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Resources of Yuma County e . YUMA COUNTY. A white man first set foot on what is now Yuma County in 1771. It is the southwest division of the Territory, and one of the four original counties of the Ter ritory. Many great reclamation projects are however on foot, and in a few years ex pect to see Yuma County rated as the richest in the Territory. The first glimpse the traveler 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 country 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 possibili 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 lluid have annually gone 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. EIVERS OF YUMA COUNTY. In regard to climate, healthfulness, fer tility and productiveness of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of water supply, variety of resources and cheap transportation by rail and by water, no part of Arizona can surpass Yuma county, which is destined to become one of richest and most prosperous counties in Arizona. It lies between 32 00' aud 31 20' north latitude and 113 20' and 114 40' west longitude. It contains 6, 4S3.320 acres. It is about as large as the States of Rhode Island, Connecticut and Delaware com bined, or as large as either New Hampshire, Vermont or Massachusetts. The western boundary of Yuma County is formed by the Colorado river, which separates Arizona from California. The county is bounded on the north by Williams Eork 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- in snows cause a greater depth of water in this river in summer than in winter, tlius 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, Agua Fria, Has sayampaand 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 fernia. This water is now being diverted from its natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the purpose of reclaiming and irrigating the immense tract3 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 can be transported 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 I Yuma, and thence along the north side of the Gila river. Thus Yuma t'o-mtv v.,1 have exceptional railroad tu ai.iages. THE CLIMATE OF YUMA. The climate of Yuira tor nine months f the year has no euul, as vro boiicve. in tK world, and dunig the remain iui- ti i' s.NOtfes of the year, comprif-iuf: .'nuo, July nd August, the ln-,t i- lug oppressive. Even though the t-cunometer in mid-sum-nirr may aa times rise above 100, and oc oas.jiially 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 the highest extreme of heat, a person does not feel that oppression or debility which is felt in the Eastern States when the mer cury is ranging from S0 to 90. The air is so dry that perspiration is absorbed as soon as it reaches the surface of the body, and at no time in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort. LANDS AND SOILS. The lands of Yuma County comprise the rlvtr bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas. The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile, if, indeed, it is possible to mike comparisons wberoall are so wonderfully productive and prolific Hie uplands or mceas arc warmer and, perhaps, figlitlyfer betterthecultivationofthecitrusfruite , "Uiia-k ontiinsa -trl-'r n s-iil The valley Lwl of thej Gila and Colorado livers have foi the most part a deep sedimentary soil of brownish, gray sandy loam, resting, in most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at a depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay tubsoll forms a hard pan which is impervious to water. These soils have been slowly formed by tho decomposition of shales, sandstones, marls, limestones, etc., mixed with or ganic and vegetable matter, washed down by the might rivers and Jiavc been gradually deposited during the course of centuries. Tho fertilizing brownish mud held in the wat uof the Colorado and Gila rivers resembles that from tho Nile, and its quantity varies from 0.1 to 0.5 percent., though the water when even considerably discolor ed by mud is good to drink, resembling in this res pect the Missouri river water. A chemical analysis of the sediments of tho Colorado and of the Nile exhibits a wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of tho Colorado exhibiting a trifle less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limostoine beds through which the Colo rado pass-s. In other respocts the sediment of the Colorado is almost identical with that of the Nile. It will bo noticed, therefore, that when this water is used for irrigation it is superior to artesian waters since it is constantly supplying the land with the richestferiilizing elements. Tho soil of tho valleys is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and unconibincd carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, as oxygen, which en tering the soil, decomposes the organic matters so that they can bo taken up an J nourish the plants which may be considered a leading featur? in its fertility. It also readily take3 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 are in a state of very fine division, which renders it more productive than coarser soils It acquirics heat readily in the daytime, and tho loss of tho heat at night is very gradual, so that it re mains always warm and is not subject to sudden changes of heat and cold. Br -cs 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 tho proportions best adapted to add to its fertility, though, of course, as is alwajs the case in coil analysis, its composition varies in different localities and is not always constant. The soil of tho uplands, or mesas, lighter and more gravelly and in some places of a irec, loamy, calcareous character. The mesa lands arc warm and generous. They seem especially adapted for the grape, olive and citrus fruits generally. Their 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 the bottle or glass. We can safely say that the soil of Yuma County can nowhere be-surpasscd, containing as it ijoes all the essential elements of richness and fertility. FRUIT CULTURE. Fruit production throughout Arizona is a sub ject o great interest at present, and will no doubt, be tho principal industry in Yuma County. Tho 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 carcfnl attention. Experiments have been made, with care, and facts in regard to the culture of different kinds of fruits have been collected which cannot fail to convince, even the most skept ical, of the 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 18S8, writes as follows of the rich valleys of the Gila. Colorado and Salt rivers. "The soil of these valleys is among the richest on the continent. It is formed of the detritus which the streams for ages have brought down from their mountain homes in their journey to the sea. By constant overflows and change of channel, the deposit of this rich vegetable matter has form ed a soil of extreme fertilit', Near the streams it is a dark alluvial mold, well adapted to small grains and 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 States, fjQ rapid and prolific is the growth of the fruits, cereals and vegetables that the labor of the cultivator is reduced to the minimum. . In nearly all of them two crops a year can be growth, and vegetation is one month ahead of California. The farmers plants a cottonwood sapling before his door, aud within the year he has a shade tree twenty-five feet high! Alfalfa can be cut six times during tho season, and it is an actual fact the grape-cuttings have produced within eigh teen months! AVhat State or Territory can make such a showing? Tho 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 of May his harvest is ready. Roses are in bloom, fruit trees are blossoming, and tho grain fields are a sea of green, when the fields of the Eastern farmers are covered with snow and ice. Every variety o grains, grasses, fruits and vege tables grown in the temperate and semi-tropic zones can be prodnced 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 States can be grown in Arizona, and nowhere arc 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 attcnticu is paid to the culti vation of other staples; but it has been demonstrat ed that the soil and climate arc 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 itiev. alley lands a dense popula tion ml pr'"ier'Tic future. Almost everr uT i.. ';.! ) " (.an lc raised in their fruitful ')ils. Tin i'i'-'. Vv&r' l'lum, Psp-ch, ;t;-i quince and nec ir:iie, ar- of ''.ifiu' flat or. and yivo ajren eru" .!.. The gr:'.pe us all .arioMts: is it home In thefce onny vak-. plac.; in iape-grow- ing tclt i.f tii. i a Ik ",t . ;n oiiow so prolific a yield. 'f nu.ilitv is- ji that could be desired; !t'iev. though its manufacture is vet cx- peiimcntal, is of a fine flavor, delicious 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 the production and curing of this staple article of commerce. "Besides the fruits already mentioned, the or ange, lemon, linw, olive, fig. pomegranate, and others of the citrus family, can be grown success fully in the valleys of Southern Arizona. Orange trees are now in bearing in the Salt River valley and at Yuma; while the bananas is also being cul tivated at the latter place. 1 he Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with the best California. "In the valleys of the Colorado, the Salt aud the Gila livers, there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within tho limits of this broad Union can be found a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is required; it lies almost ready for tho 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 mature in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month btfore the California product. The bright sunshine makes life a luxury, and the pure, dry atmosphere brings health to all who inhale it. For the establishment of colonies, such as we have made of Southern California a arden, Arizona presents unrnak-d opportunities Thousands of acres, now profitless, can be. made productive by the construction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns." The foregoing statements are not exajrtrcratcd: in fact, they fall short of doing justiee to this won derful land. Pineapples, dales, almonds aud wal nuts will do well. Strawberries, raspberries, black berries, currants, gooseberrios, and all varieties of small fruits can bo successfully cultivated. Indeed. Yuma County is not only the nitural home of the citrus and semi-tropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, jrrass or caretablc which cau be produced in either tropic or temperate zone, will thrive in its rich and fertile soils. WHY EMMIG RANTS SHOULD COME TO YUMA COUNTY. Because the climate is perfect. Because the soil is fertile and prolific. Because land is abundant ana cheap . Because a home can be made with little labor. Because so great a variety of products 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 lind in older countries. Because the country is advancing and property values are increasing. Because, unlike Southern California it does not require a small fortune to secure a piece of land. Because capital does not block all the av enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor man to the wall. Because Uncle Sam has yet mauy farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants. Bscause churches, schools, newspapers and railroads are fa,st developing the . 'moral and material elements of the Territory. Because good land is becoming scarce, and if you don'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 worker receives a fair com pensation for his labor, and the 'rustler' has a held for the display of his energy and en terprise. Because there 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 fann 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 any other part of the United btates. Because there is health in every breeze. and strength and vigor under its cloudless Because the settW npoil nnh onmul up time in felling trees and grubbing out stumps. Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth oi trees anu snriios which would require five vears to develon in n. M Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted. Because the country has a brilliant future unu you wane to oe in the "swim." Because in its pure, dry invigorating air, epidemic diseases cannot Kvn mni.;..oro Because its people are generous, liberal, iiusjjiuwne anu 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 rubuius on money invested. Because its grand resources are yet to be developed. Because it is a young, growing county with an assured future . Because the opportunities for engaging in muiiuiaciuring enterprises are better than in any other region of the West. Because good mining properties can be had at reasonable figures . Because there is a demand for additional facilities for ore reduction . Because there are vast stretches of rich soil to be reclaimed by the construction of irrigatmg canals. Because there are large tracts of grass lands that can be utilized by the sinking ot artesian wens. Because there are many openings in a new country which cannot exist in older com munities. Because the opportunities for eiirarm?r in the successful cultivation of semi-tropic fruit3 are better than in any other part of me united states. Because property values are rapidly ad vancing. Because Arizona's boom is A'et to come. Because it is a virgin field, ready for the eeeuwiucii will produce a golden harvest. 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 ; -manent upbuilding just be fore !ur. ftv impulse of a now and ener gi.in0' hr.pi- i; visible everywhere among her people, vviiilu the ec.v.ulative effect of many things, v. hich made but small im pression ae the t.anspired singly, is now commanding' . in.rafull share of atten tat. a and inter, ; abroad among home seekers and c.i i ifiJuts. - A ih'.iy oiuipetition has sprung up for tiip pesedsion of things which have hereto f 'j.ti gone 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 arc falling to moderate figures. Nothing more surely indicates confidence and competition among the money lenders than this. Arizona has reached that climacticer period which every western state has ex perienced 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 awajr, 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 railroad across her territory Arizona has rather dropped out of public attention, but in that time she has 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 of Arizona is Mexican. This is a mistake of great importance from the moral point of view. There is but one considerable center of Mexican population in the territory, the city of Tucson, and even there it is not by any means at pres ent tho 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 as New Mexico.-""Fits-Mac," in Denver News. ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION -of thc-- GOLDEX CROSS MINING C03IPAKY. Know all men by these presents: That we, the undersigned, have this day volun tarily associated ourselves together for the purpose of forming a corporation under the laws of the Territory of Arizona, and we hereby certify: First. That the names of the incorpora tors of said corporation are George G. Mullins, Thomas S. Fuller, E. C. Fuller, C. L. Hedges and W. V. Hedges; and the name of said corporation is and shall be the Golden Cross Mining Company ; and that the place where its principal business is to be transacted, in the Territory of Arizona, shall be Yuma, in the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, and in California in the city of Los Angeles, County of Los Angeles, State of California. Second. That the general nature of the business proposed to be transacted is mining and milling for gold and other precious metals, buying and selling and dealing in mines, buying and selling and dealing in ores and precious metals of every kind, and milling and reducing ores and precious metals so as to extract the gold and other precious metals therefrom, and, further, to do a general mining and milling business in ores "and precious metals of all kinds. Third. That the amount of the capital stock ot this corporation shall be ten mil lion ($10,000,000.00) dollars divided into one hundred thousand (100,000) shares of the par value of one hundred ($100.00) dollars each, and same be paid in at the times and on the conditions required by th Board of Directors. . Fourth. That the time of the commence ment of this corporation shall be the day on which the Articles of Incorporation are filed for record in the office of the County .Recorder of Yuma County, Territory of Arizona, and the termination thereof shall be at the expiration of twenty five (25) years from the date of commencement. Fifth. That the officers and persons by whom the affairs of this corporation are to be conducted are to be five (5) Directors ; and the times at which they are to be elect ed shall be on the third Tuesday in March of each and every year, including the cur rent ear of 189'J. Sixth. That the highest amount of in debtedness or liabilities to which the cor poration is at any time to subject itself shall not exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Seventh. That the private property of the incorporators and stockholders is to be exempt from all the debts of the corpora tion. In witness vherof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals on this the fourth day of March, 1S9G. George G. Mullins, Seal. Thomas S. Fuller, Seal.1) E. C. Fuller, Seal. C. L. Hedges, fSeal. W. V. Hedges, Seal.. State of California, 1 County of San Diego, f ss On this 6th day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety six, before me, Will H. Holcomb, County Clerk and ex-olficio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County, personally appeared Thomas S. Fuller and E. C. Fuller, known to me to be the persons described in, whose names are subscribed to and who executed the annexed instrument, and acknowledged to me that they executed the same for the puprposes and consideration therein ex pressed. In witness wherof, I have hereunto set my hand and aflixed the seal of said Court, at my office in the County of San Diego, the day and year in this certificate first above written. fSeal.) . Will H. Holcomb. County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of said Superior Court. By Clyde W. Mitchell, Deputy. State of California, ) County of San Diego. ss On this sixth day of March, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety six before me, Will H. Holcomb, County Clerk and ex-oflicio Clerk of the Superior Court in and for said County, personally appeared E. C. Fuller, the wife of Thomas S. Fuller known to me to be a subscriber to and who executed the annexed instrument and having been examined by mo privily and apart from her husband, and having the same fully explained to her, she the said B. C. Fuller acknowledged such instrument to be her act and deed and declared that she had willingly signed the same for the purposes and consideration therein express ed and that she did not wish to retract it. In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of said Court, at my office in the County of San Diesro. the day and year in this certificate first above written. C Seal. ) Will H . Holcomb. County Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of said superior Court. By Clyde W. Mitchell, Deputy. State of California, l County of Los Angeles, j ss Before me, George Pomeroy, a Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California, on this 'day personally appeared George G. Mullins O. L. Hedges, and W. V. Hedges, known to me to be the persons whose names are subscribed to the loregoincr instrument, and thev each re spectively acknowledged to me that they ex ecuted the same for the purposes and con sideration tnerein expressed.