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Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-11-17

Ladies VIII please remove their
walk down the aisles from the orches-
ira to the rear OF the theater at Col
Onel Sims MOntauk, In Brooklyn, re.
ports the New York Times. There has
been "A moral force working In most OF
the theaters In the country In regard
TO the removal OF Objectionable hats
during the play for some time. but 1t
was at the Montauk that they made
the innovation OF having the ushers
make the general request just before
the curtain went up every night and at
every matinee. That was
a year ago last winter, In
the middle OF the season, and 1t has
become an old story now, and theprac-
tlce has been adopted In other Brook
lyn theaters. But. looking at 1t after
year and half Of experience, the
managers believe that the practice Is
very satisfactory. The request TO re-
move hats also heads the program, but,
like signboards In parks, either II Is
not read, or, being read. the recon-
mendation Is not applied. But there
are few women who. when the ushers
walk down the aisles, a few moments
before the curtain goes up. making the
general request, not In loud tones, but
with sufficient force TO be distinctly
heard by every one, who can conscien-
tiously sit with a hat on. But there
are obstinate ones occasionally. They
have found that at the theater that II
is not the younger women. as
rule. who object to removing thei
hats, but 1t Is the older women VIII
refuse 10 accede to even personal re
quests to dispose or the objectionabl
headgear. At the matinees patronize
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28

beverage. Experiments with the ra;sin grape have shown that this climate and soil posse every advantage for the production and curing Of this staple article of commerce.
 'Besides the fraits already mentioned, tho or anse lemon, linre, olive, fg, pomegranote, and others Of thc citrus family, can he 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- tivated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favoraby with the best California
 ''In the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gia rivers, there is room for thousands. It Is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits oi this broad Union can be found 8 more desirable | region for the making of @ home. No la0orious | clearing of the land is required: it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery nave so | rapid growth that within eighteen months tlle Immigrant can surround his abode with attractions
 which would require years to matur2 in less favored | climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market i a full month b fore the California product. The ! bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who uhale It.
 For the establishment Of colonies, such as we have
 made of Southern California arden, Arizoua presents Unrivaled opportunities Thousands oi
 acres, pr0Etess, be male productive
 by the construction of igrLEating GtaheS and there l is no investment which assures larger CT more | permanent returns. .'
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
WHICH TOWN Is THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- sician, if there is a physician in the case if not, try them all. If q mountain region,
 considerable altitude and comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in picturesque region, near a great mining districts, and has tie social advantage of an army post, whippIe Barracks. Flag
 staff Is still higher, is in region of dense pine forests, and is within . hard day $ journey of one of the wonders of the world, the Colorado Canyon. Oracle is a pretty mountain nook, embovcred in splendid live oaks, like those of California, and is also near an important mining district.
 If lower altitude and 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 wamnest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town in the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. It's adobe houses give it . Mexican look. and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of handsome hwiliino toio, fonn1 in -.e vicinity Tae Territorial University j~ her,. and jtwa-
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
Is IrAPLACE FIT TO LIVE IN?

This depends on what one expects in 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 lind 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 og railway 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 tue electric light, tele- phones, trolley cars, plenty of hotels, banks, bookstores, good schools, churches, an occasional theatrical performance, some times lecture or a circus, often horse race, and. in the spring. a thoroughly curious and interesting ''Gc5sa. For the cest, people must take their oulusements with them. Coed horses are abundant and cheap, and there are plenty of COW boys-the genuine articIe-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; but 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 will be largely carried away from you. The unbroken desert itself is often as easy to drive over
 as an Eastern highway, and the whole
 valley is a paradise for bicyelers, or eques- l trians.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28

