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i i iBKSfMrafSE&S toil. Climate, Rivers, -and Varied Offerings and id y FAIR ARIZONA'S MER COUNTY. j -itf Statwacul of Facts Soiling Forth tlie Many Advantages TinlHncsieHts offered by Yuma County as n Place ol KesKiencc. and A white man first set foot on what is nw Yam County in 1771. It is the soathwcst division of tho 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 mc Yama County rated as the . richest in the Territory. The first elimpsc the traveler from Cali fornia catches of Arizona is that of the picturesque town of Yuma, which is snugly in the embrace of gentle rolling bills, unon whose crests aim - modern homes of our superior civilisation rc crowding the adoho dwellings into -teraal oblivion. Yuma is the gateway o nriMma, the new empire of the West, upon whote undeveloped riches the eyes of the BBHtry are at present turned, and as such, . is behind to grow and prosper with a rapidity that at present can hardly be re alised. But coupled with her geographi- ' enl position we find that she is the center of a country whose agricultural possibili ties are practically unlimited, being sur- '- -.AeA bv i soil the ferti'ity of which that of thc delta of tho Nile, and onlv water to become a paradise of Unm BiUions of gallons of that proeioue Jnid hare annually gone to waste at Yuma's very doors, bntalready a reaction U taking place atsd many enterprises are ' foot to supply the life-giving waters of ' fee yellow Colorado to the thirsty earth. 3UYERSOF YUMA COUNTY. In regard to climate, hcalthfulnese, fer ity and prwlactiveuess of soil, facilities for cultivation, irrigation and abundance of .t- auwdv, variety of resources and cheap ta-anspot tatiou by rail and by water, i. r &r!n can surpass Yuma oaunty, w bich is destined to become one of detest aud most prosperous counties in It lies between 32 00' and 34 20' north ' ,-Wa,id 113 '20' and 114 40 iweitude. It contains 6.488,320 acres. It ..Let as large as the Slates of Rhode t.1-,,5 Connecticut and Delaware com i- 'nr as laree as either New Hampshire, v.r.n-.t. nr Massachusetts. The estem Iwundary of Yuma County formed by the Colorado river, -,t,w Arizona from California. Zntv is hounded on the north by Williams Twland the Santa Maria river, Svaters now into the Colorado; on the cast n. w,fiR ot rima, iantU ,..! mi the souin uy ou.w, Its county seat is tho town of enry is ranging from 80 to 00. The air is so dry that perspiration is absorbed as 30011 as it reaches the surface of the body, and nttnotimn in the summer does the heat produce any discomfort. THE VILLAGE OF YUMA. Yavapai Jiexico. Yiuna. , ,. , The Colorado river drains the entire er ritory of Arizona, and every drop ot water fUs on its mountains, and plains nods its way to this- mighty river, the union oi tne formed by it is Green and , - r.i i, t.li p. streams whion (Jrana rivers, t ----- iee in the Rocky Mountains, and the melt lug miovve cause a greater depth of water inthis rivj m summer than in winter, thus urnishing the most water at the season ,hen it is most required for the purposes irrigation and agriculture. wiU be seen that for the entire distance v0g its western boundary, Yuma County pst ses the great advantage of cheap water transaortation. The Gila river rises m western part of New Mexico and is fed by numerous streams, among the most prominent of Which are the San Pedro, Agua Fria, Has ayampaand 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, JMi from ite eastern to its western bound possesses a far greater water supply nmintv in the Territory, mn hi", v vv. . and far more than can be found in all ?ali luruia. . This wtr is now being diverted from it natural channels by means of numerous large irrigating canals, and utilized for the nut-pose of reclaiming and irrigating the imcense tracts of lands which lie in this lfvordcontry, and which arc as fertile Many in the world. The Southern Pacific Railroad crosses the Colorado riverat the town of Yuma and rBM through the .county, following the .ncroi course, and at an average distance of about four miles south, of the Gila river, jcnderingall the lands susceptible of irri ,.tion and cultivation, can find an easy oolfetiatkisway and can be transposed o cU te markets and centers of population m tlx East or West . AuoUxrcMupeUnj railroad is projected i otn San Diego, (frlifoniia, to tl e town fYt-ma, it-d thence aioug the north side if the GiU river. .Thus Yuma County will -uvee-ccepttonal railroad advantages. THE CLIMATE OF YUMA. Although the town of Yuma is the second oldest community in the Territory of Ari zona, it is astonishing how little its re sources are known to the world at large, and how slightly developed is the natural wealth of the county. This is owing partly to Yuma's reputation for unbearable heat, and partly to the fact that, lying next to Cali fornia, is has been assumed that the county has been thoroughly prospected for mineral wealth, and prospectors have, in the main, kept the traveled highways in crossing its Territory. As a matter of fact one suffers less from the heat here than in almost all of tlml communities of the east, owing to the dryness of the atmosphere, and there is no healthier climate on God's footstool. People labor out of door from the ritiini to the setting of the suit, and suffer no