The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-14
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

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 at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yuma'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 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 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 sunStroke Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complaints of any description. Disease such as smallpox, cholera, etc., rarely visit us, and then o1ly ly in a very mild form, and are never fat&i eX- cept through the pelversity of patients. l Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months is es pecially conducive to good health and ex- ceptional vigor, acting naturally upon tko human system with the same effect as the artificial result of Turkish bath-purefy- ing and renovating it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even superfcially 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 aud the present result is little short of mar velous. In all sections of the county iron the Sonora line to Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater th' development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plant his foot, lodges of gold confront him or art brought to light by the Investigating stroke of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed fo years by commonly travelled trails are devel oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth New and rich placers are constantly hein: discovered, and shipments of placer golC from this point through Wells Fargo d Co. $ Express, are steadily increasing il valua From mining standpoint Yum; County IS rapidly leading the Territory, anC 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 eral financial depression and consequen dearth of money for investment purposes are waking up 10 new life and vicor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and or all sideo can be distinguished that indefn able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these la2 two years of financial stringency and de pression there has been a steady if slow -u crease in agricultural development aa> wealth. A greater area of old farms ha been put under cultivation, and new land have been inclosed and new fields started A large section of Baisdell Heights has beer planted to fruit trees; field of cereals anC alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the 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 Gila valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to anC beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubbery tt a more than appreciable extent. Altogethel 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 of our people, and the >howing made constitutes the best evidence of the merits of cur soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature has done everything for our county, and al that is needed is touch of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into in active life of remunerative industry thai will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energy If H. w. Blaisdell, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of it's large pumping plant, at the foot of l.. iu street, the town is abundantly supplied with water at reasonable rates, and there have grown into existence new and | Iaroe rardens and orchards