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The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
VALLEYS OF THE COLORADO AND
 CELIA,

In the valleys of the Col rado and the Gila rivers there $ room fol thousands. It is not too much to say Shat nowhere within the limits Of this broad Unon can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing cf the land i; rec aired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and shrubbtry have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immig ant can surround his abode with attract;C 1s which woulc require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits riPen and are ready for market a fuli month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to all wb2 inhale it. For the establishment of coicajes, such as are
 made in southern California, Arizona pre- sents l,nrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now profitless can be made produc- tive by the construction of rrgating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns,
 LiS StstVcALCl4G Ill IIliS dIJiCl6 bu Gilld county are not exaggerated in fact they fall short of doing justice in thls wonderful bit of country. Pineapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well Strawberries, rasp- berries, blackberries, entrants, gocseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc- cessfrlly cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not cnly the natural home of the citrus and semitropieal fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which cai: be 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 and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital seeking large and renurerative returns than is af- forded here. With a matchless climate, where all 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 balmy nights are one long-con tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestment ard to home seekers a veritablc paradise in which to settle.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
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 mountain region, considerable altitude and comparatively low temperature is desired, Prescott is in picturesque region, near great mining ; districts. and has the social advaAtags of an army post, whipple Barracks. qg- staff IS still higher, is in region of 1se pine forests, and is within 2. hard y's | journey of one of the wonders of the ld, the Colorado Canyor Oracle is .tty mountain nook, powered in splendid live oaks, like .se of California. and is also near an Aportant mining district If lower altitude and 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 the Territory, and, after Santa Fe, perhaps the oldest in the Southwest. Its adobe houses give it a Mexican look, and are thoroughly comfort able. It's newer houses are of Q handsome building stone, found in tho vicinity. The Territorial University is ere, and it was formerly the capital Its 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 Tucsen, it has its 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 country full of mines, full of rich agricultural lands, abounding in cattle and horses, in vineyards and orchards and the of very successful orange groves a country, in fact, as full of promise for hardy and adventurous men now as Califor- lia was in the fifties. Above all, it has ,eer their lot to search for health ill far countries, they will revel in the luxury of icing in their own land, among their own Ountrymen, within easy reach of their riends by telegraph or rail and in q climate { s good of it's kind as any in the world.
 ACTUAL HUMIDITY.
 This is eztren sly slight, everywh here in I .rizona, as compared with any eastern [ Innate in the United States The air is f riest on the high mesas, remote from nowclad mountain or forests, and iii the ' eaeYt valleys, whore no considerable iui- l leon hes beer begun
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31

Awhite nan first set foot on what Is now Yrn,a County in I'll. It IS the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and ia few years ex- rect to See \ Glma County rated as tho i test in the Territory.
 The first glimpse the traveller from Cah fornia catches of Arizona is that ot tn picturesque town of Yuma, which Is Snugi' situated in the embrace of gentle rollln hills pnon whose crests and sides tn modern homes of our superior civlllcatlol are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway ( Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeyeloped riches the eyes of the country are at present turned, and as such' it is bound to grow and prosper with ranidity that at present can hardly be re alized. But coupled with her geograpF' cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural posSib'lI- tics are practically unlimited, being sur roun5ed by soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta or the Nile. and wanting o2iy water to become paradise ot bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annually gone to waste al Yuma's very doors, but already reaction is taking place agd many enterprises arc on foot to supply the life giving waters O tl.e yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31

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 Southern Arizona, as shown by the Government obseI vations, is but 81a inches per year.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31

curY is ranging from S0' to 90'. The air is so dry that precipitation is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at n0 time in the sumrer does the heat produce any discomfort.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY.

