The Arizona sentinel., 1899-05-20
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town of Yuma is the second ,ldest community in the Territory of Ari- zona, it is astonishing bow little its re .ources are known to tbe world al large, and now sii .htly developed is the natural wealth ,f the county This is owing partly t. Yumas reputation for unbearaole heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly proSpected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing its Territory. AS a matter of fact one suffer, less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east, owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gods footstool.
 People labor cut of door from the rising to the setting of the sun, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country. an authentic case 1 of spnstToke Our climate, taken ir time, never fails TO cure pulmonary complai. ,5 of any description. Disease such as smaLg K, cholera, etc rarely visit US, and thea o, ly in very mild form, and are never fatal ex- cept through the pervcrsSy of patients Contrary to the belief of the uninformed the dry heat of the summer months i es- pecialy conducive to good health and ex- eeptional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect a the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- ing and renovating it. As a further matter of fact. this county has never been even superfcially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search its hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow, ing to the falling off in the price of silver, deposits of gold only are being sought for; and the present result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plants his foot, lodges Of gold confront him or arc brought to light by the investigating strokes of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly traveled trails are deveL oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly nein. discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo G Co.'S Express, are steadily increasing in va'ra From 8 mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned, this section has received but little reco.- nition.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly inn proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequent dearth of money for investment purposes. are waking up to new life and vigor. Money is being attracted iu this direction, and or all sides can be distinguished that indefn- able stir which is the precursor of an indug- l trial awakening. Even within these last : two years of financial stringeacy and de ] pression there has been a steady if slow in ! crease in agricultural development and wealth \ greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lands have been inclosod and new fields started. A large section of Btaisdcll Heights has been planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added 0 the cultivated area on the CoIorada river below town: the lands lying under the Mohaw and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety o. agricultural products, az in other sections of the Gila valley. and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and ' Deautitied in fruits, flowers and shubberv to @ more than appreciable extent Altogether we may feel proud Of our progress durin. these last months of business depression an6 discouragoment. It speaks wei fol the in. dustry and pjuck Of our people. and tn showing made constitutes the best evldenc of the merits of our soil and climate and tn richness of our mineral resources Natur has done everything for our county, and al that is needed is a touch Of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life Of remunerative industry thai will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ, of II. W. BIaisdell, the Yuma Water aua Light Company was incorporated and b, means of it's large pumping plant, at th foot Of 2- n street, the town is abundantl. supplied wl5h water atreason4ble r. tes, au. there have grown iato existence new an, large gardens and orchards,