Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seekerBy George Wharton JamesWith a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour . in the Plomosa District, in Yuma Cou
Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seekerBy George Wharton JamesWith a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour . in the Plomosa District, in Yuma County, lyingeast of the Colorado River between the Plomosa Moun-tains and the Castle Dome Range, give a return of sixty-four cents per cubic yard. Twenty-five dollar nuggetshave been found. The district covers approximatelyseven thousand five hundred acres, and in 1912 pro-duced almost $10,000 by panning after rainfall. The San Domingo Wash, in northern MaricopaCounty, covers an area of twelve hundred feet by twoand a half miles, with a reported average of forty centsper cubic yard. There is a possibility of water storagefor this field. The Leviston district has about three hundred acres ofplacer ground, running from fifty to seventy-five feet indepth, which has yielded in tests from three cents totwenty-eight dollars per cubic yard. The Old Hat district covers an area of twenty-fivethousand acres, with an average thickness of one hun-dred and fifty feet. The Quijotoa and Greatervilledistricts in Pima County have both been worked inter-. The Symphony of the Minerals 205 mittently with more or less success, but in the most in-different manner, for many years past. As soon as capital is available, or newer methods ofworking them are discovered, Arizonas placers will un-doubtedly mean millions of additional returns. It would take a volume as large as this to tell of allthe fraudulent mining schemes of which Arizona hasbeen the victim. The scoundrels who perpetrated thesefrauds not o
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