The Arizona sentinel., 1904-09-07
COLORADO AID AID
 CHA VALLEYS.


 to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can be found d 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 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 d luxury, and the pure Gry atmoS- phere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are made in Southern California Arizona presents un- rivalcd opportunities. Thousands of acres now prOftleSS can be made productive by the con- StructiOn of irrigating ditcheS, and there is no investment which assures larger and more per nancnt 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, raSpberrieS, blackberrieS entrants, gOOScDerrfeS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. h. decd, 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 tropfcr of the temperate zones will thrive in the Ficf1 and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ane Sd Of the town of Yuma and Yuma county there can be no bet ter investment for capital seeking large and re- mune- d i've returns than is afforded here. With a 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 bdlny nights aye one long continued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists ideal field for invest ment and to homeseekerS a veritabe 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 f- 1a1n1.r lf.nlNl matter has formed 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 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 thefruitS, cereals and veg etIbleS that the labor of the cultivatoF 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 a cottonwood Sapling before his door. and within the year he has a shade tree twenty fiee feet high Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season, and it is an actu2l fact that. grape cuttings have produced within eighteen months. What state or territory can make such a showing? The climate it must be re- membcred, is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never falls in these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant in November, and by the middle of May his harvest is ready Roses arc in bloom. fruit trees are blooming. and the, grain fields sea of green. when the fields. of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice.
 Every variety of grains, grasses, fruits andj vegetables grown in semitrOpic zones can be- produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn barley, oats and all the small grains give; a yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per r' 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 Arizona, aI o1 nowhere are they found of better quality.
 .'BeSideS the products mentioned, these Scml- tropical valleys produce cotton, SuSar-cane, to- baccO hemp and rice. With the exception Of the sugar-cane, but little attentiOT.iS paid to the cultivation of other staples; but ithas been demonstrated that the soil and climate are 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.
 that assures to these valley lands dense pop ulation and prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitfuL soils The apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot quince and nectar1ne, are or Cel1clOuS naVor,- and give q generous yield The grape Of all va rieties is at home in these sunny wales. Mo- nIacc in the lcr;lpe-yrowing belt of the Pacific coast can show so prolific yield. The quality is all that could be desired. and the Wlne- although it's manufacture Is yet experimental, is of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet and un-~ surpassed by any native product as table bev-- craze. Experiments with the rSLlSln grape nave shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this. staple article of commerce.
 Besides the fruits already mentioned the: orange lemon, lime olive, fig, pongTanate anG others of the citrus family, can he grewn sue ceSSfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt rEyer- valley and at Yuma; while the baEAsSn1s sS alScs being cultivated at the latter place. The Ari- Zona orange in quality and flavor will compare. favorably with the best California
 Tn the valleys of the Colorado, tnS Ssait anCg the 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 d. more desirable region for tho making of a. home. No lab0TiouS clearing of the land IS re- Guircd it lies almost ready for the blow, Trees and Shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature In less faVoreG climates. Fruits ripcn 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 inhale. it. For the establishment of colonies, such as, have made of Southern California q garden, Arizona presents unTlyaled opportunities. Thousands of acres, now profitleSS. can be- made productive by the construction of lrr1gat-~ ing dibcheS. and there is no Investment which assures larger or more permanent returns