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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
WHICH TOWN IS THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- sician, if there is a physician in the case if not, try them all. If a mountain region, considerable altitude and comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in a picturesque region, near great mining districts, and has the social advaAtags of an army post, whipple Barracks. az
 staff IS still higher, is in region of ( lse pine forests, and is within 9. hard : ty's journey of one of the wonders of the VI Id, the Colorado Canyon Oracle is pi ,tty mountain nook, lowered in splendid live oaks, like ,se of California, and is also near an ApOrtant mining district.
 If lower altitude and a distinctly semi tropical climate are desired, the three places most likely to be considered are Yuma, Tucson and Phoenix. The first is near the sea level; Is the warmest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town in the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of a handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is tercy and it was
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
MINES.

There is no section of the United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min cral wealth than the County of Yuma. all the country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and enas in Mexico
 From the San B"rnardino mountains in California to the Sonora boundary line the
 mountains and hills arc exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating tho theory often advanced that the richest -o.d nioey e4o .oaQd boslerias the bede of
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
ARIZONA.
Ills Attractions and Advantages as q
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Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two wint CTS in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingiy and in structivcly concerning that rart of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were good many days which weather observer would de- scribe as cloudy" and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No, ember, 1895, to Msy, 1896, ] there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any. where north of Luxor, Arizona is the laud of sunshine. As to details:
 TEMPERATURE.
 1 have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean temperature for fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 574 degrees in November, 5 degrees ill December, 49 de grocs in January, 54 degrees in February, 6l do2tecv l. tIarch. aud G5 da@r2cy in
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Yuma for nine months Of tfe yeas 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 a4 times rise above I00', and ec- sasionally e,en reach ll0', yet, owing to the absence of moisture in the air. it is not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and baln,y. NThe, the mercury marks the Elsgheet extreme of heat, a person does not .eql tfiat oppression or debility which is sEiA E. the Ea,teln- S3,Bc5 Y Aee tas er-
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

A wkite man first set foot on what IS now Yuma County in l17l. 1t IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are However on foot, and in few years eX- sect to see ' lma County rated as the richest iu the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali Fornia catches of Arizona is that ot the ficturesoue town of Yuma, which Is snugly s;tua+e6 in the embrace of gentle rolling Hills mon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to ,rizona. tue new empire of the West, upon vhose undeyeloped riches the eyes ot the country are at present turned, and as such' is bound to grow and prosper with yanidity that at present can hardly be re- alizsd. But coupled with her geographI- cal position we find that she is the center of q country whose agricultural posslblll- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exneeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise ot hIoom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction ss taking place aGd many enterprises are sn foot to supply the life giving waters ot She yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
IS IT A LAWLEsS COUNTRY?

The man who goes to any considerable Arizona town with the idea of the South- west derived from novels, or from ssThe Arizona Kicker" will be greatly mystified. He will tind as many churches as in towns Of corresponding size in Pennsylvania pr Ohio; and probably more schoolhouses. He will lind plenty of ljquor-shops. too, and gambling houses, and dancehouses, and vet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it, and he will be apt to fnd-as at Phoenix-a community of ten thousand people requiring in the daytime only one policeman, and hardly requiring him. During my winter there I did not see single disturbance in the streets. or half dozen drunken men, all told. Min. ing men and an occasional cowboy certainly had quarrels, sometimes, in the disorderly quarters at night; and there were stories of the use of the knife among Mexicans; but the visitor who went about his own business had as little trouble as on Board. way or Chestnut street. The Pima and Maricopa Indians. who are encountered everywhere. have heer friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

cury is ranging from S0' to 9O0. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

