The Arizona sentinel., 1898-06-25

-7.ss. .z.a7.il extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav- ing its waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert. including this section, tich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc ing immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs | portend great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as tie coming i fall in an inroad of much capital. Experts i are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without a taker, but the tendency of proepectors is to go long dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in a county as old as Yuma County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospector. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching in its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rocll-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the eXtent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, ,O0O per month This mine is situated about 30 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis
 tricts, and, although the mining e lcoll in , the county was never better, still 1Iost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND [ CHA.
 In the valleys of the Coi,rado and the
 Gila rivers there is roem for thousands. It
 is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found more desirable region for the making of a
 home. No laborious clearing of the land is
 rec aired; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant
 can surround his abode with attractions
 which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine IL makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos-
 phore brings health to all who inhale it. Fol ; the establishment of colonies, such as are ; made in southern California, Arizona pre-
 sents unrivalod opportunities. Thousands IA Of acres now prof1tless can be made produc ' tive by the construction Of irrigating ditches
 and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 
 70 The statement in this article on Yuma . county are not exaggerated; in fact they fal ' short Of doing justice in this wonderful bit
 of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and ' waIuuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp-
 berries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries -' and all varieties of small fruits can be sue : cessfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County , is not only the natural home of the citru.
 and semitropical fruits, as almost every
 fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable 1 which ca1 be produced in either tropic O u temperate zones will thrive in the rich anC , fertile soiIs
 With the bright prospects ahead of tho
 town of Yuma and Yuma County there car
 be no better investment for capital seeking
 large and renumorative returns than is af
 forded here With matchless climate V where all forms of disease known to the y, damp and rigorous regions of the east anc north are unknown, where the bright sun
 shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every
 form of vegetation, and where the clear days
 and cool and balnly nights are one long-con ' tinued poem of happiness and delight, w(
 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in r vestment and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle.