The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-19
Now is Time.

It is evident to those who interest them
 selves in the resources of this county, and
 who are cognizant of the present develop
 ment, that agriculture and fruit raising are
 to be the leading industry and foundation
 of this county, and those who secure a
 piece of land before it is to late will be lucky
 Indeed. In ten years this county will be covered with waterways and thousands of
 acres of land of will be under ditches. The
 resources and special advantages are gradu-
 ally becoming known to the world and steadj- ly attention is being turned this way as the
 only spot in the United States where the increasing demand for still earlier fruits,
 than those of California, can ever hope to be realized
 There is no spot in the great Republic, outside of Yuma-co., that had ripe grapes,
 or apricots, in the middle of May, water
 melons the first of June, and strawberries
 the year around. There is no place in these
 United States where there is so little differ
 ence in the temperature of night and day,
 and summer and winter, as at Yuma, or is
 there place where so great a variety of tropical fruits can be successfully and profit ably raised. These fact are being impressed
 on those interested in citrous productions and capital has already made its appearance, and if our people will take hold and dem- onstrate their own faith in the country, in another year sufficient capital can be secured to irrigats every foot of available land.
 The Mohawk canal, the first extensive enterprise of this character inaugurated in this county, is now an assured fact, and in less than two years the Mohawk valley will be thickly settled community that will, in the near future, add millions to the wealth of Yuma-co. The Antelope canal, covering several thousand acres of land, is another enterprise that is quietly being developed, and the Pioneer ranch, of Capt. Ingalls,, eight miles below Yuma, shows what can be done with water in that locality.
 By united action on the part of the citi. gems of Yuma-co. the peer of this county can not be found in the world.
 In Arizona, everything is grown by the aid of irrigation. Ooutside of a few small elev. ated valleys in the norhern part of the Ter ritory, this system of cultivation is followed everywhere. The water is brought from the river in canals, and then conveyed to the different farms by means of lateral ditches. Small grain requires to be flooded from two to four times during the season, while fruit and grasses require less water. In the Salt River Valley, ten canals, with united cap- acity of 60,0000 miners inches, have been constructed. The Arizona canal is over forty miles long, has width of thirty-six feet on the bottom, is seven feet deep, and has a capacity of 10000 inches. This great water way cost over S4O0, 900, and reclaims nearly l00, 900, acres of magnificent land. In the valley of the Gila, number of canals have been taken out near Florence, and also near Stafford and Solomonville. These canal en- terprises are owned and controlled by incor- porated companies, each share representing a quantity of water sufficient to irrigate IGG acres. In the Salt River Valley these shares can be purchased at from $400 to $500 Without water the land is valueless, so that its possession Is an absolute necessity. Be- sides the canals now completed, number are being constructed on the Lower Gila, which will reclaim over 2O0, 900, acres of fine land. A large waterway is also projected near Florence, which will make productive over 75, ,000 acres. Land and Water.
 Collector Smith has been circulating among the stocImen the past week and sev- eral of them have donated some of their filthy lucre" to the U. S., having forgotten their duties to this great Nation. Col lector Smith intends to look after the inter- ests of the U. S. and in a short time expects to have two mounted inspectors guarding the passes leading to our sister Republic.
 The Mohawk Valley which is now sue cessfully opened up, is only limited DOT tion of this county that is susceptible of cultivation. There are millions of acres and water for it all
 John Doe was brought up in Justice Me- Carter's court Wednesday morning on the charge of indecent exposure, drunkenness, etc., and received tive days in the County jail.