The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-11
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA,

IRE NlLi2GE UF I . MA,
 Although the town of Yuma is the second eldest community in the Territory of Ari- zona. it is astonishing how little it's re- souroes are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yumas reputation for unbearablc heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali forlia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly p~ospected for mineral wealth, and prospsctors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. As Q matter of fact one suffers leas from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dTyness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier ,lima-e on Gods footstool
 People labor out of door from the rising to the setting of the SUI, 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 co,nPlal- ' of any description. Disease such as snalic-x cholera, etc rarely visit us, and then o1-ly in a very mild form, and are never fatGi 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- optional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- ing and renova5ing it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even saperfcially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search its hills witt, any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral weaI5h hidden there Ow- ing to the falling of in the price of silver, deposits of gold only are being sopght for; and the present result is little short of mar velcus In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the deyelopment the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospeotor plants his foot, lodges of gold confront him Or are brought to light by the investigating strokes of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly travelled trails are deyel- oping into rich storehouaes of golden wealth. New and rich plaoers are constantly heinz discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo < Co.'s Express, are steadily increasing in vslre From e mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned, this section has received but little recog- nItion.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequent dearth of money for investment purposes, are waking up to new life and yicor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and on all sides can be distinguished that indefn- able stir which is the precursor of an indus triad awakening. Evan within these last two years of financial st;ingercy and de presEion there has been a steady if slow in crease in agricultural development and wealth. A greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, aad new lands have been inclosed and new fields started. A large section of Blaisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; field Of cereals ard alfalfa have been added to The cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the lands lying under the Mohaa and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops Of every variety of agricultural products, as in other sections of the Gila valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beaptifed in fruits, flowers and shubberv to q more than appreciable extent. Altogether we may feel proud Of our progress during these last months of business depression and ! tdiscoaragenent. IL speaks well tol the in- Gustry and pluck of our people, and the showing made constitutes the best evidence Of the merits of our soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature has done everything for our county, and all that is needed is 8 touch Of the wand Of cap itaI to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of remrnerative industry that will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago. through the energy of fl. w. Blai5deii, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of its large pumping plan5, at the foot of | n street, the town is abundantly supplied vl.h water at treason.,bie ties, and there have grown into existence new and i large gardens and orchards,