The Arizona sentinel., 1899-12-09

= xtinct oceans. The great Colorado desert vas once an inland sea, cut of centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, lcav- ng its waters to evaporate in this intense neat. Throughout all the country border ng the desert, including this section, lich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the neighbcrhood If Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs porteni great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this min eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without taker, but tine tendency of prospectors is to go lol.g dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in county as old as Yuma County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospector. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the lew hundreds searching in its mountains it's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands night be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unk nown, so vast is the extent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface The Ia Fortuna mine, recently pat in opel lation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, 900 per month This mine is situatod about 30 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala. Centennial. Palomas, Pot Holes, and other miping dis tricts, and, although the mining or lcok in the county was never better, still Lost of the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA.
 In the valleys of the Col. rado and the Gila rivers there is roem fol thousands. Ii is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found 6 more desirable region for the making of g home. No laborious clearing Cf the land is rec aired; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbt " have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immie ant can surround his abode with attract;C 1s which would require years to mature in les: favored climates. Fruits ripen and arc ready for market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos phere brings health to all wbo inhale it. Fol the establishment of colcaies, such as arc made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivalcd opportunities. Thousands 1 of acres now prohtless can be made produc l1,| |l,a If < nbao and there IS no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement ill this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fal short of doing justice in thls wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds ant waluutS will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, goGseberries and all varieties of small fruits can be sue cessfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not cnly the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca1 be produced in either tropic o temperate zones will thrive in the rich ane fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yama and Yuma County there car be no better investment for capital seeking large and renumerative returns than is af forded here With a matchless climate where all forms of disease known to the damp and rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool and balmy nights are one long-con tinued poem of happiness and delight, We can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestment and to home seekers veritable paradise in which to settle.
 ARIZONA.