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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-11-23

r. r. Land,
4 ttorney at Law, Benton, La. viii
"A practice in the courts of Bossier
and adjoining parishes.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1899-11-23
FIRST NATION A !!

November 8, 1889
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
The Wiser May.

"How fresh and rosy you locx, Nora" exclaimed Isabel, who had lust returned from the beach, aud wus greeting her friend.
 "Yes, dear,' replied Nora, "I am feeling splendidly, and mamma says have an alarming appetite"
 "Where in the world have you been since I eaw you?".
 T have remained at home" replied Nora, "and have worked hard evsry day. But l have teen taking that wonderful medicine, Hoods sarsa- pariiia, and it has done he, oil. so much good. You sec I slHsye like to teelwcIl when 1 90 away. and leave the mountaius next week.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

beverage Experiments with the rlisin-grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of commerce.
 'Besidcs the fruits already mentioned. tho or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, can be grown success
 fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona Orange trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cul.
 tivated at the latter place. The Arizona orange in
 quality and flavor will compare favoraby with the best California
 'ln 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 more desirable re=ion for the making of homc No laborious clearing of the land is required: it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubEery nave so | rapld growth that within eighteen months the
 lmmlerant can surround his abode with attractions winch woulG require years to matur in less iay Jred climates Fruits ripen and are ready for market Q full month b fore the california product The | bright sunshine makes life luxury and the prre
 dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale It.
 For the establishment of colonies such as we haye made of Southern California arden Arizona presents nnrivsled opportunities Thousands of acres, now prottless, can be made productive by 4Ie construction of rrgatng ditchcs and there is no investment which assures larger CT more permanent returns. D
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CHA.

In the valleys of the Col rado and the Gila rivers there is room fo, thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Unioa can be found more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearin. of the land is rec aired; 1t lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbcry have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immio ant can surround his abode with attract;c IS which would require years to nature in less favored climates. Fruits riPen and are ready for market a fuli month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luXury, and the pure dry atmcs- phere brings health 10 all wbo inhale it. For the establishment of colcljes, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivalcd opportunities. Thousands of acres now prolrtless cap be made produc- tive by the con~truction of irrgating ditches, 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 fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapp!es, dates. almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, GU rants, gocseborrics, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca. be FroduceI in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils
 With tine bright prospects ahead of the town of YHma and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital seeking large and renumerative returns than is af- fordcd here. With a matchcss 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 ana fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool and baimy nights are one loDg-con- tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vcstmcnt and to home seekers veritable paradise in which to settle. 7
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert
 was once an inland sea, cut oft centures ana perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leav- ing it's waters to evaporate in this intense heat Throughout all the country border no the desert, including this section, tich mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ,ng immense profits In the neighbolhood 5f Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the urface are daily being located, and all signs yortend great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming
 iall iii ga iEroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being
 bonded at more than heavy prices. 1t seems wonderful to believe that ali this min l ,lal wealth has been lying at our very doors l for so many years without taker, but the | tendency of prospectors is to go long dis tauce off into strange lands rather than to l seek for mines iii 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-
 mcnt to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the fcw hundreds searching Tn its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the roclI-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in ledces, have given a great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 Nen locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface. The La
 Fortuna mine, recently put in operation,
 has 2l-stamp mill running night and da> and the production of gold averages $75, ,000 per month. This mine is situated about 30 miles southwest of the village of una.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centennial,
 Palom&s, Pot Holes, and other miring dis
 tricts, and, although the mining C; lC0k in the county was never better, still .oot ot
 the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

white man 6rst set foot on what is SOW Yuma County in TIT. It IS thC southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter Fitory. Many great reclamation projects ar' However on foot, and in few years ex- Eect to See Ylma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali fornia catches Of Arizona is that of the pictnrcseue town Of Yuma, which Is snugN situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills. upon whose crcsts aud sides thu snodern homes of our superior civilization are orowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway o ,rizona. the new empire Of Che West, upon whose uude cloped riches the eyes of the country arc at present turned, and as such,
 IS bcGnd to grow and prosper with a -apiditv that at present can hardly be re Hlized. Bat coupled with her geographi- cal position VIC ind that she is the center of d country whose agricultural possib'li- ties are practically unlimited, being sur goun@ed by a soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting oaIy water to become paradise of tloom. Billions of gallons of that precious Huid have annually gone to waste at Fuina's very doors. but already reaction js taking place aad many enterprises are am feet to supply the lifc-giviug waters Of thc yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
MINES.

