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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
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 a 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 advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require small fortune to secure a 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, newspapers 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 chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives a fair com pensation for his labor, and the 'rustler' has field for the display of his energy and en. terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards ol tonadoes, earthquakes nor inundations snow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources ol the country are yet to be developed
 Because the wealth of it's mines, it's farm. ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county.
 Because a man can make livelihood her. with less labor than in any other part of the United States.
 Because there is health in every breeze and strength and vigor under its cloudles! skies.
 Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and grubbing ou stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in tw' years the home is surrounded by @ growtl
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

beverage. Experiments with the raisin-grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of commerce.
 "Besides the fruits already mentioned the or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, be grown success fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona Orange trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cul- tivated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with the best California
 'In the valleys of the Colorado the Salt and the Gila rivers, there is 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 home No laborious | clearing ot the land is required: it lies almost | ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so l rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions
 which would require years to mature in less favored 1 climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market | a full month before the California product. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure
 dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale It.
 For the establishment of colonies such as we have made of Southern California a arden Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities Thousands o | acres, now prOftless, can be made productive
 by lie construction of irrgating ditches and there is no investment which assures larger or mor, permanent retuTns."
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut of 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 the tendency of prospectors 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 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 impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all showw 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, ,000 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 or lcok in the county was never better, still lIost oi the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals. l
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
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 ''The Arizona Kicker, will be greatly mystified. 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 yet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it, and he will be apt to find-as at Phoenix-a community of ten thousand people requiring in the daytime only 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 been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
IS IT A PLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects i'll 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 ind 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 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 circus, often horse race, and, in the spring, thoroughly curious and interesting 'sGesta." 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 sprinkled drive of six or eight miles; and since the winds are quite regular in their direction, it is rarely difficult to choose a route on which the dust will be largely carried away fron you. The unbrOken desert itself io often as easy to drive over as an Eastern highway, and the whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trianS,
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Cok 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 immig ant can surround his abode with attractiC IS 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 wbo inhale it. For the establishments of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now pro6tless can be made prOduc- tive by the construction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures l larger or more permanent returns,
 | The statement in this article on Yuma 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 1 is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which cai. be produced in either tropic of | temperate zones will thrive in the rich and 1 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- 1 forded here With a matchless climate, where ali 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 1 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., 1898-12-03
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 cnds in Mexico. From the San Bnrnardino mountains ill 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 ot
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLBDo,l
 IUCAS COJJNTY

LUCAS COUNTY.
 FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is the senior partner of the firm of F. 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 & CD, Toledo, O.. Sold by druggists. 75c.
 Halls Family Pills art the bSst'
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

cury is ranging from SO0 to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the hody, and at no tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

\ white man first set foot on what Is now Yuma County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- meet to see ' anna County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Call so,~,ia catches of Arizona is that of the nicturesoue town of Yuma, which IS snugiy s;tnated in the embrace of gentle rolling Hills. upon whose crests and sides the .,oderp 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 &rhose undeyeloped riches the eyes ot the country are at present turned, and as such'
 is bound to grow and prosper with d rapidity that at present can hardly be re .Iized But coupled with her geographi- sal nnsition we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possloul- ties 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 ol bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious auid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction ;staking place aGd many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters oi She yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages as q
 Place Of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two wInt CTS 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 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, a 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 it 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 a weather observer would de scribe as ''cloudy," and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No' ember, 1895, to May, l890,) 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 laud of sunshine. As to details:
 TEMPERATURE.
 have seen the thermometer mark 92 6acraos in +ba sbod da On mt, north riazza 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 1 temperature for fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 571 degrees in November, 53 degrees in December, 49 de grees in January, 54 degrees in February, l6l degrees n March and 66 degrees ii
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
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- fore her. The impulse of 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 siug!y, is now commanding for her a full share of atten- ton 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, IS than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its 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 a sunhurst l of energiziug hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater aud l braver endeavor than before.
 i For the last twelve years the subsistence | of the great Tombstone boom and the com l pletion of two transcontinental lines oi l railroad across her territory has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac- cumulating a fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take hel | destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican, ! This Is a 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 prfd0minating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large a Mexican population a: | Colorado and not above One-tenth as muef as New Mexico.- -"Fitz- Mac" in Denver News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

Don't go to the Klondike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get a big beer; cool and refreshing. z
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
THE CLIMATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Yuma tor nIne months of She year has no equal, as we believe: Tn the aorld. and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July
 and August, the heat is not oppressive.
 Even though the thermometer in md-sum- ner may al times rise above lO0', and oc- ,asionaIly e, en reach ll0', yet, owing to She absence of moisture in the air, its not expressive. The heafmosphere is pure, light qna balmy. When the mercury marks the k7ghss5 extre-qe of heat, person does not ssel that oppression or debility which is 4st a- the Eastern States when the er-
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Wanted-A Idea 7

Write J0HN WEDDERBURN & CO, Patent Attor- neys. Washington, D. C., for the- S1.SO prize oner and list of two hundred inventions wanted.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
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 a 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 a pub- lication from the Weather Bureau, gave the normal weight of aqueous vapor in the Arizona air at from 1 1a to 1 grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
xsESOyyRCs GEES OF
 YUMA gSG0yyIz E ' The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARIzONA's BANNER COUNTY,
FAIR ARIZONA's BANNER COUNT

Brief Setting Forth the Many Advantages n Inducements offered by Place of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03
AIR

The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. l have never seen it clearer anywhere in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air ofsthe 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- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7S11a degrees and 42 degrees, December 731l degrees and 36H degrees, January G511a degrees and g degrees, Feb ruary 7I1a degrees and 35h de rees. March SI1 degrees and Al degrees and April S61a 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 a stranger to be without one at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-03

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 S11a inches per year.