The Tucson citizen., 1902-07-02

kinship. a few years since.
There is going to be new town,
with a brand new postoftice, in rich
section of country up the river, which
will be called Mory Gold. The fact
is. this town is comprised of lucky
miners and their families who have
found too much yellow stuff in that sec
ton TO turn loose. and have to camp
on their own ground for safe-keeplng.
There was a great time this morning
when seventeen Hodges boarded the
train for California Seven boys and
girls are We" and our wives and hus-
bands and babies. and be il said, every
one receiving great good fortune from
the spirit OF prosperity which makes It
easy for them to enjoy life at all times.
Mrs. Herbert Brown with her fam
ily. left for Oakland yesterday 10 re-
main all summer-all of the family
but Mr.. Brown. He has to sweat it
ont and look as cool as prison life will
allow
IN TAhN r. w - III ' F1fk ktAt'i AIN.
You seldom meet with better COM
pany than Captain Polhamus and it is
to him we owe a pleasant hour in re-
counting the many interesting happen
ings in by-gone days in Yuma The
captain was willing to turn me over to
his friend. Captain Mellon. through
courtesy of course. but there is a turn
in every mans life. and this was his.
so he gallantly set about to gether up
the threads of his memory to begin.
He came to Yuma In '56 and has
been steamboating continually. The
boats now run up as far as Fort Mo-
have and touch on several rich mining
districts that but for this mode Of
freighting would have had hard time
to start. The trips are made at 10
especial time. but when freight gets
plenty, away they go-sometimes two.
three and four trips each week.
The captain says that any amount
of freight can be handled by boats if
built especially for this rivera boat
with big tow barges, He usually car
ries at present from 800 TO 400 tons
each trip. The river Is never too low
has never been.
In the olden days the freighting was
down the stream to the mouth of the
river for supplies to Fort Yuma, which
had stationed there at that time two
companies. Forty or sixty vessels
each week touched at that point, going
to and from San Francisco.
What do you think OF Yuma by
this time? you ought to know" was
asked Eyes. do know, and stake
my judgment on the assertion Yuma
must some day become a fine town
owing largely to its geographical posi-
ton. as we'll as it's boundless resources
o. land and water Water? Why.
there is oceans of it, and easy TO ge'.
md when the time comes that ma
will fling his money and his whole
soul into the cutting of a canal, begin.
ming up higher than the one now com.
Dletec, he will reap a great harvest. (
You sec the dredger that Is necessary
10 keep out the sediment that accumu-
ates at the mouth of these canals costs
like b.azes, and it is necessary to have /
it, ewing to too little fall from the |
river. No use in it, Go up higher, |
and soon you would get the greatest
body of water in the west. and no fail
IRE at any time to get all you want
There's not thing in the world
hat won't grow here, from a mesquite
bean 10 all domestic vegetables, fruits.
lowers, grains, grasses and alfalfa
have never seen anything fail. and
while all the rest of the earth is ad-
vertised to its fullest advantage. Yuma
mas the staunch backing in ali it un-
iertakes to claim. We have plenty 10
offer capital, but We don't beg them to
AXE 1t"
What about mining, captain? Do
you know Of real facts that lead you
TO declare this section to be worthy of !
among mining in
vestorso
Why. know that these mineral
belts from one end to the other. where |
have seen the ore. exceed on an aver
age any mining section in the west
/ ne ore Is higher as rule but when it
Is not II lies in large bodies. easy to
work | am slow to say much, for
am not hunting capital. nor do | hold
any claims for sale and all / would
say might be construed as feeler, but
this will say: | known of hundreds of
claims. as we'll as developed properties.
near Yuma, that can't be beat. The
country also abounds with iron and