The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-23
COlOnADO AN. AN.
 CHA VALLEYS

ID the valleys or the LOlOrdQO and (Trla rrVcrS there is room for thousands. IL is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union Gun be found d more desirable re- zion for the making Of d home. No labOriOuS clearing of thc iGrd k required; it lies almost ready sOr the pioW. Trees aud Shrubbcrc have so rapid growth Jh@t within eighteen months thG i1nmigrapt caA surround his abode with at tractionS which would require years to mature in less favored eliloarrS. Fruits r;pen and arc | ready fer the market d full month !lDfOre 5he California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury. and the pure dry atrdoS- phere brings health to all who nhale it. For the establishment Of colonies Su"}t are made ii Southern California. Arizona presents un- riVlied OnpOTtliSi ties Thousands of acres now
 prontlGSs c1n ir~ made productive by the con s5ruction of irrtgating ditche> and there k no investment which assures larger and more per maAeut return.
 The statements in this article onYJIua county are not exaggerated; i'll facJ they fail short of doing justice to this wonderful bit Of country PineappeS. dates almonds and walnutS will do well. strawberries, raSpberrieS, blackbcrrieS entrants, gooSe5erricS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In decd, Yuma county is not only the natural home Of the citrus and Semitr0picat fruits as
 almost every fruit, nut, plant. gTafn, grass. or ve5etable which can be produced in either trOpic of the temperate zones will thrive in 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- muneratiye returns than is afforded here With a matchieSS climate. where all forms of dis
 ease known to the damp and rigorous regions
 of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sunshine kiS-e' into bloom and fra grance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool Dllmy nights are one long continued poem of happiness and dHlirhl. wc
 can offer to capitiIiStS an ideal field for invest
 mcrt and to hOmeSeekerS a veritGble pGradiSu in which to settle
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest
 on the continent. It k formed of the detrituS
 which the streams for ages have brought down , from their mountain homes their tourney i to the sea. By constant overfiowS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable
 matter has formed soil of extreme fertility ! Near the streams it is dark alluyial mold,
 well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far i ther back there is a rich sandy loam. 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 lands of equal area in any part of the United States. So rapid and pro-
 life is; the growth or the tTi1tS cerealS and veg
 eu.ySleS that the labor Of the cdlJiVatOr Is re-
 duced to the lniniinum. In nearly all of them two crops d year can be grown, and vegetation Is
 one month head Of California. The farmer
 plants a cottonwood Sapiing before his door.
 anG within the year he has a shade tree twenty
 five feet high. .AifGlfG can be cut six times dur
 ing tit, season. and it k an actual fact that grape cuttings Fave produced within eighteen
 mon vhS What state or territory can make such a showing? The ciiCia,e, 1t must be re cIembtrcd. is nearly perpetual simmer. Snow never falls i'll these southern valleys. The lar
 mnr begins to plant i'll November. and by the middle of May his harvest is ready Roses are i'll bloom, fruit trees are blooming, and the
 grain fields are 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 SeInltrOplc zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn. barley oats and all the small grains give yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per 1 acre. Alfalfa. timothy clover; Bermuda ana all the cultivated grasses grow luXuriantiy, the former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre
 each year Every va~'ety of vegetable raised III the United States can be grown III AJiZoEa. and l nowhere are they found of better quality
 Besides tho products mentioned. these semi
 tropical valleys produce cotton. Sllgar-cane. to-
 bacco. hemp and rice With the exception of
 the S1lgar-caEG, b'lj little attention is paid to the cultivation of other stables; butft has been demonStra.cd that tao soil and climate are specially adapted to their successful growth Cotton growing is no experiment. in Arizona, for it is ol reeorI th&t when the Europeans i first penetrated this region. they found the Pima Indians wearing fabrics made Of cotton ] grown ia the Gila valley.
 l that assures to these valley lands dense pop ulation and a prosperous future. Almost every i variety known can he raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear, plum. pedch apricot. otIince and neciarile. are or delicious flavor, and give a generous yield. The grape of all va ric.ics is at home in these sunny wales. No
 p!a.,e in the grlDe-grOyilg belt of the Paclhc coasg can show SD prolific vleid. The quail 6y is all that could be desitCd; and the wine ! altGOIgh it's manufacture iS ye5 experimental,
 is of a Hne flavor, delicious bouquet. aud uE- i surpassed by any native product as able bev- i craze Experiments with tce ralsln grape nave shown that thiS climate and soil possess every ad vantage for the production and curing or 5hlS staple article Of c mIneTce.
 | Besides the fruits already mentioned, the ! orange lemon. lime CliVe liz. pomgran2te and others of the citrus family, can be grown sue eeSsfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. 1 Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river l valley and at Yuma; while the banana IS also being cultivated at the latter place. The Ari- Zona orange in quality and fagor will compare
 favorably with the best California.
 In the valleys Of the Colorado. the Salt and tho Gila rivers. there is room for thousands. IL is not too much 10 @ay that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of a hotne No aboriouS clearing of the land Is re- uuired; it lies almost ready for the blow. ] Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant con 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 CG,ifOrni% 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 unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres, now prOtitleSs. can be made productive by the construction of irrigat- ing ditcheS. and there is DC investment which
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