The oasis., 1896-10-24

] faithful, Intelligent servants and work men. Among them are carpenters, masOns, blacksmiths and musicians, who have been employed outside and l learned from the white man some of the handicrafts Of civilization.
 In the Yaqui Valley are more than million acres Of the finest land the sun ever shone upon, waiting only for | the white man to convert it into a paradise and make happy hundreds Of thousands of people with future be- | fore them. l recommend the Yaqui lands to every man in Europe who can come To Sonora as a farmer or land owner, and advise him to come at once and build a happy home for him self and those he prizes. It would require many pages to des- cribe the great range and variety of production Of this favored region. In the list may be mentioned
 COTTON, | Which can be planted the first of March, one month earlier than it can be planted in the interior, owing to their lack Of water. Picking can be commenced in June, and the Yaqui river planter can pick cotton steadily for four months before planters else where have any ready to pick, and it can be picked steadily six months, con- secutively, giving the advantage of a picking season two months longer and four months earlier than that of the interior Again. owing to it's being further south, if the months of Ianu- ary and February consist Of mild wea ther, the Naqui river planter will con- tinue picking without replantlng for two or three years. No Otherc0untry has the sane advantages. The yield Of cotton per acre is from one thous- and four hundred lli00 to two thOus- and six hundred 2.G0O pounds. The lands near the sea coast produce long fibre cotton which equals the best Sea Island cotton.
 SUGAR CANE
 Grows to enormous size. l have seen the white cane from ten to twelve feet high and two inches in diameter, and the red cane from ten toelghteen feet high and three or more inches in diameter and very rich in sugar.
 WHEAT
 Grows higher, stronger and produces more Go the acre than any place in the world. The Indians formerly planted the wheat one step or yard apart, a single grain at each distance, and the result was always from 100 to l50 stem to each seed. This may seem an ex aggeration, but l can prove the asser- tiOn by sending the stems, which will be pleased to do, if requested The soil is an alluvial deposit fifty to sixty-hve feet in depth. This will give the reader an idea of the fertility and great value of land in the Yaqui Valley.
 POTATOES
 Of a superior quality grow abundantly and can be planted and harvested twice a year. The sweet potato grows very large and yields profitable crop. The Irish potato can be harvested and 1 shipped to Chicago, New York, and | aud aii the other large cities of the | United States about the middle of . April while they can be laid down in , London so the dwellers in that metrop- olis can enjoy Mexican new potatoes the first days in May,
 TOMATOES
 Commence bearing in February and f continue bearing. Green peas, green lcduSs bCCySf lduiNutN, pilioHS anu Il multitude of other things. toe numer- lus to mention, are also ready for market ln February.
 ORANGES
 It Is unnecessary for me to write of ,he Sonora orange. Its reputation .s established and world wide. It equals my orange raised, and everywhere in n the Uaited States it is preferred ,yer all others for it's sze and fine la- 'or. It reaches the consumer at ime when the market is bare of other 'ranges, meets no competition and commands fancy prices.
 rI1iFS,
 semors, olives, grapes. pine apples, platanOs, aguacates, mang0es nd zapotes all grow there and pro- luce large crops Tobacco grows as