The Arizona sentinel., 1899-11-04

is taking place and many ehterpi"eS m foot to supply the life-giving waters of she yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth
 RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.
 Ia regard to climate, heAlthfulnes'' fer tility and productiveness ot soll' iaciii''es tor cultivation, irrigation and abundance oi water supply, variety of resources ana sh.ap transportation by rail and by water m mart of Arizon can surpass Yuma county. which is destined to become one o' -z,.,sst and most prosperous counties in N ma. hstween s2s oO,' and S4' 2o' north a,;tude and ll30 2O' and ff4N5S %es. longitude. It contains S.s2o acres. II ,sbort as large as the States oi hnoo' 1.,.nd Connecticut and Delaware com I;~od AT. .s large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 rb, rostern boundary of Yuma County
 ,torued by the Colorado river' ~nlcn
 -,.ss Arizona from California. Inc county is bounded on the north by Williams Tarl and the Santa Maria river, whose -,...r. flow into the Colorado; on the eas' .,. counties of Pima, Marlcopa ano yar.psi, and on the south oy 0Ono'A, u.x;co It's county seat is the town o' Yuma.
 Ths Colorado river drains the entire ter ..o- ot Arizona, and every drop of water .h;ch falls on its mountains ana pla'us s.a. ;.s wsv to this mighty river. It IS to-ned by the union Of the "reeh anu o-.nd rivers. fed by the streams Which .;.e in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ;no .nows cause a greater depth ot water |. .thisr riy.r in summer than in winter thus .,;sh;no the most water at the seaS'h
 l. :. ia most required for the purpose
 ;-rication and agriculture.
 .,;y, he seen that for the entire distance .o,c its western boundary, Yum" Coun'y .o,,. ses the great advantage ot cheap water transportation.
 The Gila river rises in ths western PAi' ,New Mexico and is fed by numerous .tre.rs, among the most prominent 0' -,;cb are the San Pedro, Agua fria' haS' ..v.,npa and Salt rivers. It no"S west ,h,ouab Yuma County and empties into the co,orado at the town of Yuma. '.
 yuma county, traversed by these great .,-. s,on, its northern to it's southern, .rd from it's eastern to its western ocuno aries, possesses far greater water suppiy ,bsn any other county in the Territory and far more than can be found in all Call fernia.
 Tb;, water Is now being diverted from its ,.atural channels by means ot numerous ,,rpe irrigating canals, and utilized for the nurpose of retaining and irrigsting the inn,ense tracts of lands which lie in this t.So,rd country, and which are as fertile ss mp in the world.
 phe Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town Of Yuma and ,rns through the county, following the g.nerol course, and at an average distance of .hout four miles south, of the Gils river, ,snderinq all the lands susceptible Of irri- cation snd cultivation, can dnd an easy oot,st in this way and can be transported otu the markets and csnters of population fu the East or West.
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tte town If Yus,s, ard thence along the north side of the G la river. Tkus Yuma County will aSys exceptional railroad advantages.
 VnECLIMATE OF YUMA.
 Thc climate of YuHs for nine months Of tAe year has ae equal, ss we believe, in the xor!d and during the remaining three ooa,hs of the ytsr, comprising June, July. sad August, fEs heat is not oppressive Fveu though the thermometer in Thld-sum- ,rec may sa times rise above loO0, and oc- |, sion,l!y 2, en reach lIO0, yet, owing to
 bse,,ce cf moisture in the air. 1t IS not o ressiyc. The atmosphere is pure, light ...a balmy. When the mercury marks the s:,t,est extre-7e of heat, person does not pr.ssicn Or debility which is '"S .s.,.tcrns vhc StateR B. the F :