The Arizona sentinel., 1899-01-21

sss1 7s1s1 - extinct o5:ar.. The great to'ora"c at'''l vas cncc a:l il and sea, cut of cef '1'','s ''' perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, ieAF' inn it's waters ts evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all the country noEder- ino the desert. including this section, Aich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma. claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portend a great mining boom for this county which will culninate as early as the coming fall in an irroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines arc being pended at more than heavy prices. N seems wonderful to believe that all this mm- eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without Q taker, but the tendency of prospectors is to go long dls- tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in county as old as \ una County and SO accessible. The greater the distance, tue 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 few hundreds searching in its mountains It's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses oi our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent Oi 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 Ls Fortuna mine, recently put in operation has 2)-stamp mill running night and day and the production of gold averages $75, ,OO( per month. This mine is situated about 3( 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 miring dis tricts, and, although the mining or lCOk il the county was never better, still l-Iost 0 the silver and lead mines are idle, owini l to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AM GILA,
 In the valleys of the Colorado and tn
 Gila rivers there is room for thousands.
 is not too much to say that nowhere withi
 the limits of this broad Union can be foun
 8 more desirable region for the making of
 home. No laborious clearing of the land
 reQuired; it lies almost ready for the ploW
 Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growt
 that within eighteen months the immig-ar
 can surround his abode with attract;LT
 which would require years to mature in les
 favored climates. Fruits ripen and al
 ready for market a full month before th
 California products. The bright sunshin
 makes life a luxury, and the pure dry atme
 phere brings health to all who inhals it. Fc
 the establishment of colonies, such as al made in southern California, Arizona pre-
 sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousand
 of acres now prohtless can be made prOdu tive by the construction of irrigating ditche and there is no investment which assure
 larger or more permanent returns. The statement in this article on Yum county are not exaggerated; in fact they fa short of doing justice in this wonderful b
 of country. Pineapples, Gatas, almonds ar waluuts will do we'll Strawberries, rasI
 berries, blackberries, entrants, gocseberrie and all varieties of small fruits can be SUI ; cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma Count is not only the natural home of the citrl and semitropical fruits, az almost ever fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass. or vegetab which can be produced in either tropic temperate zones will thrive in the rich ar , fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of u
 town of Yuma and Yuma County there ca
 be no better investment for capital seekir
 large and renumerative returns than is a
 forded here. With matchless climat where all forms of disease known to tl damp and rigorous regions of the east ar north are unknown, where the bright SUI shine kisses into bloom and fragrance ever
 form of vegetation, and where the clear da!
 and cool and balmy nights are one long-co tinued poem of happiness and delight, W
 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for il
 vestment and to home seekers veritab paradise in which to settle
 ARIZONA.