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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, lcav- ing its waters to eyap0rate ill this intense heat Throughout all the country bor,jer- ing the desert, including this section, rich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ln9 immense protits. h the -nejghborhood ot Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portcAd great mining boom for this county which will culmiaate as early as the coming iall in aA inroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heayy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eIai wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without a taIer, but the tendency of prospectors is to go a long dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines iii a 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- nlent to the view.
 So it is that this county Is almost a virgin field for tie mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching i'll its mountains its mineral secrets are still in 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 al show well upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 3 l-stalnp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages S75, 900 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 HaIa, Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, and, although the mining c. Icok in the county was never better, still Lost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Coi.rado 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
 more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions 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 establishments of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents Unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now prohtiess can be made produc- tive by the contraction of irr;cating 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. Pineapplcs, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, biackberries, entrants, gooseberries. and all varieties of small fruits can be suc cesslully 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 trop;c of 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- fordcd here. With a matchless climate, where al forms of disease known to the damp and rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown, where tue bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where 5he clear days md cool and balmy nights are one long-con -irucd poem of happiness and delight, we ,an offer to capitalists an ideal field for in ,cstment and to home seekers a veritable | paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
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-
 perity and permanent upbuilding just be-
 fore her. The impulse of new and ener-
 gizing hope is visible everywhere 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
 1 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is a scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than 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 climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when, after long aud weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down. the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunhurst of cnergiziug hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the com- pletion of two transcontinental lines of railroad across her erritory-Arzona has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac- cumulating a fund of substantial wealth and 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,l the moral point of view. There Is but one center of Mexican population Tn the territory, the city Of Tucson, and 1 even there 1t is not by any means at pres. cnt the prcdOminating element. It think i it Is certain that Hrizcna has not today | nearly so large a Mexican population as l Colorado and not above oac-tcnth as much | IS New Mexico. -'Fitz- Mac," in Denver | News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
Is IT A LAwLEsS COUNTRY?

The man who goes to any considerable Arizona town with the idea of the South west derived from novels, CT from ''The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mystifed. He will Hnd-as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsylvania pr Ohio; and probably more schoolhcuses. He will find plenty of liquor-sn0ps. too. and gambling houses, and dancehouses. and vet he will sec little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it. and he will be ant to hnt-as at Phoenix-a community of ten tho Cusand people requiring in the daytime o:dt one policeman, and hardly requiring him. During my winter there 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 ot 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 been friendly with tbs whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
MINES

There is no section of the United States, or probably of the earth, more rich ill min er;,l wealth than the County of Yuma. al the country north, east and south of Yuma lies 3ucctly within the main gold belt that iu Alaska and ends in Mexico. From Gs San B"ruaIdiLo mountains iu California to the Sonora boundary line the mountains and hills ore eEcop ophoaally rich in the rvecious metal, as tHoagA demonstrating
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
RESOIJR GEES OE
 YUMA C0UT TS ' Y !. The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARlzO9A's BANNER COUNTY.
ARlzONA'S BANNER COUNTY,
Brief Statement @ Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements offered by Yuma County Place Residence.

