The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-10

ind country full of mines, full of rich | agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and | hor- es, in vineyards and orchards and the | beginnings of very successful orange groves | "a country, ill fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- | mia was in the .ffties. Above all, it has | been their lot to search for health in far countries, they will revel in the luxury of l being Ill their own land, among their own couEtrymen, within easy reach of their friends by telegraph or rail- and in climate as good of its kind as any in the world.
 LANDS AND SOILS. The lands of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands mOister and slightly mere fertile if, indeed, it is possible to m ke comparisons where all are so wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps lightly for better the cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma contains vsrletv of soil The valley land of ohel Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedmentary soil of brownish, gray sandy 10 m, resting, in most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms g hard pan which is impervious to water. These soils havr been slowly formed by the decomposition of shales sandstones, marls limestones etc. mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertilzins brownish mud held in the wat tIof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from o.1 to O.5 per cent, though the water hen even considerably discolor- ed by mud IS good drink, resembling in this res- pect the Missouri river water. 4 chemical analysis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That vf the Colorado exhibiting a triie less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado pass"s In other respects the sedin It of the Colorado is almost identical with that of the Nie It will be noticed therefore, that when this water used for irrigation it is superior to artesan waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richestfertilizng elements. The soil of the valleys is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and uncombined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially as oxygen, which en-
 
 that they be taken up and noursh the plants which may Se considered a leading featura in 1t fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture while the irmness of it's particles affords every facility for percolatiOn and the activity of capillary action In its mechanical composition it's particles are in a state of very fine division which renders it more productive than coarser soils I acquiries heat readily in the daytime, and the loss nf hR hna fri0 Ia mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold. Besides it's essential con- stituents of water, organic or vegetable matter, sand and clay, chemical analysis shows that lime soda, magnesia, iron, ammonia and available forms of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash enter into | composition in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility, though, of course is always the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant The sol o the uplands, or mesas, lighter and more gravelly and in some places of .ree loamy caleareous character. The mesa lands are warm and generous. They seem especially adapted for the grape, olive and citrus fruits generally Their soil | contains more magnesia, lime or chalk than the bottom lands It never cracks and retains moisture admirably in summer. It is of that character which will produce that will keep good for fifty or hundred years, and improve annually, not being liable to sour, exposure to the air. after one year old to become turbid and change color in the bottle or glass
 WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY. Because the climate is perfect
 Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap. Because home can be made with little | labor.
 Because so great variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large ana the prices always remunerative
 Because life is luxury in a land where the sun shines every day Because th.re are chances for a poor mal which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing. Because, unlike Southern California it does not require small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block all the av- enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor man | to the wall
 Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants.
 Because churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral | and material elements of the Territory.
 Because good land IS becoming arce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the Uuited States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives a fair com pensation for his labor, And the hustler has a field for the display of his energy and en- | terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations. snow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, it's farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county.
 Because a man can make livelihood her, with less labor than in any other part of the United States.
 Because there is health in every breeze,