The Arizona sentinel., 1896-11-14

Is taking place and many enterprises are on foot 70 supply the life-giving waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 In regard ro climate, i1eaithGulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water suPpl..', variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of :rizena can surPas' Yuma county. which is destined to become one ot richest and most prosperors counties i'll Arizona.
 It lice hetween 32o OO' and 34' 20 north latitude and llSo zOr and ll40 40> west longitude. 1t contains 6.4SS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware con- bi,ed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yu'na County is formed by the Colorado river, which senarates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria ri, CT, ~ho~ e waters flow into the Colorado; on the east Sv the counties of Pima, MaricoPa aud Yavapai, and on the south by Snnor7- Mexico. It's county seat is the town of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter rit.ry of Arizona, and erery drop ct Water which falls on its mountains and plains 46nds its way to this mighty r1rer. It IS ormed 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 greater dep'h ot "ate', iu this river Tn summer than m 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 estern boundary, Yuma County possesses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
  of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent oi which are the San Redro, Agua Fria, Has sayamps 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 bonnd' .aries, possesses far greater water sppply than any other county in the Territory. and far more .tiian can be found in all Cali .fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous |. la, ge irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrig"ting tin rimmense tracts Of lands hich lie m this fasole ed country, and which arc 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 ,eenerol course, and at an average distance of ablrt four miles seuth, of the tila ri CT rendering all the lands susceptible of irri cation and culti 'ation, can lind an eas! outlet in this way and can be transported 10 all the markets and canters of population 5is the East or West.
 Anotter competing railroad is projected firom San Diego, California. to the-to"n sof Yuma, and thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will Fhave exceptional railroad advantages.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA. .the year has no equal, as we believe, in the world, and during the remaining thu ee ,months of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive. E, en though the thermometer in mld-sum- .u,er may aa times rise above 1902, and oc- easionally even reach li00, yet, owing to the absence of moisture in the air.. tis not oppressive The atmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the highest extre'9e of heat, a person does not .feef that oppression or debility which iN .felt in the Eastern States w hen the mer- cury is ranging from SO' to 9O'. The air is 80 dry that preparation is absorbed as soon % ,as it reaches the surface of the body, and sat no time in the summer does the heat prsduceany discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands of Yuma County comprise lhe river bottoms and valleys and the uplands mesas The bottom ands are moister and slightly fertile, If, indeed. it is possible to IT. ke comparisons ghere all azs So wonderfully productive and prolific. The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly fer potter the cultivation oi the citrus fruits