The Arizona sentinel., 1905-04-19
COLORADO and GiLk Valleys

| In the valleys OF the Colorado ard GiIa rivers
! there is room for thousands. 1t is lot TOO much
| TO say chat nowhere within the limits of this
| broad union can be found a more desirable rc-
| gi0n for the making OF home. No lahc rouiS
| clearing OF the land is required; it lies almost
| ready for the plOw. Trees ard Shrubbery have
| so rapid o growth that within eighteen months
the iinmiGrGnt can surround his :. boGe with at-
| fractions which would require years 10 mature
| in less favored climates. Fruits ripcn and are
| ready fer the market q full month before the
| California products The bright sunshine
| makes life luxury. aud the pure dry atrrcs-
] pberc brings health 70 all wnb inh9ie it. Fer
| the establishment OF colonies. such as are made
! in Southern California. Arizona presents un-
| rivaied opportunities. Thousands Of acres now
! prot1tlcsS can be made productive by the con-
struction OF irrigatirg dilcbcS. and there is no
| inycstrlent which assures larger and more per
| manent tStnrn.
| are not exaggerated; in feet they fall short of
! doing justice to this wonderful bit of country
| PineappleS dates, almonds and walnutS will do
| well. Strawberries, rGSpberrieS, black kberreS,
currents. goose berries and all varieties OF
small fruits car he successfully cultivated. In
| deed, Gune county is not only the natural
| home OF the citrus and Senitropical fruits, as
almost every fruit, nut,plaDt grain, grass, or
! vegetable which can be produced in either tropic
| OF the temperate zones will 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 cBpital seeking large and re-
! rnunGGItlVc returns Imam is afOrItSG here WIN
! a matchlcSS climate, where all forms OF GiS-
ease known to the damp and vigorous regions
OF the east and north are unknown, where the
bright sunshine lSiSSt into bloom and fra
| GRANGE every form of vegetation, and where the
| clear days and cool balmy nights are one long
continued poem OF happiness 4 nd delight we
can offer to capitalists an ideal ED for invest
! ITlelt and to homcScekerS q Veritable paradise
! in which to settle.
| The soil OF these valleys is among the richest
| on the continent. 1t IS formed o. the detritus
af.h n
! from their mountain homes ii their journey
! 10 the sea. BY constant overfiO%s and change
Of channel the deposit OF this ;ich vegetable
matter has formed a soil OF extreme fertility
| Near the streams it is q dark alluvial mold,
we'll adapted TO small grains and grasses. Far
! ther bacl: there is ii rich sandy loan, mellow
| and porous, and especially favorable Cor fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
/ that the productive capacity OF these valleys is
net surpassed bT lands OF equal area in any
! part of Athe United States. So rapid and pro-
| life is the growth of thefruits cereals and veg
ct,bleS that the labor OF the cutivGt0r is re-
duced 10 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 Sapling before his DOOR,
| and within the year he has ii shade tree twenty
fve feet hight 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 showing2 The climate, it must be re-
| menibeTed. is nearly Perpetual summer. Snow
! never fallS in these southern valleys. The far
ner begins to plant in November ctld by the
middle OF May his harvest is ready. Roses ore
| in bloom, fruit trees are blooming, and the
grain fields are sea of green, when the fields
| of the Eastern farmers arc covered with siioyT
and ice.
Every variety Of grains, grasses, fruits and
vegetables grown in senitropic zones can be
! produced in the valleys 0f Arizona. Wheat,
corn barley, oats and all the small grains give
| Il Yield OF from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
acre, Alfalfa, timothy, clover. bermuda and
al the custiVGted grISSes grow luxuriartly, the
former giving from eight TO ten tons to the acre
each year, Every variety of vegetable raised i'll
| the United States c5n be grown in Arizona, and
/ uGwlser6 are ttsey found of better quality
| "BcSileS the products mentioned, these semi
tropical VyflleyS produce cotton, Sug2r-cane, to-
! hacSo hemp ard rice. Win the exception CT
| the s1Igar-CIne but listlC attention is paid to
the cultivation of other staples; but IL has Decn
| demonssTuted that the soil and climate are
! specially adapted to their successful growth:
| Cotton growing is no experiment IN Arizona,
for il is ON record that When the Europeans
first penetrated this region; they found the
| Pima Indians wearing fabrics mace o. cotton
! grown in tue ella valley.
But it IS tEefr odGptaDility for fruit culture
that assures To these valley lands p Gen3e pop
uatien ana u prosperous tutitrc: Almost every
variety known c;Sn be raised in their fruitful
soils. The apple, pear plum, peach, apricot,
ounce and ICctarine, are Of delicious favor,
| and five IL generous Yield. The grape Of all va
rietieS fs at home in these sunny wales. no
| place in the grapcigr0TinG belt Of the Pacific
! coast can show so prolific yield. The quality
|
| although it's manufacture is yet experimental,
| IS CT u fine favor, delicious bouquet and I'm
| surpassed by any native product as table bev-
Grage. Experiments with the raiSin grape have
shown tif&t this climate and soil possess every
! advantSgo Tor the production and curing of This
staple article OF commerce.
Besides tie fruits already mentioned, the
| orange, lemon, lime olive, 1g pomgranate and
others OF tie citrus family, can be grown sue
! eeSSfully IN the valleys OF Southern Arizona.
| Orange trees are now in bearing In Salt river
| valley ard at Yuma; while the banana is also
| being cultivated at the latter place. The Ari-
! Zena orange in quality and favor will compare
| favorably with the best California.
! In the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and
! Che C.ila rivers, there IS room for thousands.
| 1t is not too much 30 say that Uowhere within
| the limits of this broad Union can be found u
| more desirable region for the making of =
home. No laborious clearing Of the land is re-
| CURED: it lies almost ready for the plow.
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 nature in less favored
climates. Fruits TipCn and are ready for mar
| ket full month before the California product.
| The bright sunshine is a 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 n garden,
Arizona presents unriyaled opportunities.
| Thousands of acres, now protitleSS, can be
made productive by the construction OF 1Trlgat
| ing dftcheS, and there is no investment which
assures larger or more permanent returns