There is no section of the United States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. all tbe country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that commences in Alaska and ends in Mexico.
 From the San E.rnardino moRnt2ins in California [? the Sonora boundary inc the mountains and hill~ are exceptionally lIct in the precious metal, as though demonstrating
 tue theory of.tn advanced that the richest
 cold mip"s Ore ion2d bordering the bede of
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

onry is ranging from s00 to 9O' The air is 20 drl that precipitation is absorbed as soon ,, it reaches the surface of the body, and .: nc time in the sumnier does the heat
 reduce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
RIVERS UF YUMA COUNTY.

In regard to climate, hcalthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ot water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizon can surpass Yuma cosnty, which is destined to become one Of .ichest and most prosperous counties in Arizona
 It lies between S20 CO and 340 20' north attitude and ll30 2O' and ll40 4O' west longitude. It contains 6.4SS, 320 acres. It fs abort as largo as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware com Siyed, or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary Of Yuma County Is formed by the Colorado river, which s.parates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and thc santa Maria uver, whose Saters flow into the Colorado; on the cast hv the counties of Pima, Mariccpa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town ot Tnna.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritorv ot Arizona, and every drop ct water which falls on its mountains and plains ands its way to this mighty rlver. It IS eorned by the union of tke Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snews cause a greater depth ot water in this ri, r In summer than In winter. thus furnishing the most water at the season when it s most required for the purposes firrigation and agriculture.
 # will be seen that for the entire distance .eng its western boundary, Yuma County yoss, ees the great advantage Of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises i'll the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of =hieh are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. 1t flows west through Yuma County and cmpties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma ccunty, trsvcrocd by these great rivers from its -re,thern to Us southern, nd from its eastern to its western bound aries. possesses far greater water supply shan any other county in the Territory sad rn,ore than can be found in all Cali fernia.
 This \, ater is now beIng diverted from its satural channels by means of numerous larcc irrigetinC canals, and utilized for the nurDose ,5t reclaiming and irrig"ting the immense tracts of lands which lie in this sasorad country, and which arc as fertile sTauy in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the eolorado river at tie town Of Yuma and ,,,ns through tie county, following the senerol course, and at an average distance sf about four miles south, of the Gi!a river, rendering al the lands susceptible of irri- cation and cultivation, can 6ud an easy outlet in t!tis way and can be transpol ted oGu tae markets and centeTs CT population sn tbc East CT West.
 8nother competing railroad is projected sror San Diego. California, to tie town c; Yr.na, aId thence along the north side os the Cila river. TAus Yuma County "ill 1avc exec optional railroad advantages.
 gEECLIMATE OP YUMA.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
ACTUAL HUMIDITY.

This Is eXtren ely slight, everywhere in Arizona, as com pared with any eastern climate in the United States. The aiI is driest on the high mesas, rem ote from suowclad mountains or forests, and iu the desert valleys, where n" ilclahis irri gation has bcoh begun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
yEECLiMATE OF YuMA.

