The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-01

presents unrivalod opportunities Thousands of acre9' now prohtlcss. c2, he made productive by lc construction of irrigating itches and there | Is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns" ."
 LANDS AND SOILS. | The lands of Yuma County comprise the river 1 bottoms and valleys and the ulands or mesas The bottom ands are mOister and slightly mere fertile if, indeed, it is possible to m ke comparisons where all gre so wonderfully productive and prolific Tue up!ands CT mesas arc warmer and, perhaps, lightly for betterth cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma contains yarietv of soil The valley land of thel Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedimentary soil of brownish. grey sandy loeln, resting, in most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms a hard pan which is imperviOus to water. These soils havr been slowly formed by the decomposition of sbales sandstones, mars. hmestones ete., mixed with or ganlc and vegetable matter, washed down by the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertilizina brownish mud held in the wat tlof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile. and its quantity varies from O.I to O5 per cent, though the water when even considerably discolor- ed by mud is good drink resembling in this res- pect the Missouri river water. A chemical analysis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That vf the Colorado exhibiting a trife less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limestomn beds through which the Colo rdo p2ss@s. In other respects the seti.n1t of the Colorado is almost identical with that of the Nile It will be noticed therefore, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to artesian waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richest fertilzing clements. The soil of the valley is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and uncombined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, as oxygen which en- terng the soil, decomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nourish the plants which may De considered leading featurI in It fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while the frmness of it's particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action In ts mechanical composition it's particles ere in state of very fine division which renders 1t more productive than coarser soils I acquires heat readily in the daytime, and tke loss Of the heat at night is very gradual so that it re- mains always warm and Is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold Besides its essential con- stituents of water, organic or vegetable matter. sand and clay, chemical analysis shows that lime soda magnesia, iron, ammonia and available forms Of nitrogen phosphorie acid and potash enter into composition in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility, though of course, as is away the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant
 The soi O the uplands, or mesas, lighter and more gravely and in some places of tree, loamy. calcareOus character The mesa lands are warm and generous. They seem especially adapted for the grape, olive and citrus fruits generally Their soil contains more magnesia, lime or chalk than the bottom lands. It cracks and retains moisture admirably in summer It is of that character which vii! pro1uc wlne that will keep good for fifty or 2 hundred years, and improve annually, not being liable to sour exposure to the air, after one year old to become turbid and change color in the bottle or glass
 WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA
 COUNTY.
 Because the climate is perfect. Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap.
 Because home can be made with little labor.
 Because so great variety of products can be grown.
 Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative.
 Because life is luxury in land where the sun shines every day.
 Because there are chances for poor mal which he can never hope to find in older countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require a small fortune to secure a piece of land.
 Because capital does not block all the av- enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor man to the wall.
 Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants.
 Because churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral and material clements of the Territory. Because good land is becoming scarce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is one of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives q fair com pensation for his labor, and the 'rustler' has field for the display of his energy and en- terprisc.
 Because there ara neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations. snow-stOrms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, it's farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet bull up great and prosperous county.
 Because a man can make livelihood Ter. with less labor than in any other part of the United States.
 Because there is health in every breeze, and strength and vigor under it's cloudless skies. Because the settler need not spend life time in felling trees and grubbing cut Stumps. Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth | ot trees and shrubs which would require l five years to develop in colder cline.
 Because fortunes here await the venture 1 some, and health welcomes the afflicted.
 Because the country has brilliant future lnd VOu want tO he in the GsSy-ir, Because in it's pure, dry inyigorating air,