The Arizona sentinel., 1896-02-22

fluid have annually gone to waste at luma's very doors, but already reaction IS taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 h 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 oE Arizona can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 32o O0' and 34' 20' north latitude and ll3' 20' and ll40 40> west longitude. It contains 6. ASS, 32G 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 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, iO ba ,,f Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on its mountains and plains finds its 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 Of water in this river in summer than in 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 of 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 than 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 of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrig4ting the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored c7rntry, and which are as fertile as anyi1 5le world.
 The Sou hern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado u.vCr at the town of Yuma and runs trough the county, following the reucrol purse, and at an average distance ofabgat four miles south, of the Gila river, rsng .gff z all the lands susceptible of irri gstion nd cultivation, can 6nd an easy outlet this way and can be transported ta all -- markets and centgrs of population -. st or West.
 Eao. r competing railroad is projected from @.l 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 CLIMATE 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 nHd-sum- mer may al times rise above lOO', and oc- easionally even reach ll00, yet, owing to the absence of moisture in the air, itis not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light end balmy. When the mercury marks the highest 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 SO' to 9O'. The air is 50 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 upands or mesas The | bottom ands moister and slightly mere fertile, ! tt indeed, it is possible to make comparisons 1 zhere all are 50 wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly for better the cultivation the citrus fruits a;s,a eontsiDsa variety Of soil The valley land