The Arizona sentinel., 1899-09-23

THE VILLAGE OF YUMA.
 Although the town of Yuma is tLe 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 Che fact that, lying next to Cali fornio, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly lvospooted for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the man, kept the travelled highways in crossing its Territory. As matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost al! 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 o9t 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 suastrolie. Our climate, taken in time. never tails to cure pulmonary complaint1 oi any description. Disease such as smallc;x, cholera, etc c, rarely visit us, and then oT-ly iii very mild form, and are never fat;,I ex- cept through the pei1ersity of patients. Contrary to the belief of the pninformod, the dry heat of the summer months is es- pecially conducive to good health and ex reptional vigor, acting naturally upon tha human system with the same effect as the artificial result of a Turkish bath-purefy- ] ing and renova5ing it. As further matter of fact, this county has never been even l superfcialIy suspected, and it is only now
 that people are beginning to search it's hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm l for the mineral wealth hidden there Ow. ing to the falling of 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 prospec6or plants l his foot, lodges of gold confront him or are brought to light by the investi igating strokes of Lis pick.
 Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly travelled trails are devei- oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo & l Co.'S Exp.asf, are steadily increasing in value. From a mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that industry is concerned this section has received but little recog- nB.on.
 Asriculturally 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 consequent de2rth of money for investment purposes, are waking ID tonew life and yigor. Money is being attracted ill this direction, and on al sides can be distinguished tLat indeGn- ale 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 6 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 Mcloscd and new fields started. 4 large section Of Blaisden 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 iu other sections of the Gila valley, and the gardens Of Yuma have been added to and 5eaUtifcd in fruits, flowers and shubbery to a more than appreciable extent Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during these last months of business depression and discouragemeut. It speaks well for the in- dustry and pluck of our people, and the showing made constitutes the best evidence Of tho merits Of our soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature has done everything for OUT county, and all tha5 is needed is touch of the wand of cap ital to have our hills and valleys spring into an active life of remunerative industry that viii last and endure forever.
 Some three yeaIs ago, through the energy of IT, ". BIaisde!l, the Yuma Water and Liga- Company was incorporated, and by, means ot its large pumping plant, at the ioot Of Aliu street, the town is abundantly supplied with water at reasonable rates, and uere have grown iato existence new and ..l-n ..I.len. and orchards.