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ARIZONA. 



ARKANSAS. 



mules, and other domestic animals. Nutri- 

 tious grasses grow everywhere, and, could the 

 residue of the land adapted to grazing be util- 

 ized for that purpose, this might become the 

 greatest stock-raising country in the United 

 States. The want of water is the only draw- 

 back. For the most part these lands lie so 

 that water reservoirs could be constructed. 



Products of the Salt River Valley. In the Salt 

 River Valley during the past year there have 

 been under cultivation 44,200 acres of land, 

 supplied with water from the various canals, 

 and divided as follows: Barley, 16,000 acres; 

 wheat, 14,000; alfalfa, 10,000; miscellaneous 

 products, 4,000 ; grapes, TOO ; fruit-trees, 500. 



Gila River and other Valleys. What has been 

 accomplished in the Salt River Valley through 

 irrigation has been followed with equally good 

 results in the Gila River Valley, as the or- 

 chards, vineyards, grain and alfalfa fields of 

 Florence and Gila Bend fully attest. The 

 lands of the Colorado River Valley, near 

 Yuma, where water has been brought upon 

 them, are found to be well adapted to the 

 growth of bananas and all citrus fruits. In 

 these valleys the fruit ripens three weeks to 

 a month earlier than in Southern California. 

 Their adaptability to grape-culture and wine- 

 making has been proved. 



High Mesa - Lands. The high mesa-lands of 

 Graham, Mohave, Yavapai, and Apache Coun- 

 ties, wherever water has been introduced upon 

 them, are found to be very productive. Here 

 are grown peaches equal in flavor and excel- 

 lence to the best Delaware product rasp- 

 berries, pears, blackberries, cherries, and ap- 

 ples not excelled anywhere. What has been 

 done in these counties by irrigation appears 

 from the following result of farming in Apache 

 County this year : 



Educational. By reference to the annual re- 

 port of the Bureau of Education for the years 

 1883-'84, it will be seen that Arizona expended 

 in that year per capita on children enrolled in 

 the public schools, $35.84, and on average at- 

 tendance in the public schools, $48.33, which 

 is more than that of any other State or Terri- 

 tory. The facilities in this direction have been 

 much extended during the past year. There 

 are now in successful operation a normal 

 school at Tempe, in Maricopa County, and in 

 course of construction a Territorial University 

 at Tucson, Pima County. Any child can ob- 

 tain a good common-school education. 



Political. A delegate to Congress, a Superin- 

 tendent of Public Instruction, and members of 

 the Legislature, were elected on the 2d of No- 



vember. The Democratic candidate for dele- 

 gate was Marcus A. Smith. The Republican 

 candidates were: For delegate, 0. C. Bean; 

 Superintendent, Thomas Cordis. The Demo- 

 crats were successful. The vote of the Terri- 

 tory for delegate has been as follows: 



Indian Hostilities and General Progress. Under 

 this head, the Governor, in his report to the 

 Secretary of the Interior, dated Sept. 25, says : 

 " The constant raids of the renegade Apaches, 

 under the lead of Geronimo and Natchez, for 

 the past sixteen months, have done much to 

 retard the development of the Territory. But 

 the capture of these outlaws and the transpor- 

 tation of the Chiricahua and Warm Spring In- 

 dians to a distant country, have had a beneficial 

 effect upon our industries. The border coun- 

 ties of Cochise, Pima, and Graham have suf- 

 fered materially from this cause during the 

 past year, and indirectly all sections of the 

 Territory have been affected. In some coun- 

 ties the tax-roll shows for this year an addi- 

 tion of 50 per cent. It is certain that the as- 

 sessment-roll of the Territory will show a very 

 decided increase upon the assessed values of 

 1885. The San Carlos Indian Reservation con- 

 tains 3,950 square miles, well watered and well 

 timbered, most of which is as good as any agri- 

 cultural land in this Territory or in this coun- 

 try. Upon this tract are gathered of Yuma, 

 Tonto, and White Mountain Apaches about 

 3,500, so that each Indian, male and female, 

 young and old, holds over 700 acres of land. 

 These Indians are nearly self-supporting." 



ARKANSAS. State Government. The following 

 were the State officers during the year: Gov- 

 ernor, Simon P. Hughes, Democrat ; Secretary 

 of State, E. B. Moore ; Treasurer, W. E. Wood- 

 ruff, Jr.; Auditor, A. W. Files; Attorney- Gen- 

 eral, D. W. Jones; Commissioner of State 

 Lands, Paul M. Cobbs ; Superintendent of 

 Public Instruction, Wood E. Thompson. Ju- 

 diciary, Supreme Court: Chief-Justice, Ster- 

 ling R. Cockrill; Associate Justices, W..W. 

 Smith and B. B. Battle. 



Financial and Material Progress. The following 

 statement shows the financial condition of the 

 State: 



Rate of taxation .. 4 mills. 



Expenses State government, 1884 to 1886 $380,000 



State debt, 1886 5,108,000 



General revenue fund in treasury, 1886 419,615 



Tax on railroads, 1886 (4 mills on) 13,721,000 



State land-office receipts above expenses, 1884 to 

 1886 110,027 



According to a public declaration of the 

 Governor, there are nearly 2,000 miles of rail- 

 roads in operation in Arkansas, the population 

 is at least 1,000,000, and the assessed valua- 

 tion of property has increased from $87,000,- 

 000 to $130,000,000 since 1874. Taxes are 

 now paid upon all lands and other property 



