The Arizona sentinel., 1896-04-25
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

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 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizona can surpass Yuma county. which is destined to become one ot richest and most prosperous counties ln Arizona.
 It lies between 32o OO' and 340 2O' north latitude and lI30 2O' and ll40 4O' west longitude. It contains 6,4SS, 32O acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware con- bixed, 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, whose 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 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 it's way to this mighty river. It IS formed 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 a greater depth ot water in tbis river Tn 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 nossesses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 Tho 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 s,vamna 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 ,.;vers from its northern to its southern' ond from its eastern to its western bound .ria. nossesses a far greater water supply +bor any other county in the Territory o,0,,o than can he folua iu'al Call fernia.
 This water is nov belag diverted fro" Its -,-1-ar channels by means 7s 2-.-,-,.s ,,-.s f-.-r.t.na r.~5's. and utilized for sae .-s of retaining and irfigati"s She immense tracts ol lands which he ID oa-7 favored country. and which arc as fertile az any in the world
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the. .,.---sda .5rerat the town .I luna and .rgns through 5ne county, following the ..,erol course. and at an average distance of abopt four miles south, of the Glla riVer' rendering all the lands susceptible or lrri- cation and cultivation, can dnd 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 slde of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will have exceptional railroad advantages.
 THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months otI sbe year has no equal, as we believe, 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 md-sum- aler may a4 times rise above lOO', ana oc- oasionally even reach ll00, yet, owing to Abe absence of moisture in the air, 1t IS not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the highest extreme of heat, a person does not feel that oppression or debility which Is so,+ in tho Eastern States when the mer- cury is ranging from S0' to 9O'. The ar Is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time 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 moistar and slightly mere fertile, tf. indeed, 1t is possible to make comparisons where all are so wonderfully producITe ana proic' The uplands or mesas are warmer ana' perh@PS' nht for better tc cultivation of the citrus Lruig