The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-31

HUT eS, III VlneyardS and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in 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 being i'll their own land, among their own countrymen, 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 are mOister and slightly mere fertile if, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons where all wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and perhaps lightly for betterthe cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma contains a variety of soil The valley land of the Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedimentary soil of brownish, gray san1y loam, resting, in most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms hard. pan which is impervious to water. These soils have 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 fertilizins brownish mud held in the wat tIof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from 0.1 to O.5 per cent, though the water hen considerably discolor- ed by mud is good drink, resembling in this res- pect the Missouri river water. chemical analysis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trIfte less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado passes In other respects the sediment of the Colorado is almost Identical with that of the Nile It will be noticed therefore, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to artesan waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richestfertilizing 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- terng the soil, dccomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nourish the plants which may be considered a leading feature in it fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while the rmness of it's particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action. In it's mechanical composition it's particles are in a state of very fine division which renders it more productive than coarser soils I aequiros heat readily in the daytime, the loss of the heat at night is very gradual so that it re- mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold Besides it's essential con- lqti Of fobI 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 as is always the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant
 The soi the uplands, or mesas, lighter and more gravely and in some places of a lree, loamy, calcareous 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 wIne 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 turbd 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 and the prices always remunerative.
 Because life is luxury in a land where the sun shines every day
 Because there are chances for poor maI 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 a 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 clements of the Territory.
 Because good land is becoming scarce, 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 @ fair con- pensation for his labor, and the 'rustler' has field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there arc neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-storns nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county.
 Because man can make livelihood her. with less labor than in any other part of the