The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-02
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 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 unbearabIe heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly lrospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. As matter of fact one suffers less from tine 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 Gcds footstooL
 People labor ont 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 sunstrol,e. Our climate. taken in time, never fails 10 cure pulmonary complaints of any description. Disease such as smalircx, cholera, etc., rarely visit us, and then o-ly in a very mild form, and are never fatal ex- cept through the per1ersity 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 tL2 1 human system with the same effect as the artificial result of a Turkish bath-purefy- ] ing and renovating 1t. As a further matter of fact, this county has never been even superEcialy 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 yclous 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 Prospcctor 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- opiag into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments of placer gold I from this point through Wells Fargo 6 Go. $ Express, are steadily increasing in value From a mining standpoint Yuma 1. County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as fur as that industry is concerned, this section has received but little rccog- milton.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen cral 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 on all sidoo can be distinguished that indelin- abe 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. 4 greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, ald new lands have been inclosel and new fields started. \ large section of B!aisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Cololad9 river below town; the lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety Of agricultural products, as . in other sections of the Gila valley, and the i gardens of Yuma have been added to and beautified in fruits, flowers and shubbery to a more than appreciable extent. Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during these last months Of business depression and . discouragemeut. It speaks well for the in dustry and pluck of our people, and the ! Sho"liiS Iil'"S OASIieu1Sa UiiS DesC SNIueiCe of the merits of our soil and climate and the ] richness of our mineral resources. Nature has done everything for onr county, and all that is needed is touch of the wand of cap- itaI to have our hills ana valleys spring into all active life of remunerative industry that will last and endure forever
 l Some three years ago, through the energy of Ii. ". Blaisdell, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of it's large pumping plant, at the foot oi h. n street, the town is abundantly supplied ri5A water at reasonable rates, and there have grown iaoo existence new and large gardens and orchards,