The Arizona sentinel., 1904-06-08
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 Tn the valleys of the Colorado and CSila rivers
 there k room for thousands, It is not too much
 to say that nowhere within the limits Of this
 broad union can be found .; more desirable re-
 zion for the making of home. No laborious
 clearing of the land ia required; it lies almost fcady for the blow. Trees aud Shrubbcry have
 so rapid a growth that within eighteen mont hS
 thc iUiIngrant can surround his abode with at
 fractions which would require years tomature
 il less favored climates. Fruits ripen and arc
 ready for tige market d full month before the
 California productH The bright sunshine makes life q luxury, ard the pure dry atuoS- pbe:D brings health to lll who inha!e l.. For
 the establishment of colonies, such aS are made i'll Southern California. Arizona presents ts4- riyalcd opportunities. Thousands of acres lF0F profitlcsS can he made productive py the con struction Of irritating diteheS. and there iS no investment which assures larger and more per In2Eent return.
 The statements m this article ouYutaa county are not exaggerated: in fact they fall short Of doing justice % this wonderful bit ot country PneaPples. dates. almonds and Walnut> will do well. Strawberries, raSpDerrieS blacllbcrrieS, currant1. gGoSeberricS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In deed. Yuma county iS not only the natural hone Ct the citrus and Senitropical fruits as almost every fruit nut. plant. grain. grass, OF vegetable which can be produced in either tF9pie of the temperate zones will thrive ill 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- muncratiye returns than iS afforded here. With 8 mdtcheSS 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 ilisSe' into bloom and fra- rrancc every tGr1n- of vegetation. and where the clear days and cool balTy nights are one long continued poem of happiness and delight. we CEn effer to capitalists an ideal field fog Invest Inent and to. l0nc>ecEerS YeritGhle paradise ia which to settle.
 The soil of.these valleys is among the richest op the continent It k formed Of the detrituS which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant OverhowS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed a soil of extreme erGftity
 Near the streams it is dark alluYial mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there iS q rich sandy lOan, mellow and porous and especially favorable for fruit culture. It haS been already demonstrated that the productive capacity eftheSe 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 the fruitS, cereals and veg etAbleS that the labor or the cultiyatoF k re
 duced the minimum. IT. nearly all of tiioln 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 Aas shade tree twenty five feet high Allalfa can Dc cut six times dur ing the season. and It k an actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteen months What state CT territory can make such showing: The climate. it must be re- UltIiDt iN pCGud4 fJttC'' 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 arc in bloom. fruit trees are blooming. and the
 grain fields are a sea of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow qnd ice.
 Every variety of grains, grasses. fruits and vegetables grown in Seiuitropc zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn. barley, oats and all the small grains give
 q yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
 fnlF ti5nn rlN lI1tIl all the cultivated grasses grow luXuriantly, the former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre
 each year. Every variety of vegetable raised ia the United States can be grown in AIlZOna. and nowhere are they found of better quality. ''DcSideS the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-canc, to- baccO. hemp and rice With the exception of
 butsslittle attention iS paid to
 the cultivation Of other staples: but 1t has been demonstrated that the soil and climate are specially adapted to the!r successful growth C0tton-growilg 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 GiI valley
 But it is their addptabiIity for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands dense pop ulation and prosperous future Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple. pear. plum. peach. apricot quince and nectarnc. are Of delicious flavor
 and give generous yield. The grape or all va rietieS is at home in these sunny valeS No place in the grape growing belt of the Pacific coast can show so prolific yield. The quality is all that could be desired: and the winC although it's manufacture is yet experimental is of a fine flavor delicious bouquet. and un- surpassed by any native product q table bev craze 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.
 Besides the fruits already mentioned. the orange. lemon, lime, olive. fig, pOmgranatc and others of the citrus family can be grown sue ceSSfully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river valley and at Yuma while the banana IS also being cultivated at the latter place. The Ari- ZonG orange in quality and flavor VIII compare favOrabIy 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 Of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for tn" making of a home. No laboriOuS clearing of the land IS re quired; it lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and Sfrubbery have so rapid q growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can
 surround his abode with attractions which
 would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for mar | kel full month before the California product The bright sunshine is luxury, and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who lnhaie it. For the establishment of colonies, such as have made of Southern California garden, Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities Thousands of acres, now prohteSS can De made productive by the construction of lrrlgat- ing ditcheS. and there iS no investment when aScI,rnS I1rcpr more Dprr110ent returns