The Arizona sentinel., 1896-04-11
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.


 the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 Tn regard 10 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 destinelto become one Of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 1t lies between 32o 00> and 340 20' north latitude and ll30 20' and ll4o 40' west longitude. It contains 6.48S, ,320 acres It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island Connecticut and Delaware com- bi.ed. 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. who-e 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 ct 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 ill the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing SHOWS cause a greater depth of water in this river III summer than Tn 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 restern 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 or which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has savampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and cmpties into the Colorado at the town of Ynma.
 Yuma ccnnty, travcrsed by these great rivers from its northern to it's southern. and frem it's eastern to it's western bonnd' aries. possesses a far greater ~.ater supply than any other county ill the Territory. 5.n more than can be found in all Cali er.-..
 Tafs ve.e is now being diverted from its natural oaaaocls hy means of numerous r,.os ..rl fng canals, and utilized for the ,--r .s ,eclaiming and ir'ig~ ting tn 5...... ..ts of lands which lie ju this f..a-.5 try, and which alc as fertile 8sar, ia -e world.
 The Sat.. ern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado 5E ?r at the town of Yuma aud nuns through the county, following the e1cnerol course, and at an average distance of about fouT miles south, of the Gi!a river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- ,,atio, and cnlti .ation, can find an easy on,let in this way and can be transpol ted to all the markets and centers of population in the East or West
 Anotaer 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.
 HECLIMATE or YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma fer niue months of +be year has no equal, as we believe, in the world. and during the remaini"g thIee ,ronths of the year. comprising June, Jaly and Aucnst. the heat is not oppressive Even trough the thermometer in mld-son p,er may a times rise aboTe l00', and o1- oosjonanv even reach lI10, yet, o'ihg tc the absence Of moisture in the air, itia not o,,rressive. The atmosphere is pae. li5h' and balnv. When the mercury marks 'h' biol,est extre.le of heat, person does nos feel that oppression or debility which l. fort in the Eastern States when the mer- eurv is ranging from 8os to 9o'. The air is SO dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the hody' an" at no time in the summer does the hear produce any discomfort.
 LA,-rs AND SOILS.
 T5e lands of Yuma County comprise the rlV'f bottoms and valleys aId tIe uplands or 1nesas me bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertlie' if. indeed. it i5 possible to m Ike comparisons where all are 50 wonderfully productive and psoiie