The Arizona sentinel., 1898-06-25
TALK ABOUT YUMA.
Eugene Sangulnetti Tells Of the Past
 and Predicts the Future.


 At the Commercial, Eugene F. San guinatti of Yuma, gave the newspaper man few minutes of his time.
 q arrived in Yuma in 1882, and went to work for Ginochio & Co.,, gen. eral merchandise, and soon became a partner with Gandolfo, who bought out Ginochio. That was in 1887 CT 1888. 1 have been there ever since, and ex- pect to remain. Yuma was far sized town of about 1000 inhabitants and about 5000 Indians when I went there. There are now about 2,200 in habitants, and there are about 50 per cent of the Indians. They drcp of one by one and fail to keep up by increase.
 "The State of Arizona Improvement company is now pumping from the Colorado with 2s inch centrifugal pump into the canal. which is ra.Ir t3r~boul nine m... ~afs5s furnish in at tpresaa5 an ample supply for the ..a.aea along the line. I.is sura.i.- ing 5-o transform -ol Of thing ..l- .a- s..ear.sho. a this region. Iou go that way today and it is desert. In short time you return to find it all in green and everything looking prosperous. A full aedged farm has sprung up. The alfalfa is now in the second crop cutting, and there will be five or six more crops tbis year. We have had watermelons for the past thirty days. II. W. BIaisdell had ship ped all his apricots about six weeks ago and is now shipping oranges and grapes, All going to California. Ranchers below town have also been shipping theIr varieties.
 "Then we have another large canal taken out by the farme,s. It is all elght-mile run going parallel with the first. They are pumping with % inch pump. This canal runs through virgin soil, opening up an entirely new country.
 Both canals will be extended about SIX miles within the next six months, most of the land being already taken up and being cleared and with little homes dotting themselves along.
 Work has been mostly stepped for the hot season. In fact, it became a little too warm for the prison men. The farmers are working right on through the heat. They are anxious to get as much under cultivation as possible.
 "Iaa el- eomn..g .u..ruae putting ina gravity cana. which a..- enhance property jour i've times present values.
 "Iae outlook .a- Yum. .s eerala.e one -o e.a-. ..l .5 ---. hopeful ana encouraged for the future. We do not see where any possible obstruction can come il to interfere with our advance ment and progress, and we look for ward to Tot very distant day when Yuma shall be mentioned in the same breath with Chicago and San Fran cisco.
 "Another thing, if you wish to men ton it, is that our mining interests are looking bright and fourishing. A number have started up recently. The Fortuna has been running two wears and looks better today than ever be. fore. They might not like me to men 1 ton the amount, but I know thev are turning out large bars every month
 "Then there Is the Senator which has been working for the last year and seemingly doing well. It recently went into the hands of receiver. hut 1t was not on account Of lack of ysIues in the property.
 "Our firm has been working iron, foTty-iivo to fifty men for the last year and half in the Castle Dome mines shipping ouI lead aud silver to San