The Arizona sentinel., 1904-05-11
COLORADO asD asD
 GilA VALLEYS.

UHlH VHaEEsS D.
 In the valleys 1f the Colorado and C2iia rivers there room for thousands. It Is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad union can bc found more desirable re zion for the making of home. No laDuriouS clearing of the land is required: it lics almost ready for tine blow. Trees aud Shrubbcry have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with at tractions which woHld require years to naturc in less favored climates. Fruits riprn and are ready for tie market full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life 2 luxury. and the pure dry atmVS- phcrc brings health to all who iuhalC it. For the establishment of colonies, such as are naidr in Southern California. Arizona presents uit- rivalcd opportunities, ThousandS of acres now profitlcsS can be made productive by the coii- Structon of irrigating ditchcS, and there iS nO investment which assures larger 1nd more Der maGent return
 The statements in this article onYuma county are not exaggerated; ill fact they fan short of doing justice to this wonderful bit of country PineappleS dates. almonds and walnuts >'yi do well Strawberries raSpberrlcS. blackbcrrie>. currantS GGOSeberricS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In deed 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 tropIr of the temperate zones will thrive i'll 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 rc- muneratiye returns than iS afforded here. With a matchleSS climate. where all forms of dis ease known to the damp and rigorous regions of thc east and north are unknown. where the bright sunshine lISSe 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 can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest ment and to homcSeekerS G veritable paradise ia which to settle.
 The soil of these valleys is amoug the richest on the continent It k formed of the detritlS which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes Tn their journey | to the sea. By constant oyerf1OwS and change i of channel, the deposit Of this rich vegetable matter has formed d soil of extreme fertility | Near the streams 1t IS dark alluVial mold. well adapted to small grams ana 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 l not surpassed by lands of equal area in any 1 part of the United States. So rapid and pro- iiic S the growth of thefrpltS. cereals and veg etableS that the labor of the cultl|ator k re- duced to the minimum. In nearly all of them two 1 crops a year can be grown. and vegetation iS ouc month head of California. The farmer ] plants a cottonWoQd sapling 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 Il ~fS an actual fact that ] grape cuttings have produced within eighteen months, What state or territory can make | such u showing: The climate. It must be re- memberel. is nearly perpetual summer. SHOW never falls in these southern valleys. The far mer begins to plant in November, and by the
 middle of May his harvest k ready. Roses are l in bloom, fruit trees are blooming. and the | grain fields are sea of green, WHen the feidS | of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice.
 Every variety of grains, grasses. fruits and ] vegetables grown in SenlittoptI zones can De produced in tine valleys or ArlZ0na. W neat ] corn barley, oats and all the small grains give d yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per 1 aero. Alfalfa, timothy, clover. Bermuda and
 1ti ,Yr{ar1
 former giving from eight to ten tons to t!ie acre i each year. Every variety of vegetable raised i'll
 the United States can be grown III Atzoua and ] nowhere are they found of better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned these Seinl- l tropical valleys produce cotton, sug9r-cane, tc- | bacco. hemp and rice. With the exception ot | the sugar-canc, but little attention is paid to
 the cultivation of other staples; but It has been i demonstrated that the s@oil and climate are 1 specially adapted to their Successfui growth I;'ottop-groWilg iS no experiment. m ArlZona' for it is o1 record that when the Europeans first penetrated this region, they found the
 Pima Indians wearing fabrics mddc or cotton grown in the Ciila valley.
 But it iS their adaptability for fruit culture
 that assures to these valley lands dense pop ulation and d prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised iii thelr frultiul
 soils The apple pear. plum, peach, apricot, ouince and ncctarine, are of delicious flavor,
 and give q generous yield. The grape of all va rieties k at home in these sunny wales. NO
 place in the grape-growing belt of the Pacihc coast can show prolific q yield. The quality l k ru that could be desired; and the wine,
 although it's manufacture is yet experimental, | is of q fine flavor. delicious bouquet and un-
 surpassed by any native product as . table beV-
 craze Experiments with the ralSln grape have
 shown that this climate and soil possess every
 advantage for the production and curing of thlS
 staple article of commerce.
 .'BeSidcS the fruits already mentioned, the
 orange lemon. lime. olive. fig. pomgFflnatc and
 others of the citrus family, can be grown sue cesSfully ill the valleys of southern Afizona. Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt flEer valley and at Yuma; while the banana iS also
 being cultivated at the latter place -The Ari-
 zona orange in quality and flavor Will compare
 fayorably with the best California.
 Tn the valleys of the Colorado. the Salt ana the Gila rivers there is room for thousands.
 Ii is not too much to say that nowhere within
 the limits of this broad Union can be found q more desirable region for the making or a home No aboriOuS clearing Of the lana lS re-
 uurcd: it lies almost ready TOT the pOW.
 Trees and shrubbery have so rapid d growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions ~Aich would require years to mature Ill less laVoreu climates. Fruits ripen and are ready TOT mar llct d full month before the California producI' The bright sunshine iS a luxury and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who lnhaie it. For the establishment of colonies, Such a> have made of Southern California 8 Sardcn Arizona presents unrlvaled opportunities
 Thousands of acres. now prohtlcS%, can Ot
 made productive by the construction or lrrlEitt
 ing dtchei. and there iS no investment WnlcI
 assures larger or more permanent returns