The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-25

made or southern California arden, Arizona | presents unrivaled opportunities Thc,cands of | acres, now profitless, car be made productive by construction of irrigating ditches and there ] is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns"
 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 m ke comparisons where all are so wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas warmer and perhaps, lightly for better te cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma contains yariety Of soil The valley land of thei Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part deep sedimentary soil of brownish. gray sandy loom, resting, in most places, upon gray clay su6soil at depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subscil forms a hard pan which is impervious to water. These soils have been slowly formed by the decomposition of shales sandstones, marls limestones, etc., mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertil;7ina brownish mud held in the wat tlof the Colorado and Cila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from OI to O.5 per cent, though the water when even considerably dscolor- 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 wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trife less potassa, most phosphOric acid and ear bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo rado passNs In other respects the sediment of the Colorado is almost identical with tbat 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 with the richestfertilzing clements. The soil of the valley IS extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and uncombined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, oxygen, which en- terIng the soil, decomposes the organic matters so that they can be taken up and nourish the plants Whlch may De considered leading feature in 1t fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture while the irmness of its particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action In it's mechanical composition it's particles are in state of very fine division which renders it more productive than coarser soils I acqulrcs 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 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 always the case in soil analysis, it's composition varies in different localities and is not always constant. | The sol the uplands, mesas, lighter and mn llr onI; ;, 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 or chalk than the bottom lands It never cracks and retains moisture admirably in summer It is of that character which will produce that will keep good for fifty or ! hundred years, and improve annually, not being liable to sour, or exposure to the air. after one year old, to become tVrbld 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 there are chances for 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 q 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 are fast developing the moral and material elements 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 Uuited 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 'rustler' has Q field for the display of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there are neither blizzards 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 bull up great and prosperous county.
 Because a man can make livelihood fer. 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 a life time in felling trees and grubbing cut stumps.
 Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth of trees and shrubs which would require five years to develop in a colder cline.
 Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted.
 Because the country has brilliant future and You want tn he in tha elau.i,,, ?