The Arizona sentinel., 1897-10-23

AliZed. But coupled With her geograPiiI- cal position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural posslDll- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yumas very doors, but already reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of She yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 In 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, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 320 OO' and 340 2o' north latitude and lI3o 2O' and ll40 40> west longitude. It contains 6,4SS, ,32O acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bi5ed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The 6estern boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which seOarates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Eerk and the Santa Maria river. whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east bv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai. and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ot water 1bich falls on its mountains and plans 6nds 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 iuc SHOWS cause a greater depth of water in this river 1n summer than ln 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 it's western boundary, Yuma County possesses the great advantage Of chear water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent ol which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has saysmpa 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 yivers from it's 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 5ernia.
 This water is now being diverted from it: natural channels by means ot numerou; sarce irritating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the ;rnmense tracts of lands which lie in thi: 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 anC runs through the county, following the cenerol course, and at an average distance af about four miles south, of the Gila river rendering all the lands susceptible of irrl ration. and cultivation, can ind an easy ostlet in this way and can be transpol tec call the markets and esaters of population in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected ..=om San Diego. California, to tie towr T Yuma. ard thence along the north sid' If the Cila river. Thus Yuma County vii save eYceptional railroad advantages.
 HECLIMATE OF YUMA,
 The climate of Yuma for nine moaths' O the year has no equal, as we believe, in Th' world, and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive Sven though the thermometer in nId-sum' rner may al times rise above l03', and oc sasionally cven reach HO', yet, ON ing tc She absence of moisture in the air, It IS not expressive. The atmosphere ispure, ight snd balniy. When the mercury marks the highest extrer4e of heat, persous does not ssel that oppression or debility which IS zas T, the Eastern States when the mer-