A white nan Grst set foot on what is aow Yuma County in i-7i. It Is the southwest division of the Territory, and Cue of the four original counties of She Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years eN- rect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali sornia catches Of Arizona is tl:at Of ,Ae -.icturesouc town of Numa, which is sn"gy .ftasted in the embrace of gentle rolling aiIs. upon whose cgosts and sides tha modern homes Of our superior civilization ,rs crow ding the adobe dwellings iUtl eternal oblivion. Yuma i- the gateway to Arizona, tie new empire Of the West, opan whose undereloped riches tLe eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such,
 is bound to grow and prosper with a raridity that at present can hardly be re- aiiqed. But coupled with her geograpbi- cal position we find shat she i5 the center of country whose agricultural pozsib'-i- ties are practically unlimited, being snr- roan5ed by a soil She fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting o2ly water to become a paradise ot lioom. BaljoGs of gallons Of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors. but already reaction is taking place ard many enterprises are ,.l iaot 10 supply the ife-giying waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, lcav- ing it's waters to evaporate in tL;s intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert. including this section, rich mines arc being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already prodUc- ing immense profits. In the neighboIhood Of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portond a great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital Experts ars arriving every week and mines are being 1 bo,dei at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe tha5 all tLis min eral wealth has been lying at onr very doors i for 50 many years without a taker, but the tendency Of proFpectoys is to go a long dis tanco of into strange lands rather than tc seek fer mines in a county as old as Yuma County and 50 accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the  greater the fascination for the prospector. l Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- meut to the view
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with tho few hundreds searching m it's mountains it mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, fol thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rocll-ribbcd fastnesses 0 our mountain ranges and their presence b, almost unknown, 50 vast is the extent O country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits particularly in lodges, have given Q grea impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being con stantly made a,.l all show well upon thesurface. The L;
 Fortuna mine, recently put ia operation has 2)-stamp mill running night and day and the production of gold averages S75, ,O0 per month. This mine is situated about 8 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been mad in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial i Palo-aas, Pot Holes, and other miping dis ! 5ricts, and, although the mining e I9oll il the county was never better, still Lost o
 the silver and lead mines are idle, owin
 to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
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formerly tAo capital Its elevation being more than double that cf Fhosnix, 1t is some" hat 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- ton in the Territory. The country for miles around smiles with green fields, cover ed with almost countless herds Of cattle, and 1t Is everywhere shut in hq low uou1t- aims. It IS the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, t!e Territorial Lunatic Asylum, and other institutions, and Is the general focus for the Territory. Like Tucson, it has its occasional wind and sand storms perhaps not quite 50 often. At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they will find an intelligent, orderly, enterprisino and most hoapitabIo community. They will find country full of mines. full of rich agricultdfal lands, abounding in cattle and nor es, in vineyards and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in fact, Q. full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as CaIifor- ma was in the.ffties. Above all, it has been their lot to search for health in far countries. they will rovel 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 its kind as any in the world.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AMI
 CHA.

In the valleys of the Col ralo and the Gia rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits Of this broad Unio2 can be found a more desirable region fer the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the plow Trees and shrubbery have 50 rapid growth that within e;ghtaen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry yatmos- l,hero brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- seuts upr;valed opportunities. Thousands oi acres now pr3at.ess can be made produce tive hy thc construction Of irrigat.ng d!tehes, and there $ 10 investment which assures . larger or more permanent returns,
 1ha statement ia this article on Yuma : county are not exaggerated; iu fact they fall ghcr5of loing justice in this wonderful bit ol country. Piuoarp'es, dates, almonds and valuu,s viii do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, goose5errios and all varieties of small fruits can be sue
 cossfaIly cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County 1 is not only the natural home of the citrn. and sem.tropical fruits, as almost every
 fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegota5l, ] which ca@ be produced in either tropic O. ! temperate zones VII thrive tn the rich aal ] fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of tho
 town of Yuma and Yuma County there car ! be 10 better investment for capital seel,ins l large and renumerative returns than is af
 f9rdod here. With matchless climate
 where all forms of disease known to th, i damp and rigorous regions of the east an( north are unknown, where the bright sun ! shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clearday
 and cool and baln2y nights are one long-con
 t;nuel poem of happiness and delight, w can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in ycstment and to home seekers a vcritabl, ipa1aJisa i1 which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
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 mYstifed. He will Gnd as many churches as in towns of corresponding size in Pennsvlvania IT Ohio; and probably more schOolhGuses. He will find plenty of liqnor-shops. toe, and gambling houses, and dancehOuses, and yet he will see little disorder unless he hunts late at night for it. and he will be apt to fnl-as at Phocnix-a community of ten thCusand people requiring in the daytime only one policeman. and hardly requiring him. During my winter there l did not see single disturbance in the streets. or half dozen drunken men. all told. Min ing men and an occasional cowboy certainly had quarreIs, sometimes, in the disorderly 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 everywhere. have been friendly with the whites for generations, and there isn't an Apache within some hundreds of miles.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
M IA.

Taa.s t- TO section of tie United States, OF probably of the earth, more rich in min elal wealth than Che Coanty of Yuma. al the country north, cast and south of Yuma lies .aec.ly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and cu3s in Mexico. From tae San Enuardiuo mountains il
 Caaonds to the sonora boundary lue the nouuea:us and Liils are exceptionally rich in .l. precious metal, though demonstrating .ho tlar~. yn.n advanced t'at thc riches.
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The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
WHY IlziGRANrs SHOULD COME TO YUMA

