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The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
LANDS AND SOILS.

The lands of Yuma County comprise the river
 bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The
 bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile
 if, indeed. it is possible to make comparisons
 where all are so wonderfully productive and prolific
 The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps,
 lightly for betterthe cultivation of the citrus fruits
 Yuma contains variety of soil The valley land
 of thel Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedimentary soil of broWnish gray san1y loam, resting, i'll most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet
 below the surface, The clay subsoil forms hard pan which is impervious to water. These soils have been slowly formed by the decomposition of shaes. sandstones, marls. limestones, etc.. mixed with or
 ganc and vegetable matter washed down by the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertilizing brownish mud held in the wat Clof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from O.1 to O5 per cent
 though the water hen even considerably discoOr- 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 a wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trile less potassa, most phosphorc acid and car bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado passs. In other respects the sediment 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 riches tfertilizng 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- tering the soil, docomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nourish the plants which may be considered leading featurs in it fertility It also readily takes up and retains while the Grmness of it's particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action. In ts mechanical composition it's particles are in state of very fine division which renders it moro productive than coarser soils 1 acquiros heat readily in the daytime and the loss of the heat at night is very gradual, that it re mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold Besides it's essential con- stituents of water, organic vegetable matter sand and clay, chemical anal ysis shows that lime soda. nagnesia, iron, ammoEia and available forms of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash enter into in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility, though oi course as is always the case in soil analysis it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
MINES.

There is no section Of tine United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. al the country north, east and south of Yuma les :ircctly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and ends iii Mexico
 From the san B"rnasdino mou -ains ill California D the sonora boundary fine the mountains sI,d hjIl5 are exceptionally rich in tAn p.ecjun@ metal os though demonstrating the theory often advanced that the richest eold u..uc- gre tourd bordering tue beds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30

{ white nan first set foot on what ls now Yrma County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritorv. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in few years ex- meet to See 0lma County rated as th' richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cah fornia catches Of Arizona is that Of tho nictpregoue town Of Yuma, which Is snngA si+natea in the embrace of gentle rolling hills mon whose cresUs and sides til. modern homes Of cur superior civIliaat'o' are crowding the adobe dwellings Int. .ternal oblivion. Yuma Is the gateway
 rigona. the new empire of the West upoi whose undeveloped riches the eyes ot tn country are at present turned, and as SHch
 is bcund to grow and prosper with ranidity that at present can hardly be re alized. But coupled with her geographi caI position we find that she IS the cente' of a country whose agricultural possio'h tics are practically unlimited, 6elhg sur -ounaed by soil the fertility of whic .xceeds that of the delta of the Nile' an' 5anting o2ly water to become paradise doom. Billions of gallons of that precious yuid have annually gone to waste al Yuma's very doors, but already reaction istaking place aad many enterprises arc on foot to supply the life-giving waters o' she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
ARIZONA.
itS Attractions and Advantages as a
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Place of Residence in Winter.
 Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structiyely concerning that rart of the country. Nlr. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as place for winter residence, and there appears to be such dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitaIly interested, that it seems almost @ public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but 0ne day when the weather made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in the open air at some time or other during the day Of course there were a good many days which a weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy, and some that were 'showery; but during these five months Nrom No' ember, 1895, to May, lS96,) there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any, where north of Luxor, Arizona Is the laud of sunshine. As to details:
 rEMPERArURE.
 l have seen the thermometer mark % degrees in the shade on my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean temparature for fourteen years at the pres ant territorial capital of 573 degrees in November. 5 degrees in December 49 de glees in January, II degrees in February, JI degrees m March and 65 degrees n
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
vHEcLlMATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Nunia for nne months Of .he year has no equal, as we believe. in ti'e world. and during the remaining throc aont.s-oi the year. comprising june, July. rna August, the heat Is not oppfessiva Even though the thermometer in mld-sum- a.er may al times rise above lo0., and oc- ~a~iona.ly even reach li9... yct, owing to ,b, absence (. .aols-nrein ta,.-.~. ,ti# moi impressive. Thca.mosihcre pure. light a.a I.,a~. WHga te mercury marks ihe ....s.t ~<tge... ,l ..a.. person docs not -.r .f.t .gr-,..frr o- do'i'i'y ehirh E. .a.ia na.rr. ~le..s ta a b" D.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30

cury is ranging from 6Oo to 9O'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
Rouse fheEWeE

Cure Sick Headache, Bill iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c. per box. Prepared by C.LHood & Co.,, Lowell, Mass.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
HOCYS Pills

