Imperial press and farmer., 1902-01-11

pI.,, up at auN time within four wears af which anne hc must pay ihe Additional sum uf Sipo per acre lie is then entitled to hts patent
 A Man and nls Wife Can each tak, uV SEQ acres under me desert land law Each member Q, th, family over twenty one years ~. ac, can also tAhc ap ~-" acres Hnde' that law
 Cheap wA,ei R,Ea,&
 The stock iu thc Imperial Water company No. ! ss soId on very GAS! terms and al very loW price. cons'a- erin- Us real value.
 The Firsi Se,ilemen; Is located within easy TcAcu ot all r,ad communicable b,-tw cen New River on the vest and Carter k-NeF on the east The center ot the settle men, will pt about twent! -nNc miles distant from Flowing W ell \ good road has been built and stage 4'ae established connecting those t"o points.
 The Climate
 Is yer, much like that of Arizona n summer-though not sO SaTm. As 'S sh own hy the government records and ln winter ls as perfect AS can D. fCl about eight months This sec c-lnn of country IS about the same distance from the Gulf ot California that hed- lands !s from the ocean. and duTlI- the summer months the gu. br---es blow daily. end these 5Teezes are over 2 leve. pain unobsiructea py an! range ot hills.
 For General Flaming.
 No section of California can produce better crops. or more oi them ai less cost Two crops per year can easily be raised. and these crops need nsteF be a failure because everything Is grown by irrigation. \ barley pr wheat crop in the spring VIII yield good returns and can be harvested Oy the last Q! May after which good crop of sorghum or corn. or other crop. can be raised for feed Alfalfa yields immense crops While this country 4s. strictly speaking. a gen-F4 4l farming pyoposlt-Ou. and 4s good a stock country as there ls on this coast still it ~iIl also prove 10 be 8 great fTuR country. Early fruits oi all kinds Will be raised
 Character oi Country.
 4 large portion O. the land ln this section of the country Is free from tree or bush 0! other vegetation, II $ al! ready for the ploS. and does not need leyellng before being flooded Tor crops h places there . c heavy growth ol mesquite. trees. which furnish the best of fuel while the mesquite bean furnishes a yer! valuable feed TOT stock
 Summary.
 The lands are naturally very pro ductiYe. and can be had from th' government al nominal cost
 The climate iE about the same Ai that of Southern Arizona
 The water supply ls amp!e-a4! thA the settler can use. The cost of land and water stock J less than ever before offered i' the public ot the United States.
 The annual cost of the water use' each year will be as cheap as ln' cheapest and the service Will De a good as the best
 These lands within five years shoul' have a market value of from $Jv U SlO0 per acre-judging by values In al other irrigated sections. The rapl' settlement that ls bound uo iollo' such a development must nscsssaT u. make rapid advances !n values.
 The preparation of maps and moF detailed statements regarding tha country will be rushed, and they Sil be placed before the public as rapidl as the work can be done. In the mean time the above ls brief and cOncis statement of facts.
 The Ganges canal. one of the grea ,,overpment irrigation works of Indii