The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

Tn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Glla rivers, there is room for thousands It is not teo much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable re=lon Tor the making of home. No laborious clearing CT the land IS requircd 1t lies almost | ready for the blow. Trees and shrub cry nave so | rapid a growth that within eighteen months tlIe mmierant can surround his abode with attractions winch wouG require years matur. in less ia Jred climates. Fruits ripen and ready for market full month b fore the California product The l bright sunshine makes life luxury and the pure ] dry atmosphere brings health to all who inbae 1t For the establishment of colonies, such as we have made of Southern California arden Arizopa presents nnrivaled opportunities Thousands oF acres, now prohtless, can be made productive by 4Ie construction of irrgating ditchcs and there | is investment which assures larger or more permanent returns. .'
 LANDS AND SOILS. l The lands of Yuma County comprise tbe river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile if, indeed, it is possible to m Ike comparisons where all are wonderfully productive and prolific | The uplands or mcsas are warmer and. perbaps lightly for better the cultivation othe citrus fruits Yuma cOntainsa vsrletv of soil The valley land of hel Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedimemtary soil of brownish. gray san'y loam, resting, in 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 bay,. been slowly formed by the Accommodation of shades 1 sandstoncs marls. limcstoncs tt., mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter washed down bv the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertiizins brownish mud held in the wat tIof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from O.l to O5 per cent . though the water " len considerably discolor- ed by mud Is good drink, resembling in this res pect the Missouri river water. chemical analysis l of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful ,imilarity in the constituent parts of each. That vf the Colorado exhibiting a trife less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonadc of limestomn beds through which the Colo rado passes. In other respects the sedn 1t of the Colorado is almost identical with tbst of the Nile. It will be noticed therefore, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to artesan waters since it is constantly supplying the land wish the elements. The soil of the valley IS extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and unconDined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, oxygen, which en- terlng the soil, dccomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nourish the plants Which may 1e considered leading fcature in IL fertility. It also readily takes up and retains molsture While the iirmness 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 more productive than coarser soils I acquirics heat readily in the daytime, and the loss o 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 it's 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, phosphoric acid and potash enter into composition in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility, though of course as is alway the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant The soi the lplands, or mesas, lighter and more grayelly and in some places of $ .ree loamv, 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 CT chalk than the bottom lands. It never cracks and retains moisture admirably in summer It is of that character which will prodaet wIue that will keep good for fifty or 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 a luxury in land where the sun shines every day.
 Because th,re are chances for poor man which he can never hope to find in elder countries.
 Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing.
 Because, unlike Southern California it does not require 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.
 Bscause churches, schools, newspapers and railroads arc fast developing the moral and material elements of the Territory.
 Because goodland is becoming scarce, and if you don't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone.
 Because the country is ore of the few regions of the United States that yields the products of the temperate and scmi-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives q fair com pensation for his labor, And the hustler has 3 field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzaris 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 buii up great and prosperous county. with less labor than in any other part of the United States
 Because there is health in over,- brcezo