The Arizona sentinel., 1904-10-19
COLORADO and GILk VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado and ella 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 more desirable re-
gion for the making OF home. No laDor1ouS
clearing of the land is required: 1t lies almost
ready for the plow Trees aud shruhbery have
so rapid a 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 luxury, and the pure dry atmos-
phere brings health TO all who inhale it. For
the establishment of colonies, such as are made
in Southern California, Arizona presents un-
rivaled opportunities Thousands OF acres now
proftleSS can be made productive by the con-
struction of irrigating bitches, and there Is no
investment which assures larger ard more per-
manent return.
The statements in this article onYuma county
are not exaggerated: in fact they faH snort OF
doing justice to this wonderful bit OF country
PineappleS, dates, almonds and wainutS VIII DO
well. Strawberries, r3spoerries, blocsberrtes,
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 semitropical 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 Yuma county there can be no bet
ter investment for capital seeking large and re-
munerative returns than Is Afforded here. win
matchless climate, where all forms OF dls-
ease known to the damp and rigorous regions
of the cast and north are unknown, where the
bright sunshine kisse into bloom ana 1ra-
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
ment and to homeseekerS veritabc paradise
In which to settle
! on the continent. It is formed of the cetrftaS
which the streams for ages have Drougnt down
| from their mountain homes In their journey
| to the sea- By constant overacwS and cnanSe
| of channel the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed q soil of extreme fertility
| Near the streams IL Is dark aliuylal moio,
| well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far
| ther back there is a rich sandy lcam- mellow
| and porous. and especially favorable Tor fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
| that the productive capacity OF these valleys Il
! NOT suruassed by lands of equal area in any
mart of the United States So rapid and pro-
iifc is the growth of thefruitS. cereals and veg
| etlbles that the labor of the cultivatOr 10 re-
duced to the minimum, In nearly all of them two
| crops n wear can be grown, and vegetation lS
| one month head OF California The farmer
| plants a cottonwood sapling before his door,
! and within the year he has u shade tree twenty
five feet hight Alfalfa can be cut SIX times our
| ing the season, and 1t is an actual fact tnat
grape cuttings have produced within eighteen
| months! What state or territory can make
! such a showing? The climate, 1t must oe re-
mem bered. is nearly perpetual summer snow
| never falls In these southern valleys. Inc lar
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 neius
Of the Eastern farmers are covered Win Sno"
and ice.
| vegetables grown in Semitropic zones can DC
corn. harley, oats and all the small grains give
| a weld Of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
acre Alfalfa timothy. clover, bermuda and
all the cultivated grasses grow AL, inc
i each wear Every variety OF vegetable raised IN
the United States can be grown IN Arizona and
nowhere are they found OF better quality.
sBesides the products mentioned these semi
tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-cane, TO
bacco hemp and rice. With the exception Oh
the sugar cane, hut little ATTENTION ls pale GO .c
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 a dense pop
ulation and prosperous future: Almost every
variety known can be raised IL their frutstul
soils The apple, peaf plum, peach apricot
| ounce and nectarine. are OF delicious flavor
| and give generous yield. The grape oil all "a
rieties is at home in these sunny wales Nt
| place in the grape-growing belt OF the Pacinc
! coast can show so prolific yield The q'i;,llty
is all that could be desired; and the Slne
although its manufacture Is yet experimental
Is of q fine favor delicious bouquet. and un
, | surpassed by uny native product Is q table oev
| eraee Experiments with the raisin grape have
shown that this climate and soil possess every
advantage for the production and curing OF this
} staple article OF commerce.
s.Besides the fruits already mentioned, the
orange lemon lime. olive fig. pomgranate anc
others of the citrus family. can be grown sue
cessfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona
Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt rlSei
valley and at Yuma; while the banana Is alse
being cultivated at the latter place: The Ari
Zona orange in quality and flavor VIII compare
favorably with the best CSlifornia.
In the valleys OF the Colorado, the Salt ano
. the Gila rivers, there is room Tor tnousandS
| 1t is not TOO much to say that nowhere Whit
the limits Of this broad Union can be FOUND q
more desirable region for the making OF Q
home No laborious clearing or the Iand II TIC
quired; it lies almost ready for the ploN
Trees and shrubbery have so rapid groWtr
that within eighteen months the Immigrant car
surround his abode with attractions wnlet
| would require years to mature III less IaVortt
climates Fruits ripen and are ready TOT mar
| Eet full month before the California pfoduct
The bright sunshine is luxury, ana the pure
dry atmosphere brings health to all VINO lnnait
it, For the establishments OF colonies sucn a'
have made Of Southern California u garuen
Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities
Thousands of acres, now prohtleSS. can D'
made productive by the construction OF lrrlg3t
ing bitches, and there is no investment which
| assures larger or more permanent returns.