The Arizona sentinel., 1898-06-04

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 extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert
 was once all inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav-
 ing its waters to evapomte in this intense
 heat, Throughout all tle country border ing the desert, including this section, rich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ] ing immense profits. In tue ucigLborLood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the
 surface are daily being located, and all signs i portoud great mining boom for this county
 which will culminate as early as the coming.
 fall ;n aa inroad of much capital Experts
 are arriving every week and mines arc being bonded at more than heavy prices. Ii
 seems wonderful to believe that all this min eralwea]Jh has been lying at oul very doors i fer so many years without a taker, but the i tendency of prosPectors is to go long dis 1 tauoe of into strange lands rather than to
 seek for mines in 9 county as old as Yuma
 County and so accessible. The greater the
 distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospecjor Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant-
 meat to the view.
 So t is that this county is almost virgin
 iald for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching in it's mountains its mineral secrets are still iu effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might De wander ing through the rock-r.bbed fastucsses Of o.r mountain ranges and their presence Dc 4,asz5 unknown, 50 vast is tho extent Of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given a great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and III show wouup the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day. and the production of gold averages S75, 600 per month. This mine is situated about 50 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial, Ialomas Pot Holes, and other mining dis 5ric-s, and, although the mining oc lcol in the county was never better, still -o.t ot Inc silver and lead mines arc idle, owing Co the low value Of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,
 h the valleys of the Co}.rado and the Gila rivers there is room fol thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits Of this broad Unioa can be found . a more desirable region for tLe making of i home No la5ouous clearing Of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and slruJJery have so rapid a growth . that within eighteen months the immierant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits riDcn and are ready for market full month before the California products, The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all who iuhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- ssats uuHvaled opportunities. Thousands of acres nos, pfoftless can be made p-cduc- tive by the construction of jrricetingGiach and there is nc Investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; ;n fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Piaearples, dates almonds and waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, blaekbcrries, entrants. qoosc5erres. and al varieties of small fruits can be sue aesstuIly cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus }ad semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca2 be produced in either tr0pic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the own of Tuma and Yuma County there can pc no better investment for capital see<ing ( arge and renumerative returns than is a5- ' .9rdcd here. With a ma,chless climate, where all forms of disease known to the lamp and rigorous regions of the east and , forth are unknown, where the bright sun lire kisses into bloom anl fragrance every c 9rm Of vegetation, and where the cIeardavs a3 cool and baimy nights are one long-con- inuod poem Of happiness and delight, We t au offer to capitalists an ideal field for in e -estment and to home seekers a veritabIc i araliso .n which to settle