in convenience. There has never been known, in this section of country, an authentic caso of sunstroke. Our climate, taken in time, never fails to cure pulmonary complaint of any description. Disease such as smahpex, cholera, etc., rarely visit us, ana then only in a very mild form, and are never fatal ex cept through the peivei-sity of patients Contrary to the beliei of tne uumiormed fi,o .irv lmat of the summer months is es pecially conducive to good health and ex optional vigor, acting naturally upon the human system with the same effect as the i artificial' result of a Turkish bath purefy- ing and renovating it. As a further matter of fact, this county has never been even superficially suspected, and it is only now that people are beginning to search its hills with any degree of systematic enthusiasm for the mineral wealth hidden there. Ow ing to the falling off in the price of silver, deposits of gold only arc being sought for; and the present result is little short of mar velous. In all sections of the county from the Sonora line to "Williams Fork discoveries are daily being made, and the greater the development the greater the wealth dis played. Wherever the prospector plants his foot, ledges of gold confront him or are brought to light by the investigating strokes f his pick. Portions of the country traversed for years by commonly traveled trails are devel oping into rich storehouses of golden wealth. New and rich placers are constantly being discovered, and shipments of placer gold from this point through Wells Fargo & Co.'s Express, are steadily increasing in value. "From a mining standpoint Yuma County is rapidly leading the Territory, and yet as far as that" industry is concerned, this section has received but little recog nition. Agriculturally the country is vastly im proving. Enterprises that have lain dor mant the last two years, owing to the gen eral financial depression and consequent dearth of money for investment purnoses, are waking up to new life and vigor. Money is being attracted in this direction, and on all sid" can be distinguished that indefin able stir which is the precursor of an indus trial awakening. Even within these last two years of financial stringency and de pression there has been a steady if slow in crease in agricultural development and wealth. A greater area of old farms has been put under cultivation, and new lands have been inclosed and new fields started, A large section of Claisdell Heights has been planted to fruit trees; field of cereals and alfalfa have been added t o the cultivated area on the Colorado river below town; the lands lying under the Mohawk and Farmer's canals have been made to yield heavy crop3 of every variety of agricultural products, as in other sections of the Gila valley, and the gardens of Yuma have been added to and beautified in fruits, flowers and shuhbery to a more than appreciable extent. Altogether we may feel proud of our progress during these last months of business depression and discouragement. It speaks well for the in dustry and pluck of our people, and the showing made constitutes the best evidence of the merits of our soil and climate and the richness of our mineral resources. Nature has done everything for our county, and all that is needed is a touch of the wand of cap ital to have oui hills and valleys spring into an active life of remunerative industry that will last and endure forever. Some three years ago, through the energy of JI. W. lilaisdcll, the Yuma Water and Light Company was incorporated, and by means of it large pimping plant, at the foot of 2;iu street, the town is abundantly supplied with water at reasonable rates, and there have grown into existence new and large gardens and orchards. . ,1-1 1 1 extinct oceans. The great oioi.mu was once an inland sea, cut off centuries and nerhano aces aso from tho main ocean, leav ing its waters to evaporate in this intense heat. Throughout all tiif country unit ing the desert, including this section, nch mines are being constantly discovered, and some of recent location are already produc ing immense profits. In the neighborhood of Yuma, claims exceedingly rich -on the surface are daily being located, and all signs portend a great mining boom for this county which will culminate as early as the coming fall in an inroad of much capital. Experts 1 . . 1 1 ni-n llKITlir arc arriving every wuuk uuu mmw bonded at more than heavy prices. It seems wonucnui w uuuevu end wealth has been lying at our very doors for so many years without a taker, but tne tendency of prospectors is to go a loi.g dis tance off into strange lands rather than to seek for mines in a county as old as Yuma Countv and so accessible. The greater the distance, the hardship, and the danger, the greater the fascination for the prospector. Distance seems, indeed, to lend enchant ment to the view. So it is that this county is almost a virgin field for the mine hunter, and now with the few hundreds searching in its mountains its mineral secrets arc still in effect secrets, for thousands upon thousands might be wander ing through tho rock-ribbed fastnesses of our mountain ranges and their presence be almost unknown, so vast is the extent of country Recent rich c'iscovcries of gold deposits, particularly in ledges, have given a great impetus to mining throughout the