The Arizona sentinel., 1904-10-26
COLORADO and GILA VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado and CHA rivers
there iSrooIu for thousands. Il is not 100 r1Ueh
to say that nowhere within the limits Cf this
broad union can be found u mere desirable re-
zion for the making CT a home. No l2bOrioUS
clearing of the land i required; il lies almost
ready for the pI0w- Trees ada SkrubOery have
so rapid = growth that within eighteen months
the Immigrant cGl surround MS abode with at
fractions which would require years TO mature
in less favored climates Fruits ripen and are
ready fer the market q full month before the
California products The bright sunshine
makes life luxury. and the pure dry atmoS-
phere brings health to all who Inhaie IT. Fog
the establishments OF colonies, such as are made
in Southern California, Arizona presents un-
rvaled opportunities Thousands OF acres now
prOhtleSS can be made productive by the cen
struction of irTigating bitches. and there is no
investment which assures larger and more per
mancnt return.
The statements in this article onYunra county
are not exaggerated; il fact they fall short OF
doing justice to this wonderful biz of country
PineappleS. dates, almonds and walnutS will do
well. Strawberries. raSpberrieS, blackherrieS-
currantS, gOoseberrieS and all varieties OF
small fruits can ne successfully cultivated. IN
deed, Yuma county Is not only the natural
home of the citrus and seTnitr0pical traits.
almost every fruit, nut. plant, grain. grass, or
vegetable which C}n be produced in either tropic
of the temperate zones Will thrive in the rich
and fertile soils.
With the bright prospects ahead of the town
of Yuma ard Yuma county there can be no bet
ter investment for capital seeking large and re-
munerativc returns than is afforded here. With
ease known to the damp and rigorous regions
Of the east and ECrth are unknown, where the
bright sunshine kiSse' into bloom and fra
GRANGE every form OF vegetation, ana 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 hOmeSeelerS Ver1t1cle paradise
in which to settle
on the continent. 1t is formed of the detrltuS
which the streams for ages have brought down
fNpir TuNun+ ain homes their tourney
to the sea. Iiy constant 1verfowS and change
OF channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed sell OF extreme fertility
Near the streams it is dark alluvlal mold,
well adapted to small grains and grasses Far
ther back there IS a rich sandy lGGtn- mellow
and porous, aud especially favorable for fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
that The productive capacity OF these valleys is
rot surpassed by lands of equal area in any
part of the United States 50 rapid and pro-
life is the growth OF the fruits cereals and veg
etLbleS that the labor of the cultivatOr Is re-
dueed 10 the minimum, In nearly all o. them two
crops y year can be grown, and vegetation Is
one month head OF California. The farmer
plants 8 cottonwood S3pling before his door.
and within the year ne has shade tree twenty
i've feet high Alfalfa can be cut SIX times dur
ing the season, and II - an actual fac5 thaI
grape cuttings have produced WitfilI eighteen
months, What state CT territory can make
such o showing: The climate, 1t must be re-
mem bered. Is nearly perpetual summer. Snow
never fails in these southern valleys. The far
rner begins to plant in November. ard by the
middle Of May his harvest is ready. Roses are
in bloom. fruit trees are blooming, ana the
grain fields are a sea of green. when the fields
of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow
and ice.
Every variety or grains. grasses, traits and
vegetables grown in semitr0pio zones can be
produced in the valleys OF Arizona. wheat,
corn barley. oats and all the small grains give
q weld OF from twenty-five to ttty-DuShe4S per
acre Alfalfa. timothy, clover. Bermuda ard
ali the cultivated grasses grow luSuTiantIy. the
former giving froIa eight to ten tons to the acre
each year. Every variety OF vegetable raised IN
the United States can &c grown IN arizona ana
nowhere are they found OF better quality:
Besides the products mentioned these semi
troDica! valleys prOdEce cotton. Sag2r-caue, to-
bae,.o. hemp and rice With the exception Of
the sugar cane but little attention Is paid To
the cultivation of other staples bat II h&S been
demonstrated that tlc SOIL 1nu cLlIfiate are
specially adapted to their successful growth
CottOn-eTOEilg Is no experiment III Arizona
for it is OF record thai when the Europeans
first penetrated this region, they found the
Pima Indians wearing Iao-lcS 4r2(ie OF cOt-oh
grown in the Gila valley,
that assures tC these valley ldGGS dense pop
ulatiOn and 4 prosperous future. Almost every
yarictv known can bS raised in their fruitful
soils. The GpDie. pear, plum Eeach. apricot,
ounce and DectariAc, are ei DELICIOUS Is.FoIr
and give u generous yield. The grape OF all Va
Tietie, Is 1T home in these sunny wales. No
place in the grape growing bet o. the racine
coast can show 50 prolific a yleid Ehe qli;liltN
/ i al that could be desired; ana tac VINE
sIthci;a,ll It's. rcrCfacture il get experimental,
is OF IL fine favOr, delicious bouquet. and un-
surpassed by any native product GH taGIe ocV-
crYlre FxDeFinCutS with the raiSin grape cave
shown that this climate and soil possess every
dvautasse for the production and curing Of this
staple urticlC of commerce.
'-BesileS the fruits already mentioned the
orange. lemon lime. olive. fig pGIngranate and
others OF the citrus family. can DC grown sue
ceSSfullv in the valleys Of Southern ArIzola
Orange trees are nov in bearing Ia salt river
valley and at Yuma; while the banana Is also
being cultivated 1T the latter place. The Arl-
IONA orange iu quality and favor VIII compare
favorahlr with the best California.
In the valleys of the Colorado the SaIt ana
tho Gila rivers. there i- room for thousands
u is not too much to say that nowhere WITHIN
the limits Of this broad Union ca1 be found "a
more Gesirabl" region for the making or
home. no la5CTious clearing OF the land Is re-
Guired Is lies almost ready f0: the plOW-
Trees and Shrubbery have 50 rapid growth
that within eighteen months the immigrant can
SlrrOund his abode with 2ttractIOns Whlcn
would require years TO mature II less favored
climateS. Fruits ripC1 ald are ready fOr mar
Ecl n full month before the California ProGuGt
The bright sunshine iS i luxury and the pare,
dry phere brings health 10 al 'shp Inha!e
IT, For the establishment Of colonies S'lcs as
have made of Southern California Il gardens
Arizona presents unTiy2lcd OppOrtunltleS-
Thousands OF acres, now profitlesS can be
made productive by the construction OF irrlgat
ing ditcheS and there Is 10 investment which
assures larrer or more permanent returns