The Arizona sentinel., 1905-03-08
COLORADO and GiLA VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado ard Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within tIe limits Of this broad union can be found more desirable re zion for the making Of a home. No labO r0uiS clearing of the land Is required; it lies almost ready for the piow. Trees aCG shrubbcrE have so rapid growth that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his - bode with at fractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits Tipen GEd are ready for the market q full month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry at,noS- pbcrc brings health to all who inhalc II. For the establishment Of colonies, such as are made in Southern California. Arizona presents un- riyalCd opportunities Thousands of acres now prOfitleSs te made productive by the con- StrUction Of irriSatiuG GitcLcs, and there is Eo
 investment which assures larger and moro per nI3nent return.
 The statements in this article onYU1na county are not exGggeratc6 in fact they fall short of doing justice to this wonderful bit Of country PineGpples, dates almonds and walnutS will do well. Strawberries, raSpberTiCS, blackbsrTiCS, currents, gCOSeberr1eS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. h. deed, Yuma county is rot only the natural home Of the citrus and SeinltrCp!cal fruits. as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain. grass or vegetable which can be produced in either tropic of the temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils. -1,
 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- nuneratiVe returns than is afforded here. With a m2tchlesS climate, where ali forms of dis ease known to the damp and vigorous regions Of the east and north are unknown, where the bright sunshine kisse' into bloom and fra grauce every form of vegetation. and where the clear days and cool b2lmY nights are one long continued poem Of happiness q nd delight, VIC can offer to capitalists an ideal ii cid for invest ment and to hOmeScek2TS yeritable paradise in which tO settle.
 The soil Of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of the Getritus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant oTeTfOws and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it is dark alIuvial moiG, well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there is rich sandy loan. mellow and porous and especially favorable tor fruit culture. It has been already demonstrated that the productive capacity of these valleys is not surpassed by lands of equal area in any Hart of the United States. So rapid and pro- life is the growth of thefrUitS, cereals aud veg ctLbleS that the labor of the cultivator is re- Guccd to the minimum, In nearly all of them two crops year can be grown. ard vegetation is one month head of California. The farmer plants a cottonwood Sapling before his door, and within the year Ee has q shade tree twenty five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season, and 1t is an actual fact that grape cuttings have produced within eighteen monthSi What state or territory can make such showing? The climate it must be re- iGem bered is nearly perpetual summer. snow never falls in these southern valleys. The far fncr 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 q sea of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow aud ice.
 Every variety of grains, grasses, fruits and vegetables grown in SemtrOpic zones cten be produced in tho valleys 3f 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 ali the cultivated grasses grow luxuriantly, the former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre each year, Every variety of vegetable raised in the United States can De grown III AJlZona, and nowhere are they found Of better quality.
 ''BeStdeS the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton, Sugar-cane, to- baCc3, hSmp and rice WEh the exception of the sugar cane, but little attention iS paid to the cultivation of other staples but it has been demonstrated that the soil and climate are specially ;itia pted to their successful growth Cottbn;growiaG is no experiment in Arizona fer it is on record that when the Europeans first penetrated this region they found the Pima Indians wearing fabrics made Of cotton grown ili tdS c Fla valley.
 ''15ut il K their adLptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley iaGdS dense pop ulatf0n and q prosperous future. Almost every variety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear, plum peach, apricot quince and DectaIine. arc of delicious flavor, and give generous yield. The grape Of all va retieS is at homo ir these sunny wales. 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 wine, GIGHOuEn us ilduutdCtuIC lS yet is O. a fine flavor delicious bouquet, and un- Surpassed hy any native product 6 table bev- craze. EEptTi1nentS with the raiSin grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantGge for tho 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 ceSsfr4ly in the valleys or 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- ZCna orange in quality and flavor will compare favorahly 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 the making of a EOme. No laboriouS clearing of the land is re quired; it, lies almost ready for the blow. Trees and ShrUbbery have so rapid a 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 ket a full month before the California product The bright sunshine is luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment Of colonies, such as have made of Southern California garden Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities: Thousands of acres, now proftleSS, can be made productive by the construction Of irrigat
 ing ditckcS. and there is TO investment which assures larPeT or more pernlanent returns