The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1875-05-08
ARTESIAN WELLS.

length, but we trust not sufficient
ly so to'tire our readers. Our ex-
cuse for recurring to it again is
It's great importance, not only to
individual prosperity but to the
general good of the Territory. 1t
is OF no use to disguise the fact
that the great want of Arizona is
water-more running water. Look
at the vast belt of land stretching
from Yuma, Arizona, to MesilIa,
New Mexico, called desert. And
why called desert? Not for the
lack of the elements of fertility
in the soil, for the soil has been
proved to be rich and productive
in the highest degree. But called
desert because of the long inter
walls between running water.
Here is a belt of land FIVE hundred
miles long, large enough in itself
to make state, covered with
luxuriant growth of perennial
grasses, in the finest climate in
the world, and nine. tenths of this
land not now fit for settlement
and cultivation or for the abode
of civilized man, because of the
lack of running water. Let run
ming water be procured and it is
safe to say that these plains will
no longer be called desert, but
will be the most productive and
beautiful land in Arizona. AS We
have before remarked, all the
semi-tropical fruits and plants
grow here in the greatest pro-
fusion, together with all the fruits,
grain and vegetables of the tenn
perate chimes. There is nothing
here that can properly be called
winter, except to keep up the
name of the season. The winter
season is here the most delightful
portion of the year. In fact it is
like a beautiful and balmy spring.
Fresh garden vegetables can be
had the year round and stock re-
quire no shelter. Running water
is-all that is wanted to make this
region TEEN with life, beauty and |
prosperity. There can be no ques-
ton about the feasibility of OBJ
tanning water by means of Ar
tesian Wells. These vast plains
Of which we have been speaking,
are backed on the north and east |
by heavy chains of mountains,
which undoubtedly contain the
reservoirs which have their SUBJ
teraneous outlets beneath these
plains, or rather, the water is con-
fined there for want of an out
let. When these streams are tap
ped by the artesian anger, the wa
ter rises, seeking the level of its
source, and the work is complete.
The man who takes up govern
ment land under the presumption
or homestead laws, on any of
these plains and obtains flowing
we'll of water, has his indepen-
dence assured. There can be no
mistake about that. He can lit
terally sit beneath his own vine
and fig tree, breathing the fra
GRANGE of ever blooming flowers,
and see wealth and beauty all |
around him. Who will take the |
lead in this important matter
Who will bore the first artesian |
we'll ? We know that most of our
people are poor, but we have |
among us many men of wealth |
Cannot some of these be induced |
to take hold in earnest and bore |
the first artesian we'll ? The first
is the one that is wanted, after
that they will be multiplied in
quick succession. Let the people
not forget that he who obtains the
first flowing well will receive from
the Territorial Treasury a reward
of S3,500.00, and if the depth |
should be over 500 feet, then So
10000. 1t seems to US that this
should be sufficient incentive to
any man who has the means to