. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. July 14, 1900] ©4j« gvestoev mw !fypmt#maxu 29 Oattle Dying From Heat. Los Angeles, Jnly 12—An era of ho weather that surpasses in intensity the well known period of drought daring 1892, accord- ing to reports that are being brought to Los Angeles, is sweeping over the southern por- tion of Arizona. The heat is so fierce that the desert presents a dried, withered and parched appearance, denuding the land of all feed for cattle. To add to the suffering that is entailed upon former large herds, every water hole and most wells, owing to a lack of seasonable rains,
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. July 14, 1900] ©4j« gvestoev mw !fypmt#maxu 29 Oattle Dying From Heat. Los Angeles, Jnly 12—An era of ho weather that surpasses in intensity the well known period of drought daring 1892, accord- ing to reports that are being brought to Los Angeles, is sweeping over the southern por- tion of Arizona. The heat is so fierce that the desert presents a dried, withered and parched appearance, denuding the land of all feed for cattle. To add to the suffering that is entailed upon former large herds, every water hole and most wells, owing to a lack of seasonable rains, have completely gone dry. In conse- quence cattle are dying by the thousands, and their shrunken frames dot the desert country of Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, Yuma, Cochise and partB of Maricopa counties The loss to owners of herds cannot be computed, as in their present gaunt condition no market can be found. Old timers assert that this mor- tality will seriously affect the supply of beef upon which California south of San Francisco is largely dependent. Karelv in the history of the Territory has the water in the Gila and Salt riverB been so scarce. Not a drop is reported in the Gila, nor in the San Pedro from Benson to its confluence with the Salt river above Phcenix. In the Bait river, where thousands of inches formerly were known at similar periods, less than one thousand inches are reported for irrigating hundreds of thou- sands of acres. At Casa Grande the immense reservoir is dry, the supply hiving long since been ex- hausted. Crops of alfalfa, barley and wheat between Florence and Casa Grande, as well as on the Indian reservation at Sacaton. where the Pimas dwell, are beyond hope, even should rain now fall. Not one-tenth of a harvest will be secured. So dry is the air and so inflammable have the forests on the Santa Catalinas become that fire is ravaging hundreds of acres of timber, adding a lament- able feature to an existing chain of mis- fortunes. Notes By a Poultry
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