The Arizona sentinel., 1896-11-07
RIVERS uF YUMA COUNTY.

in regard 10 climate, healthinlness' fer silitv and prodUctivsUess of soil, faerIf'eH Tor cultivation, irrigation and ahnndance "f water supply, variety of resources and cLeap transportation by rail and by water, no part of :rizona can snlpasS Yuma eonntv, which is destined to become one "' richest and most prosperous counties In Arizona.
 It lies hetw cen 320 CO and 34' 20' north latitude and llS0 2O> and ll40 4o' west longitude. It contains 6.4SS. 320 acres. It is about as large as the Sia'es of Rhode Hand. Connecticut an iptl w're com hi.ed or as l..rsca az e. her N HauE-h're. Terru,ut OF Na->tcsI sets
 The eslern a,,. diary of lo aa Gu ty is toru..d by he Colorado 'i.,r, 'i''c.' sensrate. A,izana from Cahforni-r. he 2ouatv is bounded cn the north h> 'iiIa'ns Fork and inc santa Maria ri CT, ~ho e waters flna inro the Cour,d on t..e ras- hv tha counties oI Puma, Naic"ia o Yayanai, and oa the ~"otA a5 5.n"sa. Mexico l;s caaaly sesv is ,ne to "i Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ,itnry of Arizona, and every drcP 't w'trr which fails On it's mountains and plains inds its way to this m;ghty n'er. It '" ormed by the union 1f Jhe 'rHea and Gran2 l;vars. fed ly r.' sbfe. ns H"'cI r;se Ill the Rocky NJ 3unbaI-is, auF t.e "'r-t inc snows cause greater depth of water ;n this river m summer than !n winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes Of ir igation and agriculture,
 It will be seen that for the entire distance along it's esteru ioumdar,, Yuma C"nnt2 oossesses the great advantage Of cheap syater transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western par of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among She most prominent oi which are the Sen Pedro, Agua Frla, Has gayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west shrough Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the toAn Q. Yuma.
 Yuma ccunty, trsversvd by these great rivers from is northern to its southern and fror, it> eastern to its western bouuH aries. possesses far greater "'ater supply .hau any other county in the 'e:i,'r ry. and far more than can be found in all Cali fern;a
 This water is now being diverted from it. natural channels by means ot numer"'> la, ce irrigating canals, and utilize'l Tor the purpose of reclaiming and irrig" ting ta immense tracts of lands which lie 'n t5's ea,ored country, sud which aic as fertile as am i4 yhe world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado siverat the toso oI Iunr a"o -ars rfraagh ths ooant. in'. wing 'h' aeaeroi cuais,, a.,: a5 ..tl .sern5s .h17nsr ofabaut forr miles s9nth. os rne ol.a ri e'. rendering al the lands soseeptihie of ir7. aatioa and culti atlon, can dnd an easy antlet in this way and can he transpoi ted to ali the markets and canters of Popo o'ation .. the East or " lest.
 Anot, CT comDeting r7i'ro5d is projected from San Diego. California. tc the t@Nn of Yuma. and thence a!en= the north side of the Gila river Inns GuH.. County will have exceptional railroad advan'agFs.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yama for nine mon-hs .". .he year has no equal, as ve belle C, in thc -a world and during the remaining tn q ,,nonths of the l ear, comprising J"ne, Jlh and August, the heat is not opprcssl' e. Eyen tou2h the thermometer in n'ld-sn a' -,,,er may al times rise abo.e lG00, and oc .casioi ally esen reach l!U', yet, ing ro .the absence Of moisture in the air, it Is no1 .arrressive. The atmosphere IS pune, ligh' and b2.my. When the me- cury marks ,h' highest extreme Of beat, person Goes n" ,feel that oppression or debility which l .sel, mthe Eastern States o hen the ner cury is ranging from S0' to 9O' The ai' I' 50 dry that perspiratlon is absorbed as so"i as 1t res ches the surface of the hody, ana at no time in the. summer does the heal produce any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 Tae lands Of Yuma County comprise the rlvl .bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesaS The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile 4f, indeed, it is possible to m ke colapar1sons zhers all arr wonderfully p-Atuetlvc andprolifc The pylenos CT pesas are warmer and, perhaps ~'ltl5 for bette, a cUlt:'atou ojthe ,it7,s fruits