The Arizona sentinel., 1905-01-04
COL ORADO and CELIA VALLEYS

In the valleys of the Colorado ar1 Gila rivers
 there Is room for thousands It is not too much
 to say that nowhere within the limits of this
 broad union can be found more desirable re-
 zion for the making of Q home No laborious
 clearing of the land is required it lies almost
 ready for the blow. Trees aa,d Shrubbery have
 so rapid growth that within eighteen months
 the immigrant can surround his abode with at
 fractions which would require years to mature
 ill less favored climates. Fruits ripen and arc
 ready for the market 2 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 eStaDlshment of colonies. such as are made in Southern California Arizona presents un-
 rivaled opportunities. Thousands oc acres now
 protitless can be made productive by the con Struction of irrlgating ditcheS. and there k no investment which assures larger and more per mancnt return.
 The stuteulents in this article onTuma county are not eXaggeratci: in fact they fall short of doing justice to this wonderful bit of country PineappleS, dates, almonds and walnuts will do well. Strawberries. raspOerries, blackberrieS entrants, EooScOerrieS and all varieties of small fruits car. be SucceSSf ully cultya ted. In deed. Yuma county Ii rot only the natural home Of the citrus and semtropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut plant. grain, grass, or vegetable which can be produced in either tropic of the temperate zones will thrive i'll the rich ard fertile soils.
 With the bright prospects ahead of the town of ! una and Yuma county there can bc no bet ter investment for capital seeking large and re-
 
 a fnatchleSS climate, where all forms Of dis case known to the damp and rigorous regions of the east and north are unknown where the bright sunshine kiSSe' into bloom and fra grance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool baluy nights are one long continued poem of happiness and delight we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for invest mcnt and to honleseel1ers d workable paradise in which to settle.
 The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It iS formed of the detrituS
  from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant OverfiowS and change of channel the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has formed a soil of extreme fertility Near the streams it is dark alluvial mold, well adapted to small grains and grasses Far ther back there is rich sandy lO3n, mellow and porous and especially favorable for fruit culture. It 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 rapid and pro- life is the growth of thefruitS, cereals and veg ctIbleS that the labor Of the cultiVator is re- duced to the minimum, In nearly all of them two crops 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 shade tree twenty five feet high Alfalfa can be cut six times dur ing the season, and 1t 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 falls in these southern valleys. The far ner 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 arc 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 Semitropc 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 nifty 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 each year Every variety of vegetable raised in the United States can be grown in Arizona, and nowhere are they found of better quality.
 Besides the products mentioned, these semi tropical valleys produce cotton, Sugar-caneIto- hacco. hemp and rice. With the exception of the Sugar-cane, but little attention is paid to the cultivation of other staples: but it has been that the soil and climate are specially adapted to their successful growth. is no experiment in Arizona. for it is on record that when the Europeans first penetrated this region. they found the Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of cotton Y toEn in the Ctlla valley.
 But 1t is their adAptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands a dense pop ulation and prosperous future. Almost every variety known eau be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple. pear plum. peach, apricot, Quince and nect3rine. are of delicious f avor. and give a generous yield. The grape of all va rietieS is at home in these sunny valeS No place in the grape-groWing- belt of the Pacific coast can show so prolific q yield. The quality is all that could be desired; and the wine. although it's manufacture is yet experimental is of 8 fine flavor, delicious bouquet, and un surpassed by any native product as a table bey craze. 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, 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 favorab bly, with the best California.
 Tn the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gila rivers, there is room for thousands It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits Of this broad Union can be found more desirable region for the making of home. No laborious clearing of the land Is re- luired; 1t lies almost ready for the blow. 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 mature in less favored climates Fruits ripen and are ready for mar Set full month before the California product The bright sunshine is D luxury, and the pure dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale it.. For the establishment of colonies, such as have made of Southern California 3 garden Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities of acres, now proftless, can be made productive by the construction of irrigat assures lareer or more permanent returns