The Arizona sentinel., 1904-06-01
COLORADO AID AID
 CHA VALLEYS,

In the valleys of the Colorado and 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 a more desirable re- zion for the making of a home. No laboriouS clearing Of the land iS required: it lies almost ready for the blow Trees aud Shrubberv 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 q full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life a luxury. and the pure dry atmOs- phere brings health to all yhU inlHie it.. For the establishment of colonies, such ais are r2adc in Southern California Arizona presents ufs+ rivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now prOfit]eSS can be made productive by the con- Structlon of irrigating ditcheS. and there is no investment which assures larger and more per manent return.
 The statements in this article onYum 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 raSp6erriCS, blackberrieS, entrants. goOSGberries and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In- deed, Yuma county k not only the natural home of the citrus and Semtropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain. grass or vegetable which can be produced in either tropie 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 fe- munerative 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 whero 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 hOnicScekerS veritable pesr8dISe ia which to settle
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of the detrtus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant OverfowS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed SOFl of extreme fertility Near the streams it is q @arlS alluvial mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there Is rich sandy loSm. 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 tEefruitS cereals and veg etdbteS that the labor Of tho cultivator iS re- duced t1 the minimum, In nearly all os them two crops a year can be grown, and vegetation IS one month head of California. The farmer plants cottonwood s&Laing before his door ssnd within the year he has shade tree twenty five feet hghl Alfalfa can be cut six tirneS dur ing tie SeaSon. and H is atl actual fact thae grape cuttings have produced within eighteen months! What state or territory can mske such showing: The climate. it must he re: membered, is nearly perpetual suIfTtcr. 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 arc a 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 semitrop;e 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 acre Alfalfa, timothy clover. Bermuda and all the cultivated grasses grow luxurantly, 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, and nowhere are they found of better quality.
 Besides tho products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton. Sugarcanc, to- bacco. hemp and rice. With the exception of the sugar-can but little attention iS paid to the cultivation of other staples; but it has been demonstrated that the soil and climate arc 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.
 But it S their addptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands q dense pop ulation and prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear, plum, peach. apricot, quincc and nectarine, are of delicious flavor, and give generous yield. The grape of all va rieteS is at home in these sunny valeS. No place in~the grapc-growing belt of the Pacific coast can show so prolific yield. The quality
  although it's manufacture is yet experimental, is of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet and un- surpassed by any native product table bcV craze Experiments with the r3iSin grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for the production and curing of this staple article of commerce.
 'BesdeS the fruits already mentioned, the orange. lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomgranate and others of the citrus family, can be grown sue ceSSfully in the valleys of Southern NriZonG. Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river valley and at Yuma; while the banana is3 also 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, the Salt and the Gila rivers there is room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limitS{sOf this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of d home. No laboriOuS clearing of the land iS re- quired: it lies almost ready for the ptow. Trees and Shrubbcry have so rapid q growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can his abode with attractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits rfppn and are ready for mar ket full month before the California product. The bright sunshine is a luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere brings health to all who fnhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as have made of Southern California a garden, Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres, now proiitlesS, c;Fn be made productive by the construction of frrlgat- ing ditcheS and there is investment which
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