The Arizona sentinel., 1895-01-12

| o the ella and Colorado iver5 have IL the most
part deep sejiucntary soil OF brownish, gray
sandy 10 n, resting, in most places, upon gray
ella, aubsoil a. I &c tn Of rom ca to twenty feet
below She surface, The clay su6soil T. rms hard
pan Wal d Is irlrevvioTs to water These sells have
been slowly formed BY tie decomposition OF sh7les,
sandstcncs, u2arls. lime tones 1t. mixed uoh or
g1n- and "eg table mt CT. W, shed down by the
mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited
during the course OF ceu,uri.s Tie feltiIi inr
tr-W1ish m Il held in the wa-er o. the colorado
and ella rivers resembles thae from the Mic. and
rs quantity vA,ie5 f.om C. to 0.5 Der cen,
though tie water hen even con siIcra5lv disco,or-
6! 81 md is good TO dIink, resembling IL this res
pact the Missouri r-er " or. \ Oh mi a analysis
Of the Sc l;menr5 Of the Colorado and OF tie Nile
EXHIBITS wonderful s;mil ri,y in the constituent
parts Of each. Tn 0, Tie colorado exhibiting
trile less pot's5', most pho phori; a,ii AMI car
b1nada Of limestone beds through Viii Il the Colo
riG) pass In other r9sp9 Is tn sediment o. the
Colorado Is aim st lie tic viii tina Of the Elc.
II will be ticed therefore, that when .3is natr IS
usel for irig.t.oM it Is superior . ar.e-ial wters
since it is constantly supplying the land wi,h tha
richest fer iii ing elem ,nts. tn sol of the valleys
is extremely rich in dciomPoscd vegetable mater
and uaco rbiaci rbon, readily a5so Ding the
aerial glsos. slch especially, as oXyGn vhi-h en-
tering tae soil, decomp)ses the ors7n; IGncJcr5
that they ca BE- tlbon L ~ I = IRISH the plants
which may - colsiler,' laaliI- fctsur; in is
fertility. l. als) readily takes u? aal re airs
moisture, iiie the Frances OF It's particles afors
every iacii y for pcrcola-i7n AMI the activity o;
capillary i,n. IN it; necalaical onlrosi i5a lis
PARTED are IN 4 stat CT very igc division. viii :.
renders t more productive than co.rstr soils 1t
a qurics heasr,aii.y in tie daytime AMI the less
Of the hea. at ght is ve'y srt-ual, thot i re
M rs always warm and i; not su5.ccs to sp1d-n
csangos 0: heat and coll. B,.i les its cssoni con-
s-i,uents Of water, organic @, vc-,ta5l, m7ttcr,
sand AMI Gay, chemical analysis shows that line,
soda, magne5 a. iron, ammonia AMI av liable forms
OF III r9@sn, phospho-ic ac,d an potash enter into
congo,i ion in tn proportions best adlptol 30
add to its fer Ill y though, OF purse, IS always
the case in soil ana i, its composition y.rcs in
diGerenS localities AID i not always constant.
The soil o. tie up,alis, or m2sa3, IS lighter AMI
more gravelly and in s3m3 ri ce3 of free, loany.
calcar;Ou5 cllrlc,5r. Ia IN "a lall; are AMI
generous. They seem especially aljp-ed for the
grippe, Olive and citrus traits generally. Ta.ir soil
contains more maSnesia, lime or chalk th2a the
bottom lnI5. It nsyec cr}c's an re airs moi SIRE
admir- .by in summer Il j. OF That caara ter which
will nrodlc wine that VIII keep gooi for fit, CT
q hundred wars, and improve aEnuo ~, not being
liable TO sour, or exposure 20 the ar after
ear OIL, TO become ur6!i and cllrg. color in the
bottle or glass.
We can safely say tina the soil OF YUM County
can nowhere be surpa'ssl, containing as it does al
tae cssea;ill clements of richness and fertility.