The Arizona sentinel., 1897-06-12
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard to climate, healthfUlDess, fer sility and productiveness of soil, facilities fer cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply. variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part ot Arizona can surpass Enma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperors counties in Arizona.
 It lies betwesn 32' O0' and 34' 20 north latitude and Il30 20' and ll4' 40' west longitude. It contains 6.488, 320 acres. IL is about as large sz the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com A,ized, or as large as either New Hampshire: Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary oi Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria river, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east hy the counties Of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is ike town of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritGry of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on it's mountains and plains fnds its way to tbis 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 ing snows cGuse a greater depth of water in this river Ill summer thsn 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 its western boundary, Yuma County possesses tine great advantage of 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 Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the toR 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 far greater water supply than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is no's being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts ef 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 generol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, Of the Gila river. rendering all the lands susceptible ot irrl- ration and cultiTat can ind an easy outlet 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 for nine months ot the year has no equal, as VIC 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 iii niid-sun. mer may a3 times rise above l00', and oe- casionally even reach li0', yet, o"ing to the absence of muisture iu the air, 1t Is net oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balIny. When the mercury marks the highest extre'1e cf hsat, a person does not feel that oppression or debility which is felt in the Eastern States when the mer- cury is ranging from &07 tn @9e. The air Is so dry that pcrsri,at.op is absorbed as soon as 1t reaches the surface of the body. and at no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
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