The Arizona sentinel., 1898-03-26
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in regard to climate, healthfulness, fer
 tility and productiveness of soil, facilities
 fer 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 S2' 0O> and 34' 20 north
 latitude and Il3o 1O> and ll40 40' west longitude. It contains (. .488. 32O acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode
 Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bi,ed. oras large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County
 is foinled by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The
 sounCy is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and tae Sa3ta Maria mycr, whose Waters flow into the Colorado; on the east by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Tavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town of Yuma
 Tla Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona. and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains inds its way to this mighty nver. 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 sncws cause greater depth of water in this riy 1T m sumner than m WInter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it .s most required for the purposes
 fiuigqtion and agriculture.
 t will be seen that for the entire distance -.ong its western boundary, Yuma County poss, ses the great advantage Of cheap water transportation.
 The GiIa river rises Tn the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which 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, trayersed by these great rivers from its northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bound. aries, possesses far greater y-ater supply tiian any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This wqtor is now being diverted from it. natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utiiizeJ for tae , purpose of reclining and irri- ting th Immense tracts of lands which lie in tl.is favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado lire-a5 the town of Yuma and $ yurs through tie county, following the q general course. and at an average distance r afabau5 forr miles ssulh, of th5 Giia river, | wondering all the lands susceptible of irri- { eation and cul.i at;3n, can da3 an easy ii ouues ia this way and can be transported a all tac markets and cantcrs Of population N n the East CT West
 Apotlce competing railroad is projected O from Ggl Diego. California, to tlo town { of }-nlaa, and thence along the north side n -I the Gi,a river. Thus Yuma County will f. nave exceptional railroad advantages. ST
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA. U The climate of Yuma fer nine months of he year has.no equal, as we believe, in the world, and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July =. md August, the heat IS not oppressive. a- Even though the thermometer in nId-sum. ., her may a3 times rise above lO0', and oc- E. even reach Il0', yet, owing to =, he absence of moisture in tie air. its not T oppressive. Theatmosphere is pure, light ~ nd balmy. When the mercury marks the ., fghest extreme of heat, person does not Il eel that oppression or debility which is . a. ,, t..e Eastern States when fEr raor