The Arizona sentinel., 1903-10-07

COLORADO AND AN.
 CHA VALLEYS

In 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 be 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 growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with at tractiens which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits rfpen and are ready for the market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury and the pure dry atnOs- phere brings health to all who 1nhale 1t. For the establishment of colonies. such as are mace in Southern California. Arizona presents un-
 rivaled opportunities. Thousands or acres now prottleSS can be made productive by the con- struotion of irrigating ditcheS. and there Is no i investment which assures larger and more per
 mancnt return.
 The statements 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 walnutS will do | well. Strawberries FaSpberrieS, blackDerr1eS, | entrants. gC,.. cherries and all varieties or
 small fruits sar be successfully cultivated. In
 deed. Yuma county is 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 tropic
 of the temperate zones will thrive m the rleh
 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- munerative returns than is afforded here. With ! ease known to the damp and rigorous regions of the cast and north are unknown. where the
 bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom and fra grance every form of veEetatlon and where the ele.fr days and cool baluly nights are one long | continued poem of happiness and delight, we
 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest ment and to homeSeekerS Ver1table paradlSe ;n which to settle.
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest
 on the continent. It Is formed of the GctrltuS
 which the streams for ages have brought doWff
 from their mountain homes in their journey
 to the sea. By constant overhows and change
 of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable
 matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility
 Near the streams it Is dark alluVlal 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
 culture. It has been already demonstrated
 that the productive capacity of these valleys IS
 not surpassed by lands of equal area in any
 mart of the United States. So rapid and pro-
 life is the growth of the fruits, cereals and veg
 ctlbleS that the labor Of the cultlVa5or l& re-
 duced to the minimum, In nearly all Of them two
 crops q year can be grown ana vegetation IS
 one month head of California The farmer
 plants a cottonwood Sapilng before htS door' and within the year he has a shade tree twenty
 five feet high. Alfalfa be cus six times dur , ing the season. and 1t iS an actual fact that
 grape cuttings have produced within eighteen ] months! What state or territory can make 5 such showing? The climate, it must be re-
 mernbered, is nearly perpetual summer. snow
 never falls i'll these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant in November. and by the middle of May his harvest fs ready Roses are 1, in 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 semitropic zones can be produced in the valleys Of Arizona Wheat z corn. barley. oats and all the small grains give g yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels peI
 acre. Alfalfa, timothy, clover. Bermuda and
 all the cultivated grasses grow luXurlanty, the forrer giving from eight to ten tons to the acre f each rear Every variety Of vegetable raised II the United States can be grown in AIlZona, an0 ! nowhere are they found of better quality. $ .,TesidCs the products mentioned, these semi , tropical valleys produce cotton, Sugar-cane to
 bacco hemp and rice. With the exception ol r inc sugar cane. but little attention is paid tC
 the cultivation of other staples; but I has beer l. demonstrated th1t the soil and climate arc
 specially adapted to their successful groWth : CotGoa- growing is no experiment Tn Arlzona n for it is on recOrj that when the Europeans : first penetrated this region, they found tho
 Pima Indians wearing fabrics made or cottoi grown in the Gila valley.
 , ,.But it iS their adaptabiity for fruit cultur' l. that assures t. these valley lands dense pop
 ulatiOn and prosperous future. Almost eyer. '- yacicty known can be raised in their trultIu $, ! soils The apple. pear, plum. peach. apricot
 uuincc and nectarine. are of delicious flavor '' and give a generous yield The grape Of all va $ rietieS is at home in these sunny wales N l. -,laea in the grape-gcOwiug belt of the Pacln' d coast can show so prolific yield. The quailt. " is all that could be desired; and the wlne IT although it's manufacture Is yet eXperlmenbal V is of a fine flavor. delicious bouquet. and un + surpassed by any native product as . taDie oeV '' craze Experiments with the ralSln grape nav e shown that this climate and soil possess ever s advantage for the production and curing of th1 d staple article of commerce.
 ," "BeSideS the fruits already mentioned, tn
 orange lemon, lime, olive, fig. pomgranate an If others of the citrus family, can be grown sue cessfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona T. Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt rive ,s valley and at Yuma; while the banana is alS h being cultivated at the latter place.; The Ar - zona orange in quality and flavor will compar tl favorably with the best California.
 h Tn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt an
 the GiIa rivers, there is room for thousands . It is not too much to say that nowhere w1thl u the limits of this broad Union can be found ;e more desirable region for the making Of If home No laboriOuS clearing Of the lana Is rt 1 0uired; it lies almost ready for the pioN IT. Trees and Shrubbery have so rapid groWt n that within eighteen months the immigrant ca
 ] surround his abode with attractions Whlc
 would require years to mature in less favore DC climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for mal Il ket a full month brfOre the California produc 10 The bright sunshine is a luxury. and the pure ~ dry atmosphere brings health to all who lnhal d. it. For the establishment of colonies. such a h have made of Southern California a gardeT II Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities u Thousands of acres, now proftleSS, can b )e made productive by the construction Of lrr1gal ir ing dtcheS. and there is no investment whIc h assures larger or more permanent returns