oury is ranging from So' to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation IS absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at ne tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard to climate, healthiulness, fer tility and productiveness Of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of 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 of richest and most prospsrous counties in hrizona.
 It lies between 32' O0' and 34' 2O' north latitude and ll3o 20' and ll40 4O' west icn..trrle ' contains o.fss. 2Z0 ae.-s. ll isauoas a. large th States Of Rhode Esaaa Connecticut and Delaware con 5l.ee. y.a. large as either New Hang gsair.. Vermont yr Massachusetts.
 The rost-.n boundary @. Enua County & formed by Inc Colorado river, which separates Arizona from CaG.orr;. The ,oun.y 40 bounded O.. ,le north b Williams F'srk and tbe Santa Maria uver, whose Waters fow into the Colorado; on the east hy the counties of Pima, MaricoPa and Yavarai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town Of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains ,he entire ter ritory of Arizona. and every drop ot water which falls on it's mountains and plains :inds its way to this 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 cause a greater depth of water in this riv 1T in summer than m winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it .s most required for the purposes
 firrigation and agriculture.
 1t will be seen that for the entire distance Iong it's western boundary, Yuma County posst ses the great advantage of cheap water Transportation.
 The Gila river rises IH the western part Of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of < hich are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversod 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 Shan any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This '. 2ter is now being diverted from its natulal channels by means of numerous large irricatin4 canals. and utilized for the purpose of reclain;ng and inig"ting the immense tracts of lanGs W hich lie in this favored country, and hich are as fertile as any in the world.
 rche Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the ] Colorado river at the town of Yuma and ! gpns through the county, following the 1 Tcnerol course, anu at an average oiatancc I sf about four miles south, of tie Giia river, . rendering all tie lands susceptible Of irri- l 2atiau and culti .a;i3n, can dnd an easy 5atlet iu tais gay aud can be transpo, ted . c all the markets and centers of population n the East CT West.
 Another competing railroad is projected srom sau Diego. California. to tic town sf l'gsrla, ard thence along the north side f tlle GTa rivsr. Thus Yuma County will 4ave ezceptio5aI railroad 2dyaatagcs.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
THECLIMATE OF YUMA.

Tie climate Of Guma tor niue months of .he year has no equal, as we believe, in the 5orld, and during the remaining three 6ionths of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat Is not oppressive. Sven though the thermometer in nld-sum. a1er may al times rise above '900, and o. oasioually e'en reach l'o' yet, owing to +he absence of moisture -u Lhe ar. its uo, expressive. The atmosphere is pune. !isat ,7-3 ra'my. When the mercury marks the
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
ATTITUDES,

II IS striking advantage offered by Arizona that, with the same general con- .ditiOns as to temperature and dryness of air, the physician. is able to select nearly any altitude he may desire. Thus, asth- matic sufferers can find almost the sea level at Yuma, or an altitude of only a thousand feet at Phoenix, or of only 2,400 at Tucson. Others, who find no objection to greater elevations, can choose between Prescott or Fort Whipple. 5,40O; Flag staff, 6,SG0,; tte Sulphur Spring Valley, or Fort Grant, 4.2OO; Fort Huachuca. 1, 500, or Oracle, about 1000.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
ARIZONA.
Its Attractions and Advantages as q
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner sad editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in AI:zona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structivoly concerning that rart 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 dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost q public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts Of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During a 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 a good many days which weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy," and some that were "sho;7ery; but during these five months (from No' ember, 1895, to May lS96.l 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:
 TEMPERATURES.
 l have seen the thermometer mark 91 degrees ill the shade oD my north piazza in March. On the other hand. we lad frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. Ite government reports show mean temperature for fourteen years at the ples- ent territorial capital of 57! degrees in November, 53 degrees iii December. f9 de o~"e' in Jannary 5f degrees ,4 February.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. 1853. Land Office at Tucson, Arizona .
 December q 1897

December 9 1897. Notice iS hereby given that tine following named settler has flied notice of his inten- ton to make final proof m support of his claim, and that said proof will be made before the Clerk of the District Court at Yuma, Arizona, on January 70, 1898, viz: Carlos Ramirez, of Yuma, Yuma county. Arizona, for the selt sec. %. T. 1OS., R. Z4 w., G. 6l $. R. NJ.
 He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz. Charles Nolan. Patrcio Gonzales, George X. Duke and Custodio Ramirez, all of Yuma, Yuma County, Arizona.
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEI.,
 Register.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23

Don't go to the klondike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get big beer; cool and refreshing.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
IS IT APLACE FIT TO LIVE N

This depends on what one expects iii Q huge, parseiy 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 tiGd 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. Rut 1t has two transcontinental lines of railway
 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, an occasional theatrical performance, some times lecture or a circus, often horse race, and: in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting 'iesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Coed horses are abundant aud cheap, and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what 1 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; bat there Is one we'll sprinkIed drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose route on which the dust will be largely carried away frorI you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is a paradise for bicy yclers, or equas- trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is extremely 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 irr1ga- 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 perceptibIe. 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 pub- fication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from l 11a to f grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23

