The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the Territory of Ari- zona, it is astonishing how little it's re sources are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yuma's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly prospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. As a matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gods footstool
 People labor cut of door from the rising to the setting of the sun, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complain 5 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 pervorsity of patients. | Contrary to the belief of the uuinformed the dry heat of the summer months Is es- l pecially conducive to good health and eX' ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon the ! human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy ing and renovating it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been ever superGcially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search its hillt with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow ing to the falling off in the price of silver deposits of gold only are being sought for and the present result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoverie are daily being made, and the greater th' development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plant his foot, lodges of gold confront him or arr brought to light by the investigating stroke of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed fo years by commonly travelled trails are devel oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly bein. discovered, and shipments of placer gol, from this point through Wells Fargo 6 Co. $ Express, are steadily increasing il value. From mining standpoint Yum; County is rapidly leading the Territory, anC yet as far as that industry is concerned this section has received but little recog milton.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consoquen dearth of money for investment purposes are waking up to new life and vigor. None! is being attracted in this direction, and ol all sides can be distinguished that indefn able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these las two years of financial stringency and de pression there has been @ steady if slow in crease in agricultural development anC wealth. A greater area of old farms ha been put under cultivation, and new land have been inclosed and new fields started A large section of Blaisdell Heights has beer planted to fruit trees; field of cereals an, alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; tn lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer canals have been made to yield heavy crop of every variety of agricultural products, a in other sections of the Gila valley, and tn gardens of Yuma have been added to an, beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubbery t a more than appreciable extent. Altogethe we may feel proud of our progress durin) these last months of business depression ant discouragement. It speaks well for the in dustry and pluck of our people, and tn showing made constitutes the best evidenc of the merits of our soil and climate and tn richness of our mineral resources. Natur has done everything for our county, and al that is needed is touch of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring int an active life of remunerative industry tha will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ of H. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water an Light Company was incorporated, and b means of its large pumping plant, at tn foot of M, in street, the town is abundant supplied with water at reasonable rates, an there have grown into existence new an | larua tar6eDs and orchards