The Arizona sentinel., 1895-11-23
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

on foot to suppiy the life-giving waters o1 the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in regard to climate, healthiulness, 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 OO' and 34' 2O' north latitude and lI3' 70 and ll40 40' west longitude. It contains 6. ASS, 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 Eavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter litory of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on its mountains and plains inds its way to this mighty river It Is formed 6y 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 n this river in summer than in winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes o1 irrigation and agriculture.
 It 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 ol 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 from its northern to its southern, and from its 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 ali Cali fclnia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irriggting canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating 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- cation and cultivation, can find 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, and thence along the north side of the Giia river. Thus Yuma County will have exceptional railroad advantages.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for n:ne months oi rhe 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 net oppressive, Even though the thermometer in nnd-sum' o1er may al times rise above I00', anal Oc easionally even reach ll0', yet, owing tc the absence of moisture in the air, itis not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, ighl and balav. When the mercury marks che highest extreme of heat, @ person does not feel that oppression or debility which is felt in the Eastern States when the mer' aury is ranging from S0 to 90' The air is