ARIZONA 



RIZON A contains an area of 113,000 square 

 miles. The general character of the coun- 

 try, particularly in the northern part, 

 is mountainous, but its valleys comprise 

 more than 10,000,000 acres of arable 

 land, and the state has nearly 40,000,- 

 ooo acres of grazing land. The state 

 is noted for its wild mountains and grand canyons. 

 The region above the lowlands is of volcanic origin, and 

 much of it is rugged and sterile. Hunting in many 

 parts of this state is pursued under difficulties ; but 

 besides the game is the grand scenery, which largely 

 compensates for the toil. 



A great deal of game formerly existed in this state ; 

 in fact, it is abundant still, but less than formerly. The 

 various mining enterprises, too, have changed the habitat 

 of game. The elk or wapiti is still abundant; deer, 

 antelope, mountain sheep or big horn, and mountain 

 goat exist in considerable numbers; moose, it is stated, 

 are also found in this state. Of bear there are the 

 grizzly and the black or brown. The large and power- 

 ful jaguar, sometimes called the American tiger, and the 

 sleek ocelot are occasionally found in this state. There 

 are also cougar or mountain-lion, two varieties of 

 lynx, the Canada and the red lynx, the gray or timber- 

 wolf, prairie-wolf or coyote, the peccary, raccoon, 

 opossum, rabbit, both the jack- and the cottontail, and 

 several varieties of squirrel. 