Thc climate Of Yuma for n,ae inonthe Of riie year has nc equal, as we believe. in the vorld. and during the remaining three .1paths Of the year, comprising June. July sni August, the heat is Dot oppressive. 2yea though tho titermOmotcr in nld-sam- -,,e.. ,,,ay a3 times rise above le07 and oc- s4sioua.iy c> cn reach Iiv'. yct, o.irg to She .l.onae Of moisture in t!.e ai,., jt is not nprossise. The atmosphere is pure. light s-.3 ha3n~. When the mercury rpsrks 1he sigh.st oHuo.le oi heat, a fcrsco uacS Aot F., tlat expression or debility which is. ~s:4 ,~ tl~ Ta' 70 Sta.ae "h~n the re
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
ROgsSe fkse Aver

Cure Sick Headache, Bil- iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c. per box. Prepared by C.IHood & Co, Lowell Mass.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
WHICH TOWN IS Iue BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy-
 sician, if there Is a physician in tEe case
 if not, try them all. If mountain region.
 considerable altitude and comparatively
 low temperature is desired, Prescott is in a picturesque region, near a great mining
 districts, and has the social advaztag. of an army post, whipple Barracks. qg- staff Is still higher, is in a region of 1se pine forests, and is within Q hard ys journey of one of the wonders of the i'd, the Colorado Canyo" Oracle is .tty mountain nook, powered in spltndid
 live oaks, like .se of California, and is also near an Aportant mining district.
 If lower altitddo and distinctly semi tropical climate are dcsire,i, the three places most likely. to be considered are Yuma, Tucson and Phoenix. The first is near the sea level; is the warmest and probably the driest Of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson Is the oldest town in the Territory l and, after Santa Fc, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give 1t a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is ere, and it was formerly the capital Its elevation being more than double that of Phoenix, it is somewhat cooler, and as there is next to no irrigation near 1t, the air is little drier
 Phoenix is the centre of the greatest irriga- tion in the Territory. The country for miles around smiles with green fields, cover ed with almost countless herds of cattle, and it is everywhere shut in by low mount aims. It is the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, the Territorial
 Lunatio Asylum, and other institutions, and is the general focus for the Territory. Like Tucson, it has it's occasional wind and sand storns-perhaps not quite so often.
 At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they win find an intelligent, orderly, eutcrprising and most hospitable community. They will find country full of mines, full of rich agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and horees, in vineyards and orchards and the
 beginnings cf very successful orange groves -a country, in fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- nia was in the ffties. Above all, it ha, been their lot to search for health in tari countries, they will rcvcl in the luxury of being in their own land, among their own country men, within easy reach Of their friends by telegraph or rail, and in q climate as good of its kind as any in the world.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
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WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY
 Because it's mines are the richest.
 Because it's grazing lands are the best.
 Because it's farming lands are valuable and productive.
 Because it gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested.
 Because it's grand resources are yet to be developed.
 Because it is D young, growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging ir manufacturing enterprises are better than in any other region of the West.
 Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures.
 Because there IS a deI6and for additional facilities for ore reduction.
 Because there are vast stretches of ricl soil to be reclaimed by the construction of irrigating canals.
 Because there are large tracts of gras. lands that can be utilized by the sinking ot artesian wells.
 Because there are many openings in new country which cannot exist in older com. munities
 Because the opportunities for engaging ir the successful cultivation of semi-tropi fruits are better than in any other part the United States.
 Because property values are rapidly ad vancing.
 Because Arizona's boom is yet to come.
 CAN ONT LIVE Co3.fORTARLY?
 That again depends on what you expect. You cannot ha,e the luxuries of our New York hOuses out there, unless you builc one; or thv variety of our New Yorl markets, unless you charater refrigerator car. But there are hotels with almost a much frontage as the Waldorf; and, like everything else in the Territory excepting the mountains and deserts, they are new. There are boarding houses of more kinds than one; and brick cottages of eight or ten rooms can occasinally by rented. Bet ter than any of them, for the man with energy and the pluck to take it, is to on the desert; and he who knows how scamp out with comfort through Septem- Der Ill the Adirondacks eau camp out in A'izona through the winter.
 As to food, there is plenty, and it is good-if you can get it well cooked. The alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valley are the fattening ground for the great cattle ranges of the Territory. From there the markets of Los Angeles and even of Denver are largely supplied, Good beef, mutton and poultry arc plenty and cheap. Quail, ducks and venison from the vicinity can also be had. Vegetables and fruits are abundant in their season, and sometimes the se1son is a long one. It is the one country 1 have lived in where straw berries r;pen in the open air ten months in the year. J have had them on my table. fresh picked from the open garden at Christnl.s
 ATTITUDES.
 It IS striking advantage offered by Arizona that, with the same general con- ditions as to temperature and dryness of air, the physician is able to select nearly any altitude he may desire. Thus, asth. matic sufferers can find almost the sea level at Yuma, or an altitude of only a thousand feet at Phoenix, or of only 2,4O0 at Tucson. Others, who find uo objection to greater elevations, can choose bctweer Prescott or Fort Whipplc, 5,40O; Flag staff, 6,S00,; the Sulphur Spring Valley, CT Fort Grant, 4,2OO; Fort Huachuca. 500, oY 0r,c1o obou+ 4 OO0
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

