The Arizona sentinel., 1901-07-03
THE CITY OF YUrlA,
One of the Oldest Towns in Arizona, and One of
 the Best.
Solomonvillc Bulletin.

Yuma is justnow experiencing the hope of seeing better days, though it's present condition would be satisfactory to less am bitious people than the enter prising citizens of that city. The editor of the Bulletin visited Yuma on last Friday for the first time and was surprised to find such substantial and we'll built town. The place has suffered seriously by fires on three occa- sions during the last three years but on the sites of burnt build ings have been erected better new ones. Among the notable and creditable buildings may be mentioned the Gandolfo Hotel, kept by C. D. Baker. This hotel is one of the best in the territo, ", new, and luxuriantly fur nished throughout. MT. E. San guinetti has by far the largest store in the place. He occupies a new building with store room T12ex 13Q feet with full size base ment. John Gandolfo was form erly 6 partner of MT. Sanguinetti and as Gandolfo 6 Sanguinetti the house was known far and near and rivaled any house iu Arizona in the volume of buSi- ness transacted. Several years ago Mr. Gandolfo retired from business and invested a large amount of money in buildings, but lately he has again returned to the general merchandise busi- ness, occupying one of his store rooms under the GandolfO Hotel. MT. Gandolfo has been in busi- ness in Yuma for 9 years. MT. Sanguinetti has lived in Yuma 19 years. Althee Modesti is an other pioneer merchant Mike GhiottO has also been in business there for many years.
 Yuma is an incorporated city, and JnO. Shanssey is now serving his third term as mayor. Shans- sey is an timer, and is known all over Arizona. He has always been active in politics, both in the territory and in Yuma coun ty. He is a democrat who re joices when his party is success ful and goes into mourning and preparation for future battle in times of defea5.
 Tributary to Yuma is a rich mining country. The King of Arizona mine, owned by Super intendent Epes Randolph. Sena tor Ives and others, is a fine property and reported to be turning out satisfactory amount of bullion. The Harqua Hala mines. the Castle Dome mines, La Fortuna and the Gold Cross districts, all help to swell Yuma's trade.
 The newspapers in Yuma are the Sentinel and the Sun, the former owned by John Dorrlng- ton and the latter by MulfOrd Winsor. John Darlington is a pioneer and has published the Sentinel for nearly thirty years. It is next to the oldest paper in the territory. Mir. Darlington is an enthusiast on the subject of Yuma and has been an untir- Ing worker for that section of the coEntry as we'll as for the whole territory of Arizona. MT.
 WinsOr came to Yuma later, but he is full of energy and is work
 ing hard to make hfs paper use ful to the town aud county.
 Work is now in hand for a special illustrated edition of the Sun
 which will appear some time during the present year.
 P. T. Robertson CT0m Robeyt-
 som, formerly of Globe, ie ROW
 d settled and satisfied citfZeA Ot
 Yuma. He ispracticing Law and ! conceded to be one of the ablest menyber& of the Yuma county bar. His pracsice is growing with the extension of his ac
 quaintanceship. He is a splen
 did lawyer and prompt in his at ttntien to Lusiness~
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