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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

formerly the capital It's elevation being more than double that of Phoenix, 1t Is somewhat cooler, and as there is next to no irrigation near 1t, the air is a little drier Phoenix is the centre of the greatest irriga- tion in the Territory. Tbe country for miles around smiles with green fields, cover ed with almost countless herds of cattle, and 1t is everywhere shut in by low mount aims. It is the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, the Territorial Lunatic Asylum, and other institutions. and is the general focus for the Territory
 Like Tucson, it has it's occasional wind and sand storms-perhaps not quite so often. At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they will
 ind an intelligent, orderly, enterprising and most hospitable community. They will
 find country full of mines, full of rich agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and hor es, in vineyards and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- nla was in the .6fties. Above ali, it has been their lot to search for health in far countries, they will revel in the luxury of being in their own land, among their own countrymen, within easy reach of their friends by telegraph or rail, and in a climate as good of it's kind as any in the world.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

 beverage. Experiments with the rasin-grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of commerce.
 'Besdes the fruits already mentioned, the or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family can 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- tvated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with the best California
 'ln the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Glla iivers there is room for thousands It is not
 teo much to say that nowhere within the limits of
 this broad Union can be found more desirable region Tor the making of home No Iaborious cleerlng or the land is required 1t liesa almost reaoy for the blow. Trees and sbrubherv nave so rapid growth that vithin eighteen months the
 lnTiP rant can surround his abode with attractions
 winch would require years to matur7 in less fy red climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market tull month b fore the California product The l bright sunshine makes life luxury and the nure dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhaIe ii
 For the establishment of colonies such as we have made Of Southern California arden Arizona presents nnriraed opportunities Thc,ua,nds o, acres, now profitless, can be made productive byt he construction of rrigatng ditches and there 1 Is no investment which assures lar0er or ,no-o permanent returns' 9
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
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 mvstifed. He will lind as manv churches az in towns of corresponding size in Pennsvlvan;a 0r Ohio: and probably more sehoolhouses. He will ind plenty of liquor-snops. too. and gambling honses. and dancebouses, and vet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it. and he will he apt to tind-as at Phoenix-a community of ten tht usand people requiring in the daytime onl 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 COW boy certainly had qnarrels, sometimes, in the disor1erly 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 every" here. have heen friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within tome hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
MINES.

There IS no section of the United States, CT probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. Al the country north, east and south of Yuma lies ihectly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and ends in Mexico. From the San Bornardino mountains in California t1 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 nliHes arc toan1 bordering the beds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
WHICH TOWN IS THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- scian, if there is a physician in the case f not, try them all. If mountain region, considerable altitude and a comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in picturesque region, near a great mining districts. and has the social ad vantav. of an army post, whippIe Barracks. az staff Is still higher, is in a region of lse pine forests, aud Is within ? hard .y's journey of one of the Dnders Of the Id, the Colorado Canyo- Oracle is a I tty mountain nook, lowered in splC1dld live oaks, like SC ot California, and Is also near an Aportant mining district.
 If lower ;ltiLdde and a distinctly semI- tropical climate are desired, the three places most likely to be considered are Yuma, Tucson and Phoenix The first is near the sea level; is the warmest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town ill tho Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest ill the Southwest. It's adobe houses give 1t a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is here, and 1t Was
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

curY is ranging from S0o to GO0 The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no tune in the sumrer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

white nan first set foot on what is aow Yuma County in l7Tl. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and aaae of Che four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects ar' however on foot, and in few years ex- meet to see Y1ma County rated as tho richest in the Territory.
 The first elinpse.the traveller from Cail farnia catches of Arizona is that Of tn picturesque town of Yuma, which is snug situated in the embrace of gentle rolllnr Lills mon whose cr6sts and sides th' modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings int ,terpal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway |" ,yiaona. the new empire of the West, upon whose upde~eloped riches the eyes ot th' aauntrv are at present turned, and as soch' =. is bound to grow and prosper with q fanidity that at present can hardly be re slized. Bat coupled with her geograph' 1al Dosition we find that she is the cente of country whose agricultural posSlD'l' ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by a soil the fertility of " hic' expeeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting olly water to become paradise oi hloom. Billions If gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction Is taking place apd many enterprises are on foot to supply the life giving waters of fbe yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
IS PLACE 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 lind it. As little will he ird 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 O. railwa 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. sonle- times a lecture or a circus, often horse race, and, in the spring. Q thoroughly curious and interesting "iesta.'' For the cest, people must take their amusemouts 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; bat 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 or which the dust wifi be largely carried away fror. you. The unbroken desert itself ie often as easj to drive over as an Eastern highway, and tke whole valley is paradise for bicyclers, or eques- trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

Don't go to the klondike-you don't have to. Stop at Iaeger's and get 8 big beer; cool and refreshing.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

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 a poor mal 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 Uuited 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 hustler has field for the display of his energy and en- | terprise.
 Because there ara neither blizzards o1 ] tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations | snow-stonns nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources et the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of its mines, its 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 it's cloudles. skies.
 Because the settler need not spend q life time in feHing trees and grubbing ou stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in tvt i years the home is surrounded by grovtI
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

