Arizona republican., 1901-10-08
THE COMING OF YUMA
A Town Which has Several Strings
 on the Future.

Yuma, Oct. 6.-(SpeciaI Correspond ence of The Republican.)-T is the beginning of the Iiveliest season of the year for Yuma. since it is considered one of the winter resorts of the west. Yuma is expecting an unusual amount of business this winter. Several pros porous canal propositions are rapidly developing to the world some excellent farming country. The soil along the Colorado river south of Yuma toward Somerton is among the richest in the United States. Some of the ranchers have cut the seventh crop of alfalfa this season. yielding. they say. about ten tons to the acre for the summer. This amount seems almost like fable. yet it is true. On the other hand. how ever, the newness of the country and the primitiveness of the canal systems make the cost of water for irrigation extremely high. The land lies along the large body of water in the Colo rado river, and as soon as the county is settled with more people and sorae men with money take hold of the water Propositions in the right way, Yuma will not only be a mining and railroad town. but a center for the products of one of the vests richest farming dis tricts
 There has been in the past few years steady inflow of progressive farmers tn this district. but a larger number of emigrants than usual are expected this winter.
 The last week being court week Yu- ma has assumed it's usual court week activity and the town presents liveiier streets than ordinarily. Mir. Jonn Doan of Fortuna is clerk. The court this fall has an unusually large num- har- nf ciNriI nd tn Ia Divorce cases are not to be tound wanting. Several criminal cases were also on the docket
 like several northern counties and tho other Mexican border counties of ArIzona. this section of the United States the past year has made rapid advancement as a mining section. IL not only contains famous mines. such as the King of Arizona. Fortur,a and others. but just at present q E.tus is lang developed that some C. .- the largest gold mine in the so,,thwrst. It is in the Picacho mining district. twenty-eight mics from Yuma up the Colorado river.
 Last week Senator Pettigrew. accom- panied by F. Guerra. . wei known E.inins expect. spent a few days il. Yuma. He is interested, together with Senator Dorsey. Senator John r. .ionss ard SenLto- Morgan. ir thse= mines. II..ost. sation only served to niat:., hIm more c1rfoeut. ani it is sad that large force of men will be put to work at once to develop the mine further and to build necessary roads. mills. plants. etc, to take care of the pro ducts of the mines.
 A railroad will be built from the mines, a few miles to the Colorado riv- CT where a large mill of 1000 tons of ore per day capacity, and correspond Ing cyanide plant, will immediately be erected. Work is now progressing rap idly on the boarding house, stores anl offices of the company. This at pres ent promises to be one of the most ac- tive mining camps in the Yuma d's- tIict.
 Judge l.. F. Bradshaw. one of Yuma's prominent mining men, who the past few years has beSn successful with mines and mining deals, and has been equally successful in a matrimoniai deal He wound up his little ball of yarn with a strike in California. Miss Jennette Collins of Los Angeles. The wedding took place in the handsome parlor of Yuma's beautiful Hotel Gan dolfa.
 The Yuma public schools have a much larger attendance this year than ever before. There are over 130 in the first two grades. The teachers in charge are: Geo. F. Merrill. principal, and Misses Jennie Kent, Marguerite U:i-- rington. Edna Greenleaf and Miss Mary E. Post, assistants
 In the Hotel Gandolfa, with Mir. C. D. Baker in charge. Yuma can boast of one of the most modern, best equippe1 hotels in the southwest.