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7 -JNf-- f i.'i. Hesources Yuma County. YUMA COUNTY. A white man first eet foot on what i How Yrnna County in 1771. It is the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many greafcTeclaraation projects are however on foot, and in a few years ex tent to see Yuma County rated as the L richest in the Territory. The first glimpse the travoler from Cali fornia catches cf Arizona is that of the 'picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly situated in the embrace of gentle rolling hills, upon -whose -crests and sides the modern homes of our superior civilization are crowding the adobe dwellings into eternal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway to Arizona, the new empire of the West, upon whose undeveloped riches the eyes of the ountry are at present turned, and as such she is bound to grow and prosper with a rapidity that at present can hardly be re alized. .But coupled with her geographi cal position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural poesibili ties are practically unlimited, being sur rounded by a soil the fertility of which exceeds that of the delta of the Nile, and wanting only water to become a paradise of bloom. Billions of gallons of that precious fluid have annuallv none to waste at Yuma's very doors, but already a reaction is taking place and many enterprises are on foot to supply the life-giving waters of the yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth .RIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY. ;ii "regard to climate, healthfulncss, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water sunnlv. variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, inn narfc of Arizona can surpass xuma county, which is destined to become one of ichest and most prosperous counties Arizona. It lies between 32 00' and 34 20' north latitude and 113 20' and 114 40' west loncitude. It contains 6.488.320 acres. It is about as largo as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bfeed, or as large as either New Hampshire, 'Vermont or Massachusetts. The western boundary of Yuma County ;is formed bv the Colorado river, which separates Arizona -from California. The 'county is bounded on the north by Williams Fork and the Santa Maria river, whose waters flow into the Colorado; on the east 'by the -counties of Pima, Maricopa and Yavapai, and on the south by Sonora, Mexico. Its county seat is the town of Yuma, The Colorado river drains the entire ter ritory of Arizona, and every drop ot water which falls on its mountains and plains finds its way to this mighty river. It is formed by the union of the Green and Grand rivers, fed by the streams -which rise in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt ing snows-cause a greater depth of water inthisriver in summer than in winter, thus furnishing the most water at the season when it is most required for the purposes of irrigation and agriculture. It will be seen that for the entire distance 'along its western boundary, Yuma County possesses the great -advantage of cheap water transportation. The Gila river rises in the western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of which are the San Pedro, Aua Fria, Has sayampa and Salt rivers. It flows west through Yuma County and empties into the Colorado at the town of Yuma. Yuma county, traversed by these great rivers from, its northern to its southern, - and from its eastern to its western bound aries, possesses a far greater water supply than any other county in the Territory, and far more than can be found in all Cali fornia. This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by meaus of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of reclaiming and 'irrigating the immense tracts of lands which lie in this favored country, and which are as fertile .as any in the world. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado river at the town of Yuma and runs through the county, following the generol course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, rendering all the lands susceptible of irri gation and cultivation, can find an easy outlet in this way and cau be transpoited to all the markets and centers of population in the East or West. Another competing railroad is projected from San Diego, California, to the town of Yuma, and thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma County will have exceptional railroad advantages. THE CLIMATE OF YUMA. The climate of Yuma for nine months of the year has no equal, as wc believe, in the world, and during the remaining three months of the year, comprising June, July and AugUbt, the heat is not oppressive. Even though the thermometer in mid-sum- mer may a times rise above 100 and oc casionally even reach 110, yet, owing to the absence of moisture in the air, it is not oppressive. The atmosphere is pure, light and balmy. When the mercury marks ihe highest extreme of heat, a person tloes not feel that oppression or debility which is felt in the Eastern States when the mer cury iB ranging from SO3 to 90'. The air is bo dry that perspiration is absorbed a soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no tunc in the summer -does the heat produce any discomfort. LANDS AND SOll.fe. The lauds of Yuma County comprise (ho Tivcr bottoms and valleys and tlie uplands or ineaj3. The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile, if. indeed, it ia possible to mike comaripsons where all are so wonderfully productive ami prolific. The uplands or mesas are warmer andperhaps, fttightly better for the cultivation of the cifru? fruits. Imimji intsi;.. ni v.il The valley Y.iwi o the Gila and Colorado rivers have for tho most part a deep sedimentary soil of brownish, gray sandy loton, resting1, in most places, upon a gray clay subscil at a depth of from tan to twonty feet below the surface, The clay subaoil forms a hard pan which is impervious to water. These soih have beep slowly formed by tho decomposition of shales, snndstcnes, marls, limestones, etc., mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by the mighty rivers and have been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. The fertilizing brownish mud held in tho water of the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from the Nile, and its quantity varies from 0.1 to 0.5 percent. though the water when even considerably discolor "2d by mud is good to drink, resembling in this res poet the Missouri river water. A chemical analysis of the sediments of tho Colorado and of tho Nile exhibits a wonderful similarity In the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting trifle less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonadc of limcstome beds through which "the Colo rado passes. In other respocts the sediment Of the Colorado is almost identical with that of the Nile, It will be noticed, flicroforc, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to artesian waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richest fertilizing elements. The soil of the valley is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter Mid uncombincd carbon, readily absorbing the aerial.gases, such especially, as oxygen, which en terms the soil, decomposes the organic matter. that they can be taken up and nourish the plant which may be considered a. leading featur; in its fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while the firmness of its particles affords every facility for percolation and the activity of capillary action. In i ts mechanical composition its particles arc in a state of very fine division, which rcntler3 it more productive than coarser soils It acquirics heat readily in the daytime, and the loss of -the heat at night -is"very gradual, so that it re mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold. Besides its essential con stituents of water, organic or vegetable matter, sand and clay, a chemical analysis shows that lime. soda, magnesia, iron, ammonia and available forms Of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash enter into composition in the proportions best adapted to add to its fertility, though, of course, as is alwaj the case in soil analysis, its composition varies in different localities and is not always constant The soil of the uplands, or mesas, is lighter and more gravelly and in some places of a free, loamy calcareous character. The mesa lands are warm and generous. They seem especially adapted for the grape, olive and citrus fruits generally. Thir soil contains more magnesia, lime or chalk than the bottom lands. It never cracks and retains moisture admirably in summer. It is of that character which will produce a wine that will keep good for fifty or a hundred years, and -improve annually, not being liable to sour, or on 'exposure to the air, after