The Arizona sentinel., 1905-01-11
YUMA. ARIZONA WEDNESDAY. IL.
COLORADO and GILA VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado ard ella rivers
there is room for thousands. 1t is not too muc b
to say that nowhere within the limits of this
broad union can be found q more desirable re-
giCn for the making of q home. No laborious
clearing OF the land is required; il lies almost
ready for the plOW Trees ard Shrubbery have
so rapid u growth that within eighteen months
the Immigrant can surround his abode with at
fractions which would require years to mature
III less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are
ready for the market q full month before the
California products. The bright sunshine
makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos-
pbere brings health TO all who iunale it. For
the establishment OF colonies. such us are made
in Southern California. Arizona presents IN
rivaled opportunities. Thousands OF acres now
proatleSs cGn be made productive by the con-
Struction Of irrigatinS bitches. and there is no
investment which ass Tres larger and more per-
mGEent 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
PincGppleS, dates, almonds and WalrutS will do
we'll Strawberries. raspberries. blackberries,
currantS, gooSeOerries and all varieties OF
small fruits Can be successfully cultivated. In
deed. Yuma county is not only the natural
home Of the citrus and semitrCpical fruits, as
almost every fruit, nut plant, grain. grass or
vegetable which can be produced in either tropic
OF the temperate zones will thrive IL 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-
returns than is afforded here. With
q m2tchleSs climate, where all forms of dis
ease known to the damp and rigorous regions
of the cast and north are unknown, where the
bright sunshine kissee into bloom and fra
grance every form OF vegetation, and where the
clear days and cool baln1y nights are one long
continued roem of happiness and delight We
can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest
Inent and to homeseclsers veritablc paradise
IN which to settle.
The soil of these valleys Is among the richest
Oh the continent. 1t is formed OF the detrtuS
which the streams for ages have brought down
from their mountain homes i'll their journey
to the sea. By constant overflOWs and change
of channel the deposit OF this rich vegetable
matter has formed soil OF extreme fertility
Near the streams it is 4 dark alluyial mold.
well adopted to small grains and grasses. Far
ther back there is rich sandy loan, 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 thcfruits cereals and veg.
ct.shleS that the labor of the cuitiVatoT is re
duccd TO the minimum. In nearly all OF them two
crops Il year can be grown. and vegetation is
one month head OF California. The farmer
plants o cottonwood sapllnG before his door,
and within the year he has shade tree twenty
Eve feet high, Alfalfa can be cut SIX times dur
ing the season. and it is actual fact that
grape cuttings nave produced within eighteen
months What state or territory can make
such showing? The climate, it must be re
membered. 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 ore
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
and ice.
Every variety of grains. grasses. fruits and
vegetables grown in Semitropic 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
a
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 ALiz0na, and
nowhere are they found Of better quality.
Besides the products mentioned. these SEMI
tropical valleys produce cotton, Sug2r-cane, to-
hacco. hemp and rice. With the exception Of
the sugar-cane. but little attention Is paid to
the cultivation OF other StaplCSi but IL has been
demonstrated that the soil ana climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth.
Cotton growing is no experiment. in Arizona,
for 1t 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 il is their adaptability for fruit culture
hat assures 20 these valley lands dense pop
ulation and Il prosperous future. Almost every
variety known can be raised in their fruitful
soils The apple. pear, plum. peach, apricot.
luince and nectarine are OF delicious f:v0T,
and give generous yield The grape OF all va
rieteS is at home in these sunny wales. No
place in the grape-Srowlng 6elt of the Pacific
COAST can Snow SO DTOllIlc IL Ntc1u Inc QUuilSy
is all that could be dcSired and the wine,
although its manufacture is yet experimental,
IS of fine favor. delicious bouquet and un-
by any native product as table bev-
erage 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
,cssfully 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 ct the latter place. The Ari-
IONA orange in quality and flavor will compare
ayOrdbly with the best California.
In the valleys of the Colorado the Salt and
he Giia rivers, there is room for thousands.
It is not too much to say that nowhere within
he limits of this broad Union can be found q
more desirable region for the making of q
lOme. No aboriouS clearing of the land is re-
)uired; it lies almost ready for the plov.
frees and Shrubbcry have so rapid growth
hat 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
let full month before the California product.
rhe bright sunshine is q luxury, and the pure.
Try atmosphere brings health to all who lnhale !
t. For the establishment of colonies, such as
lave made of Southern California garden, |
Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities.
of acres, now proftleSS, can be
made productive by the construction of irrigat
ng bitches, and there is 10 investment which
.SSureS larrer or more permanent returns