Tn regard 10 climate, healthfulness, fer tiity and productivcness of sel, faculties for cultivation, irrigation and abundance ol water supply, variety Of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizon can surpass Yuma county. which is destined to become one Oi richest and most prosperous counties in Arixona.
 I. lies between 320 00' and 340 20' north latitude and ll3O 2O' and ll40 40' west Iongitude. It contaIus 6. ASS, ,320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bi,ed. or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts.
 The Testern boundary of Yuma County is rorp,ed by the Colorado river, which se,,araUes Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Ferk and the Santa Maria rlver, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the 'ast bv the counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town ot Yuma.
 The Colorado river drains the entire ter r;torv of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains 6nds its way to this mighty river It Is formed by the union of the Creep and Grand rivers, fed by tie streams which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt inc snows cause greater depth ot water i, +bis riv F m summer than Tn winter. thus urnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes of irrigation and agriculture.
 Ii will be seen that for the entire distance along it's western boundary, Yuma County poss, sess the great advantage Of cheap water transoortatlon.
 The Ctila river rises ill the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams. among the most prominent of which arc the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has s,yenna and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma.
 Yuma county, traverscd by these great rivers from its northern to its southern, md from its eastern to its western bcund' aries, possesses far greater wat@: supply than any other county in the territory, and far more than can be found III all Call fernia.
 This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means ot numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized tor the purpose of retaining and irrlg@tng the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are as fertile as any in the world.
 The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following the Cenerol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the ands susceptible ot iIrl- ration and cultivation, caH ind an easy ontlet in this way asd can be transported s3 su the markets and centers Of population in the East or West. Anosher competing railroad is projected from San Diego. California, to tfo So"n of Yuma, ard thence along the north side Of the Gila river. Tkus Yuma County will eare exec ptional railroad advantages.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
ARIZONA.
Its Attractions and Advantages as a
 Place of Residence in Winter.

Whitelaw Reid. owner al '! editor of the New ' ork Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes cntertainingly and in structively concerning that rart of the country. Mr. Reid says:
 So many questions are asked about Ari- zona as 8 place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a 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 it 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 'sho8ery; but during these five months from No' ember, 1895, to May, lS96.) 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:
 TEMPERATgRx
 ] have seen the thermometer mark 92 degrees in the shade oD my north piazz2 in March. Or the other hand we had frosts which killed young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. l The government reports show a mean | -emrerature for fourteen years at the pres ut territorial capital of 573 degrees in November 5 degrees in December 48 de- .ees iii January. 54 degrees in February, ) degrees iu March aud Gg degrees
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
E 755
 YUMA Cq1U Ta ' ' E
The Soil, Climate Rivers, and Eg1any
 and Varied Offerings of
HAIR ARIzONA'S BANNER COUNT

Forth the Advantages Inducements offered By County Place
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
ATTITUDES.

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 thousand feet at Phoenix, Or of only 2,40O at Tucson. Others, who find no objection to greater elevations, can choose between Prescott or Fort Whipple, 5,4OO; Flag staff, 6,S09,; the Sulphur Spring Valley, or Fort Grant, 4,200; Fort Huachuca. 4,800, or Oracle, about 1, 1000.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31

The atmosphere IS singuiarly clear. tonic and dry. 1 have never seen it clearer anyw here in the world. It seems to have about the same bracing and exhilaroting 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 Tn 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 tbe air on the Nile between Aseouan and Wady- Halfa, but somewhat cooler.
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31

April. The same reports show the highest and lowest temperatures, averaged for eight years, at the same place, as follows; For November 78H degrees and 42 degrees, December 731l degrees and 36H degrees, January 651l degrees and 32 degrees, Feb ruary 7l1G degrees and 351a de rees. March Sl1 1a degrees and Al degrees and April S6H degrees and 46 degrees. Tn nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enough for open wood fires, and fo. blankets. Half the time an ovorcoat i, not needed during the day, but it is never prudent for stranger to be without ont at hand
The Arizona sentinel., 1900-01-31
WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY

WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY
 Because it's mines are the richest.
 Because it's grazing lands are the best.
 Because its farming lands are valuable ano 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 a demand for additional facilities for ore reduction.
 Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of | irrgating canals.
 Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking of 1 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 than in any other part the United States.
 Because property values are rapidly ad vancing.
 Because ArizQna's boom is yet to come. | CAN ONE LIVE CoAEoRTABLY?
 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, lik' everything else in the Territory excepting the mountains and deserts, they are new There are boarding houses of more kind than one; and brlck 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 "camp out" with comfort through Septem Der Tn the Adirondacks can camp out il Arizona through the winter.
 As to food, there is plenty. and it i good-if you can get it well cooked. Tn alfalfa fields of the Salt River Valley ar the fattening ground for the great cattl ranges of the Territory. From there tn markets of Los Angeles and even of Denve are largely supplied, Good beef, mutton and poultry are plenty and cheap Quail ducks and venison from the vicinity cal also be had. Vegetables and fruits ar abundant in their season, and sometime the season is a long one. It is the on country I have lived in where straw berrie ripen in the open air ten months in tn year. 1 have had them on my table, fires picked from the open garden at Christina |
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
FAVORABLE REPORT
On Bill for Wheeling's New Govern
ment Building, aud Secretary of the
Treasury Recommends that the APP
preparations be Made.

WASHINGTON, ID. G., Feb Ia
Senator Scott has succeeded in get
ting favorable report upon his bill
for the construction of government
building at Wheeling, and is now
sanguine of success in getting the
measure through. The architect of
the treasury gave the matter his care
ful consideration and decided that a
building is absolutely necessary for
the proper dispatch of the public bus
mess in Wheeling, and the secretary
Of the treasury has recommended that
the appropriation be made The bill,
as reported by the committee on pub
lie buildings and grounds and now on
the senate calendar. provides that
1892, 600 be appropriated for the con-
struction, and $50, 900 for prelimin-
aries and the purchase of site.
NEW PRISON NEEDED.
From reports received here it is evil
dent the department Of Justice will
soon be obliged to secure another pris-
on in which to conflne prisoners from
the District of Columbia. the institu-
tion at Moundsville being now about
filed. 1t is stated there are ESQ pris-
oners there, the largest number in the
history of the penitentiary, and it is
further said an addition or a new
prison will soon have to be built.
Senators Hanna and Scott are both
favorable to the placing of an elevator
in the white house. Both are in
crippled condition, and both were to-
gether obliged to toll up the stairway
to reach the executive office to-day.
West Virginia is represented in the
woman's suffrage convention in ses-
sion, here, by Mrs. Beulah Boyd, Mrs.
Richie, Mrs. Jessie Manley and Mrs.
r. E. Morgan.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
CONFERENCE
or White Men Held at Washington
Elkins Anxious About the Senator.

OF White Men Held at Washington
Elkins Anxious About the Senator :
ship.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-A conference
was held here by West Virginia re-
publicans favorable to Collector
Whites nomination for the Cover
norship. Only few of the leaders
of the Ring were present. The OBJ
ject of the coming together is said
to be tie consideration of the Cald-
well compromise.
There were present at the meet
ing Senatore Elkins and Scott, Sec
rotary of state w. M. O. Dawson
and o. S. Marshal j. X. Thompson.
Senator Elkins is anxious to get the,
troubled waters settled as his re-
turn to the senate depends entirely
on the legislature elected this fall
He is more anxious to have
White withdraw from the race than
Freer for the latter has the warmest
supporters in Elkins strongholds
Senator Scott is absolutely for
Collector White and insists that he
will stand by his candidate on per
sonal grounds alone.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
Died.

