The Arizona sentinel., 1888-12-22
Merry Christmas.

issue another Christmas day will hav
 passed. The exchange of gifts, kindl,
 greetings and merry-making, indica
 tive of good will. respect and esteem
 will have gladdened many and, per
 haps, in instances infused into tn,
 hearts of some to whom the dying
 year has brought misfortune and at
 tending sorrow, renewed hope and in
 crsssed cheerfulness for what the flu
 lure may bring forth
 Aside from the thoughts naturally
 suggested by this Christmas season,
 viewing it as you please, whether from
 religious, sentimental or personal
 standpoint, we have much to be thank
 ful for The contrast between our
 sunny skies and the icy Eastern
 winds, Southern frosts. far Western
 rains and fogs and Northern biizzards,
 is very great. We will eat our Christ
 mas dinner with open doors and win dows, looking out upon gardens filled
 with the choicest roses, pinks, chrys- anthemums and other flowers, orange trees laden to the ground with luscious fruit, and date palms with their feath- cry leaves waving in the gentle breeze, 50 that were it not for the almanac pointing out that the joyous Christmas tide was at hand, one would be tempt ed to believe that we had entered upon early autumn and not mid-winter Our tables will be supplied with ten der vegetables grown in the open air, such as can hardly be produced else
 where except under glass. Green peas, lettuce, cauliAower, spinach and even watermelons may, If desired, be procured from the gardens, still glist- ening with the morning dew, while figs, olives, lemons, Hines and other fruits will add Fest to the Christmas meal.
 This year has proved most import. ant in our advancement towards the permanent prosperity for which we have patiently waited for SO long The Mohawk canal is now nearly com pleted, and thousands of acres of the finest land under the sun has been thrown open to occupation. The Saunders canal is rapidly approaching completion, while the same may be said of the Antelope, Araby and other properties. The South Gila canal has bssn commenced in right good earnest and several carloads of settlers have already reached Chrystoval, thus adding to the county's population, not to speak of several hundred additional souls soon expected to become perma- nent residents among us. Many other enterprises of this nature are projected | and in course of progress.
 As year after year slips by Yuma county becomes more and more widely known as a sanitarium of the first i'm portance. Many unfortunates suffer ing from pulmonary and bronchial diseases, as evinced by the considera- ble number now in Yuma, seek our perfect climate and return from | whence they came, cured.
 Important gold discoveries have been made near Harrisburg, along the Rio Colorado and at other points, while silver mills are daily crushing put the metal of which dollars are mlde. at various points, thereby at tracting the presence of mining com nunity.
 Our mesa and bottom lands; our abundant water supply; our wealth of gold, silver, copper, iron, lead and other metals; our situation on one of he greatest transcontinentaL railway Iystems ip America; the fact that we Irs bordered by the largest navigable ItrsaR west of the Rocky mountains md traversed from east to west by be most important river in the Terri II oEy, both offering inimitable opportu- lities for the establishment of manu- . acturing interests equaled in but few i 'laees; our genial winter climate, which offers health to thousands, and which is pronounced by one well qual t 8dd to judge, (the chief officer of the ( ). s. Signal Service Department as siag not only the most perfect in the c territory, but also in the United C tates and Europe; our ranges covered rith fattening cattle; our rapidly in- c reasing taxable wealth and swelling q population; these and many other gifts | lowered upon Yuma county, bid fair |, IL l