The Arizona sentinel., 1905-07-12
COLORADO and GIlk VALLEYS

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In the valleys of the Colorado ard ella rivers
there is room for thousands. 1t IL not too much
to say that nowhere within the limits OF this
broad union can be found more desirable re-
gion for the making of a home. No lGboroulS
clearing of the land is required; 1t lies almost
ready for the ploW Trees aud ShrubDery nave
so rapid 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 u luxury, and the pure dry atmoS-
phere brings health TO all who inhale It. For
the establishment of colonies such as are made
in Southern California. Arizona presents un-
rivaled opportunities Thousands of acres now
prodtlesS be made productive by the coz
strsrtion of irrgating bitches. and there is no
Investment Which assures larger and more per-
manent return.
The statements in this article on Yuma 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, raspberTieS blackberrleS,
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 will thrive III the rlch
landfertile soils.
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-
munerative returns. than is afforded here With
Il matchleSS climate. where all forms OF dis
ease known TO the damp and vigorous regions
OF the east and north unknown, where the
bright sunshine kiSSe' 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 and delight, we
can offer to capitalists an IDEAL field for invest
IEcnt and to homeSeekerS Verltable paradise
in which to settle.
The soil of these valleys is among the richest
on the continent. 1t is formed OF the detrltus
which the streams for ages have brought down
K from their mountain homes in their Journey
hto the sea: BY constant Overf1OwS and change
/ of channel the deposit of this rich vegetable
matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility 4
Near the streams it is dark alluviA mold.
well adapted to small grains and grasses. Far
ther back there is y rich sandy loan. mellow
and porous. and especially favorable tor fruit
culture. 1t has been already demonstrated
l that the productive capacity OF these valleys ~
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
ctLbleS that the labor OF the cultiv2tOr Is re-
duced to the minimum, In nearly all of them two
crops a year can be grown, and vegetation is
ono month head OF California. The farmer
plants ~ cottonwood SapiIAg before his door,
and within tire year he has a shade tree twenty
6se feet bighg Alfalfa can be cut six times dur
ing the season, Gad it is an actual fact that
grape cuttings have produced within eighteen
months. What state or territory con make
such q showing: sTAe climate, it must be re-
membereef, is nearly perpetual summer. Snow
never falls in these southern valleys. The fur
mer Eegins 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 IL sea of green, when the fields
of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow
and ice,
vegetables grown in senitropic zones ean Sc
produced in 5le valleys of Arizona. Wheat.
coEn, barley. oats and all the small grains give
u Weld of from twenty-five to Fifty bushels per
acre. Alfalfa timGthy clover. Bernuda and
all the cultivated grasses grow luxuriantly, the
former giving from eight to ten tons to the acre
.eaca year Every variety of vegetable raised IN
the Upitcd States can be grown in A5IiZoga. and
,nowAer5 arc they found of better quality.
BESIDES the prcduets mentioned these semi
trobieal valleys produce cotton, sugar cane, to-
bacco hemp ard rice With the exception. of
the sugartane, but little attention is paid to
the cufsiYation of other staples but 5 has been
demonstrated that the soil and climate are
specially adapted to their successful growth.
Cotton-Growihg' is no experiment in Arizona.
for Il on record that when the europeans
first penetrated this region. they found the
Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton
grown. IN the Giih valley
But it * their addptability for fruit culture
that aeSures-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, apricot,
ounce and nectarine. arc OF delicious flavor
and give 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 desired; and the wine,
although it's manufacture is yet experimental, |
is of a fine flavor, delicious bouquet and un-
surpassed by any native product as a'table bev- |
erage. 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 |
orange, lemon lime, olive hg pomgfanate ana
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 |
IONA orange in quality and flavor will compare |
favorably with the best California.
In the valleys Of the Colorado, the Salt ana |
the ella rivers there is room for thouSandS
It is not too much to say that uowhere within |
the limits Of this broad Union can be round a |
more desirable region for the making OF a |
home. : No labOriOuS clearing OF the land'l re- |
quired it lies almost ready for the plow.
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 ripen and are ready for mar |
zet q full month before the California product. |
The bright sunshine is a luxury. and the pure,
dry atmosphere brings health to all who lnhaie |
it. For the establishment of colonies, such as
have nude OF Southern California q garden,
Arizona presents unrivalCd opportunities.
THOUSANDS of acres, now prOftleSS, can be
made productive by the construction OF 1rrlgat.
ing bitches. and there is no lnveStment.Whlch |
assures lafger or more Defmanent returns