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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-19

beverage. Experiments with the raiein-grape have shown that this climate ani soil possess every advantage for the production and curing Of t;,is staple article Of commerce.
 ''Besidcs the fruits already mentioned, tho or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, be grown success fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. Orange trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cuI- tivated at the latter place. The Arizona orange IF quality and flavor will compare favorably with the bcstCaliiornia.
 'in the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gila rivers, there is for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of
 this broad Union can be found Q more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborous clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the plow. Trees and shrublery nave so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions
 which would require years to maturz in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market full month b fore the California product. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, end the pure, -ry atmosphere brings health 10 all who inhae It. For the establishment of colORies such as we have made of Southern California a arden, Arizona presents uurivaled opportunities Thousands of
 acres, now proftless, can be made productive
 by the construction of irTigating dtcheS and there is no investment which assures larger more DerlnaueDt rCtuFns I"
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SUMMONS,
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD Jy- diclal District of the Territory of Arizona, In and for the County of Yuma
WILLIAM r. BATES,
 Notary Public.

IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE THIRD Jy- diclal District of the Territory of Arizona. In and for the County of Yuma.
 A. ". Eaton, plaintiff, ys. Olive 2. Eaton defendant.
 Action brought in the District Court of the Third Judicial Olstrlct or the Territory of AriEc nA Ia and for uIc-' County, anu tha Complaint filed h said Yuma County, ill the office cs the Clerk of said District Court
 In the name of the Territory of Arixoua, to OIve.Z. Eaton, defendant, greeting. You are hereby summoned and required te au- pear ln an action brought against you ny the above named plaintiff, in the District Court of the Third Judicial District of the Territory of Arizona, in and Tor Yuma County, and answer the Complaint Vhereln hled with the Clerk of this said Court As Yuma, in said County, within ten days after the service upon you of this Summons if served in thIs sad County, or if served out of this said County and within this said Judicial District, then withJa twenty days thereafter or in all other cases witAIa thirty days thereafter, the times above mentioned being exclusive of the day of service, or Iudzusa, by default will be taken against YOU. Given under my hand and the seal of the pistrfc.
 Court of the Third Judicial Distrtss
 Of the Territory of Arizona, in sss (sLAL) for Yuma County this 2Srd day sf
 Oct, A. D. 1897.
 C. H. BRIyLEY
 Clerk of said District Court
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Awhite nan first set f5et ca what is now YnnIa County in l77L l. Is the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of She Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in a few years ex- pect to see Yuma Courty rated as the richest ;n the Territory
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali fornia catches of Arizona is that Of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugy situated in the embrace Of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes oi our superior civilization are crow ding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire Of the West, upon whose uude2eIoped riches the eyes of the country gre at present turned, and as such,
 is bound to grow and prosper with Q rapidity that at present can hardly be re alized But coupled with her geogrpPhi- cal position we find that sLe is the center Of country whose agricultural pozaIb'il- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of ~h.cA exceeds that of the delta oi tho Nile, aHd wanting oaly water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons oi that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, butalready reaction IS taking place and many enterprises are on feet to supply the life-giving waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
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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 ''Tbe Arizona Kicker" will be greatly mystified
 He will find as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsvlvania pr Ohio; and probably more schooihouses. He will ind plenty of Hqnor-shcps. too, and gambling houses. and dancehouses, and yet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it. and he will be apt to tnd-as at Pheenix-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
 hg men and an occasional owboy certaiuly had quarrels, sometimes, in the disorderly quarters at night; and there were stories Of the nse 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 been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
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MINES.

There is no section of the United States, or probably Of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. al the country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that conmencas ia Alaska and ends in Mexico. From the San B"rnardino mountains in California to the Sonora boundary line the mountains and hills are exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating tho theory often advanced that the richest
 o,' mine. age found bordering the beds of
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Notice of Forfeiture.
Yuma, Arizona, Jan. %, 1898.

una, +Al4LOId, JGu. =, lc0S. To William Bigger, his heirs or assigns: You are hereby notified that l. the under signed, have during the year 1897 expended one hundred dollars in labor upon the , ,'SNylight" mining claim, situated in Mo hawk mining district, Yuma county, A. T., location notice of which is of record in book "G' of mines, page 386, in the re- c0rCer's office, sad county and Territory aforesaid, in order to hold said claim under the provisions of Sec. 2324, Revised Statu- Ies ot Arizona, and the amendments there TO, concerning annual labor upon mining cIaims, being the amount required by law 70 hold said claims for the year ending December 3l, 1897, and if within ninety days after the publication of this instru- ineht you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion Ofsuch expenditure as cO-Owner your interest in sad claim will become the property of the subscriber, who has caused to be performed the annual assessment labor for the year 1o97
 ROSS JORDAN. Subscribed and sworn to before me this -2nd day ot JaHuary, A. D., 1898.
 C. r, GROWN,
 Notary Public
 My commission expires Jan. g, 1900. First publication Jan. %, 1898.
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{ DFEG&
Its Attractions and Advantages as a
 Place of Residence in Winter.


