The Arizona sentinel., 1903-11-11
COLORADO AN. AN.
 CHA VALfYS

Tn the valleys Of the Colorado and Gila rivers there iS room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can bc found more desirable re- zion for the making of home. No labOriouS clearing of the land IS required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees aud Shrubbery have
 so rapid d growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with at fractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates Fruits ripen sud are ready for the market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life & luxury, and the pure dry atmos- phere brings health to ali who inhgle it.. For
 the establishment of colonies such as are made in Soutl1eTn California, Arizona presents un- rivaled opportunities Thousands of acres now prOtsleSs san be made productive by the con struction of irrigatins dltcheS, and there is no investment which assures larger and more per manent return.
 The statement in this article onYuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice to this wonderful bit of country Pineapples. dates, almonds and ualnuts will do well. Strawberries, raSpberrieS, blaskberrieS
 cirraIfts, gooscberr1eS and all varieties of small fruits can bc successfully cultivated. In- deed. Yuma county tS not only the natural home of the citrus and SemitropiCal fruits as almost every fruit. nut, plant. grain, grass, or vegetable which can be produced in either tFopie of the temperate zones will thrive fn the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma and Yuma county there can be no bet
 ter investment for capital seeking large and re- munerativC returns than iS afforded here. With matchieSs climate. where lll forms of ds.- case known to the damp and rigorous regions
 of the east and north are unknown where the
 bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom and fra grance every form ot yegetatioR, and W here the
 clear days and cool balnly nights are one long continued poem Of happiness and delight, we
 offer to capitalists ideal field for invest
 nent and to kOmeSeekerS d veritable paradise fn which to settle.
 The soil of these valleys iS among the richest on the continent. It Is formed of the detritus which the streams for ages have brought down
 from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant overf1oWS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it Is dark alluvial mold,
 well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there is a rich sandy lOam, mellow and porous, and especially favorable for fruit eulture It has been already demonstrated
 that the productive capacity of these valleys Is not surpassed by lands of equal area in any part of the United States. So rapid and pro-
 fife is the growth of thefruits cereals and veg
 et.tbleS that the labor Of the cultiVator is re-
 duced to the minimum, Innearly all of them two crops year can be grown. and vegetation is one month head of California. Tire farmer plants a cottonwood Sapling before his door
 and within the year he has a shade tree twenty five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times dur
 ing tEe season, and 1t is an actual fact that gf7pe cuttings have produced within eighteen monthsL What state or territory can make
 such ShoNginet The climate, it must he re.
 menbered. ts nearly perpetual summer. Snow
 never falls fH these southern valleys. The far
 mer begins tS plant in November, and by the middle of May his harvest iS ready Roses are in bloom. fruit trees are b}GongtnS, an& the
 grain fields are 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 semitropie zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn. barley. oats and all the small grains give a yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per acre. Alfalfa timothy, clover, Bermuda and all the cultivated grasses grow luxuriantly, the
 former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre
 each year, Eycry variety of vegetable rafSed in
 the United States can be grown in Arizona, and
 nowhere are they found of better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned, these semi
 tropical valleys produce cotton. sugar-canc, to- baccp hemp and rice. With the exception of the Sugar:cane. but little attention is paid to
 the cultivation of other staples; but it has been
 demonstrated that the soil and climate are
 specially adapted to their successful growth.
 Cotton-grewing is no experiment in Arizona,
 for it Is on record tha: when the Europeans
 first penetrated this region. they found the
 Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton
 grown in the Gfla valley.
 But 1t iS their addptability for fruit culture
 that assures to these valley lands dense pop
 ulation and prosperous future. Almost every
 variety known can be raised i'll their fruitful
 soils. The apple, pear, plum. peach, apricot,
 Quinee and nectarine, are of delicious flavor,
 and give q generous yield. The grape of all va
 retieS is at home in these sunny wales. No
 place in the grape-growing belt of the Pacific , coast can show so prolific yield The quality
 
 although it's manufacture k yet experimental, Is of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet and un- surpassed by any native product as table bev- craze. Experiments with the raiSin grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of commerce.
 Besides the fruits already mentioned, the orange, lemon, lime, olive, fig. pomgranate and others of the citrus family. can be grown Suc- ceSSfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river valley and at Yuma: while the banana is also being cultivated at the latter place. The Ar1- zona erange in quality and flavor will compare faveTabiy with the best California.
 "Fn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gfla 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 a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laboriouS clearing of the land is re- quired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and Shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored
 climates Fruits ripen and are ready for mar
 ket full month before the California product.
 The bright sunshine is q 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 unrivaled opportunities.
 Thousands of acres, now protitleSS. can be made productive by the construction of 1rr1gat-
 ing ditchcS and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns.