The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-30

 axtinot oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off ceDturles ana perhaps ares ago from the main ocean, le&V- ing it's waters to evaporate in this lnte&se heat. Throughout ali the country border ing the desert, including this section, r;ch mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the nejghborhood | of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the 1 surface are daily being located, and ali sighs 1 portond great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. 1t seems wonderful to believe that all this min eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for SO many years without taker, bat the I tendency of proapectors is to go long dis tance of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in a county as old as Yuma | County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination fer the prospector. 1 Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment to the view
 So it is that this county is almost virgin | field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching Tn its mountains its l i,, o{rn f1T thousands upon thousands might be wander | ing through the rocll-ribbed fastnesses of oar mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent Of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New looa are being constantly made, and ali show well upon the surface. The La
 Fortuna mine, recently put in operation,
 has 2)-stamp mil rum ng night and da, !, and the production of gold averages $75, ,OOO per month. This mine is situated about 30
 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made
 in Caste Dome, Harqua Hala. Centennial,
 Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis
 tr,cts, l, tlaa h the mining outlook in
 the coun'y was never better, still most oi
 the silver ald lea,l mines are idle, owing
 to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA.
 In the valleys of tie Colorado and the Gila riye's there is room for thousands. Il
 is not too much to say that nowhere within
 the limits of this broad Un can be found
 more desirable region for the making of 2 home. No laboriops clearing Of the land i. required; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid Q growtl
 that within eighteen mocths the immigran :. can surround his abode with attraction which would require years to mature i'll les P favored climates. Fruits ripen and au a ready for market full molth before tn California produc s. The bright sunshin
 makes life a luxury, and the pure dry atmos phere br ngs health to all who inhale it. Fo .. the establishment of colonies, such as ar made in southern California, Ar zona pre- n sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousand ,. of acres now proftless ran be made produC V, tive by the con. traction of irrigating ditches
 and there Is 10 investment which -assure larger or more permanent returns, 70 The statement in this article on Yum ,s county are not exaggerated; in fact they ia
 short of doing justice in this wonderful bi ,r of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds an ,. waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp berries, blackberries, GU rants, gooseberrie 70. and all varieties Of small fruits can be sut 5 ce,sfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma Count x is not only the natural home of the citrr in and semitropical fruits, as almost ever ,a fruit, nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetab ii which ca: be produced in either tropic ! tennerate zones will thrive in the rich ar .- fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of u .own of Yulna and Yuma County there ca
 be 10 better investment for capital seekir ,- ,orge and rcnumerative returns than Is a n+ forded here With a matchless climat s where al forms of disease known to u a, damp and rigorous regions of the east ar ,n north are unknown, where the bright su
 slime kisses into bloom and fragrance evel form of vegetation, and where the clear da s+ aud cool and balmy nights are one long-co c tinucd poem of happiness and delight, V o can offer to capitalists an ideal field for il ,d vestment and to home seekers a veritab o paradise in which to settle.
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