The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-04


 at no tune in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort.
 THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town of Yuma IS the second oldest community in the Territory of Ari- zona, it is astonishing how little it's re- sources are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yura's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali forn:a, 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 it's Territory. As matter of fact one suffers 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 limaJe 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 of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails TO cure pulmonary compisil ' of any description. Disease such as small K, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, aud then oily in very mild form, and are never fatal ex- cept through the perversity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months i es- pecially conducive to good health and ex' reptional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath--purefy' ing and renovating it. As a further matter
 of fact, this county has never been ever
 superfcially suspected, and it is only now
 that people are beginning to search its hill'
 with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow
 ing to the falling of in the price of silver
 deposits of gold only are being sought for
 and the present result ie little short of mar
 vicious. In all sections of the county iron
 the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoverie
 are daily being made, and the greater tn
 development the greater the wealth dis
 played. Wherever the prospector plant his foot, lodges of gold confront him or ar
 brought to light by the investigating stroke of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed fo yeare by commonly traveled trails are deye
 oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly hein
 discovered, and shipments of placer gol : from this peint through Wells Fargo Co., Express, gre steadily increasing i valus- From a mining standpoint Yum County is rapidly leading the Territory, an yet as far as that industry is concerned
 this section has received but little recoe nItion.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor nant tine last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequeI
 dearth of money for investment purpose: are waking up 10 new life and vigor. Mone is being attracted in this direction, and o all sides can be distinguished that indefr
 able stir which is the precursor of on indus t trial awakening Even within these la; two years of financial stringency and de ! pression there has been a steady if slow il - crease in agricultural development an wealth. A greater area of old farms ha e been put under cultivation, and new lanc
 have been inclcsed and new fields started t A large section of BIaisdell Heights has bee |, planted to fruit trees; field of cereals an :. alfalfa have been added to the cultivate y area on the Colorado river below town; tl 7, lands lying under tho Mohawk and Farmer l. canals have been made to yield heavy crol
 of every variety of agricultural products, ; $ i'll other sections of the Gila valley, and u s gardens of Yuma have been added to an e beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubbery z a more than aprreciable extent. Altogetht IS we may feel proud of our progress durir e these last months of business depression al
 Encouragement. It speaks well for the i e dustry and pluck of our people, and u d showing made constitutes the best eviden e of the merits of our soil and climate and u e richness of our mineral resources. Natu r. has done everything for our county, and { l. that is needed is touch of the wand of ca y ital to have our hills and valleys spring in q an active life of remunerative industry tn n will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the enerl d of H. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water al n Light Company was incorporated, and e means of its large pumping plant, at t II foot of h n street, tke town is abundant
 supplied with water at reasonable rates, al
 there have grown into existence new al
 large gardens and orchards,
 u MINES.
 se There is no section or the United Stat' .y or probably of She earth, more rich in mi e. erel wealth than the County of Yuma. n- the country north, east and south of Yur C. lies directly within tue main gold belt th to commences in Alaska and ends in Mexi< ot From the San Rcrpardiro mountains 1t California to the Sonora boundary line le mountains and hills are exceptionally rich