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The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
CBECLIMATE OF YUMA.

Tha climate of Yuma for nine months of the year has no equal, as we believe. in the world and during th remaining three raonths of the year, comprising June, July and August, the heat is not oppressive Even though the thermometer in mld-sum' n,er may Aa times rise above l0o', and oc- sa.ionally even reach llo',' yet, owing to tLa sb.snce of moisture in the air, it Is not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light .ad balmy. When the mercury marks the Highest extreme of heat, person does not feel that oppression CT debility which is szsss. io, the Eastern. States when the mer~
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06

white nan first set foot on what IS ,sow Yuma County in l77l. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, ana oae of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation proJecTs are bowever on foot, and ia few years ex- meet to see Ylma County rated as the richest in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cah- tornia catches of Arizona is that of the nicturesoue town of Yuma, which Is snugly .;+u,ted in the embrace of gentle rolling .:u. unon whose crests and sides the modern homes of our superior clVlll5a'ion ore crowding the adobe dwellings into
 loblivion. Yuma is the gateway O A,.;nono the new empire of the West, upon ,vbose undeyeloped riches the eyes ol 'he 1,untrv are at present turned, and as sucu' :. :. bcnnd to grow and prosper with a
 .;d;+v that at present can hardly be re- .l;zed But coupled with her geograpnli- cal position we find that she IS the center of country whose agricultural posslOili- ,;es are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by soil the fertility ot which .xooeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting only water to become paradise 0l ,Ioom Billions of gallons of that precious Amid have annually gone to waste al Yuma's very doors, but already a reac'iOi is taking place ard many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters Ol 4s. rsllow Colorado to the thirsty earth
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY
 Y, ro,,ord TO climate, healthfulness, fer tility and prOductiveness Of soll' facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance oi water supply, variety of resources anu cbeap transportation by rail and by wa'er' m mart of Arizon can surpass A"i'" countv. which is destined to become one ol richest and most prosperous counties Ill Arizona. |,
 1t lies between 320 OO' and 34' 2O' north ,..;tnde and ll3o 2O' and Il40 4O' west ,onr;tude It contalus 6, ASS, ,32O acres It ;s about as large as the States of hnoue Island Connecticut and Delaware com bi.ed. or as large as either New Hampshire Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The western boundary of Yuma county ;s 7,cn,ed by the Colorado rlver' "hlcn .o,,.rates Arizona from Calltcrnl1' Ahe ,on,+v is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria rver' whose x,.ters flow into the Colorado; on the 'aS' l.. .h. counties of Pima, Maricopa and vou.no; and on the south by sonora Mexico. Its county seat IS the 'o"n oi Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter -;torv of Arizona, and every drop CT "a'e' which falls on its mountains ana PlAinS 5nds it's way to this mighty river It IS ,.u,ad bv the union of the Green ana Grand rivers, fed by the streams "hich .;.e in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ;no snows cause a greater depth or ""Vei in this river Tn summer than in winter mus rrn;sb;nC the most water at the season ,,h.r ;t is most required for the purposes of irrigation and agriculture.
 IT. will he seen that for the entire distance along it's western boundary, Yum" county o.o'sess the great advantage ot cheap water transuortation.
 The Gila river rises III the western P"iV If New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams. among the most prominent oi ,,h;cb are the San Pedro, Agua Frla, has- s,vampa and Salt rivers. It flows west tbrough Yuma County and empties into the colorsdo at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from its northern to its southerh' and from it's eastern to its western bcuno' aries nossesses a far greater wateI supply than any other county in the territory and far more than can be found ln all Cah- fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means ef numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized tor the -urpose of retaining and irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are az fertile ss any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and rms through the county, following the S.nerol course, and at an average distance If shout four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of lrri- cation and cultivation, can dnd an easy optl.t in this way and can be transported te tll the markets and centers Of population in the East or West
 Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tFe town of Yuma, ard thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will nave exceptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
RAIN

Showers, and indeed heavy rains are liable to occur in every month of the year: but the actual number of rains seems to an eastern visitor strangely small The average rainfall in SoutheP Arizona, as shown by the eEogernment Observations, is but 81s inches per year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06

cury is ranging from SO' to 9O0. The air is
 so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at ns time in the summer does the heat
 produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
ARIZONA.

Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful social ar industrial de- veiopment. There can't be doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- fore her. The impulse of a new and enel gizing hope is visible everywhere among her people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small inn pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her full share of atten- tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists.
 4 lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore gone a-begging for ownership. There is scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lend IS than this. &
 Arizona has reached that climacticel period which every western state has ex perienced sometime in it's history when after long and weary struggle and doubt with each side of the balance first up anC then down. the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and sunhurs of energizing hope has thrilled the droop ing spirits of the people to greater nnt braver endeavor than before.
 For the last twelve years the subsistence of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines O railroad across her territory-Arizona hal ratiier dropped out of public attention but in that time she has been quietly ac cumulating fund of substantial wealtt and a force of moral character whicl qualify her now to rise up and take he destiny in her own hands.
 The population of Arizona is Mexican This is mistake of great importance fro,l the moral point of view. There is but ont considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, ant even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It thinl it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large Mexican population al Colorado and not above one-tenth as mucl as New Mexico -"Fitz- Mac," in Denve | News.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
ARIZONA.
It's Attractions and Advantages as {
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winte CTS in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structively concerning that part of the country. Mir. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as a place for winter residence, and there appears to be such dearth of pre- else information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, few facts of personal observation.
 WEATHER.
 During a five months residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made 1t actually unpleasant for me to take exercise ill the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were a good many days which weather observer would de- scribe as "cloudy, and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No, ember, 1895, to May, lS96.l there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any, where north of Luxor, Arizona IS the laud of sunshine. As to details:
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
RESOURCES OF
 YUMA COUNTY The Soil, Climate, Rivers, and Many
 and Varied Offerings of FAIR ARIZONA'S BANNER COUNTY.
R ARIzoNA's BANNER COUNTY.

Brief Setting Forth the Many Advantages and Inducements offered by Place of Residence
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
WHICH TOWN IS THe BEST?

Primarily that is question for the phy- sician, if there is a physician in the case if not, try them all. If a mountain region, considerable altitude and comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in picturesque region, near 8 great mining districts, and has the social advaAtags of an army post, whipple Barracks. az staff IS still higher, is in region of ase pine forests, and is within 2. hard Y's journey of one Of the wonders of the Id, the Colorado Canyor Oracle is P; ;tty mountain nook, powered in splendid live oaks, like } .se of California, and is also near an Aportant mining district. If lower altitude and a distinctly semi tropical climate are desired, the three places most likely to be considered are Yuma, Tucson and Phoenix. The first is near the sea level; is the warmest and probably the driest of the three, has the least population, and the smallest provision for visitors. Tucson is the oldest town in tho Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. Its newer houses are of handsome building stone, found in the vicinity. The Territorial University is l ere, and it was formerly the capital. It's elevation being more than double that of Phoenix, it is somewhat cooler, and as there is next to no irrigation near it, the air is a little drier. Phoenix is the centre of the greatest irriga- tion in the Territory. The country for miles around smiles with green fields, cover ed with almost countless herds of cattle, and it is everywhere shut in by low mount aims, It is the Territorial capital, has the Government Indian School, the Territorial Lunatic Asylum, and other institutions, and is the general focus for the Territory. Like Tucson, it has it's occasional wind and sand stOrms-perhaps not quite so often. At either place visitors who know how to adapt themselves to circumstances can be entirely comfortable, and in each they will find an intelligent, orderly, enterprising and most hospitable community. They will find a country full of mines, full of rich agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and horses, in vineyards and orchards and the beginnings of very successful orange groves "a country, in fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- mia was in the:ffties. Above all, it has beer their lot to search for health in far countries, they will revel in the luxury of being in their own land, among their own countrymen, within easy reach Of their friends by telegraph or rail, and in a climate as good of it's kind as any in the world.
 ACTUAL HUMIDITY.
 This is extren ely slight, everywhere in as compared with any eastern climate in the United States. The air is | driest on the high mesas, remote from snow clad mouztains or forests, and in the | desert valleys, where no considerable irri- | gation has been begun.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06

It is striking advantage offered by Arizona that, with the same general con- ditions as to temperature and dryness of air, the physician is able to select nearly any altitude he may desire. Thus, asth- matic sufferers can find almost the sea level at Yuma, or an altitude of only a thousand feet at Phoenix, or of only 2,400 at Tucson. Others, who find no objection to greater elevations, can choose between Prescott or Fort Whipple. 5,4OO; Flag staff. 6,SOO,; the Sulphur Spring Valley, or Fort Grant, 4,200; Fort Huacbuca. 4,S00, or Oracle, about 4, 900.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
TEMPERATURE.

