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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24

annehlll. the clever left
teher OF the Pittsburg club.
7 The satisfaction OF pitching
10 a victory over the Reds
nr day. resides in n suburb
natI. he graduated from the
club. then Of the Virginia
the close ~ the season OF
bas become one OF the stars
aiional league. Hts record
pittsburgs for 1897 was eight
Ind like number Of defeats.
q much Improvement las:
"a became the mainstay OF
Thinning twenty-four of thir-
nmea In which he pitched
~ IN that finished eight behind
nnehlll's percentage of victo-
N .G32; that of the plttshurg
. close of the race. .ss6. This
ow much better Tannehiii
han his teammates played.
Remarkably good batter for n
md wonderfully fast in get
fst. lie ranked thirty-second
be National league batsmen
nth percentage OF .2a4. He
position in fine style. and is
Nith accepting 1929 OF his
chances. Before Tannehlll
reputation In the Virginia
was given chance with the
7 Reds and passed up. as
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24

Moles and poor physicians are easily
traced by the holes they leave In the
ground.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24

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Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-06-24
BALL GOSSIP.
NEWS AND NOTES
OF THE GAME.

bag Ready to Retire from
management of the Chicago
vap~psr Gossip and Syndicate
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA
 COUNTY.

WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMl
 COUNTY.
 Because the climate is perfect.
 Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land is abundant and cheap.
 Because a home can be made with littlt 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. l Because there are chances for a poor man 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 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 a fair con- pensation for his labor, and the hustler has field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snOw-sto, ms nor cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of its mines, its 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 its cloudless skies.
 Because the settler need not spend life time in felling trees and grubbing out stumps. Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by growth l of trees and shrubs which would require l live years to develop in colder cline. Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted. Because the country has a brilliant future md you want to be ill the ''swim. Because in it's pure. dry invigorating air, epidemic diseases cannot live or gcrminate. Because its people are generous, liberal, losP.tablc and progressive.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
The Wiser Way.

"How fresh and rosy you look, Nora" exclaimed Isabel, who had just returned from the beach, and was greeting her friend.
 "Yes, dear," replied Nora, "I am feeling splendidly, and mamma says I have an alarming appetite"
 "Where in the world have you been since saw you?".
 q have remained at home" replied Nora, "and have worked hard every day. But l have been taking that wonderful medicine, Hoods Sarsa- parilla, and it has done me. oh. SD. much good. You see I always like to teelwell when I go away, and leave the mountains next week."
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
LANDS AND SOILS,

The lands Of Yuma County comprise the river
 bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands 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 better the cultivation the citrus fruits Yuma contains variety of soil The valley land
 or the Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most
 part deep sedimentary soil of brownish. gray
 sanfy oam, resting, in most places, upon a gray
 clay subsoil at depth of from ten to twenty feet
 below the surface The clay subsoiI forms 2 hard.
 pan which is impervous to water. These soils have
 been slowly formed by the decomposition of shales
 sandstones, marls. limestones, etc, mixed with or
 g2nlc and vegetable matter, washed down by the
 mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertilizine
 orownlsh mud held in the wat tlof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile. and its quantity varies from O.1 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. chemical analvsis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trlfie less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car
 bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado passes 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 artesjan waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the rIchesttertilizing elements 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, decOmpOses the organic matters SD that they can be taken up and noursh the plants which may be considered leading fcature in it fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while the rnnoss of it's particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action. In its 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 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 it's essential con- stituents of water, organic vegetable matter, | sand and clay, chemical anal ysis shows that lime soda, magnesia, iron, ammoria and available forms of nitrogen, phosGloric acid and potash enter into in the proportions best adapted to l add to its fertility, though of course as is alwa,s ihe case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
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. al the 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 Ecrnardino mountains in California t) the Sonora boundary imc the mountains and hiiis are exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating tho theory oftn adsaaei tia. tho richest gold 4l.r-. ale found bordering the beds of
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07

4 white man first set foot on what is .1ow Yrnia County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and ope of the four original counties of the Ter ritory, Many great reclamation projects are however 9n foot, and in few years ex- pect 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 picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway O .arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeveloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such,
 -, is bound to grow and prosper with d rapidity that at present can hardly be re alized. But coupled with her geographi- cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of which exceeds that Of the delta of tie Nile, and ganting olly water to become a paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious 6uid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already reaction is taking place aad many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters or she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07