April The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7S1% degrees and 42 degrees, December 731a degrees and 36H degrees, January 651& degrees and B degrees, Feb ruary 7l1l degrees and 35H de rees. March Sl1a 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 fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it Is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

ARIZONA.
Ets Attractions and AdYaufagCS as a
 Place Gf Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner aid editor of the New York T'ri5aRc, who has spent the last two winters in Al.zona for the benefit of his health, writes enter tainingly and in structively concerning that rart of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER,
 During a five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one 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 @ good many days which q weather observer would dc scribe as "cloudy," and some that were "shoYery; but during these five months (from No' emper. 1895, to May, lS9J,) ] 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 iaud of sunshine. As to details:
 TEAPERATURE.
 l have seen the thermometer mark g. degrees iu tho shade on my north piazza in March On the other hand, we had trosts which killed. young orange trees, and there were several nights whea thiH ice formed. The government reports sbow mean tempofaturs for fourteen years at tho pres ent territorial capital of 574 degrees in November. g degrees ia December, i9 de gree. in January, Il degrees in February, Gl degrees ln March and GG dcSgoes in
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
AIR

The atmosphere is singuIarly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anyW here in the world. 1t 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 Tn 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 to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile betwe cen Assonan and Wady- Halfa, but somew hat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06
RES0Tyn GyES OT
 XUMA COUNTY The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARyzONA'S BANNER COUNTY.

Brief Statement of Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages by County 8
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-06

That the Corporats existence of said Corporation shall commence upon the day and date of the fl ing of these Articles of Incorporation in the office of the County Recorder of Yuma County, Arizona Territory, and shall terminate t- enty-hVe years thereafter
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-01
ANOTHER VETO.

The Bill Taxing Express Companies
Ncsativcd by the Governor Because
ofits Unconstitutional and Discrim.
mating Character.
Special Dispatch to the Intelligenccr.
CHARLESTON, W. Va, Feb. IS
Governor Atkinson o-dayvetoed the bill
taxing express companies, which was
passed by the legislature after the bit
terest fight Of the session. III which the
leading part in the opposition was ta-
ken by Senator Nelson +. Whitaker.
The motives which actuated the gov
ernor are summed up in this, the con-
cluding paragraph of the statement ac-
companying the veto:
II have examined the bill with great
carefulness, because l am fully con-
WINGED that the express companies have
not hitherto paid their reasonable
share Of taxation in the state of West
Virginia. Ihave all along. and do now,
favor requiring them TO bear Just
proportion OF the tax burdens of the
state. l would have heartily approved
this bill. but for its unconstitutional and
discriminating character. All foreign
corporations should be placed upon an
equal footing BY the law, and all Of
them should be fairly and Justly taxed.
while I cannoc conscientiously ap-
prove this bill for the reasons above
given. l promise the people OF West Vir-
ginla that during the remaining two
years Of my term as governor. will
use every honest endeavor to require
express companies and all other foreign
corporations TO payieeitifrate and prop
cr taxes to our state government. House
Dill No. III Is Accordingly vetoed"