The Arizona sentinel., 1895-08-31

dllZeus DuO CUuJlCO NIOu hGA SOOSioPhA cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural posslblll- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise of bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters Of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY,
 In regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot 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 ot ichest and most prosperous counties Tn Arizona.
 It lies between 32O OO' and 340 20' north latitude and llSo 2O' and ll40 40' west longitude. It contains SASS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bixed, 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 Of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritorv of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains finds its way to this mighty river 1t IS 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 water in this river in summer than in winter. thus 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 ot cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent oi which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, savanna and Salt rivers. It flows west 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 it's eastern to its western bound aries, possesses a far greater water supply 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 its natural channels by means ot numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigeting the immense tracts of lands which lie in thls favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following the penerol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible ot lrri' cation and cultivation, can lind an easy outlet in this way and can be transported to all the markets and centers of population in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego, California, to the town of Yuma, ard thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will have exceptional railroad advantages.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months oi the year has no equal, as we believe, in the world, and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive Even though the thermometer in md-sum mer may aq times rise above l000, and oc casionalIy even reach llO', yet, owing te the absence of moisture in the air, 1t not oppressive. The atmosphere IS pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the highest extreme of heat, a person does moi feel that oppression or debility which i' felt in the Eastern States when the mer cury is ranging from S0' to 9O0. The air + so dry that precipitation is absorbed as Soor .s if reaches the surface of the body, anC at no time in the summer does the hea produce any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands of Yuma County comprise the rive bottoms and valleys and the uplands CT mesas' Tn botton ands are moister and slightly mere fertile if indeed, it is possible to make comparlson where all are so wonderfully productive and prollhc The ,,nlands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps