The Arizona sentinel., 1897-07-24

IS 1t reaches the surfaee of the body, and at no tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
 THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the Territory of Ari- zona, 1t is astonishing how little it, re- sources are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natura! wealth of the county. This is owing partly t" Yuma's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali | fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly pro~recte,l fpr mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled high~ avs in crossing it's Territory. AS a matter of fact one suffer. less from the heat here than in alm )st al! of l the settled communities of the eas'. owin / to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there Is no healthier climate on Gods footstool. People labor out of do,1s from the rising to the setting of the sur, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstroke. Our climate, taken ia time, never fails 10 cure pulmonary complaints of any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, and then only in very mild form, and are never fata! ex- cept through the perversity of patients Contrary to the belief of the uninformei. the dry heat of the summer months i~ es- pecialiy conducive to god health and ex- ':eptional v;g1r, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect g. the artificial result of Turkish bath-=purefy- ! ing and renOvating it. As a further matter of fact, this county has never been evan superEc;ally suspected, and it :s only now that people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there, Ow. ing to the falling off in the prica of silver, deposits of gold only are being sought for; and the pl esent result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plants his foot, lodges of gold confront him or are brought to light by the investigating strokes ] of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly travelled trails are deveI- oping into rich storehouoes of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments of placer geld from this point through Well, Fargo & Co.is Express, are steadily increasing in value. From a mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry Is concerned, this section has receit ed but little receg- nItion.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen. eral financial depression and consequent deartA of money for investment purposes, are waking up to new life and vigor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and on all sides Can be distinguished that 'indefnI able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these last two years of financial stringeacy and oe- r ression there has been steady if slow in- .,, wealth. 4 greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, 2 ld new lands have been inclosed and new fields started ! A large section of Biaisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; fields of cereal, aud alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the lands lying under tae Mohaw k and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety of agricultural products, as in other sections of the GIa valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beausi6ed in fruits, flowers Gad shcbhery to more thau appreciable extent. Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during ldoO OA pNoa icSo 'lCSSiOh SAilkt discouragement. It spea&s well for the ia- dustry and pluck of our people, and the showing made constitutes the best ev dence of the merits of our soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature hes done everything for our county, and all that is needed is toush of the wand of cap- ..stal to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of remunerative industry that viii last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energy of H. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of its large pumping plant, at the foot of Main street, the town is abundantly supplied with water unreasonable rates, and there have grown into existence new and large gardens and orchards.
 MINES.
 There is no section of t.ie United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the CouEty of Yuma. All the country north, east and south of Yuma lies Directly within the nain gold belt that commences ia Alaska and ends in Mexico From the San Knrnardiuo mountains in California to the Sonora hop'sdary h the -.ot-,--... .---U -----
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