The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-22
white man first set foot on what is

now Yrna County in l75l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and oae of she four original counties of She Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects Rre however on feet, and in Q few years ex- occt to sec Yana County rated aa the richest in tae Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cali sernia catches of Arizona is that of the uictrresoue town of Yuma, which is snugy eituated in the embrace Of gentle rolling hijls. upon whose crests and sides the Eaodc4n homes Of our superior civilization are crogding tho adobe dwellings into ,terpal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway 0 ,,izona, the new empire of the West, uPon whose unieYeioped riches the eyes ot the country are at present turned, and as such'
 is bcand to grow and prosper with a -apidity that at present can hardly be re- aI;aed. But coupled with her geographi- cal aesition we find that she is the center ofa cocat,y whose agricultural possibili- ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility of VI hich exceeds that of the delta Of the Nile, and wanting onlv water tc become paradise oi bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious auid have annually gone to waste at Yuma's very docIs, but already reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life giving waters Of +be yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
 RIVERS UF YUMA COUNTY
 Tn regard 70 climate, healthiulness, fer til;ty and produetiveness Of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply, variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizon can surpase Yuma county, which is destined % become one of richest and most prosperoua counties lo Erizcna.
 t lies between 32' co and 3}' % north attitude and ll3' 20' and ll4e 40' west longitude. It contalus 6,+6S. 320 acrcs. l. Is ahout as large as the States of Rhode
 
 Irland.. Connecticut and Delaware com biged, Or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary Of Yuma County is formed by tLe Colorado nyer, which se,,arates Arizona rom Caliiorn-A. The county is bcauded on tbe north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria rIver, whose ycoters flow into tue Colorado; on the cast Inv the counties of Pima. Marlcora ana Tavaupi. and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. lts county seat is She town ot Yuma.
 T6a Colorado river drains the entire ter rirory of Arizona, and every arop ct water ~hich falls OF its mountains and plains .int,s its way to this mighty river. It IS sarrped hv the union Of the Green and Grand rivOrs. fed by the streams which ,ise in the Rocky Mountains, and tho melt ing SHOWS carse 2 greater depth of water ;n this riv r In sulCmer than Tn winter, th"5 Furnishing the most water as the ecaSon when it IS most required for the purposes s;riigation and agriculture.
 ,sw;il be seen shat for the entire distance .snQ it's western boundary, Yuma County eoss. ses the grest adranJaSs Of cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in the western part st New Mexico and is Ted by numerous streams, among the most prominent ot which are the San Pedro, Aqua Fria, Hae- ssysnpa and Sat rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county. traversed hy thess great rivers from its northern to its southern, nnd from is eastern to its western bound aries. pogsosses far greater water supply <hsp any other county ID the Territory, and far mere than can be Iound in all Cali sernia.
 This water is now being diverted from It's natural channels hy means of numerous large irrigating canals. and utilized for the purpore of reclaiming ard irrigs 1ing tae immense tracts of lauca which lie iii tnis favored country, and which a.e as fertile ssany in tine world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the tc1n Of Yuma and runs through the county, following the venerol course, and at an average distance of aLout fonr miles south, Of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible oI irri- ge tion ard cultigatiCa, can dnd an easy ,ctIst in :his way and czn be traaspol ted eali tae markets and c=ntegE of population su sbe East CT West.
 s1os!:er comneting railroad is projected rom San Diego. California, to tic town of Yuma, and thence along the north side oF the Cila river. Thus Yuma County will 1sre exceptional railroad aaralsascs.
 THE CLIMATE Or YUMA.
 The climate of Tuala for "Iae aoa-ha Of 4hs year has TO c9aa.. 4s gTe believe. in the aorld, and luriag the remaining three
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