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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once aa inland sen, cut off centuries ana perhaps ages ago from the maiu ocean, ieav- ing its waters te evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing tho desert, including this section, inh 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 portend great mining boom for this county which will culmiuate as early as the coming fall in an 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 i eral wealth has been lying at our very doors | for so many years without taker, but the tendency of prospectors is to go long dis tancc 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.
 l 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 in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander l ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses ot our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent Of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great 1 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 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75,0OC per month This mine is situated about 3C 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 CT look il the county was never better, still liost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages as q
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structively concerning that part of the country. MT. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- there appears to be such deartb of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that 1t seems almost public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER,
 During a five months residence iii Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise i'll the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course thero were a 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 May, lS96,) there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even moro than Egypt, any where north of Luxor, Arizona is the laud of sunshine. As to details:
 TEMPERATUGY.
 1 have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, VIC had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show @ mean temperature fer fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 574 degrees in November, 5 degrees ill December, 49 dc grcc5 in January, Il degrees in February, 6l 5r..cc, II ,tu-l .rd Gb dc.rey- in
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDO,l .,
 LUCAS COUNTY. 's

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDO,l
 LUCAS COUNTY. FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. J. CHENEY & Co.,, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of Decem- Der, A. D. 1886.
 A. W. GLEASON, sEALl
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal ly and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J. CHENEY X co, Toledo, O. Sold by druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills art the hest
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
CHA.

In the valleys of the Col. rado and the 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 8 home. No laborious clearing of the land is re9dired; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immig ant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years vo L. '''''- = -.os favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market 9 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 unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now proftless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irri gatiug 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 we'll Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, gocseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- l 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 1 which can be produced in either tropic oi temperate zones will thrive in the rich and 1 fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma and Yuma County there can
 be no better investment for capital seeking 1 large and renumerative returns than is af 1 fordcd here. With a 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 and cool and balmy nights are one long-con,
 tinued poem of happiness and delight, we i can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestment and to home seekers veritablC paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
MINES.

There is no section of the United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in mir eral wealth than the County of Yuma. all the country north, cast and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and cnds in Mexico. From the San Br,rardino mountains in California to tho Sonora boundary line the mountains and bils 3re exceptionally rict in the precious metal, as though demonstrating the theory often advanced that the richest -,5 .:.- s~s t-,.s 51.dsEin- 5hs i9edc q
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY.
 Because the climate is perfect. Because the soil is fertile and prolific. 2ecause land is abundant and cheap.
 Because a home can be made with little labor.
 Because'so great variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative.
 Because life is luxury in land where the sun shines every day
 Beoause th,~e are chances for poor mal. 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 a 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 ara neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county. Because man can make 8 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 out stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years tie homo is surrounded hv a growth
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

cury is ranging from 80' to 900. The air is so dry that perspiration is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at n9 time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
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 ''The Arizona Kicker" will be greatly mystified. He will find as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsylvania pr Ohio; and probably more schoolhouses. He will find plenty of liquor-shops. 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 Phoenix-a community of ten thousand people requiring in the daytime on!7 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 l 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 1 Maricopa Indians, who are encountered everywhere. have been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an l Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
EBB CLIMATE OF YUMA.

Tho climate of Yuma fer nine months Of she year hos no egnai, 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 mid-sum- sler may al times rise above l00', and oc- cagionally even reach li0', get, owing to Che absence of moisture in the air, it is not oppressive. Tue atmosphere is pure, light and ha!i..;. When the mercury marks c'o Highest c.,trc~le of heat, person d"os not sael that oppression c- debility which Is z,g L1 lhs ia5--,A ,'.;,. 3 A:l .4- fT-
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
WHICH TOWN IS THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- sician, if there is 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 advaataqs of an army post, whipple Barracks. ] '9g
 staff IS still higher, is in a region of ase pine forests, and is within 9. hard .y's journey of one of the wonders of the Id, the Colorado Canyor Oracle is .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 tho Territory and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. It's newer houses are of a handsome building stone, found in tho vicinity. The Ter itoTial University is lcre, and it was
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

