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humidity, and the invigorating 

 mountain air, and we begin to 

 know a few of the attractions that 

 make Flagstaff an ideal summer 

 resort for the tubercular patient, 

 as well as for the tired overworked 

 business or professional man need- 

 ing only rest and relaxation. 



By passing the summer in Flag- 

 staff, the fall in Prescott, and the 

 winter and spring in Phoenix, the 

 visitor can live constantly in a 

 climate combining the salubrious 

 features of the Riviera and the 

 famous resorts of Switzerland and 

 Egypt, with practically none of 

 their disadvantages. 



now, ancient canals may be dis- 

 tinctly traced, demonstrating that 

 at one time a most extensive and 

 elaborate system of irrigation 

 existed. 



Near Phoenix, Casa Grande, and 

 Tempe are the ruins of prehistoric 

 cities that were beyond question 

 more populous than any now in 

 existence between Denver and the 

 Pacific Coast. Extensive researches 

 have been made in these ruins by 

 representatives of the Smithsonian 

 Institute, and by various ethnolo- 

 gists, and many very fine collec- 

 tions of pottery, stone hatchets, 

 onyx and turquoise ornaments, etc. 



PALM DRIVE, 



The Salt River Valley, of which 

 Phoenix is the commercial center, 

 is already the Mecca of the invalid 

 seeking to escape the rigors of the 

 northern winter. It is about sixty 

 miles long and twenty miles wide, 

 the larger portion of it being as 

 level as a floor, with a gradual 

 slope to the south and west. This 

 valley was apparently the center 

 of Aztec civilization, and it has 

 been estimated, from the immense 

 ruins found in various partsof.it, 

 that this region at one time had a 

 population of over 300,000. Even 



PHOENIX, ARIZONA. 



have been made here. 



Phoenix, the largest city and the 

 capital of the territory, is located in 

 this valley and is a thoroughly 

 modern town of about 15.000 in- 

 habitants, made up very largely of 

 people who have immigrated to 

 this territory within the last ten 

 years to enjoy the climatic advan- 

 tages found here. 



This valley is largely given up 

 to citrus fruit growing, and the 

 orange groves within five or six 

 miles of Phoenix are one of its 

 most attractive features. A belt 



