Tombstone daily prospector., 1890-07-25
YUMA.
Its Present Condition and the Great
 Future Before IL.

scorching. He waits Tor It longingly. and feels disappointed upon going away that bis experience has been an
 uneyentfnl one. The thermometer at this writing, ' P m, registers HIS on
 the shady side of the hotel veranda. The precipitation stands out from every pore, the breeze is warm, but upon striking the body it's effect IS to con- vert ones body into a cool, delightful mass of nerves and tissues. which is q pleasing contrast to the heat in higher attitudes, where precipitation is un- known, unless accompanied with ex- ertion or physical exercise. Here you perspire as you sit in your chair. Nature has conspired to make this ore of the most heaithful climates on the face of tue globe. Everybody looks well the complexions of the people are contrast with the bilious, saffron eolored faces visible in other elimes, where it is not considered respectable to siceaf
 The magnificent body of water run ming away to the ocean without being utilized by man strikes one as being peculiar oversight on their part, which can not be accounted for by the wis itor. With magnificent soil and healthfui climate it is cause of won derment that where nature has done so much man should have taken so little advantage of her works There are mines along either bank of the river for hundreds of miles without wheel being turned by its power There are placer mines and rich ground for miles on either side almost beyond comprehension, and yet only to be worked by dry washers and other CT ude methods. But all of this apathy upon the part of capital can not re- main long in its present state, and when the time does come Yuma coun- ty and the Colorado river basin will have aD astonishing growth in re- markedly short space of time.
 THE PRISON.
 Yuma has one institution beside the admirably conducted hotel and two papers--ihe Times and Sentinel which she may well feel proud of. The penitentiaryis an institution Of which few people, aside from those who have to go there, have any idea. outside of the knowledge that it is a prison. The conyicts there number 143 at the present time. The prison grounds and buildings proper are sur rounded by an adobe wall of iormid- able dimensions. The description of the walls, guard houses, gatling gun stand and other perfectly arranged means of thwarting any attempt ates- cape are a secondary consideration to the comfort and we'll being of the prisoners confined within the walls. 1 In the first place the visitor is struck l with the remarkably cool atmosphere throughout the interior of the build ing. Tine ventilation is perfect, The bath room where any one of the con- victs can take shower bath at any time of day, the library with its ex- tensiye shelves piled with books. the ] barber shop, drug department, laun- dry and other conyenienses, Tor the 1 health and comfort of the prisoners, are models in their msr1er of con- struetion and accessories.
 The prisoners are not confined in i tbeir cells all day as is the case with many prisons, but are allowed to min gle with each other with perfect free dom. The library is well patronized and is filled with a class of books in structiye as well as interesting. Tie prisoners are allowed to choose any | they may desire. Some of them busy themselves in making canes, bnreaus, and wood ornaments,i others with lace work. There IS an air of happiness and eoBtented feel ing among the men which Is pleas ing surprise. The surroundings are Of much cleaner and more civilized type than large number Of the men were used to when they had tneirfEee- dom. Among those known in Tomb- stone who are confined here are Sam acclaren who has charge of the kitclI- en; his brother who assists him, Wi.-i son Douglass w,o aids assistant Hatch on his rounds, night and morn