have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade oD my north piazza in March. On the other hand, we had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there iwere several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean temperature for fourteen years at the pres ent territorial capital of 574 degrees in November, 5 degrees in December, 49 de grees in January, 54 degrees in February, 6l degrees in March and 66 degrees n
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows: For November 7SH degrees and 42 degrees, December 73L degrees and 36H degrees, January 651l degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7l% degrees and 35H de rees. March sl 1I degrees and Al degrees and April S6H degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it Is never prudent for stranger to be without one at hand
 The atmosphere IS singularly clear, tonic and dry. 1 have never seen 1t clearer anywhere in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilarating qualities as the air of the Great Sahara in Northern Africa, or of the deserts about Mount Sinai, in Arabia Petraea. It is much drier than in the parts of Morocco, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier than any part of the Valley of the Nile north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-06
WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY

Nacau7e it's mines Ore Jhs richest.
 Because it's grazing lands are the best.
 Because its farming lands are valuable and productive.
 Because it gives assurance of the largest returns on money invested.
 Because it's grand resources are yet to be developed.
 Because it is young; growing county with an assured future.
 Because the opportunities for engaging in manufacturing enterprises are better than in any other region of the West.
 Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures.
 Because there IS demand for additional facilities for ore reduction. Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of irrigating canals.
 Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking et artesian wells.
 Because there are many openings in new country which cannot exist in older com munities.
 Because the opportunities for engaging il the successful cultivation of semi-tropi fruits are better thsn in any other part the United States.
 Because property values are rapidly ad yancing.
 Because Arizona's boom is yet to come.
 CAN ONE LIVE COMFORTABLY!
 That again depends on what you expect You cannot lave the luxuries of our New York houses out there, unless you builC one; or the variety of our New Yorl markets, unless you charater refrigerator car But there are hotels with almost a much frontage as the Waldorf; and, ik' everything else in the Territory excepting the mountains and deserts, they are new There are boarding houses of more kind than one; and brick cottages of eight O , ten rooms can occasinally by rented. Bet ter than any of them, for the man with energy and the pluck to take it, is to on the desert; and he who knows how 3 ''camp out" with comfort through Septem g Der Tn the Adirondacks can camp out il Arizona through the winter. As to food, there is plenty, and it good-if you can get it well cooked. Tn = alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valley ar g the fattening ground for the great cattl ranges of the Territory. From there tn markets of Los Angeles and even of Denve 0 are largely supplied, Good beef, mutto t and poultry are plenty and cheap, Quai , ducks and venison from the vicinity ca also be had. Vegetables and fruits ar abundant in their season, and sometime the season is Q long one. It is the on . country I have lived in where straw berrie ripen in the open air ten months in tn
 year. have had them on my table, fires
 picked from the open garden at Christina |
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-04-28

convicted of consprinG to defraud the Gov
ernmcIl; out OF something more than a mill
lion dollars passed through ST. Louis yes
terday on route for Fort LeavsnWorth,
kas.. where he will be confined until he
shall have served out Il ;yc-Ncar sentence
imposed ny the Judge Advocate of the
coGrt-martial by which he WAS convicted.
Garter waS under a special guard COM
posed of Lieutenant Harkcr. Corporal Poteet
and Prvatcs Watson. Coakler and Boiand.
He arrived at the station at go the
Nandalia train and departed at O'Clock
over the Missouri Pacific. While here he
took breakfast AT the Terminal Hotel and
mt the remainder of the time in seeing
the hcautics of Union Station While I,
guard was constantly with him. he conducted
himself so unostcutatuusly that not Il half
dozen of the hundreds in the station were
aware of til. presence of the celebrated pris-
oncr. Captain Carter, when asked for
interview. said: ".ilI can say now is what
| have said all the time. that is. in
noCcut. My only hCpe is in my friends.
shall soon be placed out of tie world and
whcr" ! "anno: help myself. ] nave good
friends left. however. and | know that they
will never cease working in my behalf until
the truth is fully known and my honor and
my name shall have been vn;iiCatad."
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-04-28

Il is stated that the Atlantic Ocean contains
many wrecked vessels which drift hi:her and
tlitl.er and their positions charge with the
;,inis and tides thsy are a constant menace to
oeuan traffic. \ hig liner. proudly pioughn;
her way To port. VIII suddenly ind one q. them
rull!cknE in her path. BeCaGsa Of the great
r,,,s .lsc they a,c not destroyed until they have
indicted actual damage. How like this is the
action OF many persons. VINO wa; until they
aye III in bed before treating dangerous syfnp-
ms Indigestion. 4Tsncpsia. rolstiraiicn. liver
rrrssct Don't allow them - menace health
,iu;l actual sickness eTsucs Hcs-o:t.rs Sjorl-
ach E!t.crg viii clear the sys;ain Il all impure
;3rg making the blood rIc, and the nerves
s,r.nr 4; cures all stomach disorders and is
an uneQualed spring medicine. See that Pri-
ys.e Revenue Stamp covers the ieck OF the
bottle.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-04-28

