The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-28
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

Although the town of Yuma is the second eldest 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 unbearable 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 travelled highways in crossing its Territory. As a matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east, owing l to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on Gcd's footstool.
 People labor out of door from the rising to the setting of the sun, and suffer no in convenience There has never been known,
 in this section of country. an authentic case
 of sunstrolo. Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complains of
 any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc. rarely visit us, and then only
 in a very mild form, and are never fatal eE- cept through the peI7ersity of patients, l Contrary to the belief Of the uniniormed,
 the dry heat of the summer months is es-
 pecialIv conducive to good health and ez-
 ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon tLe
 human system with the same effect as the
 artificial result of a Turkish bath-purefy-
 ing and renovating it. As further matter
 of fact. this county has never been even
 supericially suspected, and it is only now
 that people are beginning to search its 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 development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plant; his foot. lodges of gold confront him or arC brought to light by the investigating strokes g of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed fol l years by commonly traveIed trails are devel , oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth i New and rich placers are constantly bein;
 discovered, and shipments of placer gol( = from this point through Wells Fargo 6 r Co.'S Express, are steadily increasing il s value. From a mining standpoint Yum; s County is rapidly leading the Territory, an' l vet as far as that industry is concerned l this section has received but little recog - milton.
 I Agriculturally the country is vastly i'm s proving. Enterprises that have lain dor n mant the last two years, owing to the gen $ eral financial depression and consequen
 dearth of money for investment purposes e are waking up to new life and vigor. None. y is being attracted in this direction, and or ? all sides can be distinguished that indelin
 abe stir which is the precursor of an indus t trial awakening. Even within these las $ two years of financial stringency and de 't pression there has been steady if slow in j. crease in agricultural development an' t wealth. A greater area of old farms ha e been put under cultivation, and new land
 have been inclosed and new fields started t A large section of Blaisdell Heights has beel |, planted to fruit trees; field of cereals anC
 l l. 4l,o E,ay V area on the Colorado river below town; tn ', lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer i. canals have been made to yield heavy crop
 of every variety of agricultural products, @ $ in other sections of the Gila valley, and tn s gardens of Yuma have been added to ant e beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubRery t e a more than appreciable extent. Altogethe is we may feel proud of our progress durin e these last months of business depression an,
 discouragement. It speaks well for the in e dustry and pluck of our people, and tn q showing made constitutes the best evidenc .e of the merits of our soil and climate and tn e richness of our mineral resources. Natur r. has done everything for our county, and a, l. that is needed is a touch of the wand of caT V ital to have our hills and valleys spring int q an active life of remunerative industry tha n will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energ q of II. W. Blai5dell, the Yuma Water an Il Light Company was incorporated, and b e means of ite large pumping plant, at tn T foot of L[.iu street, the town is abundant
 supplied with water Unreasonable rates, an
 there have grown into existence new all
 large gardens and orchards,