The Arizona sentinel., 1898-12-10
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

NN~~ produce any discomfort.
 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 the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yuma's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly prospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing its Territory. AS 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 footstool
 People labor cut of door from the rising to the setting of the sun, and suffer no in convenience There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails 10 cure pulmonary complain , of any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, and then orly in very mild form, and are never fat;.l eX- cept through the perversity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months Is es- pecially conducive to good health and ex- ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- ing and renovating it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even 1 superfcially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search its hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow- ing to the falling off in the price of silver, deposits of gold only are being sought for and the present result is little short of mar 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, lodges of gold confront him or are brought to light by the Investigating stroke; of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed foi years by commonly travelled trails are deveI oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly heine discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this peint through Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express, are steadily increasing 1T val"e From a mining standpoint Yuma County IS rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned this section has received but little recog nition.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequent dearth of money for investment purposes are waking up to new life and vigor Money is being attracted in this direction, and or all sides can be distinguished that indefn able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these last two years of financial stringency and de- pression there has been a steady if slow in crease in agricultural development and wealth. A greater area of old farms ha, been put under cultivation, and new lands have been inclosed and new fields started A large section of BIaisdell Heights has beer planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crop, of every variety of agricultural products, a, in other sections of the Gila valley, and tho gardens of Yuma have been added to anC beautified in fruits, flowers and shubbery tC a more than appreciable extent. Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during these last months of business depression ana Encouragement. It speaks well'fol the in dustry and pluck of our people, and the showing made constitutes the best evidence of the merits of our soil and climate and tn, richness of our mineral resources. Natur, has done everything for our county, and al that is needed is a touch of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of remunerative industry tha will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ, of H. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water anC Light Company was incorporated, and b, means of its large pumping plant, at tn, fcos of l. n street, the town is abundantl, supplied with water at reasonable rates, an, there have grown into existence new an, large gardens and orchards,
 MINES.
 There Is no section of the United States or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. Al the country north, east and south of Yum; lies 2ilectly within the main gold belt tha commences ill Alaska end ends in Mexico From the San Rornardino mountains il California tp the Sonora boundary line tn mountains and hills are exceptionally rich il