The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-24

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav' ing its waters to evaporate in this inte" st neat. Throu: bout all the country border
 ng the desert. including this section, ricf mines are being constantly discovered, and | some of recent location are already produc l ;ng immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich ou the -rface are daily being located, and all signs
 'ortend greet mining boom for this county which will culminate Ss early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital Experts Ire arriving every week aud mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. Ii seems wonderful to believe.t2at all this min. eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without Q taker, but the tendency of prospe ctors is to go long dis tance off into strange lands rather than tc seek for mines in county as old as Yuma County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospectsr 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 W ith the few hundreds searching Tn its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent ~i country.
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in ledges, have given great impetus to mining thr- lghout t,.e c,uSty
 New locations are bei:g constantly made, ai,l all show well upon the surface. The La Fortnna mine, receatly put in opera ion, has d 2)-stanp mi raan ng night and da and the proIuctio1 of gold avcra ges $75, ,OOO per month. Th.s miie is situated about 50 m::es southwest of the village of Y"ma.
 R.ch gold discoveries have a'S b.e.l made in Castle Doals, ,HArgll II ia. Cr,.tenu.&!. Palomas, Pot Ifo e5, d q. her mi,iug dis tricts, all, al"holsa 5As mining ousI..oi. ia the county Was .i@ve' b5,te:, Stiu ,no-1 (! che silver aGd leaI in;les ;4cs idle, .w ns to the low value of tIsse metal.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA.
 In the valleys of the Colorado and the Gila rivers there is rom for thousaud5. It Is not to much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union car be found more desicT.b.e region for the making of d home. No laborious clearing Cf the land is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the imm gl an t can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to r.ature in less favored cl;ma5es. Fruits ripen and a.e ready for market full month before the California produces. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmes- phere brings health to ali who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are nLsde in southern California, Ar:z0.Ia pre- sents unrivaIed opportunities. Thousands of acres now proht,ess can be made produc- tive by the construction of irrigating dltches, aad there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.
 The statement in this article ol Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short Of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. PineaIp.es, dates, almonds and waluuts will do wei. Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, GU "a. ts, gooseberrles, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- c" .sfuliy cultivated Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and sem'tropical fruits, as almost every fruit. nut, plant, grain, grass. or vegetable which can be produced in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Y ana and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital seeking large and renumerative returns than is af- forded here. With a matchless climate, where all forms of disease known to the damp aud rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and co'l and balmy nights are one long-con- tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for ir- vestment aad to home seekers l yer; table paradise ill which to settle.
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