The Arizona sentinel., 1899-01-28
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Al.houch 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 at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yuna's reputation for unbearablc heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly prospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the traveled highways in crossing it's Territory. As matter of fact one suffers 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 climate on Gods foOtstool,
 People labor cut of door from the rising to tic setting of the suu, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic case of sunstrol1e. Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary ccmplail.17 of any description. Disease such Gs smalit:x, cholera, etc , rarely visit US, end then orly in a very mild form, and are never fatt, ex- cept through the pervcrsity 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- ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon the ! human system with the same effect aS the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- l ing and renovating it. As a further matter of fact, this county has never been even superfcially suspected, and it Is only now tbat people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there Cw- 1 ing to the falling eff 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 liue to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the devclopmont the greater the wealth dis 1 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 foi years by commonly traveled trails are devoi oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly Icing discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo X Co., $ Express, are steadily increasing ir valu9 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 rcco,r nition.
 Agriculturally the country is vastly in 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 vigor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and o1 all sides can be distinguished that indefn able stir which is the plecarsor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these last two years of financial stringancy and de- pression there has been Q steady if slow in crease in agricultural development art wealth. A greater area of old farms la: been put under cultivation, and new land. have been inclosed end new fields started \ large section of Blaisdel Heights has beer planted to fruit trees; field of cereals anj alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; thc lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer, canals have been made to yield heavy crop. of every variety Of agricultural products, a. in other sections of the Gi.a valley, and th, gardens of Yuma have been added to anC bcautifed in frGits, flowers and shubbery t more than aPprcciable extent. Altogether 0e may feel proud Of our progress during } these last months of business depression an( Encouragement. It speaks well fol the in , dustry and pluck of cur people, and tn, l showing made constitutes the best evidenc, Of tho merits of cur soil and climate and tn,
 richness of onr mineral resources. Natur has done everything for cur county, and al that is needed is 9 touch of the wand of cap itai to have our hills and valleys spring int i an active fife of roinunerative industry tha , n'ili last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ, of H. w. BlaisdeI the Yuma Water an, , Light Company was incorporated, and n , means of its large pumping plant, at tn foot of l.. n street, the town is abundantl
 supplied with water at reasonable rates, an
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