm-hearted hospitality is we'll
known throughout the world.
Each American citizen is a
shareholder in two-thirds of. the
State OF Arizona, set aside as
government land and including
the Grand Canyon National
Park. twelve national monu.
ments. nine national forests, and
reservations for the nations
most colorful group of Indian
tribes-Hopis, Pimas, PapaRos,
Maricopas. Yumas, Havasupais.
Yaquis. Navajos. Hualpais. Co
copahs, Mojaves, Chemehuevis,
Apaches, and Paiutes.
The majority of these scenic
spots are reached by splendid
roads. Modern resorts, guest
ranches, inns, hotels and cottage
camps offer every comfort and
convenience to the visitor.
The Grand Canyon Of the
Colorado-one of the wonders of
the world.is the outstanding fea-
ture of the great As, 900 square
mile plateau in northern Arizona
"a plateau of rolling landscapes.
with superb canyons. sunken
deserts, bold buttes, picturesque
mesas, and rare but verdant
valleys.
OF surprising interest to the
sportsman and sightseer is the
mountain region, 70 to $50 miles
in width, filled with short ranges
of mountains running parallel
with the edge of the plateau and
separated from it by an abrupt
slope that crosses the whole
state from east to west.
The new Lowell Observatory,
where the new planet Pluto was
discovered recently, is located at
Flagstaff at the base of the tow
ering San Francisco peaks, from
the SUBMITS of which five states
Arizona. New Mexico, Colorado,
Utah, and Nevada-can be seen.
Nearby are Wupatki National
Monument and Walnut Canyon.
both containing many pueblo
ruins. To the west is KinRman
with Its important mines and
stock raising region.
The widely heralded cowboy
contest "Frontier Days" are re-.
peated each year in Prescott,
usually about July 4. Another
famous attraction of the Cow.
boy Capital of the World" is the
group of Indian dances realisti
cally performed each year by
the "Smoki Indians", fraterni
ty of Prescott business men.
TO the west is Montezuma's 3
Castle, said to be the best pre-.
served Cliff dwelling in North
America.
The White Mountain section
offers a million acres of forest
and mountain scenery traversed
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