The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-07-19
C0lORADO and GIlk VALLEYS

COLORADO and GILk VALLEYS
In the valleys of the Colorado arc eta rivers
there is room for thousands. 1t l. lot too much
to say that nowhere within the limits of this
broad union can be found more desirable re
gion for the making of q home. No laborou1s
clearing OF the land is required; II lies almost
ready for the plow. Trees AVID shrubbery have
so rapid growth that within eighteen months
the immigrant can surround his = Dode with at
fractions which would require years to mature
N less favored climates Fruits rlpen ana are
ready for the market Il full month before the
California products. The bright sunshine
makes life a luxury, and the pure dry GtmoS-
pherc brings health to all who inhale 1t. For
the establishment of colonies, such as are matte
in Southern California Arizona presents u1-
rivaled opportunities. IhouSandS OF acres no"
prOttleSS can be made productive by Inc cOa
Struction Of irrigating bitches, and there Il no
Investment which assures larger ana more per
manent return.
arc not exaggerated. IL fact they fall short OF
doing justice to this wonderful bit OF country
PiE9applCS. dates, almonds and walnutS viii do
well. Strawberries, raSpberrleS, blackDefTlCS.
currents, gCCSeberries and all varieties OF
small fruits can De successfully cultivated. In
deed. Yuma county is rot onIy the natural
home of the citrus and SemitrDpical fruits as
almost every fruit, nut plant, grain, grass or
vegetable which can be produced neithcr tr0pc
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. With
matchiess climate, where all forms Of dis
ease known to the damp AID vigorous regions
OF the cast and north are unknown, where the
bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom and fra
GRANGE every form of vegetation, and where the
clear days and cool balmy nights are one long
cOrtnuCd poem Of happiness and delight, VIC
can offer 70 capitalists an ideal FIELD for invest
ment and TO horneseckors yeritable paradise
in which to settle.
The soil Of these valleys is among the richest
on the continent. II is formed of the detrituS
which the streams for ages have brought down
from their noun tain homes in their journey
to the sea. by constant OverticwS and change
of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed IL soil of extreme fertility
Near the streams it is q dark dlluyial mold
well adapted to small grains and grasses Far
ther back there is Il rich sandy loan. mellow
and porous, and especially favorable Cor fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
that the productive capacity of these valleys is
not surpassed By lands of equal area in any
part Of the UnitCd States So rapid ard pro-
fife IS the growth of thcfrutS, cereals and veg
Ct,lblcS that the labor Of the cultivHtOr is re-
duced to the minimum, In nearly AL Of them two
crops Il year can be grown. and vegetation is
one month head of California. The farmer
plants II cottonwood Sapling before his door,
and within the year he has d shade tree twenty
five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times dur
ing the season, and it is an actual fact that
grape cuttings have produced within eighteen
months What state or territory can make
such showing? The climate, it must be re
mCmbcret, is nearly perpetual summer. 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 are sea of green. when the fields
of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow
and ice.
EvGry variety of grains. grasses, fruits and
vegetables grown in SeTnitrOpic zones can be
produced in the valleys ef. Arizona. Wheat,
corn, barley. oats and all the, small grains give
-1ns,l..
acre Alfalfa, Timothy, clover, Bermuda and
all the cultivated grasses grow luXuriautly, 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 arc they found OF better quality
Besides the products mentioned, these semi
tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-cace to-
bacco hemp ard rice. With the exception OF
the Sugar-cane, but little attention Is paid 10
the cultivation Of other staples; but IT has been
demonstrated that the soil and climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth. |
Cotton growing is no experiment III 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 inthe ella valley.
But il is their addptabiity for fruit culture
that assures to these valley lands dense pop |
uatiO and I. prosperous future. Almost every |
variety known be raised in their fruitful |
soils. The apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot, |
ounce and nectarinc, are of delicious flavor |
and give IL generous yield The grape of all va |
rieticS is at home in these sunny wales. q No |
place in the grape-groWinG belt OF the Pacific |
coast can show so prolific yield. The quality |
is ali that could be desired; and the wine |
its manufacture is yet experimental |
is of n fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un- |
surpassed by any native product rs IL table beV- |
eragC. 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, pomgranate 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-
Zona orange in quality and favor will compare
favorably with the best California.
In the valleys of the Colorado. the Salt ana I
the Gila 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 a
more desirable region for the making of
home. No labOTious clearing OF the land is re
luirCd; it lies almost ready for the plow. :
Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth |
that within eighteen months the Immigrant can
surround his abode with attractions which |
would require years to mature in less favored !
zet full month before the California product
Try atmosphere brings health to all who inhale |
{. For the establishment of colonies, Sucf,aS
nave made of Southern California Il garden
rZOna presents unrivaled opportunities
of acres, now protitleSS can be
made productive by the construction OF 1rrlgat
ng bitches. and there is no investment which
lScTrcS larger more DerTnanPnt returns.