Don't go to the Klondike-yeu don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get big beer; cool and refreshing. t
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7S11a degrees and 42 degrees, December 731a degrees and 36H degrees, January 65H degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35H de rees. March Sl 1l degrees and fl degrees and April S61s degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand.
 The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen it clearer anywhere in the world. 1t seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than Tn the parts of Morocco, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drleI than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 yn reyard to climate, hcalthfulness, fer HIity and productiveness of soil, facilities sor 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 n Arizona.
 It lies between 32' OO' and 340 20' north ,titude and ll30 2O' and ll40 40> west longitude. It contaIns 6,4SS, ,32O acres. It Is ahoct as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com- Biyed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which seuarates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria r1veT, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the cast Inv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yayapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county scat is the town ot Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct water Nhich falls on its mountains and plains inds its way to this mighty river. It Is sormed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which wise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows cause a greater depth ot water in this riy.r Tn summer than ln winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it IS most required for the purposes firrigation and agriculture.
 ,t will be seen that for the entire distance -.ong its western boundary, Yuma County posst ses the great advantage ot cheap water transportation.
 phs GiIa river rises III the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent ot 1hich are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, sava,npa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, trsversed 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 than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irrisating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which arc as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the golorado river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following the cenerol course, and at an average distance ofasoat four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lauds susceptible of irri- zation and cultivation, can ind an easy outlet in this way and can be transport ted 0su the markets and centers of population n the East or West.
 A~oN,or competing railroad is projected sfom San Diego. California, to tfe town of Yuma, and thence along the north side ef the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will gave exceptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
IS IT A PLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects in a huge, parsely settled Territory of mount aims and deserts. The man who looks for either the beauty or the seductive excite ment of Monte Carlo will not 6nd it. As little will he 6Ed the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luXuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizona are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of subduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But it has two transcontinental lines Of railw ay with numerous feeders; it has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and is throbbing with the intense life of the splendid West
 The two principal towns in the south ern portion, chiefly sought for their climatic advantages, are Phoenix and Tucson. Each of them has ten thousand inhabitants or more. They have the electric light, tele- phones, trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, 'ti OONNoAOAldl CLCttGl iOdI SOutS- times a lecture or 6 circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. thoroughly curious and interesting ''iesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Coed horses are abundant and cheap. and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what horses can do. The driving for fifteen or twenty miles in almost any direction from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; but there IS one we'll sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose a route on which the dust will be largely carried away from you. The unbroken desert itself ia often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and tke whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY. Because the climate is perfect. Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap. Because home can be made with little labor.
 Because so great a variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative
 .'ecause life is luxury in a land where the sun shines every day.
 Because there are chances for poor man which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block all the av- enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor man to the wall.
 Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants.
 Because churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral and material elements of the Territory.
 Because good land is becoming scarce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives a fair com. pensation for his labor, And the 'rustler' has field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there arc neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-storlns nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of its mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county.
 Because man can make livelihood her, with less labor than in any other part of the United States.
 Because there IS health in every breeze, and strength and vigOr under its cloudless skies.
 Because the settler need not spend life time in felling trees and grubbing cut stumps.
 }ocause vegetation is so rapid that in two years the homo is surrounded by a growth
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and perhaps ages ago from tie main ocean, leav- ing it's waters to evaporate in this intense heat Throughout all the country border ing the desert, including this section, llch mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portcnd great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an iEroad of much capital Experts are arriving every week and mines arc being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without tailer, but the tendency of prospectors is to go long dis tance off into strange lands rather than to 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 prospector. 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 with the few hundreds searching in its mountains its mineral secrets are still ill 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 of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in ledges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has a 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, GOO per month. This mine is situated about 30 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala. Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, and, although the mining cp lCok in the county was never better, still lAost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
RESOURCES QF
 YUMA COU IT T " The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
7 ARIzONA's BANNER COUNTY.

Setting Forth the Manly Advantages and Inducements by County Place of Residence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AMI
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In the valleys of the Colorado and the Gila rivers there is roem for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of 8 home. No laborious clearing of the land is repaired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immig rant can surround his abode with attract;L ns which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivalcd opportunities. Thousands of acres now proiltless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irrigatiug ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, gooseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfuliy cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca1. 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 Yuma 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 ali forms of disease known to the damp and 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 cool and balny nights are one long-con- tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestmcnt and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is extren ely slight, everywhere in Arizona, as compared with any eastern climate in the United States. The air is driest on the high mesas, remote from snowclad mountains or forests, and in the desert valleys, where no considerable irri- gation has been begun. Wherever irriga- tion is carried on on large scale, the percentage of humidity in the atmosphere must be somewhat increased, although to an eastern visitor it is scarcely perceptible. The same Government observations all ready cited show relative humidity, at Phoenix or Tucson, averaged for weeks, from morning and evening readings, at less than half the usual humidity on dry days in New York. General Greedy, in a pub- lication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from l1l to 4 grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-24

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur in every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The average rainfall in Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is but 81 inches per year.
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