Los Angeles herald., 1893-01-01
YUMA.
A Report From the Enterprising Sons of
the River.

n Report From the Enterprfstng Sons o
the River.
Yuma county, arizona, has an area Q
1913 square miles-6, ,488, ,320 acres-al
expanse greater than either of the sever
smaller states of the union, and large
than Connecticut, Rhode Island an,
Delaware combined.
For more than 100 miles it is crossed
from east to west by the Gila river
which thoroughly waters the southern
portion, emptying into the Colorado a.
the city of Yuma. The Colorado, al
most as large as the Mississippi, waters
the western portion, and forms the
boundary between this county and Cali
fornia.
The population numbers 1000, and the
value of taxable property reaches in
round numbers $4,000, 900.
The bottom lands are so easy of culti-
walton that it is not uncommon to pass
over the ground with an ordinary cult.
vator single time, afterwards sowing
large crops are harvested. ALI plants
grow rapidly, maturing remarkably
early.
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more even temperature. No damaging
frosts ever touch them; they are there
fore particularly adapted to citrus fruits.
The coil is of reddish brown color, loose
enough to receive water without causing
the ground to bake. These lands are
the natural home of all semi tropical
fruits. The orange, lemon, lime, fig,
date, grape, pomegranate, bear in from
two to six years, at profits of from $500
to $1,000 per acre. Ten thousand straw
berry plants can be grown on an acre,
and will ripen in February, May and
Sentemher. Vegetables mature in from
80 to 80 days. and grow the year round.
The Yuma Water and Light company
are rapidly constructing, and will have
in operation by February 1, 1898, one OF
the finest water and electric light sys-
TENS in the west, which will supply
water and light TO the city, and irrigate
over 1000 acres Of table lands adjacent
to the city on the south. This land will
be divided into 10-acre tracts. This
winter it will be sown to alfalfa, and in
the fall of 1898 opened to settlement and
sale.
H. W. Blaisdell is the engineer and
1t was this public spirited
gentleman who conceived and has the
capital to carry out the making of Or
ange avenue, which is already graded,
and upon which will be planted orange
and olive trees. This will be the finest
avenue in Arizona, and in time will rival
in beauty the famous Magnolia avenue
of Riverside, Cal.
The Yuma Pumping and Irrigation
have plant by which they
are irrigating large tract of bottom
land below the city, and which makes a
fine showing for years growth. This
is under the management of
Denver capitalists.
The Mohawk, Farmers and South
Gila canals, in the Gila valley, ale doing
q wonderful work of development.
The Arizona and Sonora Land and IT.
rigation company are now making the
survey for large canal 100 feet wide, 7
feet deep and $50 miles in length, TAX
ing the water from the Colorado river
near Eureka cafion, on the California
side, and coming via Yuma and turning
into the great Colorado desert. 1t is
intended to reclaim 100000 acres of
citrus fruit lands. This company was
and equipped with Belgian
capital to the amount of $40, 100000. 1t
in connection with their irri-
cation project, to engage in orange and
lemon culture on colossal scale and
colonize the reclaimed lands.
L. A. Hicks is one of our leading citi-
zens. He has made thorough study of
the resources and possibilities of our
county, and in his profession as civil
engineer his services are constantly en-
ployed by the promoters of the various
enterprises of this county.
Judge J. L Van Derwerher, one of
the brightest members of the Arizona
bar, city attorney and attorney for sew
eral large mining and water companies,
is always among the foremost in all
public measures.
p. G. Golfer and w. T. Heffernon are
physi of wide regulations and ex-
tensive practice.
w. T. Gonder & Co. are the popular
wholesale and retail druggists. Gau-
doffo and Sangurett, A. Modesti, Charles
Baker, Isaac Levy and David BALI are
among the wholesale and retail mer-
chants, all carrying large stocks and
doing splendid business.
Louis Esselburn, a member of the city
council, has one OF the largest wholesale
and retail liquor houses in Arizona. He
is ever alert for business and improve
ment. G. V. Meeden does an extensive
business in the same line.
G. M. Therlow is one of the live busi-
ness men who raises his own oranges
and lemons for use in his business.
J.W. Stewart is an old Californian not
behind any in the management of an
extensive business.
The Southern Pacific hotel is under
the management of the genial member
of the city council, S. s. Gillespie, ever
ready to welcome weary brother to q
bountifully supplied table and pleas
ant stay in our italian climate, full oi
health and happiness for all.
The city has two live newspapers--the
Yuma Times and the Arizona Sentinel,
The latter is published by Hon. J. w,
Darlington, a large-hearted capitalist
The paper is the oldest as we'll as the
official newspaper OF the county, news.
paper conducted with enterprise and
ability. Come to Yuma for health
wealth and happiness.
As the name indicates, Halls Vegetable 81
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