The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-26
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.


 THE VILLAGE OF YUMA. Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the Territory of Arl- zona, 1t is astonishing how little its re sources are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed Is the natural wealth pf the county. This is owing partly to Yuma's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly prospectcd for mineral wealth, and prospectors hare, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. Ks matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost al. of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there l is no healthier tlimaUe on Gods footstool. People labor out of door from the rising to the setting of the suu, and suffer no in convenience. There hes never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complain ' of any description. Disease such as snlalil,cX, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, and then o'-ly in a very mild fsrIn, and are never fat.. ex- cept through the perversity of patients. ! Contrary to the belief of the uninfor,ned, the dry heat Of the summer months i> cs- | pecially conducive to good health and cX' ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon the | human system with the same effect a> the artificial result of Turkish bath--purefy ! ing and renovating it. As q further matter of fact, this county has never been ever superfcially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search it's hills witE any degree of systematic enthusiasm ! for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow ling to the falling eff in the price of silver deposits of gold only arc being sought for and the present result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county iron the Sonora line to Williams Fork discovcrie are daily being made, and the greater th' develoDment the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plant his foot, ledges of gold confront him or arr brought to light by the invest1gati ting stroke of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed fo years by commonly travelled trails are dove. oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich Placers are constantly ein. discovered, and shipments of placer gel, from this peint through We'll Fargo Co s Express, are steadily increasing il val"a From Q mining standpoint Yumi County IS rapidly leading the Territory, an' yet as far as that industry is concerned this section hes received but little reco nItion.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly im proving. Enterprises that have lain do mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and oonsequell dearth of money for investment purposes are waking up 10 new fife and vigor. None, is being attracted in this direction, aud ol all sides can be distinguished that indefin able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening Even within these las two years of financial stringepcy and de pression there has been steady if slow in crease in agricultural development ant wealth. A greater area Of old farms ha been put under cultivation, and new land have been inclosed aad new fields started large section of Biaisdell Heights has bee planted to fruit trees; fields of cereals an, alfalfa have been added to the cultivate, area on the Colorado river below town; tn lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer canals have been made to yield heavy crop of every variety of agricultural products, a in other sections of the Gila valley, and tn i, gardens of Yuma have been added to an beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubbery [ a more than appreciable extent. Altogethe we may feel proud of our progress durin these last months of business depression an discouragement. It speaks well fol the in , dustry and pluck of our people, and til showing made constitutes the best evidenc . of the merits of cur soil and climate and tn richness of our mineral resources. Natur has done everything for our county, and a that is needed is touch of the wand of cay ital to have our hills and valleys spring int an active life of remuneratiye industry tha will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the cnerg of II. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water an |, Light Company was incorporated, and b , means of its large pumping plant, at tn foot of A- in street, the town is abundant supplied with water at reasonable rntes, an there have grown into existence new an
 large gardens and orchards.