county New locations are being constantly made, and all show well upon the surface . The La Fortuna mine, recently put in operation, has a 2)-stanipinill running night and day, and the production of gold averages $75,000 per month. This mine is situated about 30 miles southwest of the village of uma. ltich gold discoveries have also been made in Castle Dome, Ilarqna Hala, Centennial, Palomas, Pot Holes, and other mining dis tricts, and, although the ininiiig'G-0 look in the county was never better, still l-iost ot the silver and lead mines are idle, owing to the low value of these metals. April. The same reports show the highest I and lowest temperatures, averaged for! ;i,f ,mr,ra nt. t.lis name nlace. as follows: For November 7SK degrees and 42 degrees, 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 December 73 degrees and 36 degrees, The remarkable results that have sprung from January 05 degrees aud 32 degrees, leb- ruarv 71 degrees and 3oy2 de rees. March SI degrees and 41 degree and April S6VS degrees and 46 degrees. The nights throughout the winter are apt to be cool enougb for open wood fires, and for blankets. Half the time an overcoat is not needed during the day, but it is never nrnrlmit. fnr n st.rn.nser. to be without one 1" o at hand AIR: The atmosphere is singularly clear, tonic and dry. I have never seen it clearer anvwherft in the world. It seems to have 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, oftbs onderful 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 18S6, writes as follows of the rich ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE YUMA COLORADO RIVER GOLD DREDGING COMPANY. ARTICLES Of INCORPORATION OF THE CASTLE DOME MINING' AND MILLING COMPANY. KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES- r,t.t, w -c .. n TT Xir..' ux xatt -ufcst;.rs That UUAa 'AtiiYiii, yj ""lis, 0- we, W.D.Luce. E. D.Luce and R.F.JLuw, cUi- ald Jlclntyre, Samuel de Corse, James P. zens of the UnitedStates of America. Sv ,?. ,i, Buck, L. G. Sianchfield, Frank Avila, ot associated ourselves together for the r'"T1CVr " Yuma, Yuma County, Territory of Ari- forming a corporation under and by virtuoofMe" zona, have associated ourselves together laws of the Territory of.Anzona, and -we do hereby lor uie purpose ot lorming a corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the ter ritory of Arizona and of the United States of America, and ,do hereby adopt the fol lowing ariioies ot mcorperation, namely: j. filenames ot the corporators are T W. Brooks, W. E. Marvin, O. II. Willis, about the same bracing and exhilarating vallc of the Gila, Colorado and Calt rivers, dualities as the air of the Great Sahara in "The soil of these valleys is among the richest qualities as me , , , . , f on the continent. It is formed of the detritus Northern Africa, or of the deserts about which the streams for asea hftve brought down Mount Sinai, in Arabia rctraea. XC i from their mountain homes in their joumef to the much drier than in the parts of Morocco, sca. By constant overflows and change of channel, Algiers or Tunis usually visited, and drier tho deposit of this rich vegetable matter has form- L , ., ,T ii niiip cd a soil of ixtrcmo fertility, Near thj streams it than any part of the A alley of the flile to north of the First Cataract. It seems to me about the same in quality as the air on the Nile between Assouan and Wady- Ilalfa, but somewhat cooler ARIZONA. trJvrnn.-i. stnnds .it the threshold ot an era of w.onderfnl social ani industrial de veiopmcnt. 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 The impulse of a new and enci grains and grasses. Farther back tnere is a rich sandy loam, mellow and porous, and especially favorable for fruit culture. It has been already demonstrated that the productive apacity of these valleys is not surptsed by lands of equal area in any part of the United States. So 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 cottomvood sapling before his door, and within the year he baa a shade tree twenty-five feet his?h! Alfalfa can be cut six times during the season, and it is an actual fact the srrape-cuttings have produced witMn cigh no., mnntiisi what. State or Tcrritorv can make irizinc hone is visible everywhere among such a showing? The climate, it must be remem , i .i,;?Q ,lntiv effect of bered, is nearly perpetual summer. Snow never 1 l. ' .- falls in these southern valleys. The farmer begins many itiings, which muuu uuu adopt the following articles of incorporatioBr L The names of the corporators are AV. D. Luce E D. Luce and R: F. D. Luce; the name of the corpor ation snail De the liASTLE DOME MINING AND MILLING COMPANY; the principal place for the transaction of business of the company shall be the village oil uma, in the County of Yuma, Territory Donald Mclntyre, Samuel de Corse, ot Arizona, with branch offices at such other places James P. Buck, L. G. Stanchfield, and 03 the ot Directors may from time to timB 1 TliP Tl n ni n nf f 1. r. x.. II. ..v. wc uiuuiiuiuii snail De i ti, , . - the "Yuma Colorado River Gold Tw J .iTir ... . .OI rne.DUSn Proposed to be Company. " """"c" ujr "Poroion is mining lead, gold ' "" silver. coDDer ami nth.. f.i , . . 