The Arizona sentinel., 1886-06-12
nrTES OF TRAVEL.

A stranger trave!ing eastward from Yuma by rail, would not be particularly impressed with the chara;+er Of the country through whi n he was passing, ulleis diaag ree2b,y ao. and ye,, he ha9 wi5Ain sigat to the north war,l of bis line Of travel, tract of country as desireab,e for occupation and improve ment as much as any that hs may have : seen.
 As he leaves G;ja City and approaches Antelope the altitude affords aa o2portunity to look over the country to the northward, and ci;nmcrings of the Gila lirer can be seen here and there, the dark green of tine cottoawoo,i trees indicating the bottom 1 coan!ry, and beyond, tle yellow tinged foil age marking tle higher land and desert con- ! di:inl Of the surroundings. As the road climbs to tbe summit of the pass in the Mo 1 hawk ragre, better ,isN can be had Of Sue valley of tine Gi;s, now called Mohawk. Emerging from tue pass and locking il d HortaeaSter,y directior, can be seen, about ten miles or more dis5ant, the top of a conf cal shared hill arising to q considerable height above it's desert base. This is the so called ''Texas Hill. the point where the T ?rsal, Valley Canal Co. intend placing the head gate oi the canal.
 Just here the Eila comes into the lank or :n- almost north liue, striking q dePres- sion between Texas Hi-l proper and T small rocky batte aart th-ae auadred yards west. Ths head gate wiI be placed aboUt 50 to hanlrel fest east of the butte. Tie sinking of test pis5, establishes the flct that the founlatipn is rociiy, and tha probabilities are that for several hundred fes5 along the ile of tie canal this condition will continue and make things secure.
 The object of this article is to relate the observations of a visitor to that section, and without any expert knoN ledge, simply give impressions a to the character of the valley for agricultural purposes.
 It is contemplated that water through the the canal snail come tp the surface witbin .hreo O. four :&'es from the head. This point i5 where the really good land appears. For twenty odd miles down the va,iey, by an averf g. width of two niles or more, to the regllar channel of the river, there Is bat little preference to be siven il the choice of of land. it's an good. Wherever an ovsriow has been, or wherever wat, CT from rain storms has collected, and the ground has become saturated, 9 dense growth of grass appears, anl the "canveri' Ia kind of wild current bnsh,) fourishcs. Mesquite trees, more or less numerous spread throughou. the valley.
 Tae laai may be classel as high, middle and low.s The iist being most desirable for grapes; the next for botl grapes and other kinds of fruit; and the !ass for cereals and hay. The slope of the country is sach that t can all be easily i:ri. .,atel, ii the water be sufficient; and wherever water is usel the groxth Of wha.erc: i. may b,, is rapid and p-yfase.
 For f:ais raising. a.ter She ground i3 once saturatel. one irrigation il the year would bo slti :ieas; and a. 5.ais cln be GoHc at g season Hlea t'ere Is an abundance of water t'ls~e is 10 ,.i:ii :nitv oa that accouat The same rl.e VII apply to otAe. tliags and one crop cbslinei; but if there is water right -:rai Sht along, two crops can be assarcd f2g grain, vegetables, etc.
 To promote this condition the canal pro- isct was ilaugtated; iS is progressing favor- ably, nnI 10 doubt will bring about to the occ rpaats of the valley hereafter. prospe?i- ty and comfort. The moars for tie result are there beyond doubs Wi:a careful and persistent c.f 'r.s on the part Of gil who are interested ;n the valley, it would seem to an imYar,isl observer that Geid is being opened for the investment cf money and la- Dor that cannot fail to be very remanera. tive.