BooRD-Mrs Susan Boord died at
the residence of her daughter, Mrs.
Jasper Clemmer, in Fayette county,
Pa, February 18th, aged "a years, her
Oath year having been completed on
Christmas day She was the oldest
person living in Springhill at the
time of her death and had been a
widow for so years. Mrs. Boord had
been a member of the Lutheran
church tor 80 years. The funeral
took place at Mount Moriah conduct
ed by Rev. Ira M. Wallace, of this
place.
BARB-Miss Alice Barb died at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Eliza Barb, near Laurel Point,
on Saturday, February 10th. Miss
Alice had been ill of that dread dis
ease consumption for long time
past and although her death was
not unexpected the shock was very
unweleome Deceased was bright
lovable girl and had many friends
who very much regret her untimely
death. She leaves a father, mother,
and four brothers. The afflicted
family have much sympathy as Miss
Alice is the second one of the daugh-
tiers to die within a year. The in
terment took place in the family
burying ground on Monday
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
ROCKEFELLER.
To Give 1880, 900 to Chicago Uni.
yersity.

NEW YORK, Feb. I3--It is expect
ed that at a dinner TO be given at tho
Hotel Manhattan early next month,
John ID. Rockefeller will announce a
further gift Of 81, 500, 600 TO Chicago
University making his total contribu-
ton TO that institution rs. 500, 900.
A meeting Of the executive commit
tee OF the University alumni was held
to-day at the hotel, at which John
Jay Gorham presided. 1t was an
nounced after the session that ell the
arrangements for the dinner had been
completed, save the designation Of a
date, which will be made to meet the
convenience of Mr.. Rockefeller and
President William r. Harper OF the
University, both Of whom are expect
ed to be present.
Mr.. Rockefeller, it was said, prom
ised some time ago that II other
friends Of the university would raise
a certain sum he would give 81, 500, 900.
The friends have done their part and
are satisfied Mr.. Rockefeller will do
the rest.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
LEWIS RAYMOND DEAD.
Was au 0ld.Time Baltimore and Ohio
Conductor and Prominent in Taylor
County Politics.

GRAFTON, w. Va, February ID
Lewis Raymond, who was stricken
with paralysis last Wednesday, died
at late hour last night The fun
eral will take place Wednesday af
ternoon at o'clock at the NJ. f.
Church under the auspices of Cen
trail Lodge No. 9S. / O. o. f, con-
Quoted by Rev F. n. Lynch. The
deceased was bern April IA, 1878,
in what is known as the Raymond
settlement, Taylor county. He was
one of the first B. & O. conductors
between this point and Wheeling,
served three times as county com.
missioner. four terms as mayor of
the town of Grafton, and at the
time of his death was serving his
twenty fourth term as justice OF the
peace. But few of his decisions were
appealed to the higher courts. He
was enc OF the leading Republicans
of the county, a member of the
Methodist Church for over sixty
years. His death removes from our
town and county popular and nse-
full citizen.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
Mid-Winter Excursions to Washington
Very Low Rates
BALTIMORE & OHIO X. r.

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has made arrangements for series
of popular Mid Winter Excursions
to Washington, at one fare for the
round trip, allowing ten day limit on
tickets, including date of sale.
These excursions will be run on Feb
ruary 18th and April 18th, 1900
Tickets will be good going on regu-
lar trains Of the above dates and
good to return on regular trains
within ten days, including date of
sale
Do not miss these splendid oppor-
tunities to visit the National Capt.
tai during the session of Congress.
Call on w. G. McGrew Agent B. &,
@. r r. for full information.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-14
White Rocks or Robbers Den.

We will issue in short while a
new edition Of this famous book. 1t
has long been out OF print. This
new edition will contain pictures of
The Author, The White Rock, Mary
Whites Grave and the Robbers
Den in half tone full page engravings
besides many pen drawings Of scenes
aud characters. The book will con-
tain 500 pages elegantly printed and
handsomely bound. 1t will sell for
the low price Of $l.50. We want a
few good canvassers who will be
paid liberal commission. Apply
at once.
The ACME PUBLISHING Co,
Morgantown, w. Va.
III. l.. Swisher, President.