one year old, to become turbid and change color in tho bottle or glass. We can safely say that the soil of Yuma County can nowhere be surpassed, containing as it does all the essential elements of richness and fertility. FRUIT CULTURE. Fruit production - throughout Arizona is a sub ject of great interest at present, and will n doubt, be the principal industry in Yuma County. The remarkable results that have sprung from very superficial and imperfect culture has de monstrated that the soil and climate of Yuma County are peculiarly adapted for this branch of agricultural enterprise. The development of these resources is of the utmost importance and is at tracting carefnl attention. Experiments have been made, with care, and facts in regard to the culture of different kind of fruits have been collected which cannot fail to convince, even the mostskept- ical, of tho wonderful superiority of Yuma County over Southern California in fruit growing, and which must lead to a large and varied production, of the most remunerative character. The Commissioner of Immigration in his report, published in ISSO, writes as follows of the rich valleys of the Gila, Colorado and Salt rivers. "The foil of these valleys is among the "richest on the continent. It is formed of the detritus which the streams for ages havo brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant overflows and change of channel, tho deposit of this rich vegetable matter has form ed a soil of extreme fertility, Near the streams it is a dark alluvial mold, well adapted to small grains aud grasses. Farther back there is a rich sandy loam, 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 State. So rapid and prolific is the growth of the fruits, cereals and vegetables that the labor of tho cultivator is reduced to the minimum. In nearly all of them two crops a yea: can be growth, and vegetation is one month ahead of California. The fanners plants a cottonwood sapling before his door, and within the year lie has a shade tree twenty-five feet hia;h! Alfalfa can be cut six times during the season, and it is an actual fact the grape-cuttings have produced within eigh teen months! What State or Territory can make such a showing? The climate, it must be remem bered, is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never falls in these southern valleys. The farmer begins to plant in November, and by the middle cf Hay his harvest is ready. Hoses are in bloom, fruit trees are blossoming, arid the grain fields are a sea of green, when tho fields of tho Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice. Every variety of grains, grasses, fruits and vege tables grown in the temperate and &emi-tropic zones can be produced in the valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn barley, oats and all the small grains give a yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels to the acre. Alfalfa, clover, timothy, 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 State3 can be grown in Arizona, and nowhere are they found of better 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 attenticu is paid to the culti vation of other staples; but it has been demonstrat ed that the soil and climate are specially adapted to their successful growth. Cotton-growing 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 grown in the Gila valley. "But it is their adaptability for fruit culture that assures to these valley lands a dense popula tion and a prosperous future. Almost every var iety known can be raised in their fruitful soils. The apple, pear, plum, poach, apricot, quince and nec tarine, arc of delicious flavor, and give a gen erous yield. The grapo of all varieties is at home In these sunny vales. No place in the grape-growing belt of the Pacific Coast can show so prolific a yield. Tho quality is all that could be desired; and the wine, although its manufacture is yet ex perimental, is of a fine flavor, deicious bouquet, and unsurpassed by any native product as a table beverage. Experiments with the raisin-grape have shown that this climate and soil possess every advantage for tho production and curing of this ttaple article of commerce . "Besides the fruits already mentioned, tht or ange, lemon, lime, olive, fig, pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, can be grown success fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. Orango trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yunw; while the bananas is also being cul tivated at tiie latterplace. Hie Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with tho best California. "In tho valleys of the Colorado, the Salt and the Gila livers, there ia room for thousands. It is-net too mueh to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union can be found -a more desirable region for the waking of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for the plow. Trt'es and shrubbery have so rapid a growth that within eighteen months the immigrant oan surround his abods with attractions which would require years to maturs in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month ! foro the California product. The bright .sunshine makes life a luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere bringi health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonic?-, such as wc have nude of Southern "'a.iitomia a urden, Arizona pr-i.i. intrM alfl ipituhmitiv ThoueawN 01" acres, now profitless, can be made productive by tho construction of irrigating ditabes, and there is no investment which assures 'larger or more permanentreturns." The foregoing statements arc not exaggerated; in fact, they fall short of doing justice' to this won derful land. .Pineapples, dates, almonds and wal nuts will do well. Strawberries, raspberries, black berries, currants, Kooseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be successfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus aiid semi-tropical fruits, as almost every fruit, cut, plant, grain, grass or vegetable which cau be produced in either tropic or temperate zone, will thrive An its rich and fertile soils. WHY E1IMIGKAXTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY. Because the climate is perfect. Because the soil is fertile and prolific. Because land is abundant and cheap . Because a home can be made with little labor. Because so great a variety of product: can be grown , Because the yield is large .and the priced always remunerative . Because life is a luxury in a land where the sun shines every day. Because there are chances for a poor man which he can never hope to find in older countries. Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing. Because, unlike Southern California it does not require a sm.alltfortu.ne to secure a piece of land. Because "capital does not block -all the av enues to wealth, n?r crowd the poor "man to the wall. Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms: in Yuma county waiting for occupants. iiscause cnurcnes, scnools, newspapers and railroads are fast developing the moral .and material elements of "the Territory. Because good laud is becoming scarce, and if you den't catch on now, your last chance will soon be gone . Because the country is one of the few regions of the Uuited States that yields the products of the temperate and semi-tropic zones. Because the workwreceives ji fair com pensation for his labor, nd the 'rustler' has a field for the display of Jus energy and en terprise . uecause tnere are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations snow-storms nor cyclones. Because the vast and varied resources of the country are yet to be developed. Because the wealth of its mines, its farm ing valleys, and grazing lands, will yet build up a great and prosperous county. Because a man can make a livelihood her, with less labor than in anj' other part of the United States. Because there is health and strength and vigor Hinder its -cloudless skies. Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and crabbinc out stumps. Because vegetation is so raind that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth of trees and shrubs which would require livu years tu uuveiop in a comer came. Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes tire afflicted. Because the country ha3 a brilliant future ana you want to be in the "swim." Because m its pure, dry invicroratinrr air. epidemic diseases cannot live or germinate. Because its people are erenerous. liberal. iiuspiutuu: uuu progressive. WHY CAPITAL SHOULD SEEK YUMA COUNTY Because its mines are the richest. Because its grazing lands are the best. Because its. farming lands are valuable and productive . .because it gives assurance of the .'largest returns on money invested. Because its grand resources are vet to be aeveiorea . .because it is a young, growing- county with an assured future . Because the opportunities for engaging in manuiacninng enterprises are better than in any other region of the West. Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures. isecausenuiere is a demand for additional facilities for ore reduction. Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction .of irrigating canals. Because there are .large .tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking ot artesian wells . Because there are many openings in a new uuuuuiy wmuii cuiiuut exist m oiaer com muni ties. Because the opportunities for engaging in tho successful cultivation Of semi-tropic fruits are better than in any other part of uie-unreca o raxes. Because property values are rapidly ad vancing . Because Arizona s boom is vet to come . Because it is a virgin field, ready for the. seed which-will produce a golden harve3t. ARIZONA. Arizona stands at the threshold of an era of wonderful-social and industrial de velopment. "There can't be a doubt about the fact. The dawn for which she has waited so long is breaking at last. There is every promise of a day of great pros perity and permanent upbuilding just be- lore ner. lhe impulse of a new ana ener gizing hope vis visible -everywhere among hec people, while the cumulative effect of many things, which made but small im- pression as they transpired singly, is now commanding for her a full share of atten tion and interest abroad among home seekers and capitalists. A lively competition has sprung up for the possession of thiugs which have hereto- foregone a-begging for ownership. There is a scramble for franchises. Nothing more surely indicates a great industrial awaken ing than this. The rates of interest are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than'this . Arizona has reached that climacticer periodiWhich every western state has experienced-sometime in-its history when, after long and weary - struggle and doubt, with each side of the balance first up and then down, the clouds of despondency have suddenly rolled away, and a sunburst of energizing hope has thrilled the droop ing spirits of the people to greater and braver endeavor than before. For the last twelve years the subsidence of the great Tombstone boom and the com pletion of two transcontinental lines of ailroad across her territory Arizona has rather dropped out of public attention, but m that time she lias been quietly ac cumulating a fund of substantial wealth and a force of moral character which qualify her now to rise up and take her destiny in her own hands. The population ot Arizona 13 Mexican. This is a mistake of great importance from tiie moral point of view. There is but one ousiderable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent the predominating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large a Mexican population as Colorado and not above one-tenth as much aaNew Mexico. "Fitz-Mac," in uenver New.-. 'J APPLICATIOXlFOU A PATENT NO. C30. U. S. Land Office, 1 Tucson. Ariz., December 22, 1S94. f Notice is hereby given that Charles W. Prange, whose postoffice address is Harrisburg, Arizona, lias filed his application for a patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of the Ophir mine or vein, bearing gold and silver, with surface ground six hundred feet in width, situated in Ellsworth Min ing district, county of Maricopa and Territory of Arizona and desiffnatcd by the field notes and official plat on file-in-thi3 offico, as survey No. 1142, said survey No. 114being described as follows, to wit: Beginning at Corner No. 1, I. ST., identical with corner No. 1 of the.-location, a redwood post marked 1--1142, U. S. L. M. No. 1142 bears S. 41 deg. 20 min. E., 807.5 feet. Thence S. S7 deg.'min. 30 W., 300 feet to Corner No. 2, a redw6od post marked 21142. Thenee N. 52 deg. 30 min. W., 1500 feet to corner No. 3, a redwood post marked 3 -1142. Thence N. 37 deg. 30 min. E., 300 foot to Corner No. 4, a redwood postmarked-1 1142. Thence N. 37 deg. 30 min E 273.8 feet to Corner No. 5, a redwood.post marked 5- -1142. Thenee S. 53 deg. 30 min. E..150C.SO feet to Corner No. 0, a redwood post marked 61142. Thence S. 37 deg. 33 min. W., 300 feet to corner No. 1, 1. M.. the placa of beginning. Magnetic variation 13 deg. 30 min. E., containing 20.21 acres. The location "of this mine is recorded in the Recorder's office of Maricopa county, in Book No. 5, page 438 of mining claims. There are no adjoining