The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the towu of Yuma is the second
 dest community in the Territory of Ari-
 ,na, it Is astonishing how httle its re
 ,urces are known to the world ct large, and
 w slightly developed is the natural wealth
 the county. This is owing partly to
 uma's reputation for unbearable heat, and
 irtly to the fact that, lying next to Cali
 ,rnia, is has been assumed that the county
 as been thoroughly prospected for mineral yealth, and prospectora have, in the main, ,ept the travelled highways in crossing its 'erritory. As 8 matter of fact one suffers ess from the heat here than in almost all Of he settled communities of the east. owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there s no healthier climate on Gods footstool.
 People labor out 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 sunstrokc Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complail-'7 '7 of any description. Disease such as small FIX, cholera, etc rarely visit us, and then o'-iy in a very mild form, and are never fats.l ex- cept through the perversity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months i es- pecialy. conducive to good health and ex reptional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect Q, the artificial result of Turkish bata--purefy- ing and renovating it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even 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 of in the price of silver, deposits of gold only are being sought for; and the present result is little short of mar velous In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the develoDment 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 strokes of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly travelled trails are devel- oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly icing discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo & Co., Express, are steadily increasing in valga 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 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 10 new life and vigor Monel is being attracted ill this direction, and on all sides can be distinguished that irdefn- able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these la.t two years of financial stringency and de pression there has been 6 steady if slow it 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 BIaisGen Heights has beeI planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added tc the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; tn, lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer canals have been made to yield heavy crop, of every variety of agricultural products a, in other sections of the Gila valley, and th gardens of Yuma have been added to an, beautified in fruits, flowers and shubbery l. more than appreciable extent Altogcthe We may feel proud of our progress durin these last months of business depression an, discou,agement. It speaks well fol the in dustly and pluck of our people, and th showing made constitutes the best evIdenc 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 touch of the wand of cal ital to have our hills and valleys spring int an active life of remunerative industry th;. will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ of Ii. w. Blaisden, the Yuma Water all, Light Company was incorporated, and b means "f its large pumping plant, at tn foot of l. n street, the town is abundant supplied with water at reasoni bic r.tes, all there have grown into existence new al. large gardens and orchards.