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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de- velopment. There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her full share of atten- tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and a sunhurst of energizing hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the con- pletion of two transcontinental lines of railroad across her territor5-Arizona has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac- cumulating a fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands,
 The population of Arizona is Mexican. This is a mistake of great importance frorA the moral point of view. There Is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predOminating element. It think 1t is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large Mexican population as Colorado and not above One-tenth as much as New Mexico >"Fitz- Mac," in Denver News,
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Notice of Forfeiture.
Yuma, Arizona, Jan. 9, 1898.

= NliIdj AIIZOIltt, Jan. ZZ, ISJS. 10 William Bigger, his heirs or assigns:
 oti are hereby notified that I, the under si8heq, have during the year 1897 expended one one hundred dollars in labor upon the hoAylSnt mining claim, situated in Mo IEi haWk mining district, Yuma county, A. T., IocauoH I on notice of which is of record in pooH G Of mines, page 3S6, in the re- c4ruer office, said county and Territory ,I1 a,IioTesa1d' Tn order to hold said claim under t tle P~0ViSlons of Sec. 2324, Revised Statu- teS oI Arizona, and the amendments there a1, concerning annual labor upon mining tI"ilnS} oelnS the amount required by law to to hold said claims for the year ending DIecemoer 3l, 1897, and if within ninety uays alter the publication of this instru- meht you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion ofsuch expenditure as co-owner your interest Tn sand claim will become the property or the subscriber, who has caused to De performed the annual assessment labor for the year 1897.
 ROSS JORDAN, m Subscribed and sworn to before me this -zhd day ot January, A. D.. 1888
 C. r. GROWN,
 My commission expires Jan. 28 I91o flrSt publication Jan. g, 1898.
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THECLIAlATE OF YUMA.

The climate Of Yuma for nine months Of -he year has no equal, as we believe, in the sorld, and during the remaining three nonths of She year, comprising June, July snd August, the heat is not oppressive. Sven though the thermometer in m1d-sum. net may al times rise above lOO', and oc- ;nsionalIy even reach li0', yet, owing to 3he absence of moisture in the air. it is not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light znd balmy. When the mercury marks the azghsst eztre"le of heat, person does not sael that oppression or debility which is -7s. 'sl '!,e Eastern States hen the mor-
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12

curry is ranging from SO' to 9O'. The air is so dry that perspiratIon is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface Of the body, and at nc tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12

A white man first set foot on what is aow Yuma County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of she Territory, and enc of the fodr original counties of the Ter -itory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years eX- pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali fornia catches of Arizona is that of tine picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace Of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose unde"eloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such,
 is bound to grow and prosper with a rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural posslblll- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting oaly water to become paradise of bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but talready reaction Ss taking place aad many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12

Don'tgo to the Klondike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get a big beer; cool and refreshing. \
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
Rk EzaZ 8 gg or
 YUMA COIJLd 7 u The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARlZoNA's BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR ARlZONA'S BANNER COUNT

Brief Statement of Facts Setting Many Advantages and bJ County Of Residence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 Tn regard to climate, healthfuiness, fer tility and productiveness 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 surpasS Yuma county. which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 32' OO' and 340 20' north latitude and A30 2O' and ll40 40| west longitude. It contains SASS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bi.ed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont CT Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County $ formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria uver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat Is the town of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter 2itory of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains dnds 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 snows cause a greater depth of water in this riysr Tn summer than Tn winter, thus furnishing the most water at the season when it Is most required for the purposes firfigation and agriculture.
 tt will be seen that for the entire distance -song its western boundary, Yuma County posst ses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises n the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent oi N hich are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from its northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bound aries, possesses far greater water supply than any other county in the Territory. and far more than can be found in all Cali ternia
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels hy means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the |. pulposs. of -eclaiming and irrig"ting the immense tracts ef lands which lie in this favored country, and which arc as fertile ! as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the i Colorado river at the town of Yuma and ] runs through the county, following the . cenoroi course, and at an average distance ] ,s about four miles s7uth, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- sation and cultj sation, can lind an easy outlet in this way and can be transported all the markets and centsrs of population ;a the East or West.
 Anotl sr competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tie town sf Yuma, aat thence along the nosth side s4 the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will -lss e exceptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
ACTUAL HUMIDITY. .

