The Arizona sentinel., 1898-08-20

So dry that perspirat1on is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time in the sumrer does the heat | produce any discomfort.
 THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Althouoh the town of Yuma is the second
 oldest community in the Territory of Ari-
 zona, it is astonishing how little its re
 .ources are known to the world at large, and
 now slightly developed is the natural wealth i of the county. This is owing partly to
 Yuma's 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 prospected for mineral
 wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. As Q matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gods footstool.
 People labor cut of door from the rising to the setting of the sun, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails 10 cure pulmonary complaints of any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc.. rarely visit us, and then o1ly in a very mild form, and are never fatal eX- cept through the perversity of patients. ] Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months is es- pecially conducive to good health and oX-
 ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon the
 human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- ing and renovating it. As further matter
 of fact, this county has never been even
 superfcially suspected, and 1t is only now
 that people are beginning to search its hill;
 with any degree of systematic enthusiasm
 for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow
 ing to the falling off in the price of silver deposits of gold only are being sought for and the present result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county iron , the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoverie
 are daily being made, and the greater tn developmen5 the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plant his foot, lodges of gold confront him or ar brought to light by the investigating stroke Of his pick.
 Portions of the country trayersed fo l years by commonly travelled trails are devel ; oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly bein,
 discovered, and shipments of placer gol, = from this point through Wells Fargo { Co.'S Express, are steadily increasing il s value. From mining standpoint Yum s County is rapidly leading the Territory, an, l yet as far as that industry is concerned this section has received but little recog r milton.
 T Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm s proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen S eral financial depression and consequen
 dearth of money for investment purposes e are waking up to new life and vigor. None is being attracted in this direction, and ol ? all sides can be distinguished that indefin
 able stir which is the precursor of an indus t trial awakening. Even within these las $ two years of financial stringency and de 'i pression there has been a steady if slow in j. crease in agricultural development an II wealth. A greater area of old farms Ina e been pat under cultivation, and new land
 have been inclosed and new fields started t A large section of Blaisdell Heights has bee !, planted to fruit trees; fields of cereals an |. alfalfa have been added to the cultivate V area on the Colorado river below town; tn r. lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer i- canals have been made to yield heavy cror
 of every variety of agricultural products, a -s in other sections of the Gila valley, and th e beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubbery [ e a more than appIociable extent Altogethc is we may feel proud of our progress durin e these last months of business depression an
 Encouragement. It speaks well for the il e dUstry and pluck of our people, and til i ss2Wing made constitutes the best eviderC e Of the merits of our soil and climate and tl e richness Of our mineral resources. Natul r, has done everything for our county, and Q l. that is needed is a touch of the wand of cal y ital to have our hills and valleys spring int q an active life of remuneIatiye industry tn; n will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago. through the cnerg q Of II. W. Blaisdell the Yuma Water all n Light Company was incorporated, and | e means of its large pumping plant, at u Il foot of M n street, the town is abundant
 supplied with water at reasonable rates, all
 there have grown into existence new al
 large gardens and orchards.
 '- MINES.
 .e There is no section of the United State y or probably of the earth, more rich in mil ?. cral wealth than the County of Yuma. Z l. the country north, east and south of Nun e. lies 3irectly within the main gold belt tn