Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-08-09
YUM4 COUNTY.
THE NEWS oE THE WEEK AT THE
 GlTE CITY.
The.Ga rdens ofiuma and their COmmer eiaI Protits--Gold Dust from the Cocopah Co untry-- Mining
 Mattes--Other Items
 q Interest.
Y,na Sentinel


 When this village has a better system of water-works tlan now supplies Yuma large number sf new gardens will be planted, and thereby greatly improve the appearance of tie town as well as create new values in rel estate. What are now glistening wastes of barren sand, will be- come by is uniol with water and the in tluences of our semi -tropic cline lovely bowers of beauty, attractive and at the same time a so1rce of profit to the in- dustrIous and progressive residents of Yuma. The amount of money which can be made here in one season on a small piece of ground. carefully cultivated, Is surprising to Califonians as well as Eastern Visitors. The wonderful results shown nlthe Yuma gardens is what first attractedthe attention of canal-building 1 investorsof this county. And the Sentinel 1 confidently asserts that there Is not any where onthe Pacific slope a section which can cOmare with this in the successful growing of lines lemons, figs, bananas and kinded fruits There are gardens here, which to the writer's personal knowledge have not only supplied their owners with all the fruit needed for their own uses, put also gave them a hand some return on the small amount of money invested. in several instances sell | ing as high as twenty dollars of fruit - i figs, lines and lemons ns-from each tree | Ill full bearng.
 l It does nd require much figuring to ascertain th9 one acre of fruit land In this country $ worth ten of any in Cali | fOrnia, that is of course when supplied with an abundance of water, of which this region has plenty on every side, only needing ln some instances little work to 1 properly take advantage of its magniti- cent benefits
 Those well known prOspectors Charley Lee, Harry Nivens, Henry Burns and George Alien, left on Monday for the Cocopah gold placer fields. If there is any of the yellow dust Ill that section the party will be sure to make a good clean mp, as they are experienced and success ful miners. News from them will be awaited by their friends here with mucl anxiety as the tales of wealth. from tho Cocopah country, to say the least, have been slightly mixed
 The Sentinel office folks, were sick las week and the paper would not have made it's appearance if Colonel D. K. Allen had not kindly filled the editorial chail in the hour of need. Colonel Allen is genial gentleman, who was a brave office in the Union army during the civil wal and who Is entrusted with important bus mess interests of the International Com pany of Lower California. Our warmes thanks are extended to the kind an, talented gentleman for his efficient wor last week.
 Charles Pickenback foreman of tn Hubbard and Bowers bonanza mines i the Harqua Hala camp. Is pushing devel opment work, with rapidity and has a ready opened up on large body of higE grade gold ore. It is currently reporte that the camp is about to become th liyeliest point in Arizona and that heav work, involving the expenditure of larg sums of money, IS contemplated by sey eral mine owners of that section.
 A much needed mail route has bee established by the postal authorities be tween Chrystoval and the Mohawk va ley The new pOstoffice is at Norton ranch-house and Hon. George W. Norto has been appointed postmaster. Tn authorities at Washington have COT tracted for tri-weekly mail which wi be very acceptable to the settlers of tn Mohawk valley.
 The watermelon crop Is about use l up hefeaDOuIS, put tntllkS 10 the l un Indians love for that cooling fruit, al other, or adjourned session of watemelo season will soon open. with fruit grow on the Colorado river bottoms, from see planted June 30
 It Is stated by persons of unquestione reliability, that a very active and III Ll4n141a4444.4.A4-A1 l----..44l -9fzrJ1ITa Count fruit lands, will within thirty days, be u interesting topic of conversation in the. parts.