The Arizona sentinel., 1905-02-01
COLORADO and CHA VALLEYS

Tn the valleys cf the Colorado ard Cila rivers
 there aS fer thousands IL iS rot tco IEuctS
 10 say that nowhere within the limits of this
 bread union G n be found more desirable Ts-
 gCn for the m3iliEg of Q hor1e- No lGborouis
 clearing of the lard Is required; 1t lies z ulcit
 ready for the blow. Trees aud shrubbery have so rapid growth that within eighteen months
 the immigrant cGn surround his bode with at tractiCrs which would require years to mature
 in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for the market full month before the California F, cGuctS. he bright sunshine makes life Il luxury, and the pure dry atmoS- phcre brings health to ull who inhsle it. For the Establishment of colonies, such as arc made in Southern California Arizona presents ur- rivBlcd opportunities. Thousands of acres now proftlCSB be made productive by the con s:ruction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger and more per manent return.
 The statements in this article on YuIns county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short Of doing justice to this wonderful bit Of country PineappleS, dates, almonds and walnuts will do
 well. Strawberries, Taspberries, blackberriess currents, gooScberrieS and all varieties Of small fruits car he successfully cultivated. In. deed, Yuma county is rot Cnly the ERturRP home of the citrus and SeuitrOpical fruits, aS almost every fruit. nut. plant grain, grass, or vegetable which can bc reduced in either trop!c of the temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils.
 With tbe bright prospects ahead of tst town of Yunla and Yuma county there can te no bet ter investment fer capital seeking largo md re- mUaC ratiye returns than is afforded here. With G matchlesS climate, where all forms of dis case known 10 the damp and vigorous regions of tho cast and north are unknown. where the bright sunshine kiSse' into bloom ard fra
 grancc every form of vegetation and where the clear days and cool talmy nights are one long continued poem of happiness and delight, VIC
 can offer to capitalists an iCeal field for invest meGt and to homeSeekerS veri nOle paradise in which to settle.
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of the detritus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea By constant ovcrhovS and change of channel. the d. ToSit Of this rich vegetable matter has formed soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it iS dark alluvial poidt well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far thcr bacl, there is rich sandy loarl. mellow and porous and especially favorable for fruit culture It EGS been already demons TI.eCf that the productive capacity of these alleys iS not surpassed by lands of ed'1ai area in any part of the United States. So rapid and ITO fife is the growth of thefrJitS cereals and yC. ctLbies that the labor Of the cultvator is re- duced to tEe minirpuTn In nearly all of them two crops a year can be grown. and vegetation is orc month head of California. The farmer plants cottonwood sapling before his door and within the year he has q shade tree twenty five feet high Alfalfa can he cut six times dur. ing the Geason, and 1t is an actual fact that
 grape cuttings have produced within eighteen such showing? The climate, 1t must be re- membered. is nearly perpetual summer. Snow | never falls in these southern valleys The far.
 mer begins to rlant in November, and by the middle of May his harvest Is ready. Roses arc in bloom. fruit trees arc blooming, and the grain fields are Q sea of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmers arc 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
 yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
 ali the cultivated grasses grow iixuriantlv, the
 former giving from eight to ten tens 10 the acre
 each year. Every variety of vcgetatie raised "
 the United States can be grown in A1iZon8. and nowhere arc they found of better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned, these semi
 tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-cane. to-
 bacco hemp and rice. With the exception of
 the Sugar-c8nc. hut little attention is paid tO
 the cultivation of other staples but II has been
 demonstrated that the soil and climate are
 specially adapted to their successful growth
 Cottop-growilg is no experiment iD Arizoua,
 for it is on record that when the Europeans
 first penetrated this region. they found the
 Pima Indians wearing fabrics Uddc Of cotton
 grown in the Gils valley.
 But it is their adaptability for fruit culture
 that assures to these valley lands a dense pop
 uiation and prosperous future. Almost every
 variety known can Dc raised in their fruitful
 soils. The apple pear plum, peach, apricot quince and nectartne, are of oenclous navor,
 and give generous yield. The grape of all ys'
 rietieS Is at home in these sunny wales, No place In the grape growing belt of tue Peeitc coast can show so Proilae a yieid, me ne qualIisT although its manufacture is yet experimental,
 Is of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un. surpassed Dy any HdIlVS pIOuuCV do tdoto poS- craze. Experiments with the raisjn 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. romgraD1te and others of tho citrus family, can be grown sue cessfully in the valleys Of Southern Arizona. Orange trees arc now in bearing h 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 conpsre favorably with the best California.
 Tn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt ana the Gila rivers, there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere with!r the limits of this broad Cnion can be found more Gesir3bls region for the making of 6 home. No laborious clearing of tho land is re duired; it lies almost ready for tue piow. Trees and Shrubbery have so rapid . growth that within eighteen months the immigrant coz surround his abode with attractions which would require years to mature ID less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for msY, ket q full month before tSe California product The bright sunshine is luxury, and the rrTet dry atmosphere brings health to all who irhaie 1t. For the establishment Of colonies, such q have made of Southern CaAioru!s garafn, Arizons presents unrivalsd oprortunit.sS rh5usandS of acres, now prcfticss, csn fs made productive by tho construction of irrieqi jrS ditchtS. and there l. no investment hiCti