The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-24

a'xbgte nan first set foot on what IS ,ov Y,,ma County in I'll. l. IS the .oot,STsst division of the Territory, and ..aot .h,. foi,r original counties of the Ter r;,ory. Many great reclamation projects are So,rever on foot, and in a few years ex- rect to see Tlma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cah- so-nia catches of Arizona is that ot the eictu -s.soue town of Yuma, which is Sn"Siy situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hill. mon whose crests and sideS me Sol.rn homes of OUT superior civilization are crouGinc the adobe dwellings into .+.rral oi,;ivion. Yuma is the gateWay to Arizona. the new empire of the West, upon s.hose unde~eleped riches the eyes ot the country are at present. turned, and as sncn' is bound 10 grow and prosper with a ropid;ty that at present can hardly be re- sti,ed. But coupled with her geographi- ,,l nosition we find that she is the center ofa country whose agricultural possibill' Ges are practically unlimited, being sur rorn:ed by soil the fertility or which sxceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, ana wanting oaly water to become paradise oi bloom. Bi.iiers of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Fuma's very doors, hut already reaction Is taking place aGd many enterprises are on foot to supply the life giving waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 in rerord to climate, healthiulness, fer tility and productiveness ot soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water supply. variety of resources and esesp transportation by rail and hy water, so mart of Arizona can surpass Yuma county. which is destined to become one ot richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between S29 00' aud 3+o 2O' north .atitude and ll30 20' and ll4' 40- wes' Longitude. It contains SASS, ,32O acres. Il ji about as large as the States ot Rhode IShrd. Connecticut and Delaware com bi.ed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County ;s,Ierrned by the Colorado river, whicl ,c.,arates Arizona from California. 1h' county is bounded on the north by William Ferk and the Santa Maria rIver, who's waters flow into the Colorado; on the eas bv the counties of Pima, hlaricopa an' yayarai, and on the south by Sonora Mexico. It's county seat IS the town 0 Yuma
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter -,torv of Arizona, and every drop ot wate sa,iJn falls on its mountains and plain ands it's way to this mighty river. It formed by the union of the Green an' Brand rivers, fed by the streams whlcf r;se in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt irc sncws cause a greater depth of wate in this riV1r in summer than in winter. Thu furnishing the most water at the seaSoi when it Is most required for the purpose firrigation and agriculture.
 lt'will be seen that for Ebe entire distanc .song it's western boundary, Yum" Count. nosss. sssr the great advantage of cheal water transportation.
 The Gila river rises In the western par sl New Mexico and is fed by numerou streans, among the most prominent 0 which are the San Pedro, Aqua Fria, Has xayaupa and Salt rivers. It flows yves through Yuma County and empties into tn Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these grea Ayers from it's northern to its southern and from its eastern to its western bounc aries, possesses a far greater water suppl thsu any other county in the Territory snd far more than can Le found in all Call fernis.
 This wqter is now being diverted from it natural channels by means of numerou large irr;gatipg canals, and utilized for tn purpose of retaining and irrigatinG tn snmense tracts of lands which lie in thl favored country, and which are as teTtil as any in the world.
 Tai4 Southern Pacific Railroad crosses tn Colorado river at the town of Yuma an runs through the county, following tin senerol course, and at an average dIstanc' cfabout four miles south, Of the Gila river ,srfe~ipq all the lands susceptible of irri cation and cultivation, can find an eas cytlet in this way and can be transpute etu the market aad 'centers of populatio a, the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projects stc- San Diego. California, to tic tow 6. Ynpsa, ard thence along tine noctL sid ,f+he Gila river. Thus Yuma County wi .ave exceptional railroad advantages.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 Tie climate of Yuma for nine months C ehe vesr hes no equal, as We believe, in tn xa-ld. and 4uring the remaining thre nonths of the year, comprising June, Jul .n3 August. tsae heat is not oppressive 7,v,n t:..,;,.E tie thermometer in mId-sum