The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-19
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in tie Territory of Ari- zona, it is astonishing how Etsle it's re zourccs are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth ot the county. This Is owing partly to Eama's reputation for rnbcarable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali forria, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly pcospectcd for mineral wealth, and pros9ec5ors have, in the main, kept the traveleJ highways in crossing its Territory. As @ matter of fact one suifers less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dryuess Of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gods foots5ool.
 People labor out of doors from the rising to the setting of the sun, and sufrzrno in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case Of sunstroie. Cur climate, taken in time, never fails TO cure pulmonary complaints Of any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, and then only in a very mild form, and are never fatal ex- cept through the pervsrsity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uniuformed, the dry heat of the summer moathsi- es- pecially conducive to good health and ex- ccpt;onal vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect a. the artificial result of Turkish bath-pureiy- ing and renovat;ng it. As further matter of fact this county has never been even suparEcialiy suspected, and it is only nov
 that people are beginning to search it's h2l5
 with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there, Ow,
 ing to the falling oG in the price of silver, deposits of gold only ere being s9r-ht for; and the present result is Ets,s short Of mar vo.ous. h all sections Of the county from
 the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries gre daily being made, and tle greater the development the greater the wealth d,s- played. Wherever the prosgecsor plants his foos. Hedges Of gold confront him or are brought to light by tie Investigating strokes q b.s pick.
 Po.5ions Of the country traversed for years by commonly travelled trails are JIovel- oring into rich storehoases of golden wealth.
 New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments Of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo 6 Co.,. Express, are steadily increasing in value. From mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned, tlis section has received bat little recos- n-t:on.
 Agriaultarally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant tle last two years, owing to the ran- eral financial depression and coaqequent dearth of money for investment purposes, are waking up tonew life andvigor. Money is being attracted iu this direction, and On all sides Can he distinguished that iadefa- able stir which is theprecursor Of all indus trial awakeniag. Even within these last. two years of financial s5r.uceacv and de. prcssioa there has been a steady if s!5.7 .n- crease in agricultural development and wealth < greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lsaieI have been inolosed and new fields started. A large section Of Blaisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; fields of cereals and alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town: the lands lying under th: Mohawk and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety of agricultural products, as in other sections of the Gila valley. and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beautitied in fruits, flowers and sarbbery to mole than apPreciable extent. Altogether a-e may feel proud of our progress daring these months Of basIness depression and d.sooa.agement It speaks well for the in- dustry and pluck of our people, aud the showing made constitutes the best evidence of Sle merits oI our soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature has tone everything for our county, and all that ls needed is a touch Of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life Of ofremuneraclve industry that Will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energy of II, ". Blaisdeu, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of it's large pumping plant, at the foot of Main street, the town is abuudantly supplied with water atreason.Jle T tes, and there have grown into existence new and large gardens and orchards,