Composition of Soils in Arizona.
(Accompanying Geological Report, Wheeler Expedition, 1875.)
| Moquis Villages. | Chevelon’s Fork. | Mogollon Mesa. | San Francisco Mountains. | Rio San Pedro. | Camp Grant. | Rio Gila. | |
| Predominating rock | Sandstone. | Sandstone. | Sandstone. | Basalt. | Granite and rhyolite. | Granite. | Basalt and rhyolite. |
| Sand | 72.04 | 53.10 | 42.20 | 15.95 | 14.00 | 61.20 | |
| Silt, with some clay | 27.96 | 43.55 | 37.98 | 62.97 | 75.40 | 34.07 | 92.26 |
| Potassa | 0.072 | 0.092 | 0.115 | 0.130 | 0.401 | 0.131 | 0.242 |
| Soda, | Traces. | 0.010 | Trace. | 0.017 | 0.051 | 0.014 | 0.039 |
| Lime | 1.665 | 0.319 | 0.153 | 0.684 | 4.356 | 1.998 | 1.798 |
| Magnesia | } 2.327 | 2.559 | 0.029 | Trace. | 1.019 | 0.203 | 0.570 |
| Alumina | } 2.013 | 9.729 | 6.850 | 2.304 | 2.311 | ||
| Oxide of iron | |||||||
| Phosphoric acid | 0.031 | 0.070 | 0.058 | 0.284 | 0.213 | 0.095 | 0.214 |
| Sulphuric acid | Trace. | Trace. | Trace. | Trace. | Trace. | 0.010 | Traces. |
| Hydroscopic water | 2.221 | 1.89 | 10.97 | 12.83 | 6.09 | 2.80 | 4.98 |
| Chemically-bound water and organic matter | 1,529 | 1.46 | 8.84 | 8.25 | 4.51 | 1.93 | 2.76 |
| Insoluble in | |||||||
| hydrochloric acid | 94.60 | 93.55 | 77.81 | 71.09 | 71.10 | 87.52 | 84.85 |
Among the secondary precious stones that have been found in Arizona are black and green tourmalines, peridots, beautiful garnets of every tint, bloodstone, jaspers and agate of every character, while fire and white opals are found in certain localities. Zircona, in crystals, very minute, of the cube form, and in masses, has been discovered. Sufficient vein matter has not been found to determine any rich deposit of fine crystals.
Tabular Statement of Indian Affairs in Arizona,
Showing Population, Products, Stock, Education, etc., on the several Reservations, including the Navajo.
| Names of Agency and Reservation. | Tribes. | Population. | Number following civilized pursuits | Percentage of means of subsistence from | Area of Reservation. | Acres Cultivated. | Produce raised during fiscal year ending June 30, ’77 | Stock Owned. | Number of Children at school. | Expenditures | Agent’s Post Office for Education. | ||||||
| Males | Females | Total. | civilized pursuits | Hunting, Fishing & Gathering. | Acres. | Bush. Wheat. | Bush. Corn. | Horses and Mules. | Cattle. | Males | Females | ||||||
| Colorado River | Mojaves and Chemehuevis | 610 | 530 | 820 | 424 Mojaves | 128,000 | 470 | 110 | Parker, A. T. | ||||||||
| Hualapais[1] | 600 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coahuilas[1] | 150 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cocopahs[1] | 180 | ||||||||||||||||
| Moquis Pueblos | Moquis | 850 | 850 | 1,700 | 1,700 | 90 | 10 | No reservation. | 3,000 | 200 | 50 | 40 | $5,000 | ||||
| Pimas and Maricopas | Pimas[2] | 2,200 | 2,300 | 4,100 | 800 | 75 | 25 | 64,000 | 7,300 | 40,000 | 150 | 1,812 | 800 | 44 | 22 | 1,750 | Sacaton, A. T. |
| Maricopas[2] | 400 | ||||||||||||||||
| Papagoes | Papagoes[2] | 2,900 | 3,000 | 5,900 | 950 | 75 | 25 | 70,400 | 700 | 2,100 | 500 | 4,500 | 2,500 | 44 | 50 | 1,800 | Do. |
| White Mountain Reservation, San Carlos | Pinal & Arivipais Apaches | 1,051 | 715 | 6 | 6 | 2,528,000 | 545 | 2,333 | 2,300 | 2 | 5 | 200 | San Carlos, A. T. | ||||
| Chiricahua Apaches | 297 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mojave ” | 618 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yuma ” | 352 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tonto ” | 629 | ||||||||||||||||
| Coyetoro ” | 1,612 | ||||||||||||||||
| Southern ”[3] | 600 | 1,000 | 1,600 | ||||||||||||||
| Not under an agent or at reservation | Yumas | 930 | |||||||||||||||
| Mohaves | 700 | ||||||||||||||||
| Navajo (Arizona and New Mexico) | Navajoes[4] | 5,852 | 6,016 | 11,868 | 3,500 | 90 | 3,328,000 | 6,000 | 51,400 | 15,200 | 1,000 | 17 | 9 | 500 | Navajo Ag’cy Ft. Defiance, A. T. | ||
| -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | -------- | ----- | ----- | -------- | ||||||||
| 33,847 | 8,089 | 6,118,400 | 18,015 | 54,460 | 62,212 | 4,300 | 147 | 86 | $9,250 | ||||||||
- [1] Not on reservation, but in charge of agent.
- [2] The Papago Agency has recently been consolidated with that of the Pimas and Maricopas.
- [3] The Southern Apaches, consisting of the Gila, Mogollon, Mumbre, and Chiricahua Apaches, were removed from the Hot Springs Agency, in New Mexico, to the San Carlos Agency, in May, 1877, by Agent Clum.
- [4] The Navajo Agency is in both Arizona and New Mexico. The Navajoes mostly live in New Mexico.
- A copy of this table as an image can be found [here].
The total areas of above reservations are 9,560 square miles; tillable acres, 46,000. Besides corn and wheat, 5,200 bushels of barley and oats, and 3,456 bushels of vegetables were raised; 380 tons hay and 800 cords wood were cut. The Navajoes sold woolen materials, principally blankets, to the amount of $20,000. The number of church members recorded is 13.