The Arizona sentinel., 1897-03-20
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

In regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and 'abuhdance 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 III Arizona.
 1t lies between 320 OO' and 340 2e> north latitude and II30 2O' and ll40 4o> west longitude. It contains 6.4SS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States ot Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bised, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which senarates 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 lbv 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 ot water which falls on its mountains and plains inds 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 ing snows cause a greater depth ot water in +b;s 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.
 # will be seen that for the entire distance along it's western boundary, Yuma County nossesses the great advantage ot cheap water transportation.
 The GiIa river rises in the western part Inf New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent oi 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, traverscd by these great rivers from its northern to its southern' and from it's eastern to its western bound aries. possesses far greater water supply .As,, any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found Tn all Can' fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from US natural channels by means ot numerous Iaroe irrigating canals, and utilized tor the purpose of retaining and irrigeting the immense tracts of lands which lie in thls favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town ot Yuma ana runs through the county, following the generol course, and at an average distance of shont four miles south, of the Gila nver, rendering all the lands susceptible of lrrl o,ation and cultivation, can tnd an easy outlet in this way and can be transported to all the markets and centers ot populatlon in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego, California, to the town of fYuma. ard thence along the north slot ., of tbe Gila river. Thus Yuma County VIII have exceptional railroad advantages
 THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma for nine months ol .be wear has no eouaL as we believe, in tho 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 mer may aa times rise above lOO', and oc casionally even reach ll0', yet, owing t' Che absence of moisture in the air, Itl ho' onnressive. The atmosphere is pure, Hgh' and balmy. When the mercury marks On' biobest extreme of heat, a person does no' feel that oppression or debility which Il fo,+ in tbo Eastern States when the mer curv is ranging from SO0 to 9O'' The ar so dry that precipitation IS aosor"eu d' SOOl ne if reaches the surface of the body, anC at no time in the summer does the iie" produce any discomfort.
 LANDS AND SOILS.
 The lands of Yur,a County comprise the rive bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesaS m hottom ands ate moister and slightly mere iertii' if. indeed, it is possible to make comparison' where all are so wonderfully productive and pron' The uplands or mesas warmer and' perhaps itIv for better the cultivation ofthe citrus fruits x.,,. .o,t,i7sa 7arlety of soil The valley laud