This Is extremely slight, everywhere in Arizona, as compared with any eastern climate in the United States. The air is driest on the high mesas, remote from snowclad mountains or forests, and in the desert valleys, where no considerable irri- gation has been begun. Wherever irnga- tion Is carried on on large scale, the percentage of humidity in the atmosphere must be somewhat increased, although to an eastern visitor it is scarcely perceptible. The same Government observations all ready cited show relative humidity, at Phoenix or Tucson, averaged for weeks, from morning and evening readings, at less than half the usual humidity on dry days in New York. General Greedy, in a pub ication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from l11a to grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows; For November 7S11I degrees and 42 degrees December 731a degrees and 3G1a degrees January G51a degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35H de rees. March Sl1a degrees and 4l degrees and April S61% degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat IS not needed during the day, but 1t Is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand.
 The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen it clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than Tn the parts of Morocco, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
Is IT APLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects in a huge, parsely settled Territory of mount aims and deserts. The man who looks for
 either the beauty or the seductive excite
 ment of Monte Carlo will not find it. As little will he find the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt; nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luXuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizona are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of subduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But 1t has two transcontinental lines of railw ay
 with numerous feeders; it has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and is throbbing with the intense life of the splendid West
 The two principal towns in the south ern portion, chiefly sought for their climatic advantages, are Phoenix and Tucson. Each ot them has ten thousand inhabitants or more. They have the electric light, tele- phones, trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, an occasional theatrical performance, some times lecture or @ circus, often a horse race, and, in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting ''Gesta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Good horses are abundant and cheap. and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what horses can do. The driving for fifteen or twenty miles in almost any direction from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; bat there IS one we'll sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose route or which the dust will be largely carried away from you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is a paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
IS IT A LAWLESS COUNTRY?

The man who goes to any considerable Arizona town with the idea of the South west derived from novels, or from ''The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mystifed. lie will lind as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsylvania or Ohio; and probably more schoolhouses. He will find plenty of liquor-snOps. too. and gambling houses, and dancehouses, and vet he will sec little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it. and he will be apt to ind-as at Phoenix-a community of ten thousand people requiring in the daytime only one policeman, and hardly rconirinc him. During my winter there did nof see single disturbance in the streets or half dozen drunken men, all told. Min. ing men and an occasional cowboy certainly had 4uaErels, sometimes, in the disorderly quarters at night; and there were stories ot the use of the knife among Mexicans. but the visitor who went about his own business had as little trouble as on Board :. way or Chestnut street. The Pima and Marlcopa Indians. who are encountered everywhere. have been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12

beverage. Experiments with the rasin-grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing Of this staple article of commerce.
 Besides the fruits already mentioned, the or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, can be grown success fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona Orange trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cul- tvated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with the best California.
 "ln the valleys of the Colorado the Salt and the Gila ivers, there is room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home No laborious clearing or the land is required: it lies almost reaa{ Tor the blow. Trees and shrubbery nave so rapid growth that within eiphtean months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions wnIch would require years to matur2 in less favored cllnla0es. Fruits ripen and are ready for market tull month b fore the California product The bright sunshine makes life a luxury, and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale IL For the establishment of colonies such as we have made or Southern California arden Arizona presents unrvaled opportunities Thousands of acres, now proitless. can be made productive by the construction of rrigating dtches and there IS no investment which assures larger CT more permanent returns"
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Write JOHN WEDDERBURN & co. Patent Afto1 ao5si so i,S Wssninston D C., for their e0 przs os
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-12
RAIN.

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur in every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small The average rainfall in Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is but S11a inches per year,
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA,

COUNTY OF Los ANGELES, sS'
 On this 20th day of November, in the year one thousand, eIGht hundred and ninety seven, before me, T. E. Newlin. Comfy Clerk and eX-OtfiCiO Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County. personally appeared E. C. Bower and L. F. Doan known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the within iustru- ment, ,and acknowledged to me that they executed the same.
 And do hereby certify that the annexed instrument is executed and acknowledoed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.
 In witness whereof l have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court the day and year in this certificate first aooVe written. T. k. NEWLIN,
 County Clerk and ex-ofIicio Clerk (SEAL) ot said Superior Court. TERRITORY OF ARIzONA,}
 County of Yuma.
 On the 24th day of November. A. D. 1897, before me. J. II. Capenter. 3 notary puohc Tn and for said county and Territory personally appeared R. II. Chandler, the person described in and who signed the foregoing instrument, who acknowledged to me that he executed the same for the purpose and consideration therein men In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal the day and year in this certificate first above NII'teh. J. H. CARPENTER,
 Notary Public.
 NY commission expires Nov. 2, 1898.
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Wanted-An Idea !s. 4

Clerk of said District Ccurt
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07
Varying Interpretation.

jenkins wife was away on visit,
SAYS Truth. Now jenkins was "A very
busy man. He believed not in lengthy
communications. ID letter writing
brevi,y was synonym for excellence.
He loved his wife devotedly, enjoyed
hearing from her often. and always de.
voured her brief letters with the keen
appetite of an enthusiastic and passion
ate lover
But W wade through long-drawn-
out letter OF sixteen pages was 10 him
an utter waste of time and eyesight.
So one day his heart danced with de-
light at the r, celpt Of the following
from her "a sweet perfect gem OF a
thing--so short and sweet, so to the
poinD:
NJ. d. |.
II s. d. I. I. n. a n. o. t. w. NJ. I.
"Mary"
he read n:
"My dear lowell barely sleep, dear
est. for thinking night after night Of
thee. With much faith. Mary"
He should have read 1t thus:
"Money down low. | bought silk
dress for thirty.nlne at Ncwburg's OF
tick. Wire me fifty. Mary"
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07
ROBERTS WILL BE SEATED

