The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1888-06-23
YumA's LUSCIOUS FRUITS.
what They Say"

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the soldier and his blankets. A cal
at the Sentinel office found J. w. Dor
rington, editor and proprietor of thai
newsy journal, at home. Mr.. Dorring
ton at once took us in charge, and un
der his able guidance, we saw Yuma a.
she is, and we freely confess, upon tn.
estimation Of results obtained, in the
production of early fruits, Yuma ha.
nothing to fear by comparison will
the most favored points of Southern
California or even our own peerless
Salt river valley.
Most of the gardens were visited, in
all of which were found orange, lemon
and lime trees bending under the
weight of fruit. In the garden of DR..
J. Fl. Taggart were to be seen several
grape vines of:the Black Hamburg
variety, laden with luscious fruit,
the first of the season being picked on
Saturday, June End. We venture the
assertion that no other locality in the
southwest can show up such record.
The profits to be rcaped by the person
who can produce and ship, in quanti-
ty, ripe grapes by the middle of June,
are almost incalculable, and if there is
place In the United States where this
can be done, that place is Yuma. In
the gardens of Messrs. Norton, Lyons,
Gandolfo, and others, were also to be
seen large lunches of ripe Zinfandel
and Muscatelle grapes.
Judge G. H. Brinley has in his gar
den large bearing olive tree, the fruit
of which is well developed and has a
healthy appearance. He also has rot
ton stalks seven years old, that are
now covered with bolls. The banana
hourishes in this section and numerous
specimens were to be seen.
A visit was made to the territorial
prison and we were met by Superin-
tendent Behan, through whose court
esy we maze a tour of the institution,
and found everything wearing an as
pect of systematic neatness. Mr.. Be-
han, as superintendent, is undoubteG-
ly exerting his best endeavors to con-
duct the prison in the best interests of
the territory, and again we congrat-
ulate Governor Zulick on his appoint
meut of man so fitted TO- shoulder
the responsibilities of the Office.
We are under obligations to the
good people of Yuma for the many
extended while among them,
prominently among whom is Hon. ].
w. Darlington, in whom, through his
valuable paper, the Sentinel, the town
and county of Yuma has most able
The town of Yuma has certainly a
most promising future, and when the
canals, now in course of con-
'truction, about it are completed, I'M
old wealth and prosperity will flow
here. Experiments have demonstra-
ed that almost any product of the
oil will flourish there, especially the
emi-tropical fruits which are always
n demand. In our opinion it is just
question of short time when Yuma
will come forward and demand the
'osition to which she has so Just a
lain, in the front rank among the
cities of the southwest
'empe News.
Samples of ripe Black Hamburg
nd Golden Chasselas grapes, grown
n Yuma City, Arizona, were
n exhibition yesterday in We'll d
ohnson's Office, they having been
ent 70 DR.. Southworth by DR.. Tag
art. Douglas Lindley also displayed
amples of same from Llndley d Co.'S
'indow on K street. This shows the
elative fruit-ripening season of that
ountry and semi tropic California
Record Union. Sac. Cal. June 18th.
A bunch of Tokay grapes raised
ear Yuma City, A. T. was received
t this office yesterday. 1t was sent
y the editor Of the SENTINEL, and ev-
lently designed as reminder of the
act that for early fruits Arizona, es-
ecially that region near the Colorado
iver, can beat any other section of
ur glorious Union. The grapes were
lilly matured, and did not suggest in
he slightest degree the idea that they
al been prematurely plucked to make
record. F. Chronicle.