The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-18

lSsss- :, ->. c--- A : extinct oooans. The great Colorado Gesert was once an inland sea, cut off centuries ana perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, ieaV- ing its waters to evaporate in th's intense heat. Throughout all the country border ing the desert, including this section, 1lch mines ere being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc- ing immense profits. In the ncighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portcnd great mining boom for this county which will culmrate ss early as the coming fall in an iEroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this mln- oral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without taker, but tne tendency of prospectors is to go long dls- tance of iDto strange lands rather than to seek for mines in county as old as Yuma County and SO accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospector. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment to the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin iold for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching ID its mountains it's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be waGder- lng through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county.
 New locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface. The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, COG per month. This mine is situated about 90 miles southwest of the village of Yuma.
 Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua HaIa. Centennial, l Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mirin" dis tricts, and, although the mining c: lcok in the county was never better, still lost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND CELIA.
 In the valleys of the Col rado and the ! Gila rivers there is room fol thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found more desirable region for the making of 8 home. No laborious clearing of the land is reG aired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growth 1 that within eighteen months the immig ant can surround his abode with attract:C Is which woulC require years to Eiature in less l favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes fife 8 luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phcre brings health to all wb0 inhale it. For the establishments of colcAjos, such as are made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands Of acres now proltless can be made produc- tive by the construction of rrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, GU rants, gocseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessiully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and semitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut. plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which ca2 be produced in either tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and !! fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yama and Yuma County there can he no better investment for capital seeking large and renumerative returns than is af- forded he,e. With a matchless climate, where all forms of disease known to the
 lamp and rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sum- 1 shine kisses into h1Oorn and fr9,yrance every form of vegetation, anu where the clear days lnd cool and halmy nights are one long-con- .inued poem of happiness and delight, we
 an offer to capitalists an ideal field for in- yestment and to home seekers T veritable
 ,ar&dise in which to settle
 ARIZONA.