The Arizona sentinel., 1891-01-24
Yuma, Yuma County.
 and Arizona.

Arizona.
 YUM A $ ot t5g A2iIoss ths eo%ing Phsg fohy oi:y is located upon the South bank of the Great Colorado River, the Nile of the Pacific Coast, navigable for $50 miles, and lG5 miles above its mouth, miles above the line of Baja, California, and g miles above the line of the State of Sonora, Mexico.
 The Colorado river is l2O0 feet in width where the $. P. R. R: crosses it; l34k feet above the level of the sea. Low water at the bridge is F feet, and the highest water known since record has been kept was 29 feet and inches.
 ARIZONA
 Yuma enjoys a greater amount of sun shine than any other spot on the North American continent. The record for twelve years shows ap average of 277.4 clear days, and 8 fair days, leaving only l4.6 cloudy days per year, and the least number of clear days recorded in the Territory is 2IO3 at Fort Grant, which is also credited with an average of III fair days or 44.7 cloudy days in the year.
 The climate of Yuma for months in the year has no equal in the world, the other months are warm but not too op- pressive. The atmosphere is clear, pure, dry, light and balmy, tempered by the gulf breezes, and the gentle winds from the mountains. There are no "blizzards," no 'polar waves, no f!hurr;caass," no fogs. There is no frost even to kill the orange, lemon, or fig. It is the climate for those troubled with lung or throat difficulties, neuralgia CT rheumatism. The moisture In the atmosphere as given by the U. 5. Signal Service IS only from 25 to 30 per cent, while in other localities it is from 75 to S5 per cent. Neither malaria, pneu- monia, nor levers are generated in this section. Taken as a whole, the climate has no equaL The highest shade temperaturs ever known in Yuma is IIS degrees. The sensible temperature st tniS point Is SS de grees. h New York the Shade temper ature being I15, the sensible heat is no or 5 degrees there as against r degrees here. YUMA COUNTY,
 contains 10, l3S square miles, equal to B. 4SS, 320 acres. The Colorado river borders the county on the west for 100 miles, and the Gila crosses it for 100 miles. The two rivers unite at Yuma Bill Williams Fork river hounds the county on the north for 50 miles, The county is 90 miles in length north Gad south by 70 wide cast and west 2,OOo, 900 ACRES OF LAND
 Below Yuma, and upon both sides of the Colorado river lies the largest area of rich bottom, valley, and mesa lands, that is to be found in one body on the Pacific Coast. It extends on the west side from $. P. R. R. southerly nearly to Sap Felipe on the Gulf of California, 200 miles and back to the main range, in places for leo miles, while on the east side it reaches from Yuma to Port Isabel, l50 miles and back for 30 miles more or less.
 THE SOIL OF THEVALLEY HANDS, is deep, dark gray. LrQwnish, or reddish sedimentary and aliuvial deposit, from to 20 feet Tn depGh, resting on clay subsoil, which forms hard-pan imperYious to water The soil is made up from the de- composition of granite, limestoEes, marls, shales and sandstOnes, which has been mix ed with vegetable matter, alluvial loans and other matter washed down fer ages by the ancient rivers ard deposited during the cycles of time. The soil is as rich as that of the Nile in Egypt, which it resembles, both in colors, and analysis. Our soils are richer than those of the Nile, in carbonate of lime and phosphoric acid, but carry a little less potassa. The mesa lands possess a far different soil. The lime, magnesia, chalk and potash render the soil most fertile and especially adapted for the olive, lime, lemon, orange, fig grape and other fruits. The valleys, mesas, uplands and hills above Yuma are just as rich and pre- ductiv3 and in time will be the homes of hundreds of families.
 AND MINEs.-
 Yuma county is rich in gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, manganese, cobalt, speigleheisen, besides great mines or beds of the finest clays from which the coming metal luminnium is made. Probably the Harqua Hala gold mines are among the richest in the world. The Clip mine has paid. it is estimated something near Sl, 0OO. .OOO, and it is believed that others are even richer and better, and that when de veloped tEe mines in Yuma county will be second to none on the coast Capital and careful management are all that is required to make her mines among the very best. The general and extensive work now be- ing done all through the county is meeting with the very best of success, and the out look never was so encouraging.
 LIVE STOCK.
 The great valleys Of the Colorado and the Gila afford the finest of natural pastur age for live stock of all kinds. There are no storms in winter nor pests Ill summer to molest or kill the cattle, horses or other live stock The loss Is less than 2 per cent Der annum. The Lower Colorado and New river bottoms are the native breeding places of the hog. Cattle mules, and horses do as well. The great fields of jules and of " heat grass, afford Iine grazing grounds for all classes of live stock, throughout the year, and these pastures never have been known to fail even in the dryest seasons. SEMI-TROPICALFRUITS AND NUTS.
 Yuma county is the native heath of the orange, lemon, lime, fig, pomagrauate, banana, peach, plum, grape, strawberry, 1 raspberry, blackberry and currant, in fact | uf all of the senll-Gropical and other fruits. All of our fruits a:e ripe and ready for market from to 6 weeks earlier than any other portion of the Pacific Coast. The l apple and cherry will grow and produce
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