The Arizona sentinel., 1895-12-14
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 of Yuma County.
YUMA COUNTY.

YUMA COUNTY. A white nan first set foot on what is now Yrma County in I'll. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritcry. 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 undeveloped riches the eyes ot the pantry are at present turned, and as such' she is bound to grow and prosper with rapidity that at present can hardly be re- slized. But coupled with her geographl- gal position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural posslbllI- ties are practically unlimited, being sur ronn5ed by Q 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 t&lready reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to -t..' the iifa-g''ing waters o- the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 Iu ~erard to climate, heaI5afa.aess. fer. ality and produotiyeness of soil, facilities fer cultivation. irrigation and abundance of water sappIy. variety cf rese"roea @"|' cheap transportation by rail and by "a5er, no rarA cf Arizona can surpass Iama county. which is desHaa3 Co become one of iebes5 and most prospero-s counties i0 Arizona.
 Itraso,tveea 82s o0' and 34a 23' north ?. tade arl ll3' 70 and lI4' +o' wes. loacitade. Lt contains C, ,455,52) acres. t Is about as large as the States of EAo1s Island. Connecticut and Delaware com b.sed. or as large ss either New Hampshire, Vermont OF Massachusetts.
 The western boundary Of Yuma Couaa  is formed by the Colorado rirer "alea ssaarstcs Arizona from California. The county is bounded on yao ~. -- U "..-.~..-- Fork and the Santa Maria river, who@C waters flow into the Colorado; on the east bv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yayapai, and on the south by Sonora Mexico. Its county seat is the town O Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct wate which falls on its mountains and piain 6nds it's way to this mighty river. It l. formed by the union of the Green an( Grand rivers, fed by the streams whlci rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snog-s cause a greater depth ot Wate ;n this river in summer than in winter. thu furnishing the most water at the seaSoi when it is most required for the purpose of irrigation and agriculture.
 It will be seen that for the entire distanc along its western boundary, Yuma Count possesses the great advantage Of chea water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western pal of New Mexico and is fed by numerou streams, among the most prominent which arc the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Ha' sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows |e' through Yuma County and empties into ti Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these grea rivers from its northern to its southerl ond from its eastern to its western boun' aries. possesses far greater water supp than any other county in the Ierntor and far more than can be found in all Cal fornia.
 This water is now being diverted from natural channels by means of numero' large irrigating canals, and utilized for u nurnsse of reclailning and irrig'tinG u immense tracts of lands which lie Tn th favored country, and which arc as fcrti as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses U Colorado river at the town of Yuma al runs through the county, following t conerol course. and at an average distan' of ataut four miles south, of the Glla rive rendering all the lands susceptible of IT ration and cultivation, can find an ca outlet in this way and can be transport to all the markets and centers of pnpuiati in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad IS project from San Diego, California, to the toV cfYuma. ard thence along the north sl of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County w have exceptional railroad advantages.
 THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma fer nine months the year has no equal, as we believe, Tn world. and during the remaining tn months of the year, comprising June, J' and August, the heat is not oPpfeasi' Even though the thermometer in nid-su