The Arizona sentinel., 1898-04-30

otCDh-s D-AAsS-AS v4 EA-ANih9 CA o--s1t e-A..-t auia have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, butalready a reaction Is taking place aGd many enterprises are on foot to supply the lifa-giviDg waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 In regard to climate, healthfulness, fer
 5ility and rrodUctiveGess 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 sulpass Yuma
 county, which is destined to become one Of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 1t lies between 32' C0< and 340 20' north attitude and Ij5o 20' and ll40 40' west longitude. It contains 6. .4SS, ,320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode
 ssLaad, Connecticut and Dl.aHa.g cam
 bised, or as large as eitLer New Hampshire,
 Vermont or Massachusetts
 The scsten boundary Of Yuma Coanty
 is formed by the Colorado river, which .cr.ssatcs As;ccua from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fe,k and the Santa Ma,ia uver whose . waters flow into the Colorado; ol tLe cast ay the counties Of Pima, Martc7aa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, .G-A:-o. Its county seat is the town oi Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ~itory Of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on it's mountains and plains iuds 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 SHOWS cause a greater depth Of water D this ri7 -r m sumner than in winter, thus furnishing the most water at the season when it .s most required for the purposes
 firligation and agriculture.
 t will be seen that for the entire distance
 1ong its western boundary, Yuma County posst ees the great advantage Of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises n the western part of New Mexico aud is fel by numerous streams, among the most prominent Of which are the San Pedro, A1ua Tra, Has sayampa aud Salt rivers. 1t flows west ! through Yuma County and enptiss into lhe l-... 7- a l..-..,
 Yuma county. traversed by these great -ivors from its northern to it's southern, . and from Us eastern to it's western bound, sries, possesses a far greater water supply ehan any ether county in the Territory, ard ia. more 1Aaa caL ta found ia Ill Cali seruia.
 Glis .-el,. i5 now b,iag diverted from is natural c-a.aa1s ly means of numerous ia. ge irr:ra,tDs canals, anl utilized for the usr-cso ot rel i4i1r and irrig.5iuc -a, immense tracts C. lends -l.-l .is .a t..s 'etose4 country, and which a.o as fertile .s any in tie world. The Sou,l-su Pacific F .,...f .ra -s ,aa Colorado aylrs5 tie town al E..aa aaJ .ups tl.,usa tle county, following the ~ncrol coar-e. 4at at an average di.-auee 2 ,s about lou- miles ,b, ol th5 Gjla nrcr ! s4l,r;.g al -4a laaas ass... ..hl4 of irrj- { ..i5a md o5l.j a..9a. caa cad aa easy i c,t,e. u, t1i- Say and eaa he ss.-.a .a.lte3 9 4 .i. t..y markets a.L -a5als oi population VI i she Iae. OF Te5t.
 A-at.er caa.;-t.ng .at,ro.d i- projected e ou San Ni--4 ga1a.lie. e5 tse town | ' ]-rma. a-. tHe.,aa 4.,a. inc north side n ! t',e G.la .i.,s. Thus Yuma County miI f, ave <csH..ol.i railroad advantages. a
 THEcLuATG3r YUMA. 4 1'h,e..a..s of Nnaa ..r nine mollhs Of .c v.ar has no equal, as He b..iero, in the alli and during tas remaining three onths oi the year. -y.ag grisag June. Jalr lad ..a-r.t ..- heat k 40. oppressive. . e.. .'s.-H t..e ,aa.uomsle. m ,- .ul- I el may a} times ase above l00e, and o.- . -io4atly c.ea reach fI0' get, oaiag ta e absence Of moisture iu the air, its net Y. yresaive. The atmosphere is puIs. Igl5 ~. i balmy. When the mercury marks the -, eAsst extreme of heat, Q Ncrsou does not .. .l oaat oppression or debility which is + -inG,a J,4stern States when ua mer. -