Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-05-31
YUMA COUNTY.
The Newsy Happenings at the Gate City
 and vicinity
(Yuma Times.)

Building Association are considering the construction of another story tc their elegant building.
 A small piece of exceedingly rich gold quartz float was found on the hill opposite the Southern Pacific Hotel the other day.
 General satisfaction is expressed hereabouts over the appointment ol Geo. Christ, as the first Collector oi the Arizona Customs District.
 The Colorado is still rising and unless the waters soon recede, will in short time reach to within two or three feet of the much vaunted high water mark of 1884.
 Yuma County Is pre- -eminently adapted to raisin culture. Several oi the principal raisin growers of Fresno county California, have expressed their intention of embarking in the business on large scale within the coming year.
 The public shool will close for the summer vacation in a little more than two weeks hence. During the ten months now nearly past but two weeks have been given up to vacations making an almost continuous term We venture the assertion that there are but few districts in Arizona that can make so fattering a showing.
 The outlook for the coming of new railroads to this section is unusually bright. It is notorious that two sor more competing lines mean everything to town, involving necessarily cheaper freight and cheaper living ex- penses. Yuma county will welcome the advent of additional roads with open arms.
 Some needed improvements have recently been added to the County Jail by Sheriff Nugent, including a complete bath room, tub, piping and an other appurtenances. The major portion of the labor was done by the Sheriff with the assistance of Archie Campbell and the cost to the county will amount to but little Tramps will now be compelled to sub init to baths whether they desire it or not. As cleanliness is said to one of the most prominent and desirable of all the virtues, there may yet be made in the physical development oi these rowing gentry a radical, if not lasting, improvement.
 Where can more beautiful gronds be found than those right here at Yuma? Figs and apricots reached maturity some time past while grapes are nearly ready for the table. Dates are doing we'll, and SO are times. lem. ons, oranges and many other fruits This is probably the earliest fruit region in the United States, as has been demonstrated by actual experi mentation over and over again. As the truth becomes more widely known capital will level the only obstacle that, heretofore, has existed and an industry profitable in its financial re- turns'as it is mighty in its scope. will follow so surely as the night follows the day.
 The body of drowned man was seen from the railroad bridge by Messrs. Jose de la Osa and others or Saturday evening, at five o'clock. The Colorado being very high and the current exceedingly swift the corpse was soon out of sight despite the eff forts made by several persons to finc 1t, although they searched as faI down the stream as Fl Rio. The bod, fioated face downward thus prevent ing identification, but is believed tC be the remains of Antonio Rios who as mentioned in the last issue of thi. paper, was drowned near Norton. Landing while attempting to TOW across the river. It is hardly likely that any further trace of the body will ever be found.
 A well-known individual, we ar, told, who some months ago was al inmate of the penitentiary, is now tn, happy possessor of twenty acres of lanC in one of the finest agricultural dis tricts of California. Ten acres ar planted to vines and the remainder tc grain, while the fortunate owner is ad ding to his income by working at hi trade as bricklayer, receiving therefor $3 per day. He has gained the re spect of those with whom he has taker up his home, is doing splendidly ant apparently has left the old life, witl its sins and hitter associations ia behind him. We are reliably inform sd that this unfortunate, resembhn in many particulars Hugo's Jean Val jean, has done many kindly deeds an often extends helping hand to tn needy with whom he comes in contact and is proving himself to be a usefu member of the community. For thes reasons we withhold his name.