The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-22

this broad Union can be found a more desireble region for the making Of homc No labcrious clearing of the land is required; It lies almost ready fer the blow. Trees and shrubhery have SO rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions |nich would require years to matur: in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready fer marlle. a full month b fore the California product. The bright sunshine makes lifo luxury, and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who nhale It For the establishment Of colonies, such as we have made of Southern California e arden, Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities Thc,,sanda of acres, BOW prohtless, can be made productive by .e construction of irrigating dtches and there Is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns D
 LANDS AND soILa. The lands of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or messs The bottom ands nOister and slightly mere fertile l if, indeed, It is possible to make comparisons where all are wonderfully productive and prolific The uplGnds or mesaS are warmer and perheus. lightly fer better he cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma containsa variety of soil Ths valley land Of she Gils and Colorado rivers have for shc most | part deep sediruertSTy soil of brownish gray san9y loan, resting, in most places, upon a gray clay fubsoil sS depth Of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms hard. pan which is impsrvious to water These soils haya been slowly formed by ths deco position of shaies sandstones, marie tmestones, etc, mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by ths mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. Tho fertiIizjpv ! brownsh mud held in the wat ,lof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile and | its quantity varies from o.I to o5 per cent, l r.1, fl,o,,
 cd oy mud fig good drink, resembling in this res pect the Missouri river water chemical analysis 1 of the sediments Of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each That vf the Colorsdo exhibiting q trife less potsssa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limestone beds through which the Colo. redo pssSeS In other respects the sediment of the Colorado i6 almost identical with that of the Nile It viii be noticed hereforo that when this water is u2cd for irrigation it s superior to artesen since it is constantly supplying the land with the richesttertilzng clements. The soil of the valley 1 Is extremely rich in ded0mp0sed vegetable matter $nd uncombined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases such especially, as oxygen which en. tering the soil, dccompOses the organic matters go that they can be taken up and nourish the plants "hicn may 9e considered leading feature in l6 fertility 1t also readily takes up and retains moisture, while tue irmneas of it's particles affords every facility for percoIation snd tho activity O. capillary aetion. In its mechanical composition it's particles in a state of very fine division which renders it more produotiys than coarser soils ocqerios heat readily in the daytime and the loss of the heat at night is very gradual so that it re- mains always warn. ard is not subject to sudden ! Chapycs of heat NGlG ieSc fs.i stituents Of water, organic or vegetable matter, sand and clay, chemical analys:s shows that lime soda, magnesA, iron ammonia and available forms of nitrogen, phosphor!c acd and potash enter into composition in the proportions best adapted to add to it's fertility, though of course as is always the ease in aoh analysis its composition varies i, different localities and is nct always constant. ] The sol the uplands, o. nesas, lighter and more grarelly and in some places of a rec loarnv, calcafoous character. The mesa lands are warm ard generous. They seem especially adapted fer the grape, olive aud citrus fruits generally Their soil ] contains more nhagnesia, lime or chalk than the bottom lands. IL cracks and rotains moisture admirably in summer. It Is Of that character which will produce that will keep good for fifty CT d. hundred years, and improve annually, not being
 liable to sour, exposure to the air, after one year old to becoHs :urbid and change color in the bottle or slass
 WHY IMMIGRANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY. Because the climate is perfect.
 Because the soil is fertile and prolific.
 Because land ;s abundant and cheap. 1 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 remnnerative.
 Because life is a luxury in q land where the sun shines every day. Because th.re are chances for poor man which he can never hope to fad in older countries.
 Because tho country is advancing and property values arc increasing. Because, unlike Southern California it does not require q email fortune to secure q piece of land.
 Because capital does not blosk all the av. euues 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 elements of the Territory.
 Because good land is becoming scarce, and il you don't catch on now, yoEr last chance will soon he gone.
 Because the country is one of tLe few regions 0: the Uuited States that yields tAa products of the temperate and senli-tropic zones.
 Because the worker receives Q fair com pensstion for his labor. and the hustler has c field for the display Of his energy and en- terprise.
 Because there gre neither bliz2ards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-storns noE cyclones.
 Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed.
 Because the wealth of it's mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet bull up great and prosperous county.
 Because 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 it's cloudless