The Arizona sentinel., 1891-06-27
RICHEST OF LAND.
YyMA PUMPING IRRIeATING COMPANY
 A PRACTICAL TEST OF THEM.
Fifty Thousand Acres of Land
 Made CuItivatabI0--NOw is The Time fOI. Ina naInigratiOn>

throughout Arizona that thu
 pumps of the Yuma Pumping IT.
 rigation Company at Yuma
 had been thoroughly tested
 and that the result had
 proven an unqualified success
 The practical demonstration of the
 success of the Yuma pumping
 plant is a matter of great moment
 to Arizona, as there are vast tracts
 of lands which can never be irri-
 gated except by means of pumps,
 and to be proftably utilized the
 water must be lifted cheaply and
 in large quantities, and this was
 done at the trial at Yuma.
 The pumps used, two in number,
 have guaranteed capacity of
 5000 gallons per minute, giving a
 flow of 36O,O gallons per hour for both pumps. The pumps were built by the Irrigation Pumping Company, of Greedy, Colorado, and are in general and successful operation throughout the centen- nial State, as we'll as in other places, and have unqu estionably demonstrated their worth in Yuma. The steam acts directly on the pump; no engine is required, and there are 40 valves to wear out; sand and fish pass through the suction, and are dis charged from the pump with the water without any difficulty. The has settled all chance for argument against pumping plants for irrigating purposes in Arizona. In fact, the pumps have shown that their capacity is really more than it's manufacturers claim for it.
 When the trial run was made June 2, large number of the citi- zens of Yuma were present and the verdict of one and all was good, grand success, the pumps will reclaim thousands of acres of magnificent land." The pumps were shown to be capable of lifting IS much water as the guaranteed at the low pressure of five pounds of steam. It has been practically shown that the extreme init of the lifting power of the pump is thirty feet. The Yuma pumps at the present stage of water are required to raise the water only ten feet and of course, he results are better than they would be if the maximum lift had 1 % be made. The pumps are built ,n the banks of the Colorado river, which carries oceans of water con- aiming wonderful fertilizing prop 'rties. The feed pump which sup plies the 80-horse power boiler re- ,eived its supply of clear water rom a we'll bored on the river 'ank. Anticipating a further erection of pumps, the company | 1as in place an 80-herse power boiler which will answer all pur- poses for long time to come. Since he experimental run with the fuller and lengthier trials were made, and on each occasion nave given the best of results. It lag been found that the amount of 'uel required for both pumps will lot exceed two cords per day of ;welve hours. Wood costs at the pump $2.75 per cord, and can be lad in any quantity desired.
 The Yuma pumping Irrigation Company was organized under the avs of Arizona, October A, 1890, with the following officers: F. s. ingalls,, president; J. A. Muir of Los Angeles, first vice-president; Van R. Kent, of Denver, aecond 1 vice-president; Earl B. Coe, of Denver, treasurer; E. M. Sanford, general manager; J. H. Carpenter, secretary and superintendet; Lewis A. Hicks, chief engineer. Im- nediately after organizing work l was begun on the ditch, which is our miles long, ten feet wide at he bottom and six feet deep, and | connects with natural reservoir 1 which can store when needed the immense amount of 1,600,000,000 1 gallons of water. The reservoir is 1ne and one-half miles long and -hree-quarters of a mile wide, an