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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
TBBCLIMATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Yuma tor nIne months of ,Ae year has no equal, as we believe: in the world. and during the remaining three ssopths of the year, comprising June, July ehd August, the heat is not oppressive. Even though the thermometer in mId-snm- sber may al times rise above i00',- and oc- easionaliy e, en reach ll0', yet, owing to She absence of moisture in the air, itis not snpressivc. The atmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks the Aiebest extreme of heat, person does not teel taat oppression or debility which is sSst ,.,. the E.a-tcgu States when ;Ee CT
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
WHICH TOWN IS THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- sician, if there is a physician in the case If not, try them all. If mountain region, considerable altitude and comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in d picturesque region, near great mining districts, and has the social advaHtaPs of an army post, whipple Barracks. sg- staff IS still higher, is in a region of, lse plne forests, and is within p hard ,g's Journey of one of the wonders of the i'd, the Colorado Canyon Oracle is a tty mountain nook, lowered ill splendid
 live oaks, like ,se of California, and is also near an Aportant mining district.
 II lower altitude and distinctly semi tropical climate are desired, the three places most likely to be considered are Yuma,
 lucsGn and Phoenix. The first is near the sea level; IS the warmest and probably the driest Of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town in the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give 1t d Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of g. handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is here. and it was
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
IsIT A LAwLEss COUNTRY!

The man who goes to any considerable Arizona town with the idea of the South west derived from novels, or from 'The Arizona Kicker" will be greatly mystiied
 He will find as manF churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsylvania or Ohio; and probably more schoolhOuses' He will lind plenty of liquor-snOps. too, and gambling houses. and dancehouses, and yet he will sec little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it, and he will be apt to ind-as at Phoenix-a community of ten hcusand people requiring in the daytime Onl1 one policeman, and hardly requiring him. During my winter there I did not see single disturbance in the streets. or half dozen drunken men, all told. Min ing men and an occasional cowboy certainly had quarrels, sometimes, in the disorderly quarters at night; and there were stories of the use of the knife among Mexicans: but the visitor who went about his own business had as little trouble as on Board way or Chestnut street. The Pima and Maricopa Indians. who are encountered everywhere. have beep friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of f'Mi1e4.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

white man first set foot on what IS NOW Yuma County ill l17l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and eae of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in a few years ex- hect to sse Ylma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Gall foruia catches of Arizona is that of the rieturcsoue town of Yuma, which Is snugly .ituated in the embrace of gentle rolling Bills. upon whose crests and sides tho snodern homes of our superior civilization .re crowding the adobe dwellings into ..ernal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeyeIoped riches the eyes of the n,untry arc at present turned, and as such, .. is bound to grow and prosper with d rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographl- s.al position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural posslD'li aes are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile' and wanting oaly water to become paradise o' bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction IS taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life giving waters of she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages as q
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner add editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structively concerning that rart of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a dearth If pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During a five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made 1t actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were a good many days which weather observer would de scribe as ''cloudy," and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No' emDer, 1895, to May, lS96,) ] there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any where north of Luxor, Arizona is the Iaud of sunshine. As to details:
 TEMPERATURE.
 have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean temperature for fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 57I degrees in November, 53 degrees in December, 49 de grees in January, 54 degrees in February, 6l degrees In March and GG degrees in
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de- velopment. There can't be doubt about the fact The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- l fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, IS now commanding for her full share of atten- ] tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There | is a scramble for franchises Nothing more surely indicates a great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend, rs than this.
 Arizona has reachet that climacticer period which every western state has ex' perienced sometime in it's history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunhurst of energiziug hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines Of railroad across her territory has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac. cumulatipg fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her nov to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican. This is mistake of great importance fro'L the moral point of view. There is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It think 1t is eltain that arizona has not to-day nearly so large a Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much as New Mexico ,"Fitz- Mac" in Denver ! News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

cury is ranging from So' to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,I

STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF ToLEDo,l
 LUCAS COUNTY.
 FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of r. J. CHENEY < Co, doing business in the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOL LARS for each and every case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of HALLS CATARRH CURE.
 FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 9th day of Decem. Der, A. D. 1886.
 A. W. GLEASON, EsEALl
 Notary Public. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internal ly and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Send for testimonials, free.
 F. J, CHENEY X CD, Toledo, o. Sold by druggists. 7jc.
 Yall's Family Pills arc the btst'
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.


 the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 I, reyard to climate, healthfulness, fer tilitv and productiveness of soil, facilities sor cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water supply, variety Of resources an" cheap transportation by rail and by water no part of Arizona can surpass Yum" county, which is destined to become one o' richest and most prosperous counties h Arizona.
 1t lies hatweeu 320 Oo' and 34' 20' north ..t;tude and ll3o 70 and ll4' 40' west ,onUit,,de. It contains 6.4Ss. .32O acres. 1t fs about as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com bi.ed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County k formed by the Colorado river, which xeparates Arizona from California Inc county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria rIver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east bv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavarai, and on the south by Sonora Maxico. Its county seat is the town oi Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter Yitory of Arizona, and every drop Of water ..b;cb falls on it's mountains and plains duds its way to this mighty river It Is 6o-ped by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which vice in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt 4,c snows cause a greater depth of water in tb;s riv,sr m summer than ln winter. thus surnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes Irrigation and agriculture.
 1t will be seen that for the entire distance ,opg it's western boundary, Yuma County bosse ses the great advantage of cheaI water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western par N New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent o @hich are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has seyarnpa and Salt rivers. It flows wes' through Yuma County and empties into th' Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these grea' rivers from its northern to its southern and from it's eastern to its western bound aries. possesses a far greater water supply thau any other county in the Territory and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from it. natural channels by means Of numerous tarce irricating canals, and utilized for the nurpose of retaining and irrig"tlng thu Immense tracts of lands which lie in thi' favored country, and which arc as fertile ss any in tie world
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses tht e,o,orod, river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following th' ,,encrol course, and at asn average distance 1f oboyt foar miles south, of the Gila river ,anderinc all the lands susceptible of irri ga,ion and cultivation, can dnd an easy ortIet in this way and can be transpoi ted o.u the markets and centers or population fiji thc East or West.
 Another competing railroad s projected from San Diego. California, to tie towr ef Yuma, ard thence along the north sid' cf the Gila river. Thus Yuma County vii nave exceptional railroad advantages.
 m1JUrTTAiA OF WILMA
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

Don't go to the Kloudike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get a big beer; cool and refreshing. E
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Col rado and the is not too much to say that nowhere within tie limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is rec aired; it lies almost ready for the plow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immie ant ean surround his abode with attract;C IS which would require years to nature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen 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 wbo nhale it. For the establishment of colcnjes, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities Thousands of acres now prohtless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irrigating ditches and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county arc not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. PineappIes, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp- berries, black berries, cu' rants, gocseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is net only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca2 be produced in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital seeKing large and renumerative returns than is af- forded here With a matchless climate, where al. forms of disease known to the damp and rigorous regions of the east and 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 balmy nights are one long-con- tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestment and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai. in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than Tn the parts of Morocco, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Italia, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged tor ei ght years, at the same place, as follows; For November 78H degrees and 42 degrees, December 7S1a degrees and 36H degrees, January G5H degrees and g degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35H de rees' March Sl H degrees and fl degrees and April S6H degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and fol blankets. Half the time an overcoat Ii not needed during the day, but it Is neve1 prudent for a stranger to be without ont at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
x&EsSOyyEG GEssS OF
 YUMA C0U N \ \ |. The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARIzoNA'S BANNER COUNTY.