April. The same reports sho the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 781a degrees and 42 degrees, December 73l degrees and 3G% degrees, January G5% degrees and B degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 351a de rees. March sI1a degrees and fl degrees and April 86% 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 st hand
 The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. l have never seen it clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in N Orthern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It Is much drier than III 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. 1t seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but sOlnew hat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
ARIZONA.
Its Attractions and Advantages as q
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner aid editor of the New ork Tribune, vho has spent the last two wInt CTS in AIizona for the benefit of hi, health. writes entertainingly and in structively concerning that rart of the country. Mr. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as a place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a deartb of pre- else information among many who are wit, fly interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, 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 ne to take exercise in the open air at some time Ur other during the day. Of course there were good many days which d weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy," and some that were ''shoyery; but during these five months (from No' emDer, 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 laud of sunshine. As to details:
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This is eXtren ely slight, everywhere in Arizoua, as com pared 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 t:,----->'Sf -~ -no,..>,-- ..ewnat 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 119 to grains per cubic foot.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
CHA,

In the valleys of the Col rado and the Gila rivers there is roem fol thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Unioa can be found a more desirable region for the making of home. No laborious clearing of the land i> rec, dired it lies almost ready for tue blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immig ssnt can surround his abode with attract;C IS which woul9 require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the California produces. The bright sunshine makes life 6 luxury, and the pure dry atnos- phere brings health to all wh) inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents uprivalcd opportunities Thousands of acres now prohtless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irTigating 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 short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapp!es, dates, almonds and
 waiuuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, black kberries, GU raats, goc3eberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc-
 cessfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County
 is not only the natural home of the citrus and semtropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca1 5e produced in either tropc of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of YEma 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 all forms of disease known to the
 damp and rigorons regions of the east and
 north are unknown, where the bright sun- shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days
 and cool and balnly nights are one long-con-
 tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in- vestment and to hone seekers a veritablc paradise in winch t0 settle
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
Wanted-An Idea

Protect yoyIr ideas; they may bring you WeafsA-
 Wsita JOHN wEDDEKBURS a CO., Patent Aseer- neys, Washington, D. C.. for thei- tlSo prise o1B
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desoEt was once an inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav- ing its waters to evaporate i'll 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 prcduc- 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 aa thread 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 tine tendency Of prospectors is to go long dis tance off into strange lands rather thaa 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 Tn its mountains it's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wonder 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.
 Nem locations ars being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill rum ng night and da,, and the production of gold averages $75, GOO per month. This mine is situated about 90 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have alse been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, and although the mining c, lcok in the county was never better, still lost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value uf these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
xs.EssS5 Es S5 (D IJ ES GSEs3 (0E
 YUMA COUNT F The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARlzONA's BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR ARlzONA's BANNER COUNT

Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements by a Place Residence.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
TEMPERATURE.

1 have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frosus which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean temperature for fourteen years at tho pres ent territorial capital of 575 degrees in November, 5 degrees in December, 49 de grccs in January, 54 degrees in February, Gl degrees n March and 66 degrees in
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19
RAIN.

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur ill every month of the year; but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small. The avelage rainfall in southern Arizona, as shown by the Government observations, is nut 811 inches per year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-11-19

slI the markets and centers Of population ia thc East or West.
 Another competing railroad IS projected from San Diego, California, to tie town sf Yuma, ard thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will save exceptional railroad advantages.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-02-26
OXFORD NEWS NOTES.

OxforI, \. c., Feb. Special. >
John Ii. Moss. If Oxford, reported
among the lost on the Inflated Maine,
wgls Il colorell man. who left here ten
years ago to seek employment ut the
North.
The 9-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs
Dickcrson who was taken to Rex Hos
rital in lRa.oigh for treatment with
pneunom'l died there and his remains
were brought home for intcrmcnt in the
burial ground in Granville near the
family residence.
The aged Mr.. u. W. +. Downey, who
died ut the home of his son-in-law on
Wednesday, was many years ago Il
printer and worked in the office of the
Raleigh Register and Standard.
Rev. George w. Green. formerly .
professor Mt Wake Forest College ana
missionary at Shanghai, China, is now
in Oxford with his family.
\ very interesting meeting was conduc-
ted Thursday night III the Baptist
church here by Rev. Calvin :. Black
well i'm the interest of the Baptist Young
Peoples Onion. A large congregation
turned out to hear the lecture of the
evening by Rev. Mr.. Blackwell.
The family of Mr.. w. W. Jones left
Oxford this week for their hcme in Raj
eigh. carrying with them the best wishes
uf the people of this community Mrs
Jones was well known nj Miss Mary
Walker. an assistant at the Oxford Or
Ihan Asylum. where she was employed
as teacher for quite il number of year
before her marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patterson, of Boston,
who Snaut tl,a winter i'm Oxford have
gone to Southern Pines for Il month.
Mrs. Briscoc. of Knoxville and two
children. are in Oxford on u visit to
Miss Kate Briscce. a pupil at the "Fran-
cis billiard School"
Many people here are enduring III.
Inconvenience of recent vaccination.