The Arizona sentinel., 1898-07-23

is taking place apd many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 Tn regard to climate, healthiulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, Ttc part of Arizona can surpass Yuma county. which IS destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 t lies between 32o 00/ and 340 2V north latitude and Il3 20' and ll40 40> west longi5.rde. 1t contains 6, ,4SS, ,320 acres. It ls about as large as the States of Rhode island, Connecticut and Delaware con- biseG, or ss large 5 either New Hampshire, Vermont OF Mass ahusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria rlver, 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 ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on its mountains and plains 6nds its way to this mighty river. It is formed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise is the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows cause a greater depth of water Sn this rlysr m summer than in winter. thus Furnishing the most water at the season 79hen 1t is most required for the purposes fr-igatfon and agriculture.
 l5vIl De seen that for tie entire distance --Eong its western boundary, Yuma County posse yses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises Ill 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, traversed by these great rivers from its northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bound ! aries, possesses a far greater water supply ! than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this | favored country, and which are as fertile ! as'any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and | runs through the county, following the | generol course, and at an average distance | of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- cation and cultivation, can fnd an easy outlet in this way and can be transpol ted | 6 II the markets and centers of population n the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected !fo,n Sau Diego, California, to tFc town of Yuma, ard thence along the north side ,yf inc Gila river. Thus Yuma County will eave exceptional railroad advantages.