The Arizona sentinel., 1903-10-21
COLORADO AN. AN.
 CHA VALFfS

UGAH VHza EC In the valleys of the Colorado and Gila rivers there k room for thousands IL iS not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can be found d more desirable re- zion fOr the making Of d home No laboriouS clearing of the land is required: it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees aud shrubbeTy have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can Surr01nd his abode with at fractions which would Fe4Gire years tO mature Iii less favored climates Fruits ripen aud are ready for the market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life q luxury, and the pure dry atmoS- phcrE brings health to all! !wifo inhale it. For the establishment of colonies. such as are made in $outheru C&lifOrlia. Arizona presents un- rivalcG opportunities Thousands of acres now prohtless can he made productive by the con struction Of irrigating ditcheE. and there is no investment which assures larger and more per- magent return.
 flse statements in this article o,l Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing lnS ice to this wonderful bit of country Pneappies, dates almonds and walnutS will do well strawberries, rdSDberIies, bldckberrieS, cufrantS, gooSe3err1eS and all varieties of Snral fruits can De successfully cultivated. h. deed, Yuma county iS not only the natural home of the citruS and SeInitrOplcal fruits. as almost every fruit. nut plant, grain, grass or vegetable; which can be produced in either tropic Of the temperate zones will thrive Tn the rich and fertile Ssils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town eff Yuma and Yuma county there can be no bet ter investment for capital seeking large and re- munGrative returns than is afforded here. With q mNtchleSS climate, where ;tll forms of dis ease RIlUWtl 10 the damp and rigorous regions of thP east and north arc unknown where the bright sunshine IiSSe. into bloom and ira ;yranc" every form of vegetatioIi and where the clear days and cool DulmY nights are one long con inued poem of happiness and delight we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest ment and to hOmeseckers veritable paradise in which to settle.
 n pf V,lll K pT tHa ri nbflst or the continent It is formed of the detritus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes ill their journey to the sea By constant OTeFf1OWS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed soil If extreme fertility Near the streams it is dark alluyial mold. well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there is a rich sandy loan. mellow and porous and especially favorable for fruit culture. It has been already demonstrated that the productive capacity of these valleys is not surpassed by klnGS of equal area in any part of the United States. So rapid and pro-
 life is the growth of thefrui6S, cereals and veg etAbles shat the labor of the cG!sivator is re- ducGd to the minimum, In nearly q T of them two cTppS q year c3n be grown, and vegetation is one month hcul of California. Tn" farmer plants q cotton wood sap.ing before his door, and within the yearhc has 6 shade tree twenty five feet high Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season. and it is actual fact that crapn cuttings have produced within eighteen months! What state or territory can make such :: showing: The climate it must be re-
 
 mem5eied Is nearly perpetual summer Snow never fnlls ir these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant in November, and by the middle oi May his harvest s ready. Roses are i'll bloom. fruit trees are blooming and the grain fields are a sea'of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice.
 Every variety of grains grasses, fruits and vegetables grown in se;nitropic zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn barley, oats and all the small grains give 1yr al pf n ft,rn ntiSh acre. Alfalfa, timothy clover Bermuda and all the cultivated grasses grow luXuIiauty, the former giving from eight oo ten tons to the acre each year. EVery variety Ot vegetable raised in the United States can be grown in Arizona, and nowhere are they found or better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton. Sug-r-cane to- bacc0 hemp and rice With the exception of the Sugar-cane but little attention is paid to the cultivation of other SUapleS; but 1t has been demonstrated that the soil and climate are specially adapted to their successful growth. Cotton-growilg is no experiment. in Arizona, for it is on record thu: when thH Europeans first penetrated this region, they found the Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton grown in tiie Gila valley
 Bat it is their adlptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands dense pop ulation and prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. Tho apple pear, plum, peach. apricot, q6ince and nActarine. are of delicious flavor, and give q generous yield. The grape of all va rietieS iS at home in these sunny wales. No place in the grape-gr1 1wip% belt or the Pacific coaSt can show so prolific yield. The quality is all that could be desired; and the wine, although it's manufacture is yet experimental, iS of fine flavor. delicious bouquet, and un- surpassed by any native product as a table DeY- craze Experiments with the raiSin grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advau age for the production and curing of this staple artce of commerce.
 "BeSdes the fruits already mentioned, the orange, lemon. lime, olive, fig. pomgraaate and q family. ceSSfuliy in the valleys of Southern Arizona Orange trees are now in bearing h Salt river valley and at Yuma; while the banana is also being cultivated at the latter place The Ari- zonT orange in quality and flavor will compare f2,VOfabiV with the best California.
 In the valleys Of the Colorado, the Salt and tho Gia rivers. there is room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found more desirable region for the making of a hCme. No labOri0uS clearing of the land is re- quired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and Shrubhery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abod'. with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are readv for mar kel a full month before bhe California product. The bright sunshine is a luxury, and the pure. dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies. such as have made of Southern California garden. Arizona presents unrivnled opportunities. Thousands of acres, now prodtleSS, can be made productive by the construction of irrigat- ing ditcheS and there iS no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.