claimants excepting owner of Sunrise mining claim on the Northeast. Any and all persons claiming adversely any por tion of said Ophir mine or surface ground, are re quired to file their adverse claims with the Register of the United State? Land Office at Tucson, Pima county, Arizona, daring the sixty days period of -publication herec', or they will bo barred by -virtue of the provision? of the statute. EUGENE J. TRIPPEL, Register. DX.MRON& CRENSHAW, Attorneys for Claimant. First Lisertion Dec. 1st, 1S94. iWbiing Application No. 633. U. S. LAND OFFICE, TUCSON, ARIZ., ) November, 27, 1S94. f Notics is hereby j.ven that Charles W. Prange, whose post-office address is Harrisburg, Arizona, has made application for a patent for fifteen hund red linear feet of the U. S. Grant mine or vein bear ing gold and silver, situate in Ellsworth Mining District, Maricopa County, Arizona, and described in tho -official plat and field notes on file in this office, as follows,-viz: Beginning at cor. No. 1, I. M., identical with corner No. 1 of the location; a redwood post 4 in. square, 4h ft. long, set 1J ft. in the ground, sur rounded with a mound of stone, and marked 1 1144. U. S. L. M. No. 1142 bears S. 8 deg. 50 min. E., 1095.2 ft. Thence N. 37 deg. 30 min. E. 300 ft. to corner No. 2. identical with cor. No. 2 of location, a redwood post 4 in. square, 4J ft. long, set 11 ft. in the ground, surrounded with a mound of stone and marked 2114. Thence N. 52 deg. 30 min. W. 1500 ft to cor. No. 3, identical with cor. No. 3 of the location, a redwood--post4 in. square 4J ft. long, set 1 ft. in the ground, surrounded with a mound of stone and marked 3 1144. Thence S 37 deg. 30 min. AV., 300 ft. to cor. No. 4, identical with Cor. No. 4 of the location, a redwood post 4 in. square, 4 ft long, set 1J ft. in the ground, sur rounded with a mound of stone and marked 4 IHi. Thence S. 37 deg. 30 min. AV. 300 ft. to cor. No. 5, identical with Cor. Ko. 5 6i the location, a rcwood post, 4 in. square, 4 ft. long, set 1 ft. in the ground and surrounded with a .mound of stone and marked 5 1144.CornerNo. 5 of survey No. 1142 bears S. 37 deg. 30 min. W., 20.2 feet. Thence S. 52 deg. 30tfiin.-E.'1500ft. to cor. No. 6, identical with Cor. No. 6 of the location, and also identical with Cor. No. 0 of survey No. 1142., a redwood post 4 In. square, 41 feet long, set li ft. in tho ground, surrounded with a finoiusd .of stone, and marked 0 1144. This post is also marked 0 1112. Thence N. 37 deg. 30 min. E., 300 ft. to Cor. No., 1, 1. M., the placo-of -beginning. Containing 20.40 acres. Magnetic variation 13 deg. 30 min. E. Tho location of this Mine is recorded in the Re corders office of Maricopa county, Arizona on page 40 and amended location on page 141 of Book No. C of Mining Claims. Adjoining claimants arc the Ophir mine, survey No. 1142, on the south and the Sunrise mine, survey No. 1143 on the southeast. All persons holding adverse claims thereto are required to present the same before this office with in sixty days from the first day of publication here of, or they will bo barred by virtue of the pro visions of the statute. F.TlfJFVtf.T TRIPPPT. Rnnicton DAMRON & CRENSHAW, Attorneys for claimant APPLICATION FOR A PATENT. NOC37. U. S. Laxd Office, Tucson, Ariz., December 22, 1894. Notice is hereby given that Charles W. Prange whoso postoffice address is Harrisburg, Arizo ia, has filed his application fer a patent for fifteen hundred linear feet of tho Sunrise mine or vein bearing gold and silver, with surface ground six hundred feet in width, situated in Ellsworth Min ingdistrict, Maricopa County, Arizona, and desig nated by the field notes and official plat on file in this office as Survey No. 1143, said Survey No, 1143 being described as follows, to-wit: Beginning at corner No. 1. I. M. identical with corner No. 1 of tho location, and also-identieal with corner No. 1, I, M. of survey lyo. 1142, a red wood postmarked 1 1143, and marked on opposite side 11142. U. S. F. M. No. 1142 bears S., 41 deg, 20 min. E. 807.5 feet. Thence S. 9 deg. 15 min. E. 300 feet .to corner No. 2; a redwood post marked 21143 Thence N. SO de-s'. 