The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-26

. M s < { .; .-..:.ee., axtirc: oceans. The great Co,c-''cc 1eseTt ras once an inland sea, cut o. centuries ana perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, Ieav- ing it's waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all tie country border ing the desert; including this section, 'ich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. !n the reighholhood f Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the urface are daily being located, and all signs ,,ortenj a great mining boom for this county which will culminate earll as the coming fall in an iEruad 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 .ral wealth has bsen lying at our very doors ror so many years without taker, 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 80 accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospeetor. 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 ln it's mountains its mineral secrets are still ill effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander 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 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 2)-stamp mill running night and day 7, and the production of gold averages $75, ,000 per month. This mine is situated about 90 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 mring dis tricts, and, although the mining C. lCok in the county was never better, still .Ost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 GILA.
 In the valleys of the Col rado and the Gila rivers there is room foi thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Unioa can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is rec aired; 1t lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immig ant can surround his abode with attractC1s which woul3 require years to E.ature ill less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life a luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phcre brings health to all wh) inhale it. For the establishments of colonies, such as arc made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities Thousands Of acres now prohtless can be made produc- tive by the construction of rrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger OF more permanent returns.
 1 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fal short of doing justice ill this wonderful bit i of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds aHd waluuts will do vel Straw berries, rasp- berries, biackberries, GU rats, gocSebcrries and all varieties of snall fruits can be SIC cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County l is not only the natural nome of the citru. and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit. nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which Car be produced in either trcpic O temperate zones will thrive in the rich anc | fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of thC town of Yuma and Yuma County there car be no better investment for capital seeKins large and renumerative returns than is af forded here. With matchless climate 1 where al forms of disease known to thf lamp and rigorous regiops of the east ant north are unknown, where ohe bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, anu where the clear days and cool and balmy nights are one longcon tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in- l vestmeat and to home seekers q veritablt paradise in which to settle.
 ARIZONA.