Don't go to the Klondike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get a big beer; cool and refreshing. .
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged tor eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7S% degrees and 42 degrees, December 731a degrees and 36H degrees, January 6514 degrees and S2 degrees, Feb ruary TIE degrees and 351a de rees. March Sll degrees and 4l degrees and April S6H 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. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anywh here in the world. It 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 III tho parts of Morocco, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and driel 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 or the Nile between Assouan and Wady Halfa but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
BES0TyR GEES OF
 YUMA COu EG Y The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR ARIzoNA's BANNER COUNT

Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Indueemen by Place of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

Thls 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 ir1ga- tion is carried on on a 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 morRing and evening readings, at less than half the usual humidity on dry days in Now York. General Greedy, in pub lication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from l # to 4 grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17
IS IT A PLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one experts 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 ind it. As little will he ind the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luxures 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 1 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 climati 1 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 lecture or sp circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting "Gesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Good horses arc 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 the dust will be largely carried away fron you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- k,,.o
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-17

Showers, and indeed heavy rams 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 S. I1a inches per year.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10
WHY THE EYES TIRE.
IL IL DeeRu,e the IuEcle Of Aeeome
dalton Soon Becomes
WesF1.

People speak about their eye. being
tired. meaning that the Tetina or seeing
portion Of the eye is fatigJed. but such
is mo- the case, as the ret.Ea hardly ever
gets tired, declares the PHILADELPHIA
Ledger. The fatigue is in the inner and
other muscles attached 10 the eyebaII
aad the muscle Of accommodation which
surrounds the lens Of the eye. When a
near object IS 20 be looked at this muscle
TeiaNes and allows the lens to thicken.
increasing its refractory power. The
inner y outer muscles are used In CIV.
eriug the eye on the object to be looked
at, the inner Oue being especially
used whca 4 near object is looked al.
II IS in the three muscles mentioned
that the fatigue is felt and relief ;s
secured temporarily by closing the eve,
or gazing al far-disthnt objects.
The usual indication Of strain Il, red.
ness Of the rim Of the eyelid. be,oken.
ing i coDgestcd state Of the inner su,.
face. accompanied by anne pain. sorns.
times this WEAKNESS indicates the need
OF glasses rightly aIsptcd 10 the per.
ron in 9th r cases the true remedy
- to massage the eye and its surround.
lhgs as lar as may be with the hand we,
in cold water.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10
south Fork Celebration.

The people OF South Fork will cello
brate the Fourth OF July this year in
eplendid shape. A pow grove has
been cleared up and extensive
preparations are being made to enter
tain a multitude on that day. The
celebration will consist OF music,
speaking, games etc. in the daytime
and wind up with a grand bali in the
j. o. G.T han at night. The tickets
including admission to tho ball two
suppers and hsy for horses are
only 81. Ref: ssbmept stands
will be run on the ground where every
youug blood can treat his best girl to
lemonade, ice cream, cake, candy,
gum and other things that delight
the youth Of both scIos at a picnic.
The people Of South Fork are pro.
verbal for their hospitality and every
one who goes there on the Fourth
n count on having a good time. IL
you want TO celebrate tho Nations
birthday in frst.class style. read over
the nd. OF the Sputb Fork celebration
and make up your minds TO take j,
IN.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10
NUMBERING QUEENS ENGLISH
A oueer Old Southern Character md
One Of His Remarkable
Speeches.

