The Arizona sentinel., 1898-06-11
THE VILLAGE or YUMA.

THE VILLAGE or YUMA.
 A'5hon.h the town of Yuma is tho secon, oldest community in inc Territory Of Ar. 'zoaa, t is astonishing how EsEa its re- sources are known to the world al large, and
 ho~si.54t'g developed is the natural aea-,l ! of the county. This is owing partly tl
 Yuma reputation for unhaara1la heat, and ! u2Is-- to the fae. that, lying next to Call. . ts1ia, i< Ias lsaa suma3 that the county
 has been Thoroughly r-oslacted for mineral
 wealth, and prosrootors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing i,.
 Territory. Asa matter Of fact one suaar- less from tile heat here than fa almost all of
 the settled communities of the east. owfrc to the dryrcss Of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier ,umare on Gods foots5ool.
 People labor out Of doors from the rising to the setting of the SUI, and suffer no in convenience, There has never been known. ia this section of country, an authentic case Of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time. never fails 10 cure pulmonary complaints Of any description. Disease such as smallpox. cholera, etc., rarely visit US, and then only in a very mild form, and are never fatal ex- capt through the Pervsrsity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uuinformed, the dry heat Of the summer months is es- pe1iauy conducive to good health and ez- eeT-ioaal vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the sane effect as the artificial result of Turkish batl-parofv- ing and renovat;ng it. As @ further matter of fact, this county has never bacn even
 specifically suspected, and 1t is only now that people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm
 for the mineral wealth hidden there, Ow-
 ing to the falling off in the price of silver.
 deposits Of gold only are being sought for: a.-i the present result is little short of mar velous. h all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork l:se9-et-es gre daily Icing made, a-J the greater tls development tle greater the wealth dis alyoA Wherever the prosDector plants Lis foot, leiEes Of gold confront hia or are 5r9agh5co light by the investigating strokes ot h;s pick.
 Portions of the country traversaI for years by commonly travelei trails are dere,- oPing into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly he.ag. discovered, and shipments Of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo le Co., B Express, are steadily increasing in value. From @ mining standpoint Yuma County izrapi1'y leading the Territory. and yet as far as that industry is concerned. this section has received ju5 Gt.le reco u.tion.
 A=ricaltara,ly the country is vastly in-. proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen. craL financial depression and consequent dear,a os money for investment purposes . are waking ID to-ew life and vieor Money 1. -s being @--lac--d .a this direction. and oa al sides can 1e distinguished that is5.fn- able s,-r which is thopr2cugsor of an fuGo- trial a"asa-i2s. Even within tae.a ,a-5 5a3 years of financial s.g.agoacy and del grazsloa there aas been a steady if slow f,.- crease in agricultural development and wealth. \ greater area of old farms ao .oen put under cultivation, aad new lands have been uclossl and new a-lls started < large section If a,aisla,l Ee-.lss h7.nea- ! n.aat-- -o .rlt trees; fa.is of cereals and alfalfa have been added to the cult;vate7 area sn tae Colorado river below town. the lands lying under th. Mohawk and Farmer. canals have been made to yield heavy crops f every yal..-y of agricultural products. as n a-a-- sections of the Gila valley. and tlet gardens of Aun- have been added to and aa"-ia,d ir fruits. flowers and s.a...-, tal more than ar9re-aa.e extent. A..9-a-asr ae may feel urond of our progress daaa. hose las5woata tas of h-zl.cs- rear---i.-. a-... .-s-ou'~gemant. t sl.e1ks well for the i1- las5sy and pluck of our people, and the .'Eiog made 1oastjtHtos the best evidence f t-e merits of our soil aal climate and the aenaoes of our mineral resources. Nature .as done everything for oar county, and all aa5 Is needed ls touch of .la wand ofcan- tai to lave our hills and valleys spring i.t5 n active life 9tromancratlye industry thai -Ii. 'as- and endure forever 
 Some --rae years ago. through tho energy I --. Y. Lais5cG, the Nam- Water and -'--5 ~o"laay was incorporated, and by ieaas of .es 2res puwnug plant, at the pct Of Main street. the toaa is aha4aaagy implied Hila water al reason -b'e rates, and | l--e have rro~l iat. existence uew and , .rsa 2asdeus and orchards,