WHY MERCHANTS 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 cau be made with little labor
 Because so great variety of products can he grown.
 Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative.
 Because life is a luxury in 6 land where the sun shines every day
 Because th,ro are chances for a poor man which he crn never hope to find in older counties.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require a small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block au the av- en9es to wealth, nor crowd the poor man to the wall.
 Because Uncle sam has yet many farms ia 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 Uuitod States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones. Because the worker receives fair com- pensation for his labor, and the hustler has field for the display of his energy and en- 5erprise.
 Because there are neither Jlizzards or tornadoos, earthquakes nor unundations, snow-storms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up great and prosperous county. Because man can make a livelihood her. with less labor than in any other part of the United States.
 Because there is health in every breeze, and strength and vjgor under it's cloulless skies.
 Because the settler need not spend a life time in ielling trees and grubbiug cut 5tunps.
 Neaausc vegetation is SD rapid that in tul years the home Is surrounded bt d -,74tI
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Inregard to climate, healthfulaess, fer tility and productiveuess of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply, variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizona can surPass Yuma roantv, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 Ii lies between 32a 00' and 3t' 20' north latitude and Il3' % and ll+' +J' west lonr;rude. It contains 6. ASS, go acres. Ii is about as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com bleed. or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont CT Massachusetts.
 The western boundary Of Yuma Comfy l. formed by the Colorado river, which ssnar..tes A4izona from California. he county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria u,er, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east l,v the counties Of Pima, Magicopa and yavapai. and on the soath by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town ot Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter r;torv of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains inds its way to this mighty river, It Is formed by the union Of the Green anu Grand rivers. fed JY the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing Snows oanse a greater depth ot "asc' in this IIysr m summer than ln winter. thus furn;sl;py the most water at the season when it IS most required for the purposes fir.igation and agri2ultore.
 1t will be seen that for the entire distance ,onc it's western boundary, Yuma County possl ses the great advantage Of cAe@I water transportation.
 The Gila river rises Iii the western par of New Mexico and is fed ly numeror. streams. among the most prominent O which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into tA, Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traveIsed by these great rivers from its northern to it's southern and from itz eastern jo its western bound aries. possesses a far greater water sop15 snan any other county in the Territory ,n3 f,r more than can be fv.al in al Cali ferHia
 This water is now being diverted from it natural channels ry means of numerous .,,oe irritating canals, and utilized for the ,arpose yf reclaiming and ic.igalng tA immense tracts of lands which lie in tai savoreg country, and h!ch ars -s tsrti., as auy in the world,
 Tie Southern Pacific Railroad crosses tho ro3oraao rirerat taa tean of Yuma aao rms tasaaea tae county, following tA, ..rrrrol course. aua staa. average distance 9f.}.rt fanr n.ilyzsva.h. of tLe Gi.a ri CT rendering .ll the lands susceptible Of inl cation atl .ult. atioH, can G4d an ca5s ,as)at :n thiz way and can be trauapoto. .,all tsa markets and --aters c. population :n the East or West.
 Agotaar caa;atag railroad is prjcotc. 3om San Diego. California, to tie to@l sgYrn9. and thenee along tae north sid' oe tie Gtla river Thus Yuma County vii n.yo esspu.:oaal railroad adr4u.ages
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
gHEcLiNaTE OF YUMA.

The climate Of THma fer H.He months of -1,e year has no equal, as we LeIie'e, in She world. and during the remaining yA.ee northa of the year. comprising june, July
 .nd August. the heat is not oppressive.
 T,.su though tie thermometer in ulid-sam-
 na~ gay aa times rise above 1902, and os. asionaly e, en reach IIU', yet, onias to ,be absence of mois.4re ia t4s air, its not 5plressiss TleatmcsFhcre is pune, light and balmy. When the mercury ma.ls ,h- b:ghsst eztluae oi heat, a Fcrs.a r-.a not -.-l tsat oppression CT Jcl.Litl which is
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
.Eg. iz7s Tss Tsss.s q Qy E 6ST or
 YUMA Gs(oJyE 5. x E The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied 0fTeringa of FAIR ARIzoNA'5 BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR AFIZ0NA'5 BANN5E2 CCUNT
Setting Forth the Many Advantages aR Inducements s County Place Of Residence

aurr is ranging from S0' to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon
 as it reaches the surface of the hody, and
 asu. tlne in the sammor does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1898-05-28
ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social and industrial de velopment. There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros pority and permanent upbuildins just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and ener- cizi1g hope is visible everywhere among her people. while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singIy, is now commanding for her full share of atten- ton and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 i lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto i fore gone a begging for ownership. There i IS scramble for franchises, Nothing more surely indicates a great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticel period which every western state has ex perienced sometime in its history when, after long aud weary struggle and doubt with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunhurst of energiziug hope has thrilled the droop ing spirits of the people to greater anc l braver endcayor than before.
 i For the last twelve years the subsistence 1 of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletiou of two transcontinental lines O ! railroad across her territory-Arizona ha' rather dropped out of public attention 1 but in that time she has been quietly ac cumulating fund of substantial wcaltI and force of moral character whicl qualify her now to rise up and take heI ] destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican i This is a mistake of great importance fro'-
 the moral point of view. There is but ou' considerable center Of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson anC even there it is not by any means at pres
 cut the pred0minatng element. It thin} it is certain that Arizona has not to-day
 nearly so large Mexican population a
 Colorado and not above one-teuth as mucl
 as New Mexico. >"Fitz- Mac," in DenyC
 News.