The Arizona sentinel., 1899-10-21
THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.

Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the Territory of Ari- .ona, it is astonishing how little its re-
 ources are known to the world at large, and
 ow slightly developed is the natural wealth Jf 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 Fcospectcd for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the travelled highways in crossing its Territory. As Q matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost all of the settled communities of the east. owing to the dryncss 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 sui, and suffer no in convenience. .-IJhoTe has never been known, in t4is~s6cJion of country, an authentic case Dol sunstroke Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complain53 of any description. Disease such as smaliP:x, cholera, etc, rarely visit us, and then or-ly in a very mild form, and are never fatal ex- ccpt through the peIversity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the uninformed, the dry heat of the summer months is es- pecially conducive to good health and ex- oeptional vigor acting naturally upon tii..o human system with the same effect as the artificial result of @ Turkish bath-purcfy- ing and renovating it. As further matter
 of fact, this county has never been even superfcially suspected, and it is only BOW
 that people are beginning to search its hills
 with any degree of systematic enthusiasm
 for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow- j 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 plants
 his foot, ledges of gold confront him or are
 t1ro1git to light by the investigating strokes
 of his pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly traveled trails are devel-
 oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth
 New and rich placers are constantly being
 discovered, and shipments of placer gold
 froUl this point through Wells Fargo & Co.'S Express, are steadily increasing in value. From a mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far os- that industry is concerned, this section has received but little recoG- milton.
 Agricultarally the country is vastly i'm proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen. cral financial depression and consequent dearth of money for investment purposes, are waking up to new life and vigor. Money is being attracted ill this direction, and on all sides can be distinguished that indein- abe stir which is the precursor of an indus. trial awakening. Even within these last two years of financial stringency and de pression there has been @ steady if slow in- crease in agricultural development and wealth. A greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lands have been inclosed and new fields started. A A large section of Blaisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added to the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the | lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmers | canals have been made to yield heavy crops of every variety of agricultural products, as in other sections of the Gila valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beautifed in fruits, flowers and shubberv to 8 more than appreciabe extent Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during these last months of business depression and It speaks well for the in- iustry and pluck Of 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 las done everything for our county, and all that is needed is a touch of the wand of cap- tai to have our hills and valleys spring into ln active life of remunerative industry that will last and endure forever.
 Some three years ago, through the energy f II. ". Blaisdcll, the Yuma Water and igRt Company was incorporated, and by aeans ot its large pumping plant, at the oot of lZ iu street, the town is abundantly implied with water at reasonable rates, and lcre have grown into existence new and .rgc gardens and orchards, i