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, lich 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 great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad 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 min- eral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without taker, but the tendency of prospectors is to go lo1.g dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek fur mines in county as old as Yuma County and 50 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's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of cur mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent of 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 La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, ,000 per month. This mine is situated about 30 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 mining dis tricts, and, although the mining cr lcok in the county was never better, still most of the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07

cury is ranging from SO' to 9O0. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
ARIZONA.
Its Attractions and Advantages as q
 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 structively concerning that part 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 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 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 a weather observer would de- scribe as "cloudy, and some that were "sho;yery; but during these five months (frOm 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:
 TEMPERATURE.
 have seen the thermometer mark g. degrees iu the shade on my north piaZZ9 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 temperature for fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 575 degrees in November, 5 degrees in December, 10 de groes in January, 5i degrees in February, il degrees In March and G6 degrees
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
vHECLElIATE OF YUMA.

The climate of Enma ter nIne months Of the year has no equal, as We believe. Tn the world. and during the remaining three months of the year; comprising June, July. E nd August, the heat is not oppressive Even though the thermometer in mld-sum- 7ner may a2 times rise above l00', and oc- sasionally even -cach lIo', yet, owing to tie absence cf moisture in the air, its not expressive. Thcatlnosphcre is pure light x,.a baluy. When the mercury marks iIe 5jalest eAuc.2c of heat. person does not t..l t.at oppression Or debility which Is
 la ta .-.t a,.s..a >s1tss w4sa ta T.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CELIA,

In the valleys of the Colcrado and the Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laboriOus clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbcry have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immi9 ant can surround his abode with attract;CY which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits riPen and are ready for market a full 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- sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now prohtless 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 well. 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 ca2 be produced in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital 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 vestment and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY,

RIE ERS CE ' MA CUUNl |,
 h regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply, variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, so part of Arizon can surpass Yuma county, NJ hich is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona.
 1t lies between 32' OO' and 34' 2O' north attitude and ll3o 20' and lI40 40' west ioncit,rde. It contains (. ASS, ,32O acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island. Connecticut and Delaware con- bixed, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which seuar;.tes Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria uver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east Inv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavarai. 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 Of 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 river2, fed by the streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains. and the melt iuc snows cause a greater depth of water in this riysr In summer than in winter. thus nrpishing the most water at the season ,ben it $ most required for the purposes
 irrigation and agriculture.
 will be seen that for the entire distance ,ono its western boundary, Yuma County ness, ses the great advantage Of cheap water transportation. The Gila river rises ill the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams. among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, savanna 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 bound aries, possesses a far greater water supply than any other county ill 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 irrigating canals, ana utilized for the nurpose of reclaiming and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following the generol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri, gation and cultivation, can find an easy outlet in this way and can be transported osli the markets and centers Of population in thc East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tie town ,F Yuma, and thence along the north side ,f tbe Gila river. TEas Yuma County will nave exceptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
ARIZONA.


 Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social all 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 a new and enel gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small im- pression as they transpired siugly, 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 a-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 rs than this.
 Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex- perienced sometime in its history when, after long and 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 sunhurst 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 rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has been quietly ac- cumulating fund of substantial wealth and force of moral character VI hi ,h qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican This is mistake of great importance frolA 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 a Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much as New Mexico. -"Fitz- Mac" in Denver News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
H1G1d,S Pills

Are prepared from Ma lures mild laxatives, and while gentle are reliable. and efficient. They
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
Rouse fhe Aver

Cure Sick Headache, Bill iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold
 everywhere, 25c- per box. Prepared by C.LHood S Co, Lowell, Mass
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07
Es8le l.y E GgE qJE
 YUMA gSGDTT EI Y Y The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many and Varied Offerings Of FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNTY
FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNT

Brief Statement of Facts Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements offered By County
The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-07

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 761a degrees and 42 degrees, December 7311a degrees and 36R degrees, January G5H degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7lH degrees and 351a de rees, March Sl 1a degrees and fl degrees and April S6H 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 a stranger to be without one at hand
 AIR.
 The atmosphere IS singularly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen it clearer anywhere 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 to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.