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 361a degrees, January 6511s degrees and g degrees, Feb ruary 7l19 degrees and 35114 de rees, March Sl 1a degrees and II degrees and April S61 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 1t Is never prudent for d stranger to be without one at hand
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23

The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry, l have never seen it clearer anyw 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 m the parts of Morocco. Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier 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 OH the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, put somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-23
ltAlN

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 1a inches per year.
The herald., 1898-06-05

and that another landing was made
at Punta Cabrina, eight miles to the
west of Santiago. The noise of can.
nonading off Santiago this morning is
taken to mean that Sampson opened
fire on the Notifications to engage
them and the Spanish army, to dis
tract attention from the small Amer.
ican army making a landing short
distance away,
The herald., 1898-06-05
An Attack Expected

CAPE HAYTEN. Hay June 4Spcal to The rd) Santiago
Cuba evidently state of great Every fresh
of the and threatening attitude of the Americans
insurgents said the that the American ships landing large
force and Pdna Cbrna only five miles from the
mouth Santiago habor signal hills for
several nights and small parties insurgents have been
the city As the soldiers constantly under
work the land Notifications being redoubd Yesterday afternoon
there heavy nnonadng down by the shore firing the
hills reported from Moro castle that twenty ships
sight, some of them supposed be transports All these keep
the Spanish guns but toward evening" con-
mpng other like that of the to cover the land
ing of force
mSantago reports that heavy force beng toward tho
oast to repe American landing battle expected tomorrow
The herald., 1898-06-05
WH|TNfy'S TRIP TO PORTO RICO
REVEALS THE CONDITION OF DEFENSES
AND OF PEOPLE
SPECIAL TO THE HERALD.

ST. THOMAS June 4Lu Whitney, Of the Fourth United States artillery
here having accomplished difficult Porto Rico He made
Ponce military
Ponce volunteers
tented
the people The soldiers unpaid and ck food
Rico
themselves
the eSpanards stromth island
The herald., 1898-06-05
The COURTESY OF ADMIRAL CERVERA
Will Ensure Kind Treatment When Samp-
son Takes Him Prisoner
The Sinking Of the Collier Merrinac at Santiago Makes
Possible An Early Attack on San Juan
de Porto Rico.

WASHINGTON June 4-From early morning when the first newspaper
appeared the street containing the brief statement of tn. sinking the
Mimac Santiago harbo the officials of the navy department awaited
with intense interest official confirmation and the explanation
Sampson the afternoon the story lacking detail
giving rough outlines sketch through
generations There destined
to be acked with that of Gushing Americas naval heroes and
indeed the opinion of the majority of the officers
Associated Press account of the sinking the Meac that the exploit
surpassed bfiancy and exhibition daring Cuhngs
famous attack upon the Abma adequate awaiting
these American heoe and Acting Secretary pledged himself
after consultation with Secretary Long, who still confined his
lame leg Medals and promotion the least they the
hands grateful people Moreover they will ngus long
Spanish prison the authorities here bring about their release
Exchange Of Prisoners
half hour after displayed the walls of
the department. this afternoon Colonel adutan
general had taken the preliminary steps arrange for exchange
prisoners and was learning just how Spanish officers and enlisted
still held captivity Fort MCPHERSON Georgia. they had
been taken from the prizes captured by the American
don these the authorities
Fort Monroe for safe keeping another Spanish officer supposed
high rank but who has far managed identity officials
confident they have than enough Spanish officers
for the American officer and seven enlisted men held by Cervera.
Cervera's Courtesy
The officers all took of the generous recognition Spanish
admiral the bravery the Americans and his kind
pleasant places captive has right expect
in the end and forced to surrender to Sampson.
The Naval Situation
The naval situation believed be entirely satisfactory Notwith.
standing the Spanish the clearing Merrm
believed for instant that Sampson will submit losing this dearly
purchased advantage and he be relied upon prevent
the obstruction The Spanish fleet Gagged inside the hbo
until they surrender Sampson detacb most
of his powerful squadron for service elsewhere This MEANS according
common belief, immediate attack upon San Juan
Signs OF Peace
Peace signs have been multiplying There been notable change