in arrangement, and substantial in construction. All things considered, the building is excellently equipped for the purposes of normal school work. During the year the construction of a dormitory was begun, and will be in readiness when the fall term of school opens.

The Northern Arizona Normal School is located at Flagstaff, in Coconino County, and is an important addition to the educational system of the Territory. The building is of stone, commodious, and convenient in its appointments. It is the finest public building in Arizona so far constructed except the capitol. The improvements made during the year will be found under the subject of education in the report of the president of the normal.

A description of the University of Arizona will be found under the subject of education in the report of the acting president of the university.

The Territorial Industrial School was completed during the present year, and preparations made for opening the school in October. Many improvements were made during the present year in completing the building for occupancy. It is one of the most substantial and imposing structures in the Territory. The building is 120 feet in length and 54 feet 6 inches in depth, being two stories in height, with a basement 50 by 35 feet under each of the two wings of the building. White tufa stone is used throughout the building, and the inside facing is of brick.

HUNTING AND FISHING.

Mr. W. L. Pinney, member of the Territorial fish and game commission, submits the following statement, which will show the condition of the wild game, large and small, in Arizona and the seasons when they may be killed:

The open game season in Arizona for the years 1903, 1904, and 1905 is as follows: Antelope, killing prohibited until January 1, 1903; quail, bobwhite, partridge, pheasant, snipe, rail, grouse, October 15 to March 1; ducks, geese, brant, doves, open all the year; trout, not less than 6 inches long, June 1 to September 1; black bass, strawberry bass, crappie, September 1 to December 1.

Fishing

Limit. Three male deer in one season; 25 ducks and 25 quail in one day. with hook and line only permitted. Sale of any of the above game prohibited. At the solicitation of the sportsmen of the Territory the legislature of 1903 made some changes in the game laws, making the deer season earlier in the fall and two weeks longer, and making the season for killing ducks, geese, and brant open all the year. It was formerly the same as the quail season. Ducks do not breed in the Territory, are never here late in the spring, but are sometimes found in great numbers late in the summer or early in the fall, before the season opened under the old law. The killing of antelope has been prohibited since 1901, and the small, scattered bands then in the Territory are reported to have multiplied rapidly. Very few have been killed except by the Indians, and prosecutions have been made for violations of the antelope law wherever found. The several varieties of deer in the Territory are becoming more numerous, and they may be easily found in any of the mountainous sections.

Quail are abundant all over Arizona, and it is not difficult to kill the "limit" any day of the open season. Doves in the winter and white-winged pigeons in the summer are more numerous than any other game birds we have, and are hunted extensively. The building of the Tonto reservoir and other irrigation works for storing water will bring large numbers of waterfowl here to winter, and it is believed will make Arizona one of the best shooting grounds for ducks and geese in the country. In the mountain regions bear and mountain lions are still quite plentiful. The boards of supervisors of the different counties offer liberal rewards for scalps of wild animals ($20 for lion, $10 for bear, and $1 for wild cat or coyote), which results in several hundred being killed each year.

Several of the mountain streams abound in trout and bass. Black bass, crappie, and catfish have been placed in the rivers of central Arizona, and are doing well. Carp, suckers, and other fish peculiar to this section are very plentiful.

NATURAL SCENERY.

The Grand Canyon of the Colorado River in northern Arizona stands preeminent among the natural wonders of this Territory. During the past year the travel to the canyon has increased wonderfully, owing to the railroad facilities and the establishment of hotels for the accommodation of guests. The great gorge is now reached without any of the discomforts of frontier travel, and many tourists stop off at Williams and take the train for a day's stay at the Grand Canyon.

Among the distinguished visitors this year was President Roosevelt and party, and the impression which comes to all who visit the place is best described by the words of the President in his address to the Arizona people who gathered on the rim of the canyon to greet the Chief Executive of our nation on May 6, 1903. The President said:

I have come here to see the Grand Canyon of Arizona, because in that canyon Arizona has a natural wonder which, so far as I know, is in kind absolutely unpar alleled through the rest of the world. I shall not attempt to describe it, because I can not. I could not choose words that would convey or that could convey to any outsider what that canyon is. I want to ask you to do one thing in connection with it in your own interest and in the interest of the country-to keep this great wonder of nature as it now is. I was delighted to learn of the wisdom of the Santa Fe Railroad people in deciding not to build their hotel on the brink of the canyon. I hope you will not have a building of any kind, not a summer cottage, a hotel, or anything else to mar the wonderful grandeur, the sublimity, the great loneliness and beauty of the canyon. Leave it as it is. Man can not improve on it-not a bit. The ages have been at work on it, and man can only mar it. What you can do is to keep it for your children and your children's children and for all who come after you as one of the great sights which every American, if he can travel at all, should see.

