The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-14
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town Of Yuma is the second
 oldest community in the Territory of Ari-
 zona, it is astonishing how little its re-
 sources are known to tae world at large, and
 how slightly developed is the natural wealth l Of the county. This is owing partly to
 Yuma reputation for uubea-ah-e heat, and
 partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali i fornia, is has been assumed that the county
 has been thoroughly prospectcd for mineral
 wealth, and prosnectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing its Territory. As a matter of fact one suffers
 less from the heat here than in almost all of
 the settled communities of the east. owing
 to the dryness Of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gods footstooI
 People labor ont of doors from the rising to the setting Of the suu, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known. in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstrole. Our climate, taken ii time. never fails to 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- cept through the Perv2rsity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformod, the dry heat of the summer months is os- Pecialiy conducive to good health and ex- cePtional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect as the artificial result of a Turkish bath-purety- ing and renovating it. As a further matter of fact, this county has never been even superfcially suspected, and it 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 of in the price of silver deposits of gold only are being sought for; and the present result is little short cf may vicious. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plants his foot, iedges of gold confront him or are brought to light by the investigating strokes of his pick
 Portions Of the country traversed for years by commonly traveled trails are deyel- oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo & Co.'S Express, are steadily increasing in value. From Q mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned, { this section has received but little reco-- lition.
 Agr;cultuvaliy the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor-1 nant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequent ! tearth Of money for investment purposes, Ire waking up to new life and vigor. Money i g being attracted in this direction. and on 'L sides can be distinguished that iudefn- able stir which is the precursor Of an indus trial awakening. Even within these laSA two years of financial stringency and de 1ress-on there has been a steady if slow in. crease in agricultural development and wealth. 4 greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lands ] nave been inclosod and new fields started. A large section of BIai9dell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; fields Of cereals and 'lEai-a have been added to the cultivated 'rea on the Colorado river below town: the ands lying under the Mohawk and Tanners .anals have been made t3 yield heavy crops 'f every variety Of agricultural products, as Il other sections of the Gila valley, and the 3ardens of Yuma have been added to and 'eautiLied iG fruits, flowers and shubbsrv to -mo:e than aIprecisb!e extent. Altogether 'e may feel proud oi our progress during Lese last months of buslaess depression and f Encouragement. It speaks well for the in ustry and pluck Of our people, and the ho"ing made constitutes the best evidence ' the merits Of our soil and climate and the f Of our mineral resources. Nature as "one everything for our county, and all hat Is needed is touch of the wand of cap s al to have our hills and valleys spring into 0 n active life Of cemuneratiye industry that n Ill last and endure forever. O Some three years ago, through the energy q II. ". BiaisdeI. th5 Yuma Water and q ight Company was incorporated, and by s eans of its large pumping plant, at the " ot of Main street, the town is abundautIy u 'pplied with water at reasonable rates, and tl iere have grown into existence new and h rge gardens and orchards. i,
 MINES