The Arizona sentinel., 1904-05-18
COLORADO sse sse
 CHA VALLEYS.

In the valleys of the Colorado and Gils rivers there ls room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can bc found q more desirable re- zion for the making Of a home. No laboriouS clearing of the land is required: it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees aud Shrubbery have SC rapid growth that within eighteen moaths the immigrant can surround his abode with at fractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and arc ready for the market a full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life q 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 prOtitleSs can be made productive by the con struction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger and more per- L.anrnt return
 The statements in this article gnYuma 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 raSpberricS. blackberreS, entrants, gOoSeberrieS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated In- dced Yuma county is not only the natural homo 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 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- muncrative returns than is afforded here. With matchlesS 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 klSSc' 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 offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest ment and to homeSeekers veritable paradise iH which to Settlc
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of the detritus which hrO11pht 6Ovvn from their mountain homes in. their journey 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 ther back there is q 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 of thefrutS, cereals and veg etdbleS that the labor of the cultivator is re- duced to the minimum, In nearly all of them two crops a year can be grown and vegetation k one month head of California. The farmer plants q cottonwood Sapling before his door, and within the year he has shade tree twenty five feet high! Alfalfa cun be cut six times dur ing the season. and it i5 an actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteen mOnthsi What state or territory can make such showing The climate, it must be re- membcred. is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never falls in these southern valleys The far mcr begins to plant i'll November, and by the middle of May his harvest is ready. Roses are in bloom. fruit trees are blooming. and the grilin 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 Semitropic 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 acre Alfalfa, timothy, clover, Bermuda and a1 thn former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre each year. Every variety of vegetable raised in the United States can be grown in AIiZona, and nowhere are they found of better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned these semi tropical valleys produce cotton, Sug2r-cane, to- bacco, hemp and rice With the exception of the Sugar-canc, but little attention is paid to the cultivation Of other staples: but it has been demonstrated that the soil and climate arc specially adapted to their successful growth. Cotton-growinG is no experiment in Arizona, for it iS on record that when the Europeans first penetrated this region, they fOund the Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton grown in the Gila valley.
 But it iS their adaptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands q dense pop uation and q prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple pear, plum, peach, apricot, quince and ncctarine: are of delicious flavor, and give 5: generous yield. The grape of all v.- rieties is at home in these sunny wales. No place in the grape-growing belt of the Pacific v is all that could be desired; and the wine, although its manufacture is yet experimental, is of fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un- surpassed by any native product as a table bev craze. Experiments with the raiSin grape have shown that th'S climate and soil poSSe4S every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of cOnfEercc,
 Besides the fruits already mentioned, the orange lemon, lime, olive, fig. pOrngranate and others of the citrus family, can be grown Sue- 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 Ari- zoDa orange in quality and flavor will compare favorabIy with the best California.
 'In the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gila rivers, there is room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits Of this broad Union cIn be found a more desirable region for the making Of home No laborfouS clearing of the land is re- quired; it lies almost ready for the blow Trees and Shrubbery have so rapid q growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require yCarS to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for mar lIet full month before the California product. The bright sunshine is luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere brings health to all who fnhale it. For the establishment of colonies such as have made of Southern California a garden, Arizona presents unriValed opportunities. Thousands of acres, now proftlcsS, can be made productive by the construction of irrigat- iDf hitphp-. and thprp iS inVpSt1Ylput which