3-The principal nlnr w t,,Q ,fi,Vt T. ,n Iurther' Hnn nf fl. !,.,: it .. I , -. . . . , ' . "iu, ae- . w.v, Uu3lm;aa oi i.e corporation is veiopanu operate mines; to buy, sell, lease, bond and shall be Yuma, Yuma County, Terri- """"rtf maintain and operate canals, flumes',, iui, ui Arizona. pipelines pumpinjr stations at, J 4-TIie general nature of the business . ere1u,P ment necessary or incidental to the de- proposed to be transacted is the carrvinir vei0Pmenc 01 'or mming, milling and other on of placer mining operations on the banks, bars and bed of the Colorado rivfir. by dredging or other process, and in the lurtnerance or development of such opera tions, me acquirement by purchase, lease, purposes; asd whenever deemed expedient and for .....re... micro vi me corporation to obtain by purchase or otherwise mill and building sites, and iuwcu U1CICUU Ull HCCeSSarV bnMnn . .. :- mills, concentrators, crushers, and any and all r- rfaratiia lisod in mSnSnn. r .,5 a.m mining of gold, silver.' trt nKnt. in November, and by the middle of May pression a3 they transpired singly, is now ,,5 harvest i3 rcady R0Ses are in bloom, fruit commanding for her a full share of atten- trees are blossoming, and the grain fields rC a sta Hhn ntid interest abroad amonfj home- seekers and capitalists. A lively competition has sprung up for the possession of things which have hereto fore 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 are falling to moderate figures. Nothing more f liecUiuate of Yuma tor mac months of t yew has no equal, as we believe, in the world, and daring t'-e remaining three MnitUs u,u vear' comprising June, July. ; ad Aognst, the heat it not oppressive v . ,- thueb the thernumwter in mid-sum- r may as'tin rise above 100, and oc- ionallv etea reach 110, yet, owig to absence cf moisUre in theair,.itis not , j r. ive. The atmosphere is pure.'light ,. ! .i'. mv. thsn the mercury roarfcs -he ", f on ! "f heat, a t does not l , , . .v-'.jljfcv wiiicn ift VALLEYS OF THE COLOPvADO AND GILA. i In the valleys of the Colorado 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 a more desirable region for the making of a home. No laborious clearing of the land is icr.tiired; it lies almost ready for the plow. Tree3 and shrubbi ry have so rapid a growth that within cightetu months the immig-ant 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 before the California products. The bright sunshine makes life a 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 pre sents unrivaled opportunities. Thousands of acres now profitless can he made produc tive by the construction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment which assures larger or more permanent returns. The statement in this article on Yuma county are not exaggerated; in fact they fall short of doing justice in this wonderful bit of countrv. Pineapples, dates, almonds and waluuts will do well. Strawberries, rasp berries, blackberries, currants, gooseberries, and all varieties of small fruits can be suc cessfully cultivated. Indeed, Yuma County is not only the natural home of the citrus and scmitropical fruits, as almost every fruit, nut, plant, grain, grass, or vegetable which can be produced in eitlier tropic of temperate zones will thrive in the rich and fertile soils. "With the bright prospects ahead of the town of Yuma and Yuma County there can be no better investment for capital seeking Large and remunerative returns than is af forded here. With a matchless climate, where all forms of disease known to the damp and rigorous regions of the east aud north are unknown, where the bright sun shine kisses into bloom and fragrance every form of vegetation, and where the clear days and cool and balmy nights are one long-con tinued poem of happiness and delight, we can offer to capitalists an ideal field for in vestment and to home seekers a veritable paradise in which to settle. 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 anu scmi-irupn-zones can be prodnccd in tho valleys of Arizona. Wheat, corn, barley, oats and all the small grains ivc a yield of from twenty-five to fifty bushels to the acre. Alfalfa, clover, timotny, uermu-iu uuu 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 location or otherwise, of placer mining or C0T' Iead anl other metals; to buy sell lease other grounds suitable for the purposes of bond' constt, maintain and operate wagon'roads' this company; the purchase, manufacture ra,nwoJr8' railroads and other agencies for thi and erection of such machinery or im- ;ransPrtatlon f ores and other materials to and provements as may be deemed necessary ' 4 f and CODtro1' lettere in the carrying on of the business propoY- SLLXnSf? f " ,incWent ed; the inauguration and maintenance of LI IZ 'V desired transportation facilities, and the elumdUbviinJSr to STSiS"1? doing of any and all other things necessary and fo mortgage, pledge, sell oTlt or incidental to the carrying out of the pur- 01 a" or any property of whatever nalure-belonrfne poses hereinbefore specified ; to Tjuy, sell, ta saId corPtion; to acquire botj, real and lease, anu deal in all kinds of property, a"u au ProPey which may be necessary for real, personal and mixed, mines, ores, orincideataIto cany into effect the object and pnr. electricity, water and water rights, fran- fJrwh,chsaid corporation Is created, and to cnises, goods, wares, merchandise and. incidental to thnZZZ- Kt necessary and materials, and all the productions of this ueiