The Arizona sentinel., 1904-11-30
GOLORhDO and GIlA VALLEYS The GREAT COLORADO RIVER


tlese iSrooT tor thousands. II i rot TOO much
To say thai nowhere within the limits OF this
broad union be found more desiTG DIE re-
gion for the making Of a homo. No laDoriods
clearing Of the land j. eauired it lies almost
ready for. the plOw. Trees aud shrub5ery have
50 rapid q growth that within eighteen months
the immigrant can surround his abode with at
fractions which would require years 70 mature
in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are
ready for the market o fUIl month before The
California products. The bright sunshine
makes life luxury, and the pure dTy atmos-
phere brings health to all who inhale il. For
the anlishmeuto Of colonies. such as are made
in Southern California Arizona presents I'M
rivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now
prohtl9SS can DC made productive by the con-
struction CT irrigating bitches. and there IS TO
investment which assures larger and more per
m2reut return.
The statements iu this article onY- una COUNTY
are not exaggerated; III fact they fail short of
doing justice, TO this wonderful bit Of country
PineappleS. dates. almonds and Waluuts will do
well. Strawberries. raspberries. blackbesries.
eErrants, gooseOerries and all varieties Of
small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In
deed. Yuma county IS not only the natural
home of the citrus and seraitropical fruits, as
almost every fruit. nut plant, grain. grass or
vegetable which can be prOCueeG III either tropic
of The temperate zones Will thrive IL the rich
and fertile soils.
With the bright prospects ahead CT the town
of Yuma and Yuma county there can be no bet
ter inve ,trncut for cppital seeking large and re-
munerative returns than IS afforded here. With
Z
ease known to the damp and rigorous regions
OF the east and north are unknown, where the
bright Sunshine kisSe' into bloom and fra
GRANGE every form of vegetation. and where the
clear days ana cool balmy nights are one long
continued poem OF happiness and delight, we
can offer 10 capitalists an ideal field for invest
Inent and to hOmeSeekerS Il ycritablC paradise
in which to settle
The soip OF these valleys is among the richest
on the Continent. Il 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 Overaows, and change
Of channel the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed soil Of extreme fertility
Near The streams it Is dark alluylal mold,
well adapted TO small grains and grasses. Far
ther back there is a rich sandy loan, mellow
and porous, ana especially favorable for fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
that the productive capacity 0fstheSe valleys is
not surpassed by lands of equal area in any
part of the United States. 50 rapid and pro-
life is the growth Of thefruitS, cereals and veg
ctIbleS Nthat the labor Of the, cultiYatOr is re-
duced to the minimum In nearly all of them two
crops a year can be grown, and vegetation is
one month head of California. The farmer
plants Il cottonwood Sapling before his door,
and within the year he has y shade tree twenty
five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut 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
such q showing? The climate. it must be re-
meunbercd. is nearly perpetual summer. Snow
never falls in these southern valleys. The far
middle of May his harvestis ready. Roses are
in bloom, fruit trees arp blooming, ard the
grain fields are d sea Of gTeenswhen the fields
of the Eastern farIrers are covered with snow
and ice
Every variety Of grains, grasses, fruits and
vegetables grown in sem1tropic' zones can be
produced in the xallevs Of -ATfzona. Wheat.
corn, barley, oats and all the small grains give
q WELD OF from twenty-five 70 fifty Bushels per
acre. Alfalfa. timothy, clover Bermuda and
all the cultivated grasses grow luxuriantiy, 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 AJizona, and
nowhere are they found OF better quality
Besides the products mentioned, these semi
tropicaIvalleyS produce cotton, sugar-c3Ae, to-
bacco hemp and rice. With the exception OF
the sugar-cane, but little attention IS paid 10
the cultivation OF other staples: bat II llgS been
demonstrated that the soil and climate nre
specially adapted 20 their successful growth
.Cotton-growiAg IS no experiment in Arizona
icr it is On record that E1en the Europeans
ee--.t s.c lsez oylnd the
pima ffsd IA is 5kearipk faarlcs made OF Cotton
frrOwTl III the ttiks val IeSs.~ss $50.
s1utitis their adaptaollltE:for fruit culture
that ;Issmes To these Ealieys nndS q dense pop
ulatio,l and a prosperous future Almost every
variety tNoWr e2sne br raised in their fruitful
soilS. The &rrse. pear, plum. peach, apricot
qui ace and aectaTine, are u dellciouS flavor
III ;yivc o. generous Weld. The grape of all va
ristips is ut home in these sunny valeS. No
place IN tilC Qrape-grOWng belt OF the Pacific
E6oa$t can show s1 prolific EiSid. The Quality
us al LNlC cOGU- DC USSNJOs otlN Tic W luc
a,tlenxtlrits manliactCre isYct experimental,
Is. OF "a !fires1 Ator. delicious bouquet, and IN
s;.rniIssed ~ cnN native product as u table Dev-
fertlSe IlxHeriinents viii; the raisin grape have
Shown tAat this c innate and soil possess every
Talvantafe for theprnduction and curing ot'thiS
st1|lfe ;EtScle Cf~cammerce
- I}asiseS the frtlitS already mentioned, the
orapgeffeaenon, ltIle, olive, Gg. pomgranate and
Others OF the ciYfuS fanny can be.grQwn sue
ees;afirlly in the valleys 6 Southern Arizona.
Orange trees are nov ir bearing In SaIt river
valley and at Yuma While the banana Is also
being cultivated at the platter place. The ArI-
zona orange in quality and favor viii compare
fnsoraby with the bestCalifornia.
IN the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and
the Gila rivers. there is room for thousands.
1t IS not too much to say that nowhere within
the limits of this broad Union can be found a
more desirable region for the making OF d
home No laboriul,s clearing of the land is re;
duired; it lies almost ready for the ploW.
Trees and shrupboIy have so rapid growth
! that Within eighteen months the immigrant can
surround his abede with attractions Which
would require wears to mature in less favored
climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for mar
ket full month before the California product.
/ The bright sunshine is a luxury, and the pure,
dry atmosphere brings health to all who 1nhale
! it. For the establishment of colonies such as
have made of Southern California 4 garden,
Arizona presents unriValed opportunities
Thousands of acres, now proftless, can be
made productive by the construction OF lrrlgat
! ing di:ches. and there is no investment which
| assures larper or more permanent returns