The Arizona sentinel., 1904-07-06
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 say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can be found a more desirable re~ zion for the making of home. No laboriops clearing of the land Is required; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees aud sfsrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround EiS abode with att fractions which would require years to maturG in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for the market fulf month before the California productss The bright sunshine makes life e luxury. and the pure dry 2tmoS- pbere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies. such as are made in Southern California. Arizona presents ul- rivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now proftless can be made productive by the con Structfon of irrigatIng ditcheS, and there Is no investment which assures larger and more per- maneDt return.
 The statements in this article oaYuna 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. raspDerries, blackberries. entrants, gooseberries and all varieties Of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In- deed Yuma county is not only the natural home of the citrus and senitrepieal 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- munerative returns than is afforded here. With q 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 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 offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest ment and to homeSeelfers a Teritable paradise in 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 overfiowS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it is a dark allUvial mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there is a rich sandy 10dm, mellow and porous. and especially favorable for fruit culture. It has been already demonstrated that the productive capacity of these valleys 1s not surpassed by lands of equal area in any part of the United States. So rapid and pro life is the growth of thefruits, cereals and veg etLbieS- that the labor of the cGltiyator k re- duced to the minimum. In nearly all iof them two crops year can be grown. and vegetation 1S one month hesld of California. The farmer plants n cottonwood Sapiing before his door. and within the year he has shade tree twenty five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season. and it is an actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteeI months. What state or territory can make such a showing? The climate. It must be re- nembered, is nearly perpetual summer. snow never falls in these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant in November and by tho
 
 in bloom. fruit trees are blooming, and she 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 SemitrOpfe zones can be produced in the valleys or 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 all the cultivated grasses grow luxuriantly, the 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.
 ssBesdeS the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton, Sug2r-c3Ife, to- bacco, hemp and rice. With the exception of the sugareane, but little attention is paid to the cultivation of other staples; but it has been demonstrated that the soil and climate aro specially adapted to their successful growth Cotton-growihg is no experiment. m Ar1zoIaf for 1t is on record that when the Europeans first penetrated this region. they found the Pima Indians wearing fabTfcS made of cotton grown in the Ciil3 valley.
 Put it is their adSptabilfty for fruit culture that assures to these ValleT lands dense pop ulation and q prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear. plum peach. apricot quincc and nectarine, are Gf delicious flavor and give generous yield. Tire grape of all va place in the grape growing belt of the Pacific coast can show SO prolific yield. The quality is all that could be desired; and the wine although it's manufacture IS yet experimental
 
 surpassed by any native product as table bev- craze. Experiments with the raiSin grape have shown tfsHt this climate and soil possess every stfvantage for the production and curing Of this, staple article of commerce..
 ssFSeSides the fruits already mentioned, the,' orange iGrneTf lifEse, olive fig pOnIgranate and others of the citrus family. can be grown Suc@ cesssulTy in tie valleys Of Southern %Fizc4ds Orange trees are n0rW in beariu9 In Ssfls rfveF valley snd at Yuma; while tlse banaIsa is also being cultivated ss the latter pfaGe: The Ari- Zes,s orange fn quality and favor VIII compare sayOTablY with tkG best California
 s.In tfIe valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gfla rivers, there Is room for thousands 1t is not to1 much to say that nowhere within the limits of tlliS broad Union can be found a. more desirable region for the making of a home. No lab0GSoJs clearing Of the land IS re- aufred; it Hes almost ready for the blow. frees and siIrubbery Have rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attracsionS 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 luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhsie it. For tho establishment of colonies, such as have made of Southern California garden, Arizona presents uariyaled opportunities Thousands Of acres. now prehtleSS. can De made productive by the construction or 1rr1gatF ing ditcheS. and there is no investment whlch assures lar9er or more Der!nalent returns.