The Arizona sentinel., 1896-10-31

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 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY,
 Tn regard to climate, healthfulness, 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, whiah is destined to become one Of richest and most prosperoes counties m Arizona.
 It lies between 320 O0> and 340 2O' north latitude and Il3o 2O' and ll4' 40> west longitude. It contains SASS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bized, 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 by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town ot Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls On its mountains and plains 6nds it's way to this mighty river. 1t IS ormed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams winch rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt fuq snows cause a greater depth Of water in this river ia summer than ln winter. thus furnish:ag 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 ot cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part If New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has savampa 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 tban 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 large irrigating canals, and utilized for the nnrpose of reclaiming and irrig"ting the immense tracts of lands which lie Tn 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 and runs through the county, following the generol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Glla river, rendering all the lands susceptible Of irrl- cation and cultivation, can ind an easy outlet in this way and can be transpol ted 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 of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will have exceptional railroad advantages
 THE ECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months of the year has no equal, as we believe, In 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- .r,er may al times rise above l0O0, anu Oc- oasiopalIy even reach ll0', yet, owing to khe absence of moisture in the air, it'll not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balnny. When the mercury marks the ,hiobest extre"le of heat, person does not feel that oppression or debility which is -feit in the Eastern States when the mer- curv is ranging from 6O' to 99'. The air Is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no tune in the summer does the heat ,preduoe any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 Tse lands of Yuma County comprise the river sottoms and valleys and the Eplands or mesas The bottom aads are moister and slightly mere fertile, .f indeed. it is possible to make comparisons where all arc SO wonderfully productive and prolific. yhe uplGnds CT mc5as arc warmer and, perhaps, l;ghtyfer bcttcrtc cultivation oi the citrus fruits # ylea cqptaiasa Y+riety ef seil- The valley land