The Arizona sentinel., 1893-09-30
At last the Truth.

new summer resort, at the moutl of the Colorado river, in regard t. which so many misrepresentation have been made, and so many un truths told, by those who never were there; is worthy of more thar B passing notice. For these reas' ons, we give below the facts to ou. readers, as gained from those who know whereof they speak:
 Capt. I. Polhamus, master of the steamer Mohave, says: "I came to Yuma in 1856, and have been connected with steamboating on the Colorado since that time, having been up and down it on our steam CTS hundreds of times. I have been on Montague Island probably 500 times, and passed by within few feet of it not less than 1,500 or 2. 900 times. never saw it covered with water or mud. I have seen the sloughs and gullies filled with water, and when the water ran out of these, at low ebb they were muddy. At low tide the sides of the banks of the island are muddy in places, caused by the deposits of sediment in the river water, which is brought down the Colorado. Our steamers nearly always have run the channel which separates the island from the Lower California shore, and passed within few feet of the island, most of the time so that one could almost jump on to it from the deck of the steamer, which always gave us a good chance to see the surface of it as we passed by, which was dry and hard"
 Capt. J. A. Mellon, master of the steamer G1la, says: "I came here in 1864 and have been running on the Colorado ever since, during which I have been on Montague not less than 60 or 75 times, and I have passed by within a few yards of it not less than 1000 times. I never saw 1t covered with water, nor muddy, though I was on the island at the highest tide ever known at that point, A feet, which is seven feet above the usual highest tides, and the island was high and dry out of the water, and none was ever seen on it's surface. It was always dry and hard, so that tens ,f thousands of sea fowl built their tests there, which they would not lave done if it had overflowed. We lsed to gather thousands of birds 'ggs there every spring."
 Capt. Geo. M. Thurlow, living n Yuma, says: "I came here in 1866, and for 12 years followed teamboating on the Colorado. I lave been on Montague island 25 'r 30 times, generally at the high 'st spring tides in May, when I vent there after eggs, and I have passed almost up to its banks probably 25o or 300 times, but I lever saw it overhowed or muddy, TOT any water on it. In some of he deep sloughs near the edge of ts banks, have seen water at the very highest tides. It was always nigh and dry, even at the highest 'torm tides" |
 Capt. C. V. Meeden, also a resi- lent of Yuma, says; q came here n the year 1869, and followed 'teamboating from here to the Gulf
 
 or ten years. I have been on Montague Island not less than 25 ,r 30 times, and during the highest ,ides ever known that point. I nave been past the island close into he banks 25O or 300 times where I ,ould plainly see over the surface # the island, but 1 never saw any l water or mud on it. It was always | try and hard"
 Chief Engineer H. s. Muzzy, of he steamer Mohave, says: q ,ame to Yuma in 1872, and have been running on the river most of he time since. I have been on Montague Island a number of