The Arizona sentinel., 1892-03-12

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Mediterranean Sweets predominant.
The lines are the favorite Tahiti's.
The acreage set out in oranges is
10; lemons 40 and two in lines.
Two acres of grape fruit, the new
citrus favorite are also doing nicely.
J. H. Kerr, a skilled and expert
enced fruit-grower is the orchard
list in charge, and showed his fig
trees, covering % acres with some
pride.
The fig orchard is in the best con-
dition possible. Yuma county, the
home of the fig, will astonish the
world when the products gets into
market. Common figs planted in this
section improve in quality and when
fine varieties are set out and become
even better than the original stock,
why the result will be very surprising
to say the least. Among the fig trees
planted the following varieties are the
most prominent: White Adriatic,
Smyrna, Black aud Celestial.
Five hundred olive trees
are being set out around the trees
on the north and west sides to act
as a wind break. In the
DECIDUOUs FRUITS,
the choicest varieties of apricots,
peaches, plums and nectarines in
ali amounting to 20 acres, have
been planted and are growing rap
idly. Many of the trees have the
fruit set and a large number of
them are in flower. Deciduous
fruit growing in this country has
passed beyond the experimental
stage and is as sure Of success as
the lime, lemon and orange. A
nursery of 9 acres has been ar
ranged in a sheltered nook; OF
which five acres will be devoted to
growing orange, lemon and lime
seedlings. The stock raised in
this nursery will be of great value
as it will be homegrown and con-
sequently will not need to be
"Arizonized" or acclimated. A
large field, nearly Sc acres, in Gu
cumbers, cantloupes and
wATERMELoNs GALORE,
attracted more than passing atten-
ton. The vines are large and
from the present outlook water
melons can be shipped in carload
lots early in May. A tract of 20
acres in potatoes, whose eyes will
soon be looking upward is as green
and pretty as anything on the
ranch. The patch of Arizona
violets," commonly known as
onions is in an equally good con-
dition. 1t is an accepted fact that
Yuma county onions are the most
perfect grown, like our climate
they cannot be excelled. The Colo
rdtU river Oh It's Journey to the
gulf, carries an ocean Of the preci-
Gus life giving fluid and furnishes
the water for this enterprise, which
when completed in its en-
tirety, means the reclamation
of 10000 acres of fine fruit
land, and will be one Of the grand.
est in the world.
On October 22d last, E. NJ. San
ford started the first clearing and
blowing on his ranch under the ditch
of the above company.
Now, as to the history
and progress of the pioneers
of this great work; the facts follow
ing are from conversation with
officers of
THE YUMA PUMPING IRRIGATING CO.
which was Incorporated early in 1890
1t had for its object the pumping Of
water from the Colorado river, just
below the railroad bridge and upon
the U. S. Quartermaster's reservation
on the Arizona side of the river
When Judge E. N. Sanford of Pres
colt, first took hold of the proposition
to promote it he saw the necessity oil
securing the right-of way across the
reservation, and obtained the consent
of the higher authorities in charge
but the local authority obstructed the
progress of the work, and Judge San
ford went to Washington to procure
an act of Congress. A bill granting