The Arizona sentinel., 1899-02-18

= extinct cseaps. The great Colorado 6eserV was once an inland sea, cut oti centuries anu perhaps ages ago from the main ocean, ieaV- ing it's watets to evaporate in this mtense heet. Throughout all the country border ing the desert, including this section, ileh mines are being constantly discovered' ana some of recent location are already prodnc- ing immense profits. In the neighborhooo of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portend great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an irroad of much capital. Experts are arriving every week and mines are being bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonderful to believe that al this min eral wealth b&s been lying at our very doors for so many years without takcr, but tine tendency of prospectors is to go long dls- tance of into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in 8 county os old as Yuma County and SC accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospector Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant- ment te the view.
 So it is that this county is almost virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching Tn its mountains its mineral secrets are still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through the rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, go 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 mire, recently put in operation, has 2)-stamp mill running night and day, and the production Of gold averages ,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 Rala. Centennial. Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, end, although the mining cr lCok ill the county was never better, still Lost ct the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals.
 VALLEYS or THE COLORADO AND
 CHA,
 Tn the valleys of the Coh rado and the l Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad UpioR can be found a moro desirable region for the making of 8 home. No laborious clearing of the land is rec aired; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and shrubbery have so rapid q growth that within eighteen months the ilnnli9 ~art can surround his abode with attract;Crs
 which would require years to mature in less
 favored climates. Fruits riIen ard are
 ready for market fuii month before the California products. 1'he bright sunshine
 makes lite irxpry, and the pure dry atmos-
 phcre brings health to all wb3 inhale it. Fol
 the establishment of cOlcaies, such as arg
 made in southern California, Arizona pre-
 sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands
 cf acres now proGtless can be m7do pyodpc tive by the construction of irrigating ditches 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 fal short of doing justice i'll this wonderful bit
 Of country. Pineepplcs, dates, almonds ant
 walnats will do well Strawberries, rasp- . and all varieties of small fruits can bo sue ceasfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citru! and selnitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable !, which caG be produced in either tropic O temperate zones will thrive in the rich are fertile soils.
 With tho bright prospects ahead of th'
 town of Yuma and Yuma County there car
 be no better investment fer capital soeKiDs
 large and renumerative returns than is af
 fOrded here. With a matchless climate where all forms of disease known to thC damp and rigorous regions of the east ana
 north are unknown, where the bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every
 form of vegetation, and where the clear day
 and cool and balmy nights are one long-con tinued poem of happiness and delight, wC
 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestlncnt and to home seekers a veritablt paradise in which to settle
 ARIZONA.