Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-06-28
YUMA COUNTY.
IT'S USUAL QUOTA OF INTERESTING
 NEWS ITEMS.
Notes of Progress.---Early Fruits---The Yuma Indians Busy Planting Crops--
 VaTions Notes of Nevsy Nature.
Sentinel.

Yuma County's grapes are the finest and earliest in the world.
 The assessment roll of Yuma county this year foots up close on to one million dollars.
 Hiram " Blaisdell has four vari- ties Of grapes ripe and ready for market, on his ranch in the Araby valley.
 The progress of Yuma is a sure and permanent one and is attracting capi- tai this way, owning i. to the splendid opportunities offered and the large re- turns received on investments made.
 The Yuma Indians are great be- lieyers in the tgood medicine" of mas sage and practice 1t in not only in keeping the wrinkles from their faces, but also as a cure for rheumatism and in fact for all aches and pains.
 The Yuma Indians are busily en- gagged planting corn, wheat, pumpkin, watermelons and beans on the lands lately submerged by the annual rise of the Colorado river.
 It Is authentically stated that quartz mill of forty stamps will be put up at Gold Rock next month. The mines in Gold Rock district are believed to be as rich as those of Carga Muchacho which camp 1t is a few miles distant from.
 The second crop of White Adriatic figs are quite plentiful in Andrew Tyner's garden, the first ripe ones were picked June 14th. From the same garden ripe Tokay grapes were taken last Sunday, June 18th. Where are you VacaviIle?
 M. Flynn, the author of that popu- lar song "MeGinty" passed through Yuma Sunday last on his way from New York to San Francisco. MT. Flynn was interviewed by a Sentinel reporter and stated that he would im- mortalize the Yuma Indians in the next Jingle" he forced on the hum- bugged public
 Charles Piekenback, who was the foreman of the Clip mine during the entire time it was worked, has been appointed by Messrs. Hubbard and Bowers, the foreman of the liar qua Hala bonanza. Mr. Pickenback' s many friends congratulate him and feel sure that he will fill his new posi- ton with success to himself and to the profit of his employers
 That another church is to be built Tn Yuma is almost certainty. A liberal amount of money has been promised and before many months more the silver-tongued bell of the westinghouse will join the sonorous- sounding campana of the Catholic Church, in calling the people of Yuma to their devotions every Sabbath morning.
 The Indians this year have reaped g heavy harvest of wheat and corn from the moist lands adjacent to the "bot toms" which were oyerAowed up to . few days ago. The "children of the forest' have learned that they can get three crops ill one year, by nov. ling t9 The different parts of alluvial lands st the proper time. A number Of the Ynmas have grape vines and pomegranates planted near the river i but above the overflow, and they are nicely and will be in full bearing nexi season.
 There are thousand of acres Of "bot tom" land lying along the Colorado river below Yuma, which are not nov utilized and could at small expense bC made very profitable, by the planting of rice. Directly after the Gila rive overflow, the lands could be seeded tt rice and the crop harvested before th' rice in the Colorado, immediately fol lowing which, Q second crop could b. made and the bottoms would yet re tain sufficient moisture to grow heavy crop of barley and wheat hay Here is an opportunity and a grant one for practical farmers. to mak three good crops in one season, at trifiing cost and with heavy returns