Brief Facts Setting the hany Advantages ana Inducements by County of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
Is IT A PLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one experts in a huge, parsely settled Territory of mount aims and deserts. The man who looks for either the beauty or the seductive excite ment of Monte Carlo will not lind it. As little will he 6pd the historic remains or the cosmopolitan attractions of Egypt: nor could he reasonable expect the amusements and luxuries of our own Eastern cities. The people of Arizona are still chiefly busy in the pioneer work of subduing it to the residence and uses of civilized man. But 1 it has two transcontinental lines Of railw ay with numerous feeders; it has fast mails, and rival telegraph lines, and is throbbing with the intense life of the splendid West. The two principal towns in the south ern portion, chiefly sought for their climatic advantages, are Phoenix and Tucson. Each of them has ten thousand inhabitants or more. They have the electric light, tele- phones. trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, an occasional theatrical performance. some times lecture or 6 circus, often horse race, and, in the spring, a thoroughly curious and interesting ''6esta." For the cest, people must take their amusements with them. Good horses are abundant and cheap. and there are plenty of cow boys-the genuine article-to show what horses can do. The driving for fifteen or twenty miles in almost any diIection from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; bat there IS one well. sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since tine winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose a route or which the dust will be largely carried away fror, you. The unbroken desert itself is often as cas- to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

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, lich 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 the coming fall in an iEroad of much capital. Experts 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 taker, but tine tendency of prospectors is to go long dis tance of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in 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.
 l So it is that this county is almost virgin l 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 rock-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 1 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, ,C0C per month. This mine is situated about 3C miles southwest of the village of Yuma
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial, 1 Palomas, Pot Holes, and other miring dis tricts, and, although the mining CT lCok iu the county was never better, still lost oi the silver and lead mines are idle, owing ] to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is extren ely slight, everywh here in Arizona, as com pared with any eastern climate in the United States. The air is driest on the high mesas, remote from snowclad mountains or forests, and in the desert valleys, where no considerable irri- gation has been begun. Wherever irrlga- tion is carried on on large scale, the percentage of humidity in the atmosphere must be somewhat increased, although to an eastern visitor it is scarcely perceptible. The same Government observations al ready cited show relative humidity, at Phoenix or Tucson, averaged for weeks, from morning and evening readings. at less than half the usual humidity on dry days in New York. General Greedy, in pub lication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from 11S to 4 grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-12

Showers, and indeed heavy rams are liable to occur in every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The average rainfall in Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is but s H inches per year.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05
HONORS TO THE DEAD.
Patriotic Demonstration ut the Fu-
neral of Lieut. f. w. jenkins
at Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh, Pa, March 31.-The body
of Lieut.. Friend w. Jenkins, of the
Maine, reached Pittsburgh shortly be-
fore six o'clock Wednesday morning and
was met by detail of the Pennsylvania
naval reserve. With squad of mount
ed police as escort, the body was car
ried to the Allegheny post Office, where
it was laid in state. The funeral sery-
ices were the most elaborate and event.
full of any similar occasion in Pitts
burgh's history.
At 1880 o'clock the casket was taken
to the Pittsburgh courthouse, where it
lay in state until 2:3O o'clock, when the
parade took place. The procession was
made up of the Fourteenth and Eight
zenith regiments, n. G. P, division c,
naval reserves, battery B, several 6. a.
r. posts and a large number of indie
pendent military organizations.
All flags were half-masted, and dur
ing the passage of the funeral cortege
all bells were tolled. The remains were
inferred in Uniondale cemetery.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-04-05
SAN FRANCISCO SHAKEN.
severe Shock Of Earthquake, Causing
Panic and the Loss of Mt
Least Six Lives.

San Francisco, March 31.-A severe
shock of earthquake was felt here at
11:4s Wednesday night. The v;bra-
tons continued for fully Is seconds,
cau-ng people to rush from their
homes in all parts of the city. The
earthquake was the most severe ever
experienced in this state. Buildings
were violently rocked and telephone
and telegraph circuits were broken. A
building on Clementina street COL
lapsed, killing six people.
Guests in downtown hotels and
boarding houses made a rush for the
open air. and Market and Montgomery
streets 30 seconds after the earthquake
were lined with half-clad and wholly
frightened people. There were numer-
Gus fires caused by overturned lamps.
1t is reported at midnight that earth
quakes were general all over the CEN
trail part of the state. The town of
Port Costa is said to have been thrown
down. Severe shocks are reported from
Sacramento, Stockton, San Jose, Mer-
cid and Santa Cruz. In Sacramento
there were three distinct shocks. At
Fresno, which is farther south, no shock
occurred