The Arizona sentinel., 1895-06-22
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 of Yuma County.
YUMA COUNTY.

YUMA COUNTY.
 A white nan first set foot on what is now Yuma County in l77l. It is the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritery. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali fornia catches of Arizona is that of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeyeloped riches the eyes Of the ountry are at present turned, and as such, she is bound to grow and prosper with a rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographi cal position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting o lly 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 70 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 of 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 ichest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 320 0O' and 340 20' north latitude and ll3o 2O' and ll4' 40' west longitude. It contains (. ASS, ,320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bised, 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 ritory of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls en its mountains and plains 6ndsits way to this mighty rver. It 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
  of irrigation and agriculture.
 1t will be seen that for the entire distance along its western boundary, Yuma County possesses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, sayampa 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 froin;its northern to its southern, and from its eastern o-its western bound aries, possesses far greater water supply than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia. r This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous lj large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrig" ting the immense tracts of lands which lie in this 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 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 ind an easy outlet in this way and can be transpol ted { 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 a of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will t have exceptional railroad advantages.
 HECEIMATE OF YUMA. i The climate of Yuma for nine months of 2 the year has no equal, as we believe, in the [ world, and during the remaining three a months of the year, comprising June, July . and August, the heat Is not oppressive. Even though the thermometer in md d-sum f mer may aa times rise above l00', and oc. casionally even reach ll0', yet, owing to a the absence of moisture in the air, it is not 0 oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light {. and balmy. When the mercury marks the a highest extreme of heat, person does not t feel that oppression or debility which is q in bo l