The natural bridge. This bridge spans Pine Creek, one of the tributaries of the upper Verde River, in Gila County, in the extreme northwest corner of Tonto Basin, and about 4 miles from the town of Pine. This remarkable natural formation of rock, spanning a deep chasm and forming a perfect bridge, is one of the wonders of the world and far exceeds the Natural Bridge of Virginia in extent and grandeur. The span of this bridge is 80 feet, and the width up and down the creek is 150 yards. The arch is perfect in form, and great limestone walls on either side curve to meet and sustain the arch presenting a scene of great attractiveness and wonder. The stream which runs beneath the bridge and winds among the bowlders forms pools of unknown depths.

There are numerous caves, many of which have been explored, and little streams of water run through the crevices of the rocks and trickle from the roofs of the caves. Any article, whether of wood or soft substance, becomes petrified if placed in a position where the dripping water will saturate it. There is a hole in the bridge through which one can look down to the creek below, 126 feet.

Tourists reach this great wonder by means of saddle horses and burros, and the place is a favorite one for campers and hunters.

The petrified forest.-Probably one of the most interesting curiosities in the Territory is the large petrified forest in Navajo County, which extends over many miles. Great trees, petrified to solid rock, and limbs and branches are found throughout the area covered by the forest. The texture of the dead trees is distinctly shown, and beautiful specimens from this forest are found on every hand. Fossils of animals of extinct species are found among the trunks of trees. Monarchs of a once mighty forest are here strewn about for miles, and

every fiber preserved in shapely forms of stone. This remarkable scene is but a few miles northeast from Holbrook, on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, and is visited by many tourists during the year.

Other points of interest.—The cliff dwellings in Yavapai and Coconino counties, Montezuma's well and castle in Yavapai County, the ice caves of the San Francisco Mountains, numerous hot springs in different parts of the Territory, and the ancient ruins of prehistoric interest are interesting to the tourist who travels in this Territory.

Mountain ranges.-The mountains of Arizona provide natural scenery unsurpassed in any mountain regions.

There are many streams where fishing attracts people from the valleys and plains during the summer months, and beautiful natural parks are found in the mountains, where escape from the heat of the valleys is provided. The altitude of the principal mountain ranges above sea level is as follows:

All cities and towns of importance in the Territory are supplied with newspapers which are devoted to setting forth the resources of their sections and bringing to the attention of the outside world the material and social progress. The newspapers are generously patronized and duly appreciated as an invaluable agency in the upbuilding of the Territory. They are well edited, public spirited, and courageous. Several newspapers were established during the year.

The various daily and weekly publications in the Territory are given as follows: The Arizona Star, Tucson (d.); The Tucson Citizen, Tucson (d.); The Tucson Post, Tucson (w.); Alianza, Tucson (w.); El Fronterizo, Tucson (w.); The Arizona Silver Belt, Globe (w.): The Globe Times, Globe (w.); The Pima Paragon, Pima (w.); The Safford Guardian, Safford (w.); Solomonville Bulletin, Solomonville (w.); Clifton Era, Clifton (w.); Morenci Standard, Morenci (w.); The Oasis, Nogales (w.); The Border Vidette, Nogales (w.); The Daily Times, Nogales, (d.): Tombstone Prospector, Tombstone (d.); Bisbee Review, Bisbee (d.); Bisbee Miner, Bisbee(d.); Douglas Dispatch, Douglas (d.); University Monthly, Tucson (m.); Native American, Phoenix (w.); Holbrook Argus, Holbrook (w.); Winslow Mail, Winslow (w.); St. Johns Herald, St. Johns (w.); Snips, St. Johns (w.); Coconino Sun, Flagstaff (w.); Williams News, Williams (w.); Mohave Miner, Kingman (w.); Our Mineral Wealth, Kingman (w.); The Arizona Arrow, Chloride (w.); Prescott Courier

