The Arizona sentinel., 1899-04-22

l, 5s .3., extinct oceans. The great Colorado desert
 WAS once an inland sea, cut otE centuries and
 perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, leaV-
 ing it's waters te evaporate in this intense
 heat. Throughout all tle country border
 ing the desert, including this sectlcn, llch
 mines gre being constantly discovered, and
 some of recent location arc already produo-
 ing immense profits. In the neighborhood
 Of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the
 surface are daily being located, and al! signs
 porten1 great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in aA iryoad of much capital Experts axe arriving every week and mines are bolng bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that all this nin- cral wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without taker, but the tendency Of prospectors IS to go long dis tance of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in a county as old as Yuma County and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the
 greater the fascination for the prospector. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- 1 ment to the view.
 Sc it is that this county is almost virgin l field for the mine hunter, and now with the
 few hundreds searching in it's mountains it's mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands fight be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of
 our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent of country
 Recent rich discoveries of gold deposits, particularly in lodges, have given great impetus to mining throughout the county. New locations are being constantly made,
 and all show well upon the surface. The La
 Fortuna mirle, recently put in operation, has 2l-stamp mill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75, ,000
 per month. This mine is situated about 90
 miles southwest Of the village of Yuma. Rich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Harqua Hala, Centegnial Pelomas, Pet Holes, and other n:iping dis triots, and, although tue mining e jcok in the county was never better, stiu .lost ot
 the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value Of these metals.
 VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND GILA,
 h She valleys Of the Col. .rado and the Gila rivers tbare ia roen for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within
 tEe limits of this broad Unica cen be found ! C. more desirable region for the making of a homo. No laborious clearing of the land Is { ie4 aired;-it lies almost ready for the plow Trees and shrubbsry have so rapid q growth 1 that within eighteen months tEc imnie ant
 ean surround his abode with attract;C 2s
 which woul3 require years to matuce in less favored climates. Fruits riHeu and are
 ready fer market 3 fal, month before the California products. lhe bright sunshine makes life 2 luxury, and the pure dry atmos- ! phere brings health 10 all wb7 inhale it. Fer the establishments of colcnies, such as are
 made in southern California. Arizona pre-
 sonts un5ivaled opportunities Thousands
 of acres now prohtless csn be made produc,
 tive by the construction of irrigating dtches,
 and there Is no investment which assures
 larger or more permanent returns,
 The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall ! short Of doing justice in this wonderful bit of country. Piusapp!es, dates, almonds snd
 wa!1uts will do well. Strawberries, rasp-
 berries, bl&ciberries. cnrrants, gonseberries, and aii varieties Of small fruits can be suo- ocss!ully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and ssmitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, Or vegetable
 which caa De produced in either tropic Of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma aud Yuma County there can be nc better investment for capital seexing large and renumeratiYe returns than is af- forded here. With 8 matchiass climate, where ah forms of disease known to the
 damp and rigorous regions Of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every
 form of vegetation, and where the clear days
 and cool and balnly nights are one long-con-
 cinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal feid for in vestmont and to home seekers 8 veritebie paradise in which to settle.
 ARIZONA