The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1904-01-20
AND AND
GIlA Valleys

UAlN VAIL ~
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-
gOn for the making Of Il home No labOriouS
clearing of the land is required: it lies almost
ready for the plow. Trees aud Shrubbery 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 full month before the
California products. The bright sunshine
makes life IL luxury and the pure dry atmOs-
phere brings health to all who inhale it. For
the establishment of colonies, such as are made
il Southern California. Arizona presents un-
rvaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now
protitleSS can be made productive by the con-
Struction of irrigating bitches, and there is no
investment which assures larger and more per-
mancnt return.
The statements in this article nYuIna 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, DlackberrieS,
currants. 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 Semitrop1cal fruits, as
almost every fruit nut, plant grain, grass or
vegetable which can be produced IN either troplc
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 be no bet
ter investment for capital seeking large and re-
nlunerative returns than is Afforded here. Win
Il matchleSS climate. where al forms OF dis
case 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 and cool balmy nights are one long
continued poem of happiness and delight we
can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest
mcnt and to homeSeekerS veritaOie paradise
in which to settle
The soil OF these valleys is among the richest
! on the continent. 1t Is formed OF the detrltuS
which the streams for ages have brought down
| from their mountain homes in their journey
| to the sea. By constant oyerfows and change
of channel. the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed soil of extreme fertility.
Near the streams it Is a dark alluvlal 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. 1t 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 the fruits cereals and veg
! etLbleS that the labor or the cuitlVator Is re-
duccd to the minimum In nearly all of them two
| crops IL year can be grown and vegetation Is
one month head of California. The farmer
plants a cottonwood SaplinS 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 eighteen
months! What state or territory can make
| such n showing: The climate. it must be re-
membered Is nearly perpetual summer. Snow
|
mer begins to plant in November, and by the
middle of May his harvest Is ready. Roses are
| in bloom. fruit trees are blooming, and the
grain fields are a sea of green, when the fields
of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow
| and ice.
vegetables grown in Semitropic zones can be
produced in the valleys OF Arizona. w neat,
corn barley, oats and all the small grains give
d Weld of from twenty-five to fifty bushels pei
acre. Alfalfa, timothy clover, bermuda and
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 Altoona, and
nowhere are they found of better quality.
besides the products mentioned. these semi
tropical valleys produce cotton. SuTar-cane, to-
bacco. hemp and rice: With the exception oI
the S,Igar-cane. but little attention is paid to
the cultivation of other staples; but il has been
demonstrated that the soil and climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth
tCotton-growing is no experiment IN AriZona
for il Is on record that when the Europeans
first penetrated this region they found the
Pima Indians wearing fabrics mace OF COTTON
grown in the Cfila valley.
pat it is their adApta bility for fruit culture
that assures to these valley lands d dense pop
ulation and prosperous future. Almost every
variety known can be raised in their truitlul
soils The apple. pear plum, peach. apricot
ounce and nectarine. are of delicious havor
and give n generous Weld. The grape ofall va
r;ctieS is at home in these sunny wales. Nc
place in the grapo-growing belt of the Pacl1t
coast can show so prolific yield. The quality
is all that could DC desired; and the wine
although its manufacture is yet experimental
is of a fine favor, delicious bouquet and un
surpassed by any native product as table DeV
erage Experiments with the ralSin grape nave
shown that this climate and soil possess every
advantage for the production and curing OF tnl'
staple article of commerce.
besides the fruits already mentioned, I'M
orange. lemon, lime, olive, fig. pomSranate ant
others of the citrus family, can be grown sue
cessfully in the valleys OF southern Arizona
Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt rive
wiley and at Yuma while the banana Is alSt
being cultivated at the latter place. The Arl
Zona orange in quality and flavor will compar
: favorably with the best California
In the valleys of the Colorado the Salt ant
the ella rivers there is room for thousands
tits not too much to say that nowhere Wltnll
the limits of this broad Union can be found {
more desirable region for the making OF
\ home No laboriouS clearing of the land Is re
! uuired; it lies almost ready for the pIeW
Trees and shrubbery have so rapid u growt
that within eighteen months the immigrant ca
surround his abode with attractions whlc
would require wears to mature in less faVore
climates Fruits ripen and are ready for mar
ket n full month before the California product
The bright sunshine is q luxury. and the pure
dry atmosphere brings health to all who inna.
it. For the establishment of colonies, Such a
have made of Southern California Il gardeI
Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities
Thousands of acres now prohtleSS, can
made productive by the construction or lrr1ga
I ing bitches. and there Is no Investment Wnlc
assures larger or more permanent returns.