Under the heading, Don't Get Hys-
terlcal." the Washington Post has an
editorial on the question OF the seating
of Congrpssman-elect Is. II. Roberts
which fully treats OF The absurd claims
made by the partisan opponents Of
Utah's honored citizen. In the course
OF the editorial the Post says:
Congress will not expel nr refuse to
seat any Senator or Representative
bearing proper credentials because he
belongs to 1.-THE Mormon church
"the Church Of Jesus Christ OF Latter.
day Saints" Congress never inquiries
and has no business TO inquire what
church an applicant for d seat belongs
To, or whether he has any religion
whatever. Its doors are wide opOn tn
men OF all creuds or men of no creed:
TO the devout believer In Christ, or TO
the infdel Atheists. delsts and ag-
nOstlcs sii-side by side In Senate and
House. One OF the greatest OF our
Presidents, statesman and patriot
whom all Americans resprctand whom
the Louisville Evening Post regards
with an almost idolatfous veneralion,
held views on religion very much like
those OF the author Of The Age OF
Reason"
Everyone admits that Congress has
the power 20 hear charges against any
member and TO expel such member by
n two-thrds vote, but 40 one who
watches the course Of Congress or con-
siders the political complexion OF the
House believes that such action ia the
case of Roberts Is even possibility.
The fight against our Congressman
elect has developed into solely parti-
san contest and even those who In the
start claimed their opposition on
purely moral grounds have largely for
gotten the moral phaze for the parti-
san side OF the question. The Post
also states truth when II says;
Congress has nothing to do with
Mormonism in any State. The day
when Utah ceased to be Territory
the right of Congress to Interfere with
the religious or irrellgious beliefs of
her citizens terminated forever.
Referring to the claim being made
that the people Of the Mormon church
have again taken up polygnmy in vio-
latlon of the pledges made before
Statehood, we are pleased TO note that
Utah has friend in the Post. which
concludes its article as follows:
The Post has more faith than many
OF its contemporaries in the progressive
force of our civilization. II does not
believe that the polygamy tenet. form
ally dropped out Of the Mormon creed,
viii ever be put back, 1t does not be-
heve that polygdmous marriages are
now contracted In Utah. And IL does
firmly and with great cheerfulness be-
lieve that Christian civilization Is not
going to suffer a Knockout at the
hands OF any sect or religion. III The
churches of the United States believe
there is danger In Utah. IL Is for them
to avert IT,. The United States govern
ment surrendered It's right To dictate
to the Mormons in Ulah when IL adj
mltted her into the family of States
TO the Federal eye all churches in thu
States look alike.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07
PROF. C. W. WYNN,
A Scient st Of Note,

Has discovered new and nsefu in
vention for the cure of Catarrh, Colds,
Neuralgia, Nervous Headache, Ring
lug or Roaring Sounds in the Ears.
Deafness, bronchitis, Consumption,
Asthma, Dlphtheria, Weak, Indamed
Eyes aud all Diseases OF the Throat
aud Lungs. All Female Diseases are
absolutely cured by this new aud mar
velUus treatment, also Rheumatism
and all diseases Of the alimentary
canal.
Prof. Wynn himself is here in Prove
and will be pleased 10 see all who are
afflicted. Give him a call as his con
situations and trial treatment Is free
At Fleiuer's Home BAKERY and Res
taurant.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07
To Link Cuban Camp by Wire.

Preparations are being made by the
signal crops to erect several hundred
miles OF telegraph line In Cuba for the
use OF the army OF occupation. At
present telegraph facilities in the Pearl
OF the Antilles are menger, and regl-
merts which might be removed from
the different headquarters would have
difficulty in communicating with their
commanders. Two companies OF the
signal corps have already been sent
with the corps which will be located Mt
Nouvitas. these being fully equipped
with material to construct 100 miles Of
telegraph line. The same number OF
siA nal men will be sent with each corps
and they will construct whatever lines
may be found necessary for the con-
venience of the army. Puerto Principe,
which will be Occdpied by American
troops In short time, j. located sixty
miles from the coast, and Is not in tel
egraphic communication with the out
side world. The signal men VIII inn
mediately begin the construction OF "A
line TO one o. the coast Giles, 90 as To
obviate the necessity of sending a mes
senger when the officer in command
there desires to communicate with his
superior. Material for the cOnstruc-
ton of 500 miles OF telegraph line has
been sent to Savannah, which point
will be made base OF supply for the
signal corps.
The Utah County Democrat. [volume] (Provo City, Utah) 1898-1909, 1898-12-07

THE Utah Democratic club his been
revived in Salt Lake with much en'hn.
,lnsm. 1t Is proposed u secure per
umnent quarters for meetings and read
ing rooms, aud, as he club has about
$1,000 on hand aud no debts, that ought
to be easy The club is making nv
ranpemenis to celebrate Jarkson day,
January sth. and viii enneavor To Sc
cure ex Governor Altgeld OF Illinois As
orator of the day.