Over in Jacksonville Is a quaint old
character. Capt. Bi!lToylor. WHO'S ro;eL
Cor his many peculiar sayings and hi.
frequent assault and battery on The
queens English. Capt Taylor. SAYS the
Louisville Post, has a collection OF bg
words and he just drops them .n;o nis
conversation here and there without re-
gard for their fitness or correctness
Some years ago, ii is said, he gave il out
among his friends that he was going 20
have a dance al his house and he wanted
everybody 10 attend. But il rIiurd on
that night and there were very lew
present. Even the musicians Ga MOI
put in ar appearance. But RI!i wa.
equa! 10 the emergency and, a~aUuarlng
the kitchen table, he said in a IouI.
hoarse voice:
Friends, we will have TO correspond
this dance until soma more supersiI-
tious occasion. when the inc.em-ucy y
the weather will not be SO sevrre ~
the music will be more deraHgrG. y
that time ] will build a condition 20 NJ
house and everything will be nor
imifis;icai."
CaPt. Taylor is the man who killed
bad John Tucker. the Point ryrugeI>
aud eX-conv!C;. Only q few r.ourh> ~
he was acquitted of the ch"r-r in ~,
JeGersonyille circuit court. lie can 300
the ghost OF Tucker hauul,rl him rara
he hunted mp a medium ard ap~U.ugIlr,3
20 the spirit OF the dead msu. Since
then be had tad rest from the persecu-
tions OF the ghost.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10
TOO MUCH FOR Hrh
- LSaE since His Last Visit Hs Hhe
ForRottea How TO behave hIn
sSlf In Church

For ten long years he lad o been 10
church. One Sunday morning be con-
cluded 10 lay aside his the ways
ard surprise the rector Hei IS natursiI!
of a ,imid disposition when il comes 10
publicity. and with = sweet girl irieno
hanging 10 hi, arms, his best suit OF
clothes on. q collar higher than rsuai
and the prospect Of meeting 4 uumbcr
of friends who be knew would be ready
TO guy him, be Was anything but com
Portable when be walked into the
church and was shown 10 q seat near
the front by the usher, says the Louis
Vile Commercial.
For an hour he managed 10 stand 1t.
bat it was N awful strain. The per
SEPARATION COED put and wiltec bis col
lar: il dripPed from his finger tips;
there was a hot time in the old church
for him.
He glanced behind him and noticed
that his friends were smiling. Then he
concluded something was wrong with
his apparel. He feared il might be his
hair had cot been combed. At com
munion he could stand il no longer. and
he asked the fair girl IL she ms rrauy
10 go. She assented and they hurried
out As he went the smiles on the faces
OF his friends deePened. and here ard
there one Of them made 4 peculiar mo-
tios. He had forgotten his in
the excitement and they were trying 10
call his attention. 10 IT.
Once on the outside he missed his
coat. and then i; all flashed upon hi=l.
But he would rather have lost his roai
than have gone after IL Just as he was
about 10 abandon the garment TO the
foreign missionary society a boy came
alorg and he gave the younrSter -
cents TO slip in and get the coat. When
it was once more in his possc>>inn aac;
he was on his way home he made =
mental resolve that he would rot GO 10
church again until be was more com.
posed.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1898-06-10

4 great eommotion seems to have
taken place among railway circles
owing 10 the contemplated through
ear service between the Pacific Coast
and Chicago which is operating one
day each week. This Is not a neE de-
pariure by any means, as the Denver
i Rio G!ande Railroad Company and
its connections have been operating z
through car service between the Pa.
cifc and Atlantic Coast via. Salt Lake
Pueblo. Denver. Kansas City and
Chicsyo for years, and three da 5
each week. viz. every Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday evening. The
cars for this through service are o!
the latest Pullman jesigr. and are
supplied with clean linen and bedding
throughout. A Pullman porter is as,
signed to each car. These cars ar,
also under the personal supervision
OF a Special Excursion agent
whose duty ii is TO see thar passep
gers are given every comfort and at
tentiUr. For further information, an
ply TO any agent. or II. +. Nevin:
General Agent. or TO II. VI. Cushins
Travelling Passenger Agent. ID. < r
g.. Il. Z. 50 Vest Bird South ST. Sal
Lake City. Utah.