The Arizona sentinel., 1905-02-08
YUMA. ARIZONA. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY g. 1e
COLORADO and GiLk VALLEYS

| In the valleys of the Colorado ard Gila rivers there is room for thousands. It is Tot too much
 to say that nowhere within tbe limits of this | broad union can be found more desirable re- zion for the making of d home No labo rouis clearing of the land Is required; it lies almost ready for the plOw. Trees aud SlruDhery have SC rapid & growth that within eighteen months l the immigrant can surround his c- bode with at fractions which would require years to mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for the market a fUll month before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life luxury, and the pure dry atInos- pbcre brings health to all who iEhaic 1t. For
 the establishment Of colonies, such as are made in Southern California. Arizona presents un- rivaled opportunities. Thousands Of acres TOW protitleSS can be made productive by the con Struction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger and moro per inGnent 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 PineaDpIeS. dates. almonds and walnutS will do well. Strawberries raSpDerrieS, blagkberrieSf currents, EooseberrieS and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. In deed, Yuma county is net only the natural home of the citrus and SeInitrOpical fruits, as almost every fruit, plant, grain. grass, or vegetable which can be produced in either trOpic of the temperate zones will thrive iii the rich and fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects aheeA of the town of Yuma and Gma county there can be no bet ter investment for capital seeking large and re- munerative returns than is afforded here. With a mGtchlesS climate, where all forms of dis ease known to the damp and vigorous regions of the cast and north are unknown, where the bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom ard fra
 grance every form of vegetation and where the clear days and cool balmv nights are one long continued poem of happiness and delight, we
 can offer to capitalists an ideal Ii cid for invest
 ment snd to homeSeekerS veritable paradise in which to settle
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of ehe detrituS which the streams for ages have brought down
 from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant OVerfOWS and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable
 matter has formed soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it is a dark alluvial mold well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far ther back there is a rich sandy lOam 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 thefruitS, cereals and veg ctdbleS that the labor Of the cultivator is re-
 duced to the minimum, Inncarly all oi tlem two crops q year can be grown, and vegetation is one month head of California. The farmer plants a cottonwood Saphng before his door, and within the year he has 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 months! What state or territory can make such q showing? The climate 1t must be re-
 rccmbered. 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 bioqIl.. fruit trees are blooming, and the
 gratn fields arc q sea of green, when the fields of tie Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice.
 Every variety of grains. grasses, fruits and vegetables grown i'll SeInitrOpic zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat. corn. barley, ostS and all the small grains give d yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
 acre. Alfalfa, timothy clover. Bermuda and all 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 be grown in AIiZona, and
 nowhere are they found of better quality
 .'Besides the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton. SugGrcanc, to- baeco, hemp and rice. With the exception of the sugaT-canc. but little attention is paid to
 the cultivation Of other staples; but it has been 5monstrated that the soil and climate are specially adapted to their. successful growth. Cotton growing is no experiment ifI 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 Cia valley!
 But it is their addptahilfty for fruit culture .llat assures to these valley 1Gnds q dense pop tIlatien sITd q prosperous future. Almcst every variety known can be raised in their fruitful SoilS. The ayple, pear, plum. peach, apricot, GuinCe and nectarine. are of delicious flavor, and give generous yield. The grape of all va rictieS is at Rome 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 wine, although it's manufacture is yet experimental, is of fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un- surpassed by any native product 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
 or9inge lemon lime, olive, fig, pOIHgranate and others of the citrus family, can be grown sue ceSsfuliy in the valleys of Southern Arizona.
 Orange trees are now fin 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 flavor will compare favorably with the best California.
 ''in tbe valleys Of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gfif rivers, there is room for thousands.
 It is IsJt too much to say that nowhere within
 tho limits of this broad Union cz.i be found
 more desirable region for the uiaking of
 home. No laborouS clearing of tie land is re-
 Quired; 1t lies almost ready for tHe plOw.
 Trees and Shrubbery 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
 ket a full month before the California product.
 The bright sunshine Is & luxury, and the pure,
 dry atmosphere brings health to all who lnhale
 it. For the establishment of colonies, such as
 have made of Southern California a garden,
 Arizona presents unriValed opportunities.
 Thousands of acres, now proftleSSf can be
 made productive by the construction of irrigat
 ing ditcheS, and there is E3 investment which
 assures larger GT mere permanent returns