45 min. E., 1500 feet to corner No. 3, a redwood postmarked 3 1143. Thenee N. 9 deg. 15 min. W 300 feet to Corner No. 4, a redwood postmarked 41143, Thence N. 9 deg 15 min. AV., -300- feet to conic No. 5, a redwood post marked 1143. Thence S. 80 deg. 45 min. AV., 1500 (eel to corner No. 6, a redwood post marked 6-H43. Thence S. 9 deg, 15 min. 300 feet to corner No. 1,1. M., the place of beginning. Magnetic variation 13 deg. 30 min. E.; containing 19.77 acres, exclusive of Survey No. 1142. The location of this mine is recorded in the Re corder's office of Maricopa County, Arizona, Book No 5, page 435 of Mining claims. There are no other claimants adjoining excepting the owner of Ophir mining claim on the northwest Any and all persons claiming adversely -any por tion of said Sunrise mine or surface ground, are required to file their adverse claims with tho Re gister of tho United States Land Offico at Tucson, Pima County, Arizona, during tho sixty days period of publication hereof, or they will be barred by virtue of the prvisions of the Statute. EUGENE J. TRIPPEL. Register. DAMRON & CRENSHAAV; Attorneys for Claimant 1st Insertion Feb. 9th, 1895. -NOTICE. Territory" Of Arizona, County of Yuma J To W. J. Oswald: You are hereby notified thatr I have ex pended Nino Hundred ($900.00) Dollars in labor and improvements upon the North ern Bell Mining Claim, in Knoxvillc -Mint ing District Yuma County, Arizona Ter- itory, being the amount required to hold said premises for the years ending respec tively, January 1st, 1837; .January 1st," 188S; January 1st, 1889; January 1st, 1890; January 1st, 1891; January 1st, 1892; January 1st, 1893; January 1st, 1894 and. January 1st, 1895 under the provisions of section 2324, Revised-Statute of the United States. And if wifhin ninety (90) days from publication hereof, you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such ex penditure as co-owner, your interest in said claim will become the property of the sub scriber under the provisions of said Section 2324. Max Engasser, Owner of said Mining Claim. ! nMR i n HMDSOflE WFl I in 601H& PREMIUM 1 llhlfllUIII I SELECTED nrrrn I WOTOGftflPHlG VIEWS mxm i FREEJE pggHh, ft FOR ONE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE PREVIOUS TO JANUARY 31st, 1895. jnanxSrdaid pnu SnniTjui 'SuiddtuM. jo isoo &ed oj ogz jo jdpoai no inas J3dt2d aidarea PUTJ 3ooq JO oidnres JO Scpsxsuoo" 'WW) 'QailANI S1N30V WOUi H0H3QH0dS3aU0a U3JJO si ha dn 3MVJ. ainoHS iH)seos-HOH SMsansaio bb noAV eiqtmtBAin; si inv 'uonjsod -sir UBiqumioo ouj jo snoipnpoidai orqdcjaojoqd aaoj-iixis jo uou -sops t? jo sjsisnoo 01 paiiajai oAoqu SAV9IA JO B3II8S JJHJ 6qj JOSJUOJUOO 3HX piBAUoj jag oq iiiav jadud JnoA" no &rep aqi 1M9A3S joj arjdxa uou saop uonduosqns jno.C 'oojraBnoci9UoeniospuBH SPU urejqo ub T SENTINE1 Published Weekly in Yuma, is one of oldest and most reliable newspapers of Arizona-, devoted to the progress of the Territory in general and Yuma County in particular, iLoyaJLI Liberal! Its columns will be devoted to fruit growing, farming min ng, stock raising, irrigation and tho opening upr-settlement and development of the vast region of grand eotintrj that lies in Southern Arizona. and its surrounding country. .2TIS ONE OF THE ELDEST PAPEES -'IN T-HE Territory . It is the OLDEST and has the LARGEST CIRCULATION . in the County. rTk& zLtiie$t an'd Most Reliable -News .M- ivcuys Given. 'INDEPENDENT IN ALL THINGS, NEUTRAL IN NOTHING. ITS POLICY. IS SURE TO PLEASE ALL FAIR MINDED READERS .The oldest and most influential; the largest and best . .weekly paper in Western Arizona, especially adapted to the needs of those who wish any information in re gard to the valley of the Colorado, the Nile of the West. It presents both sides of ail matters pertaining to the public interest. It has no enemies to punish-no - friends to pet, but treats all alike fair and truthful. " With Chariiy for all and.Malice toward None." . Subscribe for the SENTINEL, and keep posted as to what is going on in Yuma County, one of the most favoredsections of Arizona. ONLY $3 PER 'YEAR. &j&JSSXJETjJl COPIES JbJJbLDS33E3. 