The Arizona sentinel., 1903-09-16
COLORADO AN. AN.
 GIlA VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado and Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to sa; that nowhere within the limits of this
 broad union can be found a more desirable re- zion for the making of q home. No labOriOuS clearing of the land iS required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees aud Snrubbery have so rapid 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 and are ready for the market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life d luxury, and the pure dry atmOS- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies. such as are made in Southern California, Arizona presents un- rivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now
 proitlesS can be made productive by the con structiOn of irrigatlnS dltches, anu there Is no
 investment which assures larger and more per manent return.
 The statements in this article onYuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice to this wonderful bit or country
 PineappleS dates, almonds and wainutS will do
 well. Strawberries raSp6errieS, blackberrieS, currantS; gOOSeDerrIeS and ah VaTletleS or small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In deed, Yuma county is not only the natural
 home Of the citrus and seIni5ropical fruits aS almost every fruit, nut, plant, craln, grass or vegetable 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. una county there can Oe no bet
 ter investment for capital seeking large and re- munefative' returns than k afforded here. With
 d ease 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 of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool balmy nights are one long continued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer capitalists ideal field for invest ment and. to hOmeSeeIerS d veTitable paradise in which to settle
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It k formed Of the dctrituS which the streams for ages have brought down from their mOuntain homes in their journey to the sea. By couStanJ OvcrtiOwS and change matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility. Near the streams it k a dark alluvidl mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses Far thcr back there iN rich sandy foam. mellow and porous. and especially favorable for fruit l 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 gro Yth of thefrIitS. cereals and veg et,t5leS that the labor of the cutivatOr is re- duced to the minimum, Innearly all of them two crops a year can be grown. and vegetation is one month head Of California. The farmer plants a cottonwood sapling before his door, and within the year he has a shade tree twenty i've feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season. and it S an actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteen months! What state or territory can make | such q showing: The climate. it must be re- | membefed iS nearly perpetual summer snow | never falls in these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant El November, aid by the | middle of May his harvest is ready. Roses are | ig bloom. fruit trees are blooming arG the | :,r,ijl Ee5as aFu Q sca 0i gFee-l when tAe Aeids