The Arizona sentinel., 1894-06-30
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 of Yuma County.
YUMA COUNTY.

~-~~- fornia catches of Arizona is that of tn, picturesque town of Yuma, which is snuglI situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides thu modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway tC Arizona, the new empire of the West, upor whose undeYeloped riches the eyes of th' country are at present turned, and as such she is bound to grow and prosper with ; rapidity that at present can hardly be re alized. But coupled with her geographi cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by a soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting only water to become paradise oi bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste al Yuma's very doors, but already reaction is taking place and many enterprises are .on foot to supply the life e-giving waters oi the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilitie; for cultivation, irrigation and abundance Oi water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizona can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 320 00' and 340 20> north latitude and lI3o 2O' and I IA 40> west Longitude. It contains SASS, ,320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bi1ed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria river, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town oi Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop Ot water which falls on its mountains and plains 6nds its way to this mighty rIver. It i' formed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows cause a greater depth of wate in this river in summer than in winter. thui furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes of irrigation and agriculture.
 It will be seen that for the entire distance along its western boundary, Yuma County possesses the great advantage of cheal water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western par of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent O which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows wes through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from its northern to its southern and from its eastern to its western bound aries, possesses far greater water suppl! than any other county in the Territory and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia
 This water is now being diverted from it natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrig"ting thu immense tracts of lands which lie in thi favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses thu Colorado river at the town of Yuma anC runs through the county, following tn generol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river rendering all the lands susceptible of irri gation and cultivation, can find an eas outlet in this way and can be transpol te to ali the markets and centers of populatio in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projecte from San Diego. California, to the tow of Yuma, and thence along the north sid of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County wi have exceptional railroad advantages.
 THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months ( the year has no equal, as we believe, m til world, and during the remaining thre months of the year, comprising June, Jul and August, the heat is not oppressive Even though the thermometer in md-sun ner may al times rise above l000, and O. casionally even reach lI00, yet, owing the absence of moisture in the air, it is nt oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, ligl and balmy. When the mercury marks u highest extreme of heat, person does n feel that oppression or debility which
 felt in the Eastern States when the me eurv is ranging from S00 to 9O0. The air so dry that precipitation is absorbed as SO as it reaches the surface of the body, al
 at no tune in the summer does the he
 produce any discomfort.