The Arizona sentinel., 1896-08-15

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 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in regard 10 climate, healthiulness, fer sility and productiveness of soll' facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance oi water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water no part of Arizona can surpass Yuma eountv. which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties ln Arizona
 It lies between 32o OO' and 34' 2O' north latitude and ll3o 2O> and ll40 4O' west longitude. It contains 6,4SS, ,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 separstes 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 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 inds it's way to this mighty river. 1t IS ormed by the union oi the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt fng snows cause a greater depth Of water in this river In 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 western boundary, Yuma County possesses the great advantage ot cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams. among the most prominent of 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 Shan any other county in the Territory and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from Its natural channels by means ot numerous Isrpe irricating canals, and utilized for the nurpose of retaining and irrigsting 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 ot Yuma ana rms through the county, following the renerol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Glla river, rendering all the lands susceptible of lrrl- ,.+ion 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, ard thence along the north side If the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will h.ve eIceptional railroad advantages.
 THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months of She year has no equal, as we belleve' Tn the world. and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive Even though the thermometer in nld-sutn- ,,,er may aa times rise above l000, and oc- casiopalIy even reach ll0', yet, owing to She absence of moisture in the air, 1t Is not onnressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the hiobest extreme of heat, person does not feel that oppression or debility which Is felt in the Eastern States when the mer- eury is ranging from SO0 to 9O'. The air IS so dry that perspiratlonis is absorbed as soon ne if roacbas the surface of the body, and .t no tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile fl. indeed, it is possible to make comparisons