Are prepared from Ma: lures mild laxatives, and while gentle are reliable and efficient. They
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY,


 yn rerard to climate, healthfulness, fer tilitv and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation. irrigation and abundance ot water supply, variety of resources and .beap transportation by rail and by water, no rart of Arizon can sulpass Yuma conrtv. which is destined to become one ot richest and most prosperous counties m Arizona.
 + lies between 32O OO' and 340 20' north attitude and Il30 2O' and ll40 40 west iongitrde. It contains SASS, 320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com bixed. or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which senarates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria rIver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east by the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai. and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town Of Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains finds its way to this mighty river. 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 inp snows cause a greater depth. Of water in this river Tn summer than n winter. thus urnisbing the most water at the season ,ben it is most required for the purposes
 irrigation and agriculture.
 will be seen that for the entire distance tong it's western boundary, Yuma County poss. ses the great advantage of cheap water transportation.
 The Gia river rises i'll the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent ot which are the San Pelro, 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 its northern to its southern, and from its eastern to its western bcund' aries, possesses a far greater water supply than 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 irigating canals, and utilized for the ~nrnoee of reclaiming and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are as fertile as an, in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and ,.ns through the county, following the cenorol course, amt at an average distance ofabout four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri- aatj9n and cultivation, can lind an easy c,tlet in this way and can be transported oelI tbe markets and centers Of population in the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego, California, to tie town of Yuma, ard thence along the north side of the Gia river. Tkus Yuma County will nave exceptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,

In the valleys of the Colorado and the Gila rivers there is rocm for thousands. It is not too much to say tllat nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of home. No laborious clearing of the land is Trees and shrubbtry have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigr grant can surround his abode with attract;c1s which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a fuh month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life a luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sonts unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now proftless can be made produc- tive by the construction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and
 waluuts will do we'll Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, gocseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- 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 can be produced in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive ill the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yama and Yuma County there can
 be no better investment for capit2l seeking large and renumerative returns than is af- forded here. With 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 yestmcnt and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav- ing its waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert, including this section, llch 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 portenl great mining boom for this county which will cuIminate as early as the coming fall in an iEroad 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 mln- oral wealth has been lying at our very doors 1 for so many years without taker, but tine tendency of prospectors is to go lOhg 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 few hundreds searching in its mountains it'
 mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, fol
 thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rocll-ribbed fastnesses O
 our mountain ranges and their presence b'
 almost unknown, so vast is the extent 0
 country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits particularly in lodges, have given grea
 impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made
 and all show well upon the surface. The L
 Fortuna mine, recently put in operation
 has a 2)-stamp mill running night and day
 and the production of gold averages $500 per month. This mine is situated about 3 miles southwest of the village of Yuma. Rich gold discoveries have also been mad ; in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial Palomas, Pot Holes, and other miDing 6i;
 tricts, and, although the mining or look i 7 the county was never better, still llost ( . the silver and lead mines are idle, owin to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
ARIZONA.

AItlE1CNAs
 Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social anl industrial de- velopment There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of new and enel" gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her a full share of atten tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone begging for ownership. There is a scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend IFS than this. i Arizona has reachel that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when, after long aud weary struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down. the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and a sunburst of energiziug hope has thrilled the droop- ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines of railroad across her territory-Arizona has ., ratter dropped out of public attention. but in that time she has been quietly ac- cumulating fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise ur and take heI destiny in her own hands.
 The populatiOp of Arizona is Mexican. This is mistake of great importance froln the moral point of view. There is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much as New Mexico. >"Fitz- Mac," in Denver News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30
E S55 OF
 WTyT MIA GO IJ ISa aI2yz ' ' K .The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARgZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
FAIR ARIzONA's BANNER COUNT

Brief Statement Forth the Aany Advantages and Inducements offered b Yuma Place of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November IS 1a degrees and 42 degrees, December 731s degrees and 36H degrees, January 651a degrees and B degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 35H de rees. March Sl1% degrees and Al degrees and April S61a degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fres,' and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it Is never prudent for a stranger to be without one at hand
 The atmosphere IS singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen it clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than in the parts of Morocco, ! Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems tc me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
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The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-30

