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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

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 cuminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad 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 a taker, but the tendency of prospeetors is to go long dis tance off 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.
 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 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 a 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, ,OOO 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 GU lcok in the county was never better, still 1lost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals,
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
MINES.

There Is no section of the United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. All the country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and ends in Mexico. Frcn the San Rornardino' mountains in California to the Sonora boundary line the mountains and hills are exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating the theory often advanced that the richest gold mines are found bordering the beds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
IS IT A LAWLEss COUNTRY?

The man who goes to any considerable Arizona town with the idea of the South west derived from novels, or from 'sThe Arizona Kicker" will be greatly mystiGed. He will find as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsylvania or Ohio; and probably more schoolhouses. He will find plenty of liquor-shops. too, and gambling houses. and dancehouses, and vet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it, and he will be apt to tind-as at Phoenix-a community of ten thousand people requiring in the daytime only one policeman, and hardly requiring him. During my winter there 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 been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
THECLIMATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Yuma tor nine months of the year has no equal, as we believe, in the world;- and during the remaining three s4onths of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive. Even though the thermometer in mid-sum- arer may a4 times rise above IOO0, and oc. sasionally ey en reach ll0', yet, owing to Che absence of moisture in the air, it is not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light snd balmy.- When the mercury marks the Highest extre"ne-of heat, person does not fa3l that oppression or debility which is ssst 5o, tie Esstern- States when the CT.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

white man first set foot on what is southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter fftory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- pect to See Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeveloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such, .A is bound to grow and prosper with rapidity that at present can hardly be re- alized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by a soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting only water to become paradise of 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 ife-giving waters of she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Colorado 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 required; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractiC rs which would require years to mature 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 who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, 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,
 | HO SIdGeHlSuG III GnlS drUlCle on una county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, gooseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which can 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 matchless climate, where ali forms of disease known to the | damp and rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sum- shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days | and cool and balmy nights are one long-con- 5inued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in and to home seekers a vcritable paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

cury is ranging from 8O0 to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at nc time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
 HOMESTEAD ENTRY No. 1853.
December g, i897.

December g, 1897. Notice is hereby given that the foIIowine- named settler has filed notice of his inteo. 'lon to make hnal proof Tn support of his cialm' and that said proof will be mads before the Clerk of the District Court at Yuma Arizona, on January %, 1898, viz: Carlos Ramirez, of Yuma, Yuma county Arizona, for the seH sec. %, T. 1Os. R. A w., G. & $. R. NJ.
 He names the following witnesses to prove hls continuous residence upon and cultivation of, said land, viz. Charles Noian' Patricio Gonzales, George A. Duke and Custodio Ramirez, all of Yuma Yum. County, Arizona.
 EUGENE J. TRIPPEL,
 Register.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages as a
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner and 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 part of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as a place for winter residence. and there appears to be such a dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost q public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made it actually for me to take exercise in tbe open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were good many days which weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy," and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No' ember, 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. l The government reperts show a mean for fourtee years at the pres- nt territorial capital of 57! degrees in November, 53 degrees in December, 49 de- rees in January, 54 degrees in February, | degrees Ill March and 66 degrees in
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA

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 land where the sun shines every day.
 Because there are chances for poor man which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancinp and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California if does not require a small fortune to secure 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, newspaners 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 cbanca will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the fev regions of the Uuited States that yields +ba products of the temperate and semi.tron;o zones. Because the worker receives a fair com. pensation for his labor, and the 'rustler' has a field for the display of his energy and on terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzard. tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundatioDs nor cyclones. Because the vast and varied resources of l the country are yet to be developed 2 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will vet bu;1d up great and prosperous county. Because man can make livelihood bor with less labor than in any other part of the United States. b Because there IS health in every breeze md strength and vigor under it's cloud1o.s kies. Because the settler need not spend life. ime in fellin8 trees and rrnbb;,o an. $ jumps. ] Because vegetation is so rapid that in two R ears the home is surrounded by growth s
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