- Given under my hand and seal of office this the 5th day of March, A. D., 189G. (Seal.) George Pomeroy, Notary Public in and for the County of Los Angeles, State of California. WANTED fill IDFA Si sjf&H to patent? Protect your ideas; they may bring; you wealth. Write JOHN WEDDEKBUKN & CO,, Patent Attorney?, Washington, D, C for their 1,800 prize offer. ANTED: Several trustworthy gentlemen or ladies to travel in Arizona for estab lished reliable house. Salary S7S0 and expenses Steady position. 'Enclose reference and self ad dressed stamped envelope. The Dominion Com pany, Third Floor, 'Omaha Building, Chicago. 111. OR. JORDAN & GO.'S mm GREAT MUSEUM OF MATOHY 1051 rIarl:ct f?t.F San Francisco (Between Cih and 7th Sts.) iion 2.1 cr.0- Jr.Ya'a s." 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Soap is offered for a limited time, so order to-day. Yours very truly, f3PAHY. T J PAPERS IN THE -OF- OF SELECTED SIXTY-FOUR PLATES. Size of page, ll by 13 inches. Elaborate Cover in Gold and Colors, Highly Enameled Paper. WORTH $i.OO. ON SENDING r SFNTINEL X HE contents of the art series of views above referred to consists of a selec tion of sixty-four photographic reproductions of the Columbian Ex position, and is invaluable as well as artistically beautiful. KUBSGRIBERS SHOULD TAXE UP THIS OFFEtt AT ONCE: Outfit, consisting cf sample of book and of wrapping, mailing and prepayment, Yiimn'w Climate. Weather Observer A. Aslicnberger furnishes us with the following im portant facts relative to the climate, rainfall and weather at Yuma. The following data from the records of the U . S. weather Bureau are from observations taken for periods rang ing from five to twenty years and are published by request of the Hon M-iyor of Yuma: Mean actual barometer. Yuma, 2&76 inches; Denver, Col., 24.73 inches. Mean annual temperature. Yuma, 73; Jupiter, Fla., 73. Mean maximum temperature during mmth of July. Yuma, 10G.60: iPhoenix, 107.3. Mean minimum temperature during month of July. Yuma, 77; Galveston, Tex., 79. Mean minimum temperature during month of January. Yuma, 42; Tucson, 35 ; Phoenix, 32. Highest temperature recorded. Yuma, 118; Phoenix, 119; Fort Lapwai, Idaho, 115'. Lowest temperature recorded. Yuma, 22"; Riverside, Cal. (Voluntary observer'a record.), 21; Jacksonville, Fla., 15; Gal veston, Tex., 11. Mean relative humidity. Yuma, 44, San Diego, Cal., 75; Chicago, 74; Pen- sacola, Fla., 76$; Port Angeles, Wash., Mean annual rainfall. Yuma,- 3 inches: Tucson, 13 inches; Jacksonville, Fla., 55 inches; Xew Orleans, La., 62 inches; Neah my, wash., ivz inches.- Average annual number of rainy days. Yuma, 14; Tucson 49; St. Louis, 115; Washington, D. C, 126; New York, 126; Baltimore, 133; Chicago, 136; Cincinnati, 141; Atlanta, lia., 141; Rochester, N. Y.r 171; Tatoosh Island, Wash., 186. Average annual number of cloudy days. Yuma, 17; Sacramento, Cal., 45; Oswego, N. Y., 173. gAverage annual number of partly cloudy days. Yuma, 69; Sacramento, Cal., 76; Oswego, N. Y., 124. Eg Average annual number of clear days Yuma, 279; Portland, Ore., 92; Oswego, N. Y., 68. Average hourly wind velocity. Yumn, 6 miles; Dodge City, Kan., 12 miles; San dusky, O., 13 miles. Highest wind velocity recorded. Yuma, 54 miles; San Francisco, Cal., 60 miles. WANTED: Several trustworthy gentleman or ladies to travel in Arizona for estab lished, reliable house. Salary $780 and expenses. Steady position. Enclose reference and self ad dressed stamped eavelopc. The Dominion Com pany.Third Floor, Omaha. Buildfnjr, Chicago ID. WANTED. A BRIGHT BOY OR GIRL In this aud every town in the vicinity where there is not already an agent, to sell the New York Ledger, America's Greatest Story Paper, by the week, and act as agent, making 2 cents on every copy sold. No charge being, made for unsold copies. Ho Possible Kisk. For further particulars call at the office of this paper. Equitable Life Assurance Society TP THE UNITED STATES. January 1, 1895. Assets -. 3.. 185,440,3(0 Reserve Fund (4$ Standard.) f AND ALL OTHER f" S14:7.564,5o Liabilities . . . j Surplus, 4 per cent.... 37,479,803 Surplus, 3$ Standard, $27,258,765. Outstanding As surance .8913,556,733 In the above Statement of Outstanding Assurance, Instalment Policies issued during 1S94, and previous thereto, have been re duced to their commuted value. New Assurance Applied for $256,552,736 Amount Declined 39,436,748 New Assurance written. $21 7, 11 5,988 HEWRY B. HYDE, Pres J. W. ALEXANDER, Vice President- rTor ale. 10 An Acre THREE HALF SECTIONS OF PATENTED LAND. Acres. AS FINE AND FERTILE AS PLOW EVER TURNED. With Perpetual Watei Right undo the Celebrated Mohawk Canal in Mohawk Valley. Each half section has 40 Acres Leveled, Fenced, and Ready For Farming. Inquire of J. W. DORRINGTON, YUMA, ARIZ. OR GEO. W. NORTON, MOHAWK, YUMA CO., ARIZ