The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-08
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness ot soil, faciiiVieS for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ol water supply, variety of resources and ebeap transportation by rail and ny water no part of Ari0on can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of ,,cbest and most prosperous counties in Erizcna.
 It lies between 32' O9' and 340 20' north atitudc and ll30 2O' and ll4' 40 west longitude. It contalus 6,4SS, ,32O acres It h abort as large as the States ot Rhode ysland. Connecticut and Delaware com biyed. or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which zy,,arates Arizona from California. The ronn+v is bounded on the north by Williams ssrlz and the Santa Maria rlver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east so the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its-county seat IS the town ol Yuma
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter ,stor, of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plalnS 6nds it's way to this mighty river. 1t Is t...,cd Inv the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams when rise ip the Rocky Mountains, and the 'neIt- f,r snows cause a greater depth ot water in this riv,.r In summer than ID winter thus furnishing the most water at the season wbeu it is most required for the purposes firrigation and agriculture
 ,+ will be seen that for the entire distance .o,g its xestern boundary, Yuma County woss, ses the great advantage Of cheap water transportation.
 The Cila river rises i'll the western part af New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams. among the most prominent oi whieh are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has, .ayarupa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town ot Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from it's northern to its southern and from its eastern to its western beund' aries. possesses a far greater water supply Shap any other county in the Territory, and far raorc than can be found in all Cah- fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its zatural channels by means ot numerous ts,cc i,7ipating canals, and utilized for the ,urnose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in thl' favored country, and which are as fertile ss any in thc world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Eoiorado river at tho town oI Yuma anc runs through the county, following ta' generol course, and at an average distance If about four miles south, of the Gila river pcudering all the lands susceptible of lrr ast;on and cult yaticn, can find an easy outlet in this way and can be transPoi tec osu the markets and centers Of population fn the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected Aom San Diego. California. to tfe towr of Yuma, and thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County VII cave exceptional railroad advantages.
 THECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 The climate of Yuma fcr nIue months 0 a,e wear has ID equal, as we believe: Tn th' no,ld. and during the remaining thrc'
 .t ot +ha 1ea,. roD,nnIsino June, July