3, liam Il. Thayer. who was fined :irae,
.ar an:i-derartmcnt store Hcr afte..rsr5.
held unconstitutional, waS refused an ap
zeal by the Supreme Court for wan. %
Jurisdiction.
Speaker Lawrence Y. Sherman of Ma.
NIB County. H.. is Il .lark-hol-e candidate
!; the Republican gGbcrnatorial n"mina-
ji...
.:i.riss Bruechert. who has hecn missing
i'.e his wife was found murdered. nu
g,.l at DE Soto, Mo, was found dead liz
TIC mississippi River near Nenueit Castle
Governor Tanner of Illinois started for
Chicago TO consult surgeons concerning the
operation which is believed to be necessary
ia give him relief
The curatnrs of Missouri University met
a. Kansas City. flied vacancies in the fac
nl'y and voted to make the Law Schoo! tu.
ftion free and raise the course from TWO
10 three years.
Texas WAS again visited by obstructive
foods. Al Waco many persons We're
drowned. a: Blum win5storm killed sev-
eral and damaged property. Hoavy rains
fell all over the state, injuring the crops
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-04-28

Ladies Tucked Skirt. No 1e75-soct
cliuging fabrics such crepe de chine.
Liudsdowne foulard and panue finished
Liberty or dainty orgafldic. .twn and silk
nUSlirs lend themselves gracefully TO the
innnm.rabie new models for tucked and
plated skirts.
Pale lavender organd:e il here illustrated
in ,t tucked skirt which is shaped with eight
cores. fitting smooth around the waist and
over the hips.
clusters of forward turning tucks are ar
ranged at the front or stright edge OF the
three side cores. the first tucks being adj
iuSt"d tC cover the seams. They are
stitched fat to within ten inches of the
lower edge from which point the organiie
i1are gracefully In fiounce effect.
The back is tucked down quarter the
depth of the skirt and falls In long folds
To form slight train.
The fri of lace around the bottom Is d
dainty finish.
This skirt is made over iiye-gore un-
derskirt of plain lavender lawn. with full
hounce around the lower edge.
When made in lawn. dimity or other
wash fabrics this mode is particularly
practical; the tucks. being straight. will
not draw out nf shape when laurdered.
To make the skirt in the medium size
will require eight yards Of thirty-six-inch
material, or seven yards of forty-four-inch
material. The pattern, No. 1915. is cut IN
sizes for %. q, IS, Is and SO inch waist
measure.
The St. Louis Republic., 1900-04-28
LoCAl. ANn sl.ErHnNN.


FrnEramnrS Tor The comm,ue -uont cxsr-
"ises "i the warriors schools at Fulton. Mo.
have been ANNOUNCED.
The chorus and orchestra ot ;hr Y II.
C. a Wi! GiVc an entertainment Tuesday
evening.
Patrick Diamond fell eighty feet from the
roof Of an elevator without UsrsiuinG any
more serious injury than a few scratches.
Mrs. Louise G.ricke q charity patient AZ
the Missouri Baptist Ssuiis.tiuEu. is believed
To possess large wealth.
ST. Louis swcarshops are treated at
length in the rcpor! Of Deputy Labor Com
missioner Anderson.
The Whereabouts Of Miss Florence Leon
hardr remains a mystery
Tho Jamos Hogan Printing Company has
assigned.
Eugene r Williams. a director Of the
Mississippi Valley Trust Company. Is dead.
Bishop George Montgomery Of Los 'r-
celes. cal. is expected 10 take charS" =.
the s; Louis diocese during the absence Of
Archbishop Kahn I'm Europe
Captain oh,iiin NJ carter passed through
81. Louis or his way To the laavenworth
Federal prison.
he Liquor Dealers Benoynlert Aesocia-
tinn of Missouri will take action looking tn
the removal Of :he war tax at its convcn-
t.on to be held III clayton May Is and lf.
Spc aler Murrrll last night announced
the now committees Of the House OF Dole
gates. and the temporary appropriation bill
was read the first time
At its meeting Yesterday the city Council
cut down appropriations and reducea The
Mayors contingent fund.
Two suits for divorce have hren entered
in the Bellevilie Circuit Court on nrHa1f If
Mrs.. Flora Johnson against hcr husband
Willie Kaiser. a runaway boy from Nich--
i,'E. Miss, is a prisoner ~ tha -Four
Courts.
Miss Catherine Shatt.c. Teacher in
lratt Institute Efooky:s. is stuI. i:g the
ga methods in ST Louis schools