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ARIZONA. 



were official. By Dec. 81, 1883, 1,727 addi- 

 tional miles of Government line were com- 

 pleted. 



Telephone. In December, 1882, there were 

 two telephone companies in Buenos Ayres, 

 with 1,500 subscribers. 



Post-Offlee. In 1881 the number of letters 

 that passed through the post-office was 9,723,- 

 740, of which 2,380,065 were official ; and 

 that of packages of printed matter, 6,132,374, 

 of which 1,191,046 were to or from foreign 

 countries. 



Improvements. The much-needed work of 

 improving the condition of the ports, which is 

 "still almost the same as at the arrival of the 

 first Spanish settlers," says President Roca, 

 was continued actively during the past year. 

 The canalization of the Riachuelo, at Buenos 

 Ayres, was sufficiently far advanced in Janu- 

 ary, 1883, to admit vessels of 1,120 tons reg- 

 ister, and the intention is to prepare the har- 

 bor for craft of all sizes. 



ARIZONA. Territorial Government, The fol- 

 lowing were the Territorial officers during the 

 year : Governor, Frederick A. Tritle ; Secre- 

 tary, H. M. Van Amain ; Chief-Justice of 

 Supreme Court, Charles G. W. French ; Asso- 

 ciate Justices, Wilson W. Hoover and Daniel 

 H. Pinney. 



General Condition. During the past two years 

 the advancement of the Territory, both with 

 regard to wealth in the development of profit- 

 able industries and increase of population, has 

 been remarkable. The Territory can now claim 

 75,000 people and over $20,000,000 of taxable 

 property ; and while the progress of its civili- 

 zation and the development of its resources 

 have been opposed by most serious difficulties, 

 it is now safe to say that those dangerous and 

 disturbing elements are well under control. 

 During the past two years exceptional devel- 

 opment has been made in all industries, mining, 

 grazing, and agricultural ; extensive railroad 

 enterprises have been successfully completed ; 

 and the affairs of the Territory generally are 

 exceedingly prosperous. 



The <rreat natural facilities of the country 

 for stock-raising and wool-growing are begin- 

 ning to be understood, and large droves of cat- 

 tle and sneep are being driven in from the 

 neighboring States and Territories. 



The valleys along the principal water-courses 

 yield magnificent crops of grain, fruits, and 

 vegetables, and even the mesa or table-lands 

 adjacent will grow almost everything with a 

 sufficient water-supply. The valleys of the 

 (iihi and Salt river are being rapidly settled. 



Beyond the making of flour and lumber the 

 manufacturing interests of the Territory are in 

 their infancy. Some of the native plants fur- 

 nish excellent material for the manufacture 

 of paper, coarse cloths, mats, ropes, and other 

 articles. No attempt has been made to utilize 

 this raw material, although it is known that 

 the aborigines have succeeded, in their crude 

 way, in making rdpes of fair quality. 



Mining. Since the building of the Southern 

 Pacific Railroad, mining has made rapid prog- 

 ress, and now Arizona stands second on the 

 list of silver-producing States and Territories. 



Eight years ago the bullion yield of the Ter- 

 ritory was but a little over $100,000, while 

 now it stands third on the list in its yield of 

 the precious metals. 



According to the best information at hand, 

 the production of Arizona in gold and silver 

 for the four years ending Dec. 31, 1882, was as 

 follows : 



1879 . . . $1,942,403 I 1881 $8,198,766 



1880 4,472,471 | 1832 9,298,267 



A large quantity of rich ore and base bullion 

 which finds its way out of the country is not 

 included in the above. It is safe to estimate 

 the value of such ores and bullion at 10 per 

 cent- of the figures given. 



From careful estimates it is believed that 

 Arizona's yield of gold and silver for 1883 will 

 exceed $12,000,000. 



As near as can be ascertained, the copper 

 yield of the Territory for the past three years 

 has been as follows : 



Pounds. 1 Pounds. 



1880 2,000,000 1882 15,000,000 



1881 5,000,000 I 



The estimated yield for 1883 has been placed 

 at from 20,000,000 to 25,000,000 pounds. 



The combined value of the silver and copper 

 product for 1883 will be between fifteen and 

 sixteen million dollars. 



Agrienltnre and Grazing. Irrigation is neces- 

 sary to the raising of a crop in Arizona. It is 

 estimated that there are at the present time 

 between 60,000 and 70,000 acres under cultiva- 

 tion in the Territory, and that the quantity of 

 grain (wheat, barley, and corn) produced dur- 

 ing the year was nearly 60,000,000 pounds. In 

 the valleys of the Gila and Salt rivers alone 

 there are 400,000 acres which can be brought 

 under cultivation, of which only about one 

 tenth is now utilized. Two crops a year can 

 be grown. After the wheat or barley is har- 

 vested, corn is planted. There are at present 

 about 30,000 acres under cultivation along the 

 Salt river, yielding, in 1883, 14,000,000 pounds 

 of wheat, and 18,000,000 pounds of barley. Of 

 fruit-trees there are nearly 40,000, and over 

 300,000 vines in bearing. Alfalfa is sown ex- 

 tensively, and yields three cuttings during the 

 season, averaging two tons to the acre at a 

 cutting. The number of cattle in the Territory 

 is about 280,000, an increase of more than 300 

 per cent, during the past two years. It is esti- 

 mated that the area of grazing-land in the 

 Territory will reach 60,000 square miles. The 

 country north of the thirty -fourth parallel is 

 well adapted to the raising of sheep. The 

 number of sheep in the Territory is placed 

 at. 300,000, and the yearly clip at 2,400,000 

 pounds. 



As near as can be ascertained, the number 

 of horses, mules, and hogs in the several coun- 

 ties is as follows : 