Prescott (d.); Arizona Journal-Miner, Prescott (d.); The Herald, Prescott (d.); Jerome Mining News, Jerome (w.); Jerome Reporter, Jerome (w.); News-Herald, Martinez (w.); The Arizona Republican, Phoenix (d.); The Arizona Gazette, Phoenix (d.); The Phoenix Enterprise, Phoenix (d.); Southwestern Stockman, Tucson (w.); Saturday Review, Phoenix (w.); The Arizona and New Mexico Workman, Phoenix (m.); El Mensajero, Phoenix (w.); Tempe News, Tempe (d.); Mesa Free Press, Mesa (d.); Yuma Sun, Yuma (w.); The Arizona Sentinel, Yuma (w.); The Florence Blade, Florence (w.); Range News, Willcox (w.); Press, Benson (w.); The International American, Douglas (d.); The Cattleman and Miner, Tucson (w.); The Arizona Cattleman, Phoenix (w.).

LABOR SUPPLY.

The supply of labor in Arizona is almost always equal to the demand. Skilled labor receives good compensation throughout the Territory, and even the unskilled laborers receive fairly good daily wages.

Labor is organized in most all branches, and a Territorial organization embodying all labor organizations is in existence, and its efforts are directed toward improving the condition of the laboring men. Among the workmen in the trades there are many intelligent, skilled, and industrious men, the great majority of them being property holders and substantial citizens of the Territory.

There was a contention at Morenci during the year when the eighthour law went into effect, and a foreign element among the miners made it necessary to call out the Territorial troops to protect the property of the mine owners. The trouble subsided and the miners returned to work after being out but a short time.

NEW LEGISLATION.

The twenty-second legislative assembly of the Territory convened on January 19, 1903, and the session continued until March 19. Upon the organization of both branches of the legislature the following message was read by the Governor:

GOVERNOR'S MESSAGE TO THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF THE TERRITORY OF ARIZONA.

To the gentlemen of the council and the house of representatives of the twenty-second legislative assembly of Arizona:

In obedience to the statutes of Arizona, which make it the duty of the governor to give to the legislature, at the commencement of each session thereof, information by message of the condition of the Territory and recommend such measures as he deems expedient, I have the honor to submit for your consideration the following statement of Territorial affairs, with the accompanying recommendations:

During the past two years the Territory has made a most creditable advancement in the development of her natural resources.

Mining still easily leads as the main industry of the Territory, the development of which has and does add in a greater degree than all other industries to her material resources. Closely following come the cattle and sheep industries, which, despite the drought of the past several years, continue as second in importance; and, in the face of adverse conditions created by the drought and the consequent shortage of the water supply for purposes of irrigation, the agricultural interests of the Territory increase in value yearly.

Taking all facts into consideration, Arizona is to be congratulated upon the material and manifest increase in the development of her resources, upon the peace and good order which prevail within her borders, and upon the public spirit and patriotism that animate her citizens.

As the law-making body of the Territorial government, a great responsibility rests upon you to pass such enactments as shall be for the general advancement and welfare of the people of the Territory. Upon the coordinate branches of the government-the executive and legislative-equal responsibility rests for the proper conduct of affairs, and surely they should work together in a conscientious and harmonious manner for the proper upbuilding of the common country.

Financial condition of the Territory.-The financial condition of the Territory is most encouraging, while her standing and credit in the financial world are above reproach. Nothing shows this more conclusively than bids received for sale of bonds during the past year. The highest bid for $30,000 five per cent World's Fair bonds in the late spring of 1902 was 1.07, while in the fall of the same year a bid of 1.09+ was received for $25,000 of 20-year five per cent university bonds, showing the material and rapid gain in Territorial credit.

The reports of the Territorial auditor and Territorial treasurer of June 30, 1902, submitted herewith, will show in all detail the receipts and expenditures for the last two years, the measures taken for the care and distribution of the public funds, and the amounts expended for the maintenance of the different public institutions.

I cordially concur in the recommendations of these officials, and solicit from your honorable bodies a careful perusal and thorough examination of these reports.

In addition I submit herewith a supplemental report of the Territorial treasurer from June 30 to December 31, 1902, which will show you the amount of cash on hand in the treasury at that date and where placed for safe-keeping.

Under other heads I shall take up the subject of an increase of the revenues and make suggestions for your consideration.

Below, from the report of the board of equalization, is given the assessed taxable property of the Territory, by counties, for the year 1902:

If the Santa Fe Pacific is excluded from the above figures the average valuation of standard-gauge railroads per mile would be $6,277.77.

The rate of taxation for Territorial purposes is $1.137 on each $100 valuation.