The Arizona sentinel., 1897-02-27
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard to climate, healthfulness, fer Gility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot 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 ot richest and most prosperous counties Tn Arizona.
 It lies between S20 OO' and 34' 20' north latitude and. ll30 2O> and ll40 4O> west longitude. It contains 6.4SS, 320 acres. 1t is about as large as the States Of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com- bi1ed, 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 Ferk 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 .ritery 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 ana Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ingsnows cause a greater depth of water in this river m summer than Tn 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 ot 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 Frla, 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 ifernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means ot numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the immense 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 ,cenerol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible ot lrrl- cation and cultivation, can find an easy ontlet in this way and can be transported 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 CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of,Yuma fer 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- ,rner may aa times rise above lOO', and oc- .,asionally even reach llO0, yet, owing to .she absence of moisture in the air, 1t Is not oppressive. The atmosphere IS pure, light and balmv. When the mercury marks the highest extreme of heat, a person does not feel that oppression or debility which is selt in the Eastern States when the mer- curv is ranging from S00 to 90'. The air Is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as 1t reaches UHe SuIIdSS OA 'iiN '0NJ' at no tune in the summer does the heat !. oreduca any discomfort
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands Of Yu1za County comprise the river D bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile f. indeed it is possible to make comparisons
 bere all are so wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly fer bctterthc cultivation ofthe citrus fruits s -.rna contains variety of soil. Tle valley land