The Arizona sentinel., 1896-10-17
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard 10 climate, healthiulness, Ter tility and productivencss of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance oi water supply, variety Of resources an" cheap transportation by rail and by water no mart of Arizona can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties Tn Arizona.
 It lies between 32o OO' and 940 2O> north latitude and lI3o 2O> and ll40 40 west longitude. It contains 6,4S6, go acres It isabcut as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com biyed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which senarstes Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Malia river, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east Inv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavspai, and on the south by sonora Mexico. Its county seat Is the town oI Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritorv of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and piains 6nds it's way to this mighty river. It IS orraea by the union of the Green ana Grand rivers, fed by the streams when rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt iug snows cause a greater depth or water i,, +bie river m summer than Ill winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes of irrigation and agriculture.
 Ii will be seen that for the entire distance alono its western boundary, Yuma County nossesses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises Ill the western F@i If New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent 0i which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria' Has- savanna 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 southerh' and from its eastern to its western bound aries, possesses q far greater water supply thau any other county in the Territory and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from It's natural channels by means ot numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized Tor the purpose of retaining and irrlgatlng the ;n,nense 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 of Yuma and runs through the county, following the oeneroI course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of tho Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of lrri- cation and cultivation, can find an easy outlet in this way and can be transport ted to all the markets and centers Of population sn 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 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 mld-sum- ner may al times rise above l00', and oc- oasionally even reach 1I00, yet, owing to 4be absence of moisture in the air, its not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balmv. 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- ourv is ranging from S0' to 900. The air IS 80 dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and st no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands of Yuma County comprise the river sottoas and valleys and the uplands or mesas The settorn ands are moster and slightly mere fertile, f. indeed it is possible to make comparisons zhere all are so wonderfully productive and prolific. lhe uplands or mesas warmer and, perhaps, ihtv fer better the cultivation of the citrus fruits