The Arizona sentinel., 1904-07-13
COLORADO .sD ssD
 GIiA VAIIEYS.


 h the valleys Of the Colorado and Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not t0o much
 to say that nowhere within the limits Of tlIiS
 bread union can be found more desirable re~
 zion for the making of home No labCriouS
 clearing Of the land iS required: it lies almost ready for the piOw. Trees auti Shrubbery have so rapid 9 growth that within eighteen months ! the immigrant can surround his abode with at
 tractiOrS which would require years to mature
 in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are
 ready for the market d fuii month before the
 California products. fEe bright sunshine makes life d luxury and the pure dry atmOS-
 pberC brings health to all wEo inhale it. For
 the establishment of colonies. such are made in. Southern California. Arizona presents un~ riyalcd opportunities. Thousands of acres now proftieSS can be made productive by the con StructiOn of irrigating ditcheS, and there iS TO investment which assures larger and more per 1 manent return.
 The statements in this article onYuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short Of doing justice to this wonderful bit of country l PineappleS, dates, almonds and walnutS will do well. Strawberries, raSpberi'ieS. blackberrfes, entrants, goOSebeTFieS and all varieties of
 small fruits can be S;lccc Ssfully cultivated. In deed, Yuma county Is not only the natural home of the citrus and seinitropISal fruits almost every fruit nut. plant, grain. grass. or vegetable which can bc produced in either tropic Of thC temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town
 Jf Yuma and yuma county there can be no bet ter investment for capital seeking large and re- nUneratiYc returns than iS afforded here. With
 l matchlcSS climate. where all forms of dis ] -lSe known to the damp and rigorous regions i ,f the cast and north arc unknown where the 1 )right sunshine kiSSc' into bloom and ira i grance every form of vegetation, and where the | lear days and cool balmy nights are one long ! continued poem of happiness and delight, we ;an offer to capitalists ideal tclG for invest ment and to hOmesCekerS YeTftablG paradise ] in which to settle.
 on the continent It is formed of tho detritu>
 which the streams fer ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey ! to the sea. Iiy constant 0TeF1OWS and changC of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable | matter haS>fOrmcd q soil of cXtreyDc fertility Near the streams it is dark alluvial mold. well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far- | ther buck there iS a rich sandy lOan. mellow and porous. and especially favorable for fruit culture. It has been already demonstrated
 that the productive capacity or these valleys lS rot surpassed by lands of equal area in any /! part of the United States So rapid and pro
 life is the growth of tlie fruits. cereals and veg | ctdblcS that the labor of the cultiVatOr k re- ! duced to the minimum. In nearly all of them two | crops a year caa be grown. and vegetation i,s l one month head of Gaii1oTaia. The farmer plants a cottonwood SapiInS before his door. and within the year he has d shade tree twenty five feet high. Alfalfa be cut six times dur ing the season. and 1t lS a1 actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteen | mOnt hSt What state CT territory can make such a showing? The climate 1t must be re- meInbercd. is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never falls in these southern valleys. The far Eler DcginS to Dlant in November, and by the middle Of May his harvest is ready Roses are
 in bloom. fruit trees arc blooming, and the
 grain fields arc sea Of green. when the fields of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow i and icC
 Every varccy of grains. grasses, fruits and vegetables grown in seuiitfCplc zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat. corn. barley, oats and all the small grains give yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
 acre. Alfalfa timothy, clever. Bermuda and all the cultivated grasses grow lCxuTiantly. the former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre each year Every variety Of vegetable raised in the United States c;I1 bt grown III AJlZCla, and ! nowhere are they found of better quality. Besides the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton. Sugar-caGe to- hacco hemp and rice. With the exception of the Sjigar-c.inc. but little attention k paid to
 the cultivation Of other staples; but 1t has been ! demonstrated thsst the soil and climate are
 specially adapted to their successful growth
 t0tton-grOwidg iS no experiment. iu Arizona.
 for it iS oil record that when the Europeans
 first penetrated his region. they found the | Pima Indians wearing fisbricS made of cotton grown in the Cila valley.
 But it is their adIptability for fruit culture that assures tJ these valley lanSS q dense pop ulatiOl and a prosperous future. Almost every
 variety known c;sI De raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear plum, peach. apricot. quincc and ncCtariEe. arc of delicious flavor. | and give q generOtS yield. The grape of all va
 ricties is at home in these sunny wales. No
 place ia the erafA+ growing belt of the Pacific coast can show so prolific yield, The quality iS all that cCud be desired: and tEe wine. although it's rIanufaCturc is yet experimental iS of a fine favor, delicious bouquet. and un@ surpassed Fy any native product as table bev~
 craze. Experiments with the ralSin grape have
 shown tiSat tIliS climate and soil possess every
 advantage for Inc production and curing of this
 staple article of commerce.
 | Besides the fruits already mentioned. the orange. lemon lime, olive fig pOmgranate ard
 others of the citrus family. can be grown sue
 ce.;SflI{y in tle valleys of Southern Arizona.
 Orange trees arc now in bearing ln Salt river
 valley and at Yuma; while the banana k also
 being cultivated st the latter place. The Ari~ Zona orange in quality and favor will compare
 fav0rably with the best California;
 -'In the valleys of the Colorado tho Salt and
 thc CsilA rivers. there iS room for thousands.
 Jt is net too much to say that nowhere within
 ths limits Of this broad Union can bc found a
 more Gcsiratsie region for the making of jt
 Rome No l;6oriOuS clearing of the land k re- Guired it lies -almoSt ready for the blow.
 Trees and Shr7iOiJery have so rapid growth
 that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which
 y.Ould require years to mature ir less favored climates. Fruits riDen and are ready for mar kei a full month before the California product The bright sunshine is luxury. and the pure. dry atmosphere brings health 5O all who lnhaIe t. For the establishment of colonies. such as have made of Southern California q garden. Arizona presents UnriValed opportunities Thousands of acres. nov prOttlesS- can be made productive by the construction Of irrig3t@ ing ditcheS. and there iS no investment which assures larycT or more DermGGent returns.-
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