 Place of Residence in Winter.
 Whitolaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who hes spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainiugly and in structively concerning that part of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as a place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a deartb of pre- else information among many who are vitaly interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER,
 During a fve 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 a good many days which weather observer would de scribe as "cioudy," and some that were 'aLo~ery; but during these five months ,irom No ember, 1895, to May, lS9j,) 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 Lnxor, Arizona is the Iaud of sunshine. As to details:
 TE3ts -RATURE.
 I have seen the taermometor mark 92 degrees iu the shade on my nor5h 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 575 degrees in November, s degrees in December, 49 de- graes in January, 54 degrees in February, q degrees in March and GG degrees in
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ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold Of an era of wonderful social and industrial de yelopment. There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros pcrity and permanent uPbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible eyeryw here among her people. while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small i'm pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her full share of atten- ton and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begg;ng for ownership. There is a scramble for franchises Nothing more surely indicates a great industrial awaken ing tLan this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticor period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime ill its history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunburst of cnergizing hope has thrilled the droOp- ing spirits of the people to greater aud braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsidence of the great Tombstone boom and the com- pletion of two transcontiuental lines of railroad across her territory-Ariz0na has rather dropped out of pubic attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac- cUmulating fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican. This is a mistake of great importance fro,I tue moral point of view. There Is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ont the predOminating element. It think 1t Is certain that arizona has not to-day nearly so large q Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much as New Mexico. -"Fitz Mac," in Denver News.
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AIR

The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen it clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilaratipg qualities as the air cf the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than lu the parts of Morocco. AIgiers or Tumis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. 1t seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but somew hat cooler.
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April. The same reports show the highest ard lowest temperatures, averaged for eight ycars, at the same place, as follows: For November 78111 degrees and 42 degrees, December 731l degrees and 3G14 degrees, January G5 11a degrees and g degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 3514 de rees, March SI1l degrees and fl degrees and ApriE861a 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, bat it is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-19

Don'tgo to the Klondike-you don't nave to. Stop at Iaeger's and get a )is beer; cool and refreshing. 2
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Brief Statement of Facts Setting te Many Advantages and ty Yuma County Rss5&ouc

aary is ranging from SO' to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the hody, and at ne time in the summer does tAe heat produce any discomfort.
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THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.

The climate oi Yuma ror nine months of she year 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. Sven thoueh the thermometer in mId-sum. aner may al times rise above l00s and oc- .asionally e>cn reach lI0'. yet owing to She absence of moisture in the air, its not oppressive. Theatmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the highest extre~1e of heat, person does not ssel shat oppression or debility which is
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ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This Is extremely slight, everyw here 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 irr1ga- ton 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 al 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 lcation from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from l11a to f grains per cubic foot.
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extinct oceara. The great Colorado desert was once aa inland sea. cat oH centuries and perhaps res aro from the main ocean, leav- Ing its waters to evaporatc n this intense heat. Throughout all thf country border ing the desert, including this section, rich mines are being constantly discovered, and some Of recent location are already produc- irg immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portend a great mining boom for this county which will cul.niuate as early as the coming fall in aa inroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are 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 taker, but the tendency Of prospectors is to go a long dis tance of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in Q 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- meat to the view.
 Soft is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching n it's mountains it's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-nbbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be alm2st unknown, so vast is the extent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in leJges, have given a great impetus to mining throughout the covnty.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show wellupon the surface. The La
 Fortuna mine, recently put ia operation, has 2)-stanp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages S75, 600 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, Pal0.rae, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tric.s, and, although the mining outlook in the county was never better, still most of the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
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-SC'' Ody UT NOV, loJI. E. C. BOWER.
 l.. [. DOAN.
 R. II. CHANDIFP
STATE OF CALIrnRNlA-l

COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, SS.
 On this 20th day of November. in the vear one thousand, cISht hundred and ninety seven, before me, T. k. Newin, County Clerk and eXEOtfiCiO Clerk of the Superior CSurt ln and for said County. personally appeared E. C. Bower and L. E. D0gn known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within instru- ment, ,and acknowledged to me that thev executed the same.
 And | do hereby certify that the aDnaved instrument Is executed and acknOwledeed ID accordance with the laws of the State of California.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year in this certificate first aOoVe written. T. E. NEWLIN. County Clerk and ex-ohicio Clerk (SEAL) of said Superior Court. TERRITORY OF ARIZONA,}
 County of Yuma.
 On the 24th day of November, A. D. 1897, before me. J. II. Carpenter. a notary pubHc ln and for said county and Territory personally appeared R. II. Chandler, the person described in and who signed the Iore6olng instrument, who acknowledged 10 me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein men toned.
 In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above written. j. II. CARPENTER,
 ,r Notary Public.
 -hE commission expires Nov. 27, 1898.
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>LLEYs OF THE COLORADO AND
CHA.

h the valleys of the Colorado and the GIa rivers there is rocm for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found 8 more desirable region for the making Of e home. No laborious clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shru5bery have so rapid @ growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require yeara to nature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all who inhaIe it. For the establishment Of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities Thousands Of acres now proftless can be made prQduc- tive by the construction of firr;gati0g ditches aid there is no investment which assures larger CT more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they faIi short Of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. PineaPples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, biackberries, curraats, gooseberries, and al varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfully 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 ca2 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 fer capital seeking large and renumcrative returns than is af- forded here. With matchless climate, where all 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 aud cool and jaIny nights are one long-con- siaued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vcstnelt and to home seekers @ vcritable paradise in which to settle
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Is ITAPLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects in 8 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 find it. As little will he dDd the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusemcnts and luXuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizsna are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of suhduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But it has two transcontinentaI lines Of railway with numerous feeders; 1t 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, an occasional theatrical performance. some times a lecture or :, circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting "iesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Good 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 or which tht dust will be largely carried away fror, you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is a paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trians.
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RAIN

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 show il by the Government observations, is but S1a inches per year.