The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1904-11-02
COLORADO and GlLi YllIEYS
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In the valleys OF the Colorado and Ola rfrern
there Is room for thousands. It is not 100 much
to say that nowhere within the limits Of this
broad union can be found more desirable re-
gion for the making of home. No laborious
clearing of the land is required: 1t lies almost
so rapid growth that within eighteen months
the immigrant can surround his abode with at-
fractions which would require years to mature
ready for the market full month before the
California products. The bxizht sunshine
makes life . luxury, and the pure dry atTnos-
phere brings health to AL who fnhsieit. For
the establishment OF colonies. stIch as are made
in Southern California, Arizona presents un-
rivaled opportunities. Thousands OF acres now
profitless caA be made productive by the con-
struction of irriKating ditches and there is no
investment which assures larger and more per-
manent return.
The statements in this article onYuma county
doing justice to this Wonderful bit of country
Pineapples, dates, almonda and walnuts will do
well. Strawberries, raspb6gTies, blackberrics,
small fruits can Be successfuIis cuisivsssd. In. IN
deed. Yuma county is not only the natural
home Of the citrus and semitrop3ral fruits, as
almost every + fruit, nut. plant grain; grass, OF
Of the temperate zones viii thrive N 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 70 the damp and rigorous regions
bright sunshine kisses into bloom and fra
GRANGE every form Of vegetation. and where the
clear days and cool balfny nights are one long
can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest
ment and to homeseekers veritsble paradise
In which to SETTLE
on the continent. It Is formed Of the detritus
which the streams for ages hare brought down
from their mountain homes In their journey
to 70 the an, sea- Bg constant 0ye5fows & and cnapys
matter has formed soil Of extreme fertility
Near the streams 1t is q dark alluvial mold,
well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far
ther back there is a rich sandy loan, 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 thefruits. cereals and veg
etIbles that the labor or the cultivator is re-
duced TO the minimum, In nearly all Of them two
crops year can be grown, and vegetation is
one month head of California. The farmer
plants cottonwood sapling before his door,
and within the year he has q shade tree twenty
five feet highl Alfalfa can be cut six times dur
ing the season, and it is an actual fact that
grape cuttings have produced within eighteen
monthsi What state or territory can make
membered, 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 are
in bloom, fruit trees are blooming, and the
grain fields are q 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 SemitrOpic zones can be
produced in the valleys Of Arizona. Wheat,
corn, barley, oats ana all the small grains give
a 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
the United States can be grown in Arizona, and
nowhere are they found Of better quality.
Besides the products mentioned, these semi
bacco, hemp and rice with the exception OF
the sugurcane, but little attention Is paid to
the cultivation OF other staples; but IL has been
that the soil and climate arc
specially adapted to their successful growth |
Is no experiment In Arizona |
for it Is on record that when the Europeans |
first penetrated this region, they found the |
Pima IndinnS wearing fabrics made of cotton |
grown in the Gila valley.
But it is their ad4ptabilityfor fruit culture |
that assures to these valley lands dense pop |
variety known can be raised in their fruitful /
soils. The apple, pear, plum. peach. apricot,
ounce and nectarine, are OF delicious flavor,
and give a generous yield. The grape OF all va
rieties is at home in these sunny wales. No |
place in the grape-growing belt OF the Pacific
coast can show so prolific yield. The quality
IS al LnaJ cOulQ Do QeSlrSQs anu L1e Wine,
although its manufacture Is yet experimental,
s of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un-
by any native product as table bey-
srage. Experiments with the raisin grape have
shown that this climate and soil possess every
for the production and curing of this
staple article Of commerce
Besides the fruits already mentioned, the
orange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomgranate and
,thers of the citrus family, can be grown sue
essfully in the valleys Of Southern Arizona
orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river
ALLEY and at Yuma; while the banana Is also
,eing cultivated at the latter place. The Ari-
ona orange in quality and favor will compare
avorably with the best California.
I'm the valleys OF the Colorado, the Salt and |
he Gila rivers, there is room for thousands.
{ is not too much to soy that nowhere within
he limits Of this broad Union can be found a
1ore desirable region for the making Of
ONE. No laborious clearing OF the land is re- 7
uired; it lies almost ready for the plow j
'rees and shrubbery have so rapid q growth .
hat within eighteen months the immigrant can
urround his abode with attractions which =
'ould require years to mature in less favored i
Inmates Fruits ripen and are ready for mar
ct full month before the California product.
he bright sunshine is luxury, and the pure,
~ atmosphere brings health to all who inhale g
For the establishment Of colonies, such as
ave made Of Southern California q garden,
rizona presents unrivaled opportunities. i.
Of acres, now proftlesS, can be Z
ade productive by the construction Of irrigat n
g bitches, and there Is no investment which j
'sures larger or more permanent returns.