The affairs of said corporation shall be managed py board Of directors. The first board shall con sist of three directors and said directors shall be w. D. Luce, E. D. Luce and R. F. D. Luce, who shall hold their offices for period of one year from the date of the fling of these articles with the County Recorder Of Yuma County, or until their successors are duly elected and qualified Regular annual meetings of the stockholders shall be held on the first Monday in June of each year for the election of board of directors and the transaction of such other business as may come before such meeting.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

rifying than an occasional drunk or "vag''
10 disturb the quiet of his evening rev.
cries
But the days passed by and Colen's
chance seemed as far off as ever until
Ofhcers Leonard and Caples took Il into
their heads 10 help IL along a bit. They
procured cocoanut. which was fashioned
10 resemble human head. On this they
painted a face. after fixing TO the top a
wig OF long raven tresses. Then they
stufred a dummy body with straw. and
making pair of legs out Of broomsticks
and arms from some laths. they dressed
the whole thing up in woman's clothes
ana deposited II on the floor OF room l in
the lodging house at $50 Bush street
Ihe lights were turned low. the furni-
ture was disarranged so as 10 give the
place the appearance OF having been the
scene OF frantic struggle and a boy was
dispatched to Colen 10 acquaint him with
the fact that a murder had been commit
ted on his beat. The two officers stationed
themselves at a corner which Colen would
have to pass TO reach the place OF the
tragedy.
In a few moments they saw their victim
hurrying up. accompanied by officer Mel
son, whom he had summoned 10 his as
sistance.
Hello Colen. Where are you going in
snch hurry?" asked Leonard
Il tole youse fellers me chanct would
come" replied Jack. "If youse had acted
decent Ia er let youse in on IL. Brt I
amt er rubberin' fur any helm from
youse now. Me an me frien' Nelson can
manage this ourselves. II tn sergeant
comes tell him wese on er murder case
So long and he vanished up the street
In the direction of the lodging house.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26
A DIsEAsE-BREEDING POOL.
Death Threatened at the Potrero by
Land-Locked Filth.

The citizens living on the south side Of
the Potrero have presented an urgent ap
peal TO the Board Of Supervisors for relief
from a deadly cesspool that is threatening
the life and health of the entire commu-
nifty. Some time after Kentucky street
was filed from the Potrero to South San
Francisco another fill was made TO cx-
tend Army street 10 a connection with the
former thoroughfare. Both fills Were into
the bay over the mud flats, and the exten-
sion OF Army street made huge pool of
over fifteen acres which Is now full Of
slimv fetid. disease-breeding water. there
being no outlet TO the bay. All Of the re-
fuse LIQUIDS from the vinegar and yeast
works the bone and fertiliZing works and
the sewers from Army and adjoining
streets are empted into this big pool. and
the stencil tha: arises therefrom is caus-
ing no end of sickness in that section Of
the CITY. which would be growing neigh
borhood.
Within the past six months number Of
deaths have taken place there in conss-
ouence OF the disgusting pool, and diph-
theria and other forms of fever are now in
n degree prevalent in the POtrero. a petit
tion signed by all the people living within
many blocks of the place was yesterday
presented 10 The Supervisors. asking that
a big cut be made through the I'LL In Ken
fuckv street so as TO allow the tide TO
flow I'm and carry out the filth Of the
nlace. II will require a culvert of al least
fourteen feet 20 secure the desired results.
The San Francisco call., 1899-11-26

Fisher. the proprietor of the house. was
In the scheme, and resisted the entrance
or Colen and his ally until the former
threatened to break not only the door
but the proprietor's head as well, unless
he was allowed 10 enter.
He was given the keys and told to go
ahead.
The door Of the room was difficult to
unlock. but Colen persisted and finally got
IT open. The sight that met his gaze vas
terrifying and would have unntrved the
boldest: There lying on the floor. where
she had fallen in her last agony, was the
body of the woman.
Here, Nelson. youse stand guard an I'll
go an ring up tn Morgue." said Colen. as
he hurried away
In few minutes he returned. and while
waiting for the approach OF the dead
wagon ne took frequent peeps p { the aw-
ful thing. lying so still and quiet on the
floor amid the semi-darkness OF the room
tlnally some one suggested that there
might possibly be some remains of life in
the body. and suggested that Colen go in
and see. He was very much averse to The
experiment. but finally entered and TAX
ing the body by the arm started TO turn
II over. The arm came off i'm his grasp
and Colen. grasping the sleeve-covered ed
lath. turned just in time Ia be greeted bv
a perfect howl Of laughter from the crowd
around the door. that had been augment
ed by the Morgue officials and a number
OF brother officers. who had been put onto
the joke and who had gathered to see the
fun.
There may be another murder in the
near future unless the ioshing that Colan
Is now receiving is brought to an ab-upt
end.