The Arizona sentinel., 1894-07-21

by the construction of rrgatng ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.''
 The foregoing statements are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice to this won deriul land. Pineapples, dates. almonds and wal nuts will do we'll Strawberries. raspberries. black berres currants gooseberries and all varieties ot small fruits can be successfully cultivated Indeed Yuma County is not only the natural home Of the citrus and semi-tropical fruits as almost every fruit, nut plant grain, grass or vegetable which eau be produced in either tropic temperate zone, will thrive in it's rich and fertile soils.
 THE MOHAWK VALLEY stretches along the north side of the Gila River and is formed by deposits of alluvial soil placed there by old overhows. The valleys is as level as it is possible for so large body of land to be- It portion of the Gila Valley and con- tains an area of about seventy square miles. The head of the valley rests against Texas Hill which hill lies about sixty miles east of the town Of Yuma, and extends westerly along the course of the Gila river distance of about twenty miles. At it's point the valley is two miles wide, and varies tc five miles in width. The Gia river forms its southern boundary, and it's northern is composed of high mesa lands which offer protection from north winds. narrow strip of land of variable width, lying next to the river and running the entire length of the valley, is sometimes overfowed for about two moI ths dur ing the winter season by the high waters of the river The lands subject to overflow available for the raising of corn beans and other products of the same nature, and for pasturage.
 In estimating the width of the valley, as men, tioned above, this strip of overflow land is not taken into consideration. There are sixty-fve sections or about
 40,0O0 ACRES OF LAND not subject to overflow, which available for agricultural purposes and easy of irrigation. The soil varies from 12 to 20 feet in depth, and both soil and climate are remarkably well adapted and cannot be surpassed for the raising of almost all agricultural products such cereals, corn, vege tables peaches apricots, cherries, grapes, oranges lemons, olives, dates, figs, bananas, citron and and the various kinds of shade and orna mental trees, alfalfa, Arabian millet and all species of grasses suitable for grazing and stabling purposes, thrive and grow luxuriantly. The adapt ability of the soil and climate for the growth of all these products has been proven and is being proved by actual experiment.
 The valley of the Gila produces finer
 WHEAT AND BARLEY than can be grown Tn any portion Of the State of and that State is noted for the excep- tional quality of it's wheat.
 In addition to these enumerated products, cotton, tobacco and sugar-cane thrive well, especially cotton and sugar-cane, as in any known country. Also the Bayo bean grows politically, and can be raised at large profit per acre.
 Owing to the nature of the climate, farmers plant wheat and barley in the month of January and harvest, the same May, and on the same land, after harvest they plant and beans and gather a good crop of both.
 ORANGES, LEMONS, FIGS. dates olives, bananas and other sem-tropical fruits are now being raised in the town of Yuma, and can be gathered throughout the year, in a number of gardens Soil and climate are particularly we'll adapted for the raising of grapes and there can be no climate equal to that of Southern Arizona for the proper curing of wines, owing to it's even temperature and the extreme dryness of the atmos phere Grapes as well as other fruits and berries, ripen two.months earlier than in California and still earlier than in ahe Eastern States which facts create markets both east and west, for these pro- ducts, during large portion of the fruit season.
 THE CHA VALLEY.
 ''There is probably no compact body of agricult- ural land in the whole world that will equal in area and fertility the valley of Gila, commencing at Florence and ending at Yuma, including the Salt river valley. It is more than 200 miles in length, with an average width of perhaps 20 miles and there is sufficient water to irrigate every foot of it. The capabilities of production of this vast tract of land is something almost incredible to those who have not witnessed the prolific growth of veg citation in Southern Arizona. Everything the temperate zone produces will flourish here, and many tropical and semi-tropical fruits and plants grow exceedingly well. There is hardly variety from the deciduous fruits of the most northern States to the delicate citrus productions of the southern countries, that cannot be successfully grown in this valley and the tropical banana and the date are readily cultivated with little care. This wide range of production, in addition to the ong season, in which from two to four crops mat ure during a single year, presents wonderful ar ray of advantages that arc apparent to the most casual observer. In addition to this, there is an exclusive supply of the earliest and most profitable market enjoyed by It's fruit raisers involving rare benefits that no other section enjoys, The climate is all that mankind wish for the pure, dry at- mosphere being especially beneficial to invalids and luxurious to the robust. There are absolutely none of the evils that act dwellers in other local
 ities and all the conditions of health and prosper ity are concentrated in this marvellous region. The time is close at hand when this valley will support a dense population of happy and prosperous people and it will acquire fame throughout the world as the nearest approach to earthly paradise. e.''- Florence Enterprise.
 PRODUCTIONS.
 Being in the latitude of Persia, with similar eli mate it is not unreasonable to infer that there should be a close relation in productions. Of the cereals all do equally well. On the aluvium along the river, from 40 to 60 bushels of wheat per acre can be raised and proportionately of oats and bar ley. Corn can be grown if planted very early or very late Sorghu.p and the true cane grow very luxuiiantly. Gotten becomes perennial, plants in Yuma having grown from one seeding twelve years in succession. The lint may be gathered con- tinually from June to January The castor bean grows into miniature trees, and are as long lived as many of the ornamental trees of more northern attitudes Hemp is indigenous along the Colorado