on foot to supply the life-glving waters ot she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 In regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizona can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 320 00' and 34' 20' north latitude and ll30 2O' and 1l40 4O' west longitude. It contains 6.46S, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware con- biEed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria r1ver, whose Waters flow into the Colorado; on the east By the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town of Tufna.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter rftory of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains finds its way to this mighty river. It is formed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows cause a greater depth of water in this river in summer than in winter, thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes
 ffrrigation and agriculture.
 - It will be seen that for the entire distance Long its western boundary, Yuma County posse ,ses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part Of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west | through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from its northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bound. aries, possesses a far greater water supply than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the river at Ghe town of Yuma and $ -uns through the county, following the ( generol course, and at an average distance l of about four miles south, of the Gila river, 1 rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- t sation and cultivation, can find an easy i outlet in this way and can be transpolte a all the markets and centers of population ' n the East or West.
 Argthsr competing railroad is projected C fom San Diego. California, to tie town 1 # Yuma, ard thence along the north side I # the GAa river Thus Yuma County will f rave exceptional railroad advantages. S
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

Dontgo to the Klondike-you don,t nave to- Stop at Faeger's and get a Oig beer; cool and refreshing.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

results, easily and thoroughly 25c All Alldruggists. Prepared by c. I. Hood Co.,, Lowell Mass The only Pills to take with Hoods SarsapariIla-
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
IS IT APLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects 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 find it. As
 little will he find 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 It has two transcontinental lines of railway
 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.
 - NOS]'SAOAi"A 0AOaUA ACetl performance, some times lecture or circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting "fiesta." 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 direction from Phoenix, is nearly always easy. The roads are apt to be dusty; but there IS one we'll 'prinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose a 'oute on which the dust will be largely 'arried away from you. The unbroken lesert itself is often as easy to drive over IS an Eastern highway, and the whole alley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- rians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
IEsSOUR CES OF
 YUMA COUN 2 Y The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
R ARIZoNA's BANNER COUNTY.

Brief Statement of Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements offered by Yuma County Residence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. have never seen it clearer anywhere 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. in 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- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November ?S1a degrees and 42 degrees, December 73H degrees and 361S degrees, January 65H degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35H de rees. March l1a 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 for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is extren ely slight, everywhere in Arizona, as compared 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 irriga- 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 all 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 a pub- lication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from lH to grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-09-03

Showers, and indeed heavy rains 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 11a inches per year.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-02-12
G. L. AIdrich Sells Out.

G. L. Aldrich has sold his confectionery
business to E. R. Ball, who took posses
sion Thursday evening.
Mr.. Aldrich purchased of f. w. Trask,
now in the F. B. F. Grocery, five years
ago and by thrift, hard work, and honor
able business methods built up large and
paying business. He will for the present
be associated with his brother, H. d. Al
drich, in running the depot restaurant.
The new proprietor is no stranger to the
people of Bellows Falls. He came here
from Winchendon, Mass, six years ago
and began work in the Fitchburg division
office. Later he was employed in the Cen
trail Vermont office, and for two years was
cashier in the B. & M. freight Office. For
the last six or eight months he was clerk
and book-keeper with w. H. Bodine &
Co. Mr.. Ball has bought business OF
established reputation and centrally To-
Gated, and has every prospect Of doing
well. He says that for the present he shall
run the same lines that his predecessor
did, and shall use every endeavor to please
the public.
Miss Izetta Divoll will continue with the
new proprietor for some two weeks and
will then make room for Miss Effie Ball.
Harold Day will continue as candybo
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1898-02-12
Discovered "a Scalp.

Miss Margaret Laverty, OF West
Philadelphia. is greatly interested in
geology, and together with some friends
formed club. the object of which was
to pursue that study. On a certain
day of each week the club takes short
trips into the country, and the day is
spent in searching for additions to the
clubs collection. Recently the fair ge-
ologists went to Swarthmore, and scat
tered in various directions, the plan
being to meet at noon and compare
notes. Miss Laverty and a friend set
off in the direction of Avondale. and
were disguised with their luck, as
nothing novel could be found. Finally.
just as they were about to turn back.
Miss Laverty espied large stone that
looked inviting. Close inspection
showed a peculiar formation extending
from under the stone. Wishing to in
vestigate, she tugged at the stone until
she rolled it away and was surprised
to find that she had uncovered an old
iron pot. The friend who was a short
distance off, was SUI rmoned and with
her assistance the Tic was pried off. A
thick wad of rusted muslin met their
lsight, and when this was removed a
book and what looked like black wig
was disclosed. Elk mination showed
the book to be Bible printed in 171S.
and 1t was not until the wig was
brought to Philadelphia that it was
found to be human scalp. The treas
ures have been led to the clubs col
lection. and the members are busy
weaving romantic stories about the
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