The Arizona sentinel., 1898-07-09


 extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, lcav- ing its waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throu~ shout all the country border ing the desert. including this section, iich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produe- ing immense profits. h the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface ale daily being located, and all signs portend a great mining boom for this county which will cuImuate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week aud mines arc being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eralwealth has been lying at oug very doors for so many years without taher, but the tendency of prospectors is to go long dis tanee of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in county as old as Yuma County and SC 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 III its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastncsses 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 show weuupon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages S75, ,O0G 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 Lost oi the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA.
 In the valleys of the Colorado and the Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of home. No Iaborious clearing of the land is repaired; 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 attractions which would require years to rature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the 0N'ii' Oi-ii' PiON'UCIS' 1llC DIl9iO SulSlllile makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colcaies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities Thousands oi acres now profltless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irrieating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall l short Of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and , waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackbcrries, entrants, gooseberrics, and all varieties of small fruits can be sue cessfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every l fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca2 be produced in either tropic of zones will thrive in the rich and i ertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the . own of Yuma and Yuma County there can 'e no better investment for capital seeking arge and renumerative returns than is af- ordcd here. With matchless climate, where all forms of disease known to the lamp and rigorous regions of the east and forth are unknown, where the bright sun hine kisses into bloom and fragrance every Orm of vegetation, and where the clear days nd cool and balmy nights are one long-con- inued poem of happiness and delight, we an offer to capitalists an ideal field for in estment and to home seekers a veritable aradise in which to settle.
 ARIE0NA,