The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-21

st extinct oceans. Tie great Colorado desort
 was once an inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean. leav- ing it's waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert, including this section, rich inlnes are being constantly discovered, and soa'e ot recent location are already produc- Ing immense profits. In the neighborhood o1 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 inroad 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 a taker, but the tendency of prospectors is to go a long dis tance off into strange lands rather than 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 prospeotor. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost a 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 show well 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, 900 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 miring dis tricts, and, although the mining e. lCok in the county was never better, still l-iost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals. OF THE COLORADO AND
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 In the valleys of the Col- rado and the 5lla rivers there is rocm 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 nome. No laborious clearing of the land is 'equired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth 'hat within eighteen months the immigrant 'an surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less avored climates. Fruits ripen and are eady for market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos 'here brings health to all who inhale it. For he establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- ents unrivaled opportunities Thousands t acres now prohtless can be made produc- i've by the construction of irrigating ditches, nd there is no investment which assures arger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma I ounty are not exaggerated; in fact they fall lcrt of doing justice in this wonderful bit country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and 'aiuuts will do well. Strawberries, rasD- erries, blackberries, entrants, gooseberries, i nd all varieties of small fruits can be suc- d 9Ssfully cultivated Indeed, Yuma County I not only the natural home of the citrus V id semitropical fruits, as almost every n ut, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable . hlch ca2 be produced in either tropic of II mpcrate zones will thrive in the rich and u rtile soils. n With the bright prospects ahead of the o wn of Yuma and Yuma County there can ic no better investment for capital seeking O, r5e and renumerative returns than is af- W rded here. With a matchless climate. of lere all forms of disease known to the mp and rigorous regions of the east and va rIh are unknown, where the bright sun inc kisses into bloom and fragrance every or m Ot vegetation and where +ha claar do,,s W d cool and balmy nights are one Iong-con- m lt' lued poem of happiness and delight, we b offer to capitalists an ideal field for in ed stment and to home seekers a veritable is