The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-01

tleS are placUlcaiig unliHllCc"' D0ir0 S"' rounded by a soil the fertility of ~ hich exceeds that of the delta or tic Nile, and wanting o2ly water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already a reaction is taking place a9d many enterprises are on foot to supply the life giving waters ot the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
 .sRINERS OF YUMA COUNTY. 4 Tn regard to climate, healthiulness, fer Sl;ity and productiveuess of soil, facilities forsceltivation, irrigation and abundance ot sgwatcr supply, variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part. of Arizon can surpass Yuma county. which is destined to become one Of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 It lies between 327 09' and 34' 20' north attitude and lI30 2O' and ll40 40' west longitude. It contains 6,4SS, 32O acres. It Is abort as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com bi,ed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vefmont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County ss formed by the Colorado river, which selarates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria rver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavspai. and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town Of Yuma.
 Tha Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on its mountains and plains snds its way to this mighty nver. It Is formed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows cause greater depth of water ;n fbis riy r m summer than Tn winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes firrigation and agriculture.
 # will be seen that for the entire distance ,enc it's western boundary, Yuma County poss, ses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from it's northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bound. aries. possesses a far greater water supply shan any other county in the Territory. and far more than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of retaining and irrig"ting the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which arc as fertile ss any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town Of Yuma and y,1ns through the county, following the generol course, and at an average distance yf about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- gation and cultivation, can find an easy ontlet in tLis way and can be transported otu the markets and csnters of population ;. thc East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tie town sf Yuma, and thence along the north side ot the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will nave exceptional railroad advantages.