The Arizona sentinel., 1899-03-25
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 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 its re sources are known to the world ct large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yumas reputation for unbcarable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly pyo~poctod for mineral wealth, and prosreetora have, in the ma;n, kept the travelled highways in crossing it's Territory. As a matter of fact one suffer- 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 ,tmaUe on Gods footstool.
 People labor cut of door from the rising to the setting of the suu, and suffer no in convenience There has never been known, in this section of country, an autne-tic ease of sunstrolle Our climate, taken ir time, never fails to cure pulmonary complai.. '' of any description. Disease such as small \, cholera, etc rarely visit us, and then oily in very mild form, and arc never fati.l ex cept through the pervcrsity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months i es- pecial'y conducive to good health and eX- aeptional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect 6 the artificial result Of Turkish bath-puTcfy ing and renovating it. As further matter of fact. this county has never been even superEcally suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow- ing to the falling off in the price of silver, deposits of gold only are being sought for; and the present result is little short of mar vicious. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the dcyeloDment the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector 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 devel- oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly heinz discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo & Co. s Express, arc steadily increasing in vaI"a From mining standpoint Yuma County IS rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned, this section has received but little recos- nItion.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eraI financial depression and consequent dearth Of money for investment purposes, are waking up to new life and vigor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and on all sides can be distinguished that indefin- able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening Even within these last two years of financial stringency and de- pres8ion there has been 6 steady if slow n- 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 lIeiahts has been planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa nave been added to the cultivated area Gn the Colorado river below torn; the lands lying under the Mohaw k and Farmers canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety of agricultural products, as III other sections of the Gila valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beautited in fruits, flowers and shubbery to a more than appreciable extent Altogether we may feel proud Of our progress during these last months of business depression and Encouragement. It speaks well fol the in- dustry and pluck ot 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 touch of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of renunerative industry thai will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energy of II. ". Blaisdell, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of its large pumping plant, at the foot of ! n street, the town is abundaatly supplied With water at reasonable rates, and there have grown ipto existence new and large gardens and orchards,