The Arizona sentinel., 1898-07-02
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 Although the town of una is the second
 oldest community in the Territory of Ari-
 z2na, 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
 Iuma's reputation for unbearabe heat, and
 partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali
 fornia, is has been assumed that the county
 has been thoroughly prospcctcd for mineral
 wealth, and prospectors have, in the main,
 kept tle trayeled highways in crossing its Territory. As a matter of fact one suffers
 less from tic 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 oIimate on Gods footstool.
 People labor out of door from the rising
 to the setting of the SUI, and suffer no in
 convenience. There has never been known, in this section Of country, an authentic case of sunsiroke. Our climate, taken ii 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 porvarsity of patients, Contrary to the belief Of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months is cs- pecially conducive to good health and ex- aeptionaI vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with inc same effect as the artificial result of a Turkish batb-purcfy- ing and rcnovating it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even superfc;dlly suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there, Ow. ing to the falling of in the price of silver, deposits Of gold only are being sorelt fer; and tae present result ts little shegt-of nar- sa.oas. Ia aI sections o1 tLa county from the Sonora line to Williams Tosl. discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the develop the greater the wealth dis playel Wherever the prosrector plants his foot. lel4as of gold confront him or aro brought to -le hr the Investigating aaolcs Of his pick.
 Portions of tha country tra~c,sol for years Iay commonly travelled trails are deve.- oping into rich storebouses of golden wealth. New and rich placcrs are constantly Icing discovered, and shipments of placer e5li from this point through Wells Fargo < 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. this section has received but little recos- hilton.
 AgricultaralIy 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 consequent dcarth of money for investment purposes. are waking up tonew life and vigor Money i is being attracted ill this direction. and on all sides can be distinguished that indetin- 1 able stir which is the precursor Of an indus trial awakening Even within these last two years of financial stringency and de Presaion there has been a steady if slow in, crease in agricultural development and ! wealth. \ greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lands have been inclosed and new fields started \ large section of BaisdeI Heights has been planted to fruit trees; fields Of cereals and alfalfa have beon added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town. the lands lying under the 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 ! utitied in fruits. flowers and shubbery to more than appreciabIs extent. Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during | these lstmontLs of business depression and Encouragement. It speaks well for the in- 'a. try and pluck of our people, and the flowing made constitutes the best evidence 'i the merits ol c-r soil and climate and the richness Of oar mineral resources. Nature las done everything for our county, and all that is needed is touch Of the wand of cap .taI to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of remnncratiye industry that last and endure forever
 some three years ago, through the energy 'i II. W. Blaislcl, the Yuma Water and Light Company vas incorporated, and by 1 means oI its large pumping plant, at the loot of Main street, the town is a5undantly supplied with water at reasonable rates, and heie have grown into existence now and ~rge gardens and orchards.