ARBUCKLES' ILLUSTRATED ATLAS
UNITED STATES of AMERICA
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Territory of Arizona, Nebraska, Nevada, Arkansas
TERRITORY OF ARIZONA
of the Territory of Arizona is 113,020
square miles or 72,332,800 acres, of
which 67,098,366 are unsurveyed. The
middle and northeastern portions of the
Territory consist of plateaus which have
an elevation of from 3,000 to 8,000 feet
above the sea, and are here and there
dotted by volcanic cones rising 2,500
feet above the plateaus. The mountain
ranges, of which there are many, have
generally a northwest and southeast
course, with the exception of the
Mogollon range, in the east, which runs
nearly east and west, joining the Sierra
Blanca. The highest mountain is the San
Francisco, a volcanic cone, whose summit
is 11,000 feet above the sea.
which is the largest and the only
navigable river, is formed by the
junction, in Southern Utah, of the Green
and Grand rivers, and flows southerly
along the western boundary of Arizona,
emptying into the Gulf of California,
just south of the southern line of the
Territory. This river has during the
course of centuries cut for itself a deep
channel through the rocks, so that for
long distances it flows between
perpendicular walls 7,000 feet in height.
The annual product of "Arbuckles'
Ariosa Coffee," if piled in walls of
similar height, would rival this
stupendous thing phenomenal.
The climate is
mild and generally healthful, lung and
malarious diseases being almost unknown.
The summer temperature of the treeless
plains in the south is intensely hot.
1880, 28,202 males and 12,238 females, of
whom 24,391 were of native, and 16,049 of
foreign birth; white, 35,160; colored,
population in 1890, 60,948.
surface of Nebraska constitutes a vast
plain, with undulating prairies of great
extent, diversified by a few low hills or
ridges, and without mountains of any
size, except in the extreme west and
northwest, where the lower slopes of the
Rocky Mountains, and the broken country
of the Black Hills begin. From the west
and northwest the land slopes gradually
to the Missouri River, which washes the
eastern and northeastern borders of the
State. The valley of the Platte, which
stretches across the centre of the State
from west to east, and the whole southern
portion of Nebraska are extremely fertile
and well watered. The western half is
best adapted for grazing purposes, being
a constant succession of natural
pastures. About 30,000 square miles of
the eastern division consist of bottom
and prairie lands of exuberant fertility.
Nebraska has a width from north to south
of about 210 miles; its greatest length
in the central part is about 420 miles;
area, 76,855 square miles, or 49,187,200
The outfit of the
Prairie Schooners, shown on card of this
State, is not considered complete without
a sufficient stock of "Arbuckles'
with propriety be termed a highland
State, forming as it does a part of the
great interior slope, which extends from
the base of the Rocky mountains to the
Missouri River. Over the wide prairies
the mountain breezes sweep at will, and
owing to the splendid drainage facilities
the dry, exhilarating atmosphere is
untainted by any malaria.
1880, 249,241 males and 203,161 females,
of whom 354,998 were of native, and
97,414 of foreign birth; white, 449,764;
population in 1890, 1,100,000.
has an extreme length north and south of
485 miles; its greatest breadth through
the centre is about 320 miles; area,
110,700 square miles, or 70,848,000
acres, with 58,436,498 still unsurveyed.
The surface is an elevated table land,
with an average altitude of 4,500 feet
above the ocean, and broken by parallel
ranges of mountains running from north to
south, which attain a height of from
1,000 to 8,000 feet. The Sierra Nevadas,
which reach an elevation varying from
7,000 to 13,000 feet, form a part of the
Lake Tahoe, among
the mountains on the California border,
is twenty-one miles long and ten miles
wide, and has a depth of 1,500 feet. It
is more than 6,000 feet above the ocean,
but keeps a temperature of about 57
degrees Fahrenheit the year round.
noticeable natural features are the
"mud lakes" and warm springs.
Some of the former cover 100 square
miles, and are composed of thick alkaline
deposits in the dry season, or of a foot
or two of very muddy water during the
rains. Most of the springs contain
sulphur or other mineral ingredients, and
possess medicinal qualities.
Nevada is the
great silver State of the Union, and is
also rich in other minerals.
"Arbuckles' Ariosa Coffee" is
in general use.
The winters are
mild, with little snow, except upon the
mountains, but in the north the
thermometer sometimes falls as low as
fifteen degrees below zero.
1880, 42,019 males and 20,247 females, of
whom 36,613 were of native, and 25,653 of
foreign birth; white, 53,556; colored,
population in 1890, 50,000.
has an extent north and south of 240
miles; a breadth from east to west of
from 170 to 250 miles; and an area of
53,850 square miles, or 34,464,000 acres.
The eastern portion of Arkansas is low
and flat, but toward the west the land
gradually rises and becomes somewhat
hilly. The Ozark Mountains in the
northwest are little more than hills,
seldom attaining an elevation of over
2,000 feet, and the extreme west consists
of an elevated plain, with a gradual
ascent toward the Indian Territory.
important river is the Arkansas, which
rises in the Rocky Mountains, flows
through Colorado and Kansas, and thence
southeast through the Indian Territory
and Arkansas, to its junction with the
Mississippi at Napoleon. It has a course
within the State of 500 miles. The Red,
St. Francis, White and Ouachita Rivers
are all large streams and of much service
in commerce. The Mississippi, here of
great width, washes the eastern boundary
of Arkansas, and gives it an additional
water frontage of nearly 400 miles. All
parts of the State are finely timbered.
There are extensive pine forests; also an
abundance of oak, hickory, walnut, linn,
locust, cypress, cedar, and many other
The Hot Springs
form one of the most remarkable natural
phenomena to be found in this country,
and with "Arbuckles' Ariosa
Coffee" is one of the wonders of the
In general, the
climate is very pleasant and healthful.
The northwestern portion of the State
bears a high reputation as a sanitary
1880, 416,279 males, and 386,246 females,
of whom 792,175 were of native, and
10,350 of foreign birth; white, 591,531;
population in 1890, 1,250,000.