The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-05-03
COLORADO and GILk VALLEYS

IN the Valleys OF the COLORADO ara ella rivers
there is room for thousands. 1t IS rot too much
to say that nowhere within the limits of this:
broad union can be found a more desirable re-
gion for the making of home. No ldborouiS
clearing OF the land Is required: it lies almoSE
ready for the plow. Trees aCd Shrubbery have
rapid u 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 ripen and are
ready for the market full month before the
California products. The bright sunshine
makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos;
pbere brings health to all who inhale it. For
the establishment of colonies, such as are made
IL Southern California. Arizona presents un,
riyaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now
profitless can be made productive by the con-
Struction OF irriGating bitches, and there is no
investment which assures larger and more per:
manent return.
The statements in this article on una county
are not exaggerated; in fact they fan short OF
doing justice to this wonderful bit Of country
Pineapples. dates. almonds and wafuutS will do
we'll. Strawberries. raspberrieS, bIackberriess
currents, gooSeDerrieS and all varieties of
small fruits can be successfully cultivated In;
deed Yuma county is not only the natural
home of the citrus and Semitropical fruits, as
almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain. grass, or
vegetable which can be produced in either trOpic
of the temperate zones viii 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 cUpital seeking large and re-
munerative returns than is afforded here. With
Il EatchlcsS Climate, where all forms of dis
ease known to the damp and vigorous regions
of the east and north are unknown, where the
bright sunshine kfSSe' into bloom and fra
grance every form of vegetation, and where the
clear days and cool balmy nights are one long
continued poem of happiness and delight, we
can offer to capitalists an ideal ed for invest
ment and to h0meSeekerS veritable paradise
in which to settle.
The soil of these valleys is among the richest
on the continent: 1t 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 overflows and change
of channel, the deposit Of this rich vegetable
matter has formed soil of extreme fertility
Near the streams it IS Il dark alluvial mold,
well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far
ther back there is a rich sandy loan mellow
and porous. and especially favorable for 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 United States: SO rapiCt and pro-
lifc is the growth of thefruitS cereals isnd veg
ctdblcS that the labor of the cGltivatOr Is re-
duced to the minimum, In nearly all OF them two
crops a year can be grown. and vegetation is
one month head of California. The farmer
plantS cottonwood sapiing before his door,
and within the year he has a shade tree twenty
five feet hgn. 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-
membered, is nearly perpetual summer. Snow
never fails 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 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 semitropTc zones can be
produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat,
Corn, barley, oats and all the small grains give
q 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
rk,1.T Il
the United States can be grown in Altoona, and
nowhere are they found oSbetter quality.
Besides the products mentioned, these semi
tropical valleys produce cotton, Sugar-cane, to-
bacco hemp and rice With the exception of
the Sugar-cane, but little attention is paid to
the cultivation of other staples; but 1T has been
demonstrated that the soil and climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth:
Cotton growing is no experiment in ArizonaS
for it is on record that when the Europeans
first penetrated this region, they found the
Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton
grown in the ella valley.
But it is their addptability for fruit culture;
that assures to these valley lands dense pop
ulation and a prosperous future. Almost every
variety known can be raised in their fruitful
soils. The apple, pear, plum, peach, apr1coti
ounce and nectarine, are OF delicious flavor
and give q generous Xield. The grape of all va
rietiCS is at home in these sunny wales. NJ
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 wipc.
its manufacture IS yet experimental
is of fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un-'
surpassed 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 or 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 flavor will compare
favorably with the best California.
I'm the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and
the ella 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 q
more desirable region for the making of a
home No laborious clearing of the land is re-
lured; it lies almost ready for. the plow.
Trees and Shrubbery 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 ripcn and are ready for mar
xet full month before the California product
The bright sunshine is a luxury, and the pure
Try atmosphere brings health TO all who inhale
It. For the establishment of colonies such as
nave made of Southern California n garden
Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities.
of acres, now profitleSS, can be
made productive by the construction OF irrirat
ng bitches. and there is NO investment which
assures larger or more Dermanent returns. Il