'Address, - - J V. DORRINGTON Yuma, Arizona. -OF- Every Description SIXTY-FOUR PLATES. Slzo of page, 11 by 13 inches. Elaborate Cover in Gold and Colors," Highly Enameled Paper. sroifcis: $1.00. ftiZGNA SENTINEL MB3A QUO pnu.rBMauai juq-Cui pnas sqinoni 10 saasi ji 'xeaS ono-ioj. aou Stri mouoi A"q 'prcd aSBjsoa no -SH33iaosans Q10 01 310H 1VI33dS s. Viinia's l?limat5V Weather Observer A. Ashenbergor furnishes us with the following im portant faets relative to the climate, rainfall and weather at Yuma. Tho following data from the records of the U . S. weather Bureau are from observations taken for periods rang ing from five to twenty years and are published by request of the Hen Mayor of Yuma: Mean actual barometer. Yuma, 29.76 inches; Denver, Col., 24.73 inches. Mean annual temperature. Yuma. 73i Jupiter, Fla., 73. Mean maximum temperature during month of July. Yuma, 106.6; rPhoenix, 107.3. Mean -minimum temperature during month of July. Yuma, 77; Galveston, Tex., 79'. Mean minimum temperature ; during month of January. Yuma, ,42 'Tticson, 35'; Phoenix, 32. Highest temperature recorded. Yuma, 118; Phoenix, 119; Fort &pwai. Idaho, 115. Lowest temperature recorded. Yuma, 22; Riverside, Cal. (Voluntary observer record.), 21"; Jacksonville, Fla., 15; Gal veston, Texll. Mean relative humidity. Yuma, 44 , San Diego, Cal., 7o; Chicago, 74; Pen sacola, Fla., 76; Port Angeles, Wash., Mean annual rainfall. Yuma, 3 inches'; Tucson, 13 inches; Jacksonville, Fla,, 55 inches; New Orleans, La., .62 inches; "iNeah. Bay, Wash., -102 inches. Average annual number of rainy days. Yuma, 14; Tucson -&9; St. Louis, 115; Washington, D. C, 126; New York, 12Q; Baltimore, 133; Chicago, ,136; Cincinnati, 141; Atlanta, Ga., 141; Rochester, JT. Y., 171; Tatoosh Island, Wash., 186. Average annual number of cloudy days. Yuma, 17; Sacramento, Cal., 45; Oswego, N. Y., 173. Average annual number of partly cloudy days. Yuma, 69; Sacramento, Cal., 76; Oswego, 1ST. Y., 124. Average annual number of clear days. Yuma, 279; Portland, Ore., 92; Oswego, N. Y., 6S. Average hourly wind velocity. Yuma, 6 miles; Dodge City, Kan., 12 miles; San dusky, 0., 13 miles. Highest wind .velocity recorded. Yuma, 54 miles; San Francisco, Cal., 60 miles. NORTON'S Automatic Water Gate TP PRSVENT OVEfcFLOW ift Irrigating .canals Ditches an voirs, The above est illustrates an AUTOMATIC WATER GATE, to regulate and keep in subjection the rise of water in canal, due to an over-abund ant flow, or to sudden rises in the canal owins 4o severe rains or storms. It is Darticularlv valuable to have such a watr Gate placed in lower bank of canal, at such points along its line -Where there arc Ravines, Gullies, Arroyos, Foot Hills, Buttes, or Tableland, as any rains or storms bring: down at such points a surplus of water that is very dangerous to the banks of canal. The Waste Gate, however, will prevent such damage,.a3 it is SELF-ACTING AND A PERFECT SAFETY VALVE Believlntr the canal, at short intervals, of its sur plus water, thus preventing the washing away of banks, and causing great damage generally, nO alone to canal, but property owners all along the line, who may suffer more or less damages there after for the want of water owing to the. damaged condition of canal, and while such repair, are being made. Not only is it valuable to relieve canal oi its surplus water, to prevent damage and ex pense, but by its use the first cost of canal con struction will be materially lessened, as the banks need not be made so high or wide. The device is extremely simple, and compara tively inexpensive. Its plan of operation is this: There is a pipe fastened to an opening in the vertical gate, 1. When the body of water rises to the level of the. upper end of pipe, 2, water run freely into the tank, 3, which is immediately filled, thus overbalancing the weight, 4, which is on th other end of lever, 5, thus forcing open the gate, which suddenly relieves the .canal of a large sur plus of water. When body ot-water recedes belww a certain level, no more water is admitted to the tank; therefore empties itself by a small faucet opening, '6, at the bottom; this being done, the weight overbalances, tank, and brings down th lever, which, being rigid to the swinging gate, closes it. This operation continues at short in tervals, so. long as the body of water keeps rising over a certain level. The lever, gate, pipe ana tank are all rigid, and hinge or pivot, on a hori zontal shaft. The gate, flume or cx can be iaad any height, width, or length desired. The gatecas be hingedbetween any bulkhead without box. The Water Gate Is a Perfect Safety Valve, and ia to a body of water what a safetyralve Is to steasa. They can be made any aiafc(reponding witk body Of water and size of ciftJTt is secured by letters patent, and for saleHsby C. W, BARNHART, No. 4 Suttxb. Street, Sas FrAscisco, Cal. Please write for price list and further information giving length, top and bottom dimensions of canal. All plans and speeifiVaticns famished with eTery order.