Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-12-19
Improvement Everywhere
Visible About it
LEVEE WORK COMMENCED.
Lands Being Laid Gut for the
EgriCulturalist.
New Buildings Electric Light
Hood and New Lilo for Yuma

Bright skies and cool nights have been
the order for the past two weeks. A
| high wind has also ragged at intervals
and on two or three occasions ice formed
the thickness of a knife blade on stand
ing pools. There are. however, few
signs to leaI al eastern tenderfOot to
the conclusion that summer is gone. The
| leaves Of the willow and tine cottonwood
are but barely tinged with the evidences
of theapproach of autumn. while the door
yards of Yuma are adorned with the rare
flowers Of midsummer, and. thes good
natured native enjoys his daily water
melon while he basks 10 the tropical
sunshine, the same as he has done every
every day since the middle of last May.
The great overflow of 80 and 81 gave the
red man an opportunity to raise almost
unlimited quantities of truck along the
ella and Colorado bottoms, and, to some
| extent. he awaited himself of the advant-
age, and now his wigwam is supplied
|
mex, season.
The long contemplated completion of
| the city levee OF the eastern border is
not any longer dream. For weeks the
prophecy has stood without apparent
contradiction that another flood season
| would steal upon Yuma without ade-
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the ella and Colorado rivers, should
there be another precipitation similar to
that of last Spring. Some work on the
levee was done by the territorial prisoners
! early this year under the direction OF
| Superintendent McInernay, but opera
tons were suspended before one thru
| completed, since which nothing has been
done towards this much needed i'm
| provement. Since that date Capt. Nc
| Tnernay and his assistant, Capt. Hale,
| have done gooc work in the restora-
| ton of sewers. The building OF sub
stantial adobe for the use of the officers
| and guards Of the penitentlary is now
gearing ompletIon, and other import
| ant work around the government
! grounds has received attention. The
delay in the levee work has served as a
| plea for numb IN commencing BUSH
| ness and residence structures, said to
| nave been in contemplation on the old
! town site. But Tins morning ali thing
| being in readiness "a force OF twenty five
| prisoners under charge of eX SUperin-
| tendert Gates was detailed TO commence
| the work anew. In few days, Capt.
| McIperuay informs me, the gang Will be
IN creased to fifty, ami operations vlgor~
ously prosecuted to a successful issue.
1t is expected that within a month OF
six weeks the levy can be put III a shape
to withstand any ex ;ept "unprecedent
ed" floods, though not fully up TO the
plans submitted b. thu Yuma feiiet
committee. Some more building will
now doubtless be prosecuted by our
citizens, who otherwise would have re
NAMED content To rest on their oars al
least another season.
As soon as the levee work is done the
superintendent of the prison will paint
ana repair ali the buildings under his
care.
La grippe, which has visited a ma
iority OF Yuma households, has not
sighted the inmates Of the prison, over
hfly at one time having figured in the
roll of invaiide, though much less
Number now need the skIlful attention
of DR.. Taggart, the prison physician.
Capt. McInernay himself did not escape
an attack, but he is again on his feet,
able to fulfil his onercus duties.
Althee Modestee, one Of our leadine
general merchants and bounty commits
siOner, has had more than his share OF
the affiictioE. tive or six OF bis family
having needed his soothing care at one
| time.
4 number of others are still complain
ing. but Dr.. Taggart predicts that the
most serious spell Of la grippe is past
for the season.
DR.. Taggart has just returned from q
weeks visit at Los Angeles, and though
ne reaped considerable enjoyment there
from he is glad to get home again, ana
says he could hardly be induced to eX-
| change Yuma cilmate for the Los Angel
es article lie experienced. The recent
storms up there did considerable damage
to citrus fruit and tine trees.
4. 4. Doherthy, who figured as the
chief contractor IN the construction of
Inc building done here since the great
food, returned from Los Angeles a few
DAYS ago ard reports that he has suc-
ceeded III organizing a company to con
strut electric light and ice works for
Yuma, and the proposition is 10 have
: the same completed by April lsi. 1892
; The initial outlay will be at least $4,000
lie will now remain I few days, ex
pecting to take charge Of toe construc-
ton OF the WOlfley canal. at u la Bend
but expects eventually TO necoma q
permanent resident of Yuma, which it il
to be hoped he viii, as plen II such
energy and enterprise are valuable &C
QUESTION to any town.
Railroad superintendent Start
weather expects TO commence taking uE
= the old track between this polnt and
ella City this week, Grant Brothers hav.
lug the new track along the mesa near
l ~ completed.
: The Yuma Pumping Irrigation Co
, have kept considerable force of men
and teams at work for the past two
? | months in clearing and preparing their
a extensive tracts of land for the next
years crop. 1T is understood that forty
acres hdge been Put ia garden order and
win be devoted wholly to vegetables
while several hundred acres are ready
for the planting of trees and vines
already ordered. Pumping wes suspend
| ed about two weeks ego, but is again tC
De resumed At once and kept up until
I the soil is put in propzr condition for
! planting. It is reported that the com
{ pany propose TO add number Of new
I pumps to their plant, thereby increas
! ing their facilities for e7ectual service
, Among the homestead locators on the
Algodones grant several have com
menced substantial improvements
, Edwin Mayes and r. S. Hatch have
purchased a large sized centrifugal
pump in partnership for their ranches
and expect to have Il in position within
: month and be ready to lrrigate as least
: thirty or forty acres for next season Z
crop. Mr.. Mayes has ordered an archi-
. toct TO dfaught plans for a.neat and sub
3 stantial brick residence.
, ! Judge Rrinley, our city clerk and