The Arizona sentinel. [volume] (Arizona City [Yuma], Yuma County, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1872-1911, 1905-05-24
COLORADO and GILh VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado ard CHA rivers
there is room for tEfotshnds. It Is not 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 labofouiS
clearing of the land is required; it lies almost
| ready for the plOw. Trees ard Shrubbcry have
| so rapid growth that within eighteen months
the immigrant surround his : bode with ct
| fractions which would require years TO mature
| in less favored climates Fruits fipen and are
! ready for the market full month before the
| California products. The bright sunshine
makes life luxury, and the pure dry atmos-
phere brings health to all who inhale it. For
| the establishment of colonies. such as made
| in Southern California, Arizona presents un-
| rivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now
| prottlesS can be made productive by the con-
/ struction of irrigating bitches and there is n0
| investments which assures larger and more per-
/ fnanent 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
Pineapples. dates. almonds and walnuts will do
! we'll. Strawberries, raSpberrieS, blackberrieSS
| currents. gooSeberrieS 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 will thrive in the rich
and fertile soils.
V 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-
muncrative returns than is afforded here. With
|
| ease known to the damp and Vi ;orous regions
| of the east and north are unknown, where the
| bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom and fra
| GRANGE every form of vegetation, and where the
clear days and cool balny nights are one long
| continued poem Of happiness Ind delight, We
offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest
menJ and to hOmeScekerS veritable paradise
| fnwhich 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 hai mr. in N
| 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 ollrvial mold
! well adapted to small grains and grasses: Farf
ther back there Is q rich sandy loanf. nellOw
| and porous. and especially fdyorsbfe for fruit
| culture. 1t has been alfeady demonstrated
! that the productive capacity Of these valleys is
not surpassed by lands of equal area IA any
part of b1c United States So rapid and pro-
life is the growth on theftuits cereass and veg
ct.lbles shat the ldbor Of the eGltfvator is re-
duced to the minimum En- nearly all OF them two
one month mead OF CafiforniS. The farmer
plants a cottonwood sap4ing before his door,
J and within the year he has shace tree twenty
five feet hight Alfalfa can be cut SIX times dur
ing the season, and it IS on actual fact that
! grape cuttings have produced within cfghtecn
months! Whsst state or territory can make
/ such q showing? The climate il must be
membered. 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 bloom, fruit trees are blooming, and the
grain fields are sea of green, when the fields
Of the Eastern farmers ere covered with snow
sRd fee.
! Every variety of grains. grasses, fruits and
vegetables grown in semitroplc zones can be
produced in the valleys OF Arizona. Wheat
corn, barley, oats and all the small grains gfve
yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels per
acre. Alfalfa timothy, clover, Bermlfda and
all the cultivated grasses grow luxurfintly, the
former giving from eight TO ten tons TO the acre
NJ 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, Sugar-eahe, to-.
| baceo. hemp and rice. With the exception of
| the sIgarcane, but little attention is paid to-
the cultivation OF other staples; but il has beer
| demonstrated that the soil and climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth
COtton-growing is no experiment in Arizonay
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 Gila valley.
But it is their addptability for fruit culture
| that assures to these valley lands a dense pop
ulation and prosperous future. Almost every
variety known can be raised in their fruttfuE
soils. The apple, pear, plum peach, aprlcots
ounce and nectarine. are OF delicious flavor,
and give q generous yield. The grape OF all va
rietieS is at home in these sunny Wales. No
place in the grape-growing belt of the Pacific
] coast can show prolific yield. The quality
/ is all that could be deSfredi and the wlncf
| although it's manufacture is yet experimental
| q
surpassed by any native product as q table bev-
erage. Experiments with the ratsin grape have
| shown that This climate and soil possess every
advantage for the production anG curing OF this
staple article of commerce.
Besides the fruits already mentioned the
orange, lemon lime olive, fiy, pOmgranate an6
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
favorabiy with the best California.
I'm the valleys Of the Colorado, the Salt and
the Gila rivers. there is room for thousands.
I 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.
home. No laborfouS clearing OF the land IS re-
qttired: it lies almost ready for t8e piow.
Trees and shrubbery have so rapid growth
that within eighteen months the Immigrant can
surround his abode with ATTRACTIONS which
would require years to mature IN less favored
climates. Fruits rfpen and are ready for mar
set a fun month before the California; product.
The bright sunshine is q luxury, and the pure,
dry atmosphere brings Realth to- all who inhale
IT. For the establishment Of colonies, such as
have made OF Southern CaliforAia garden,
Arizona presents TnFlvSled opportunities
Thousands of acres, how profitfeSS, can be
made productive by the construction Of lrrigat
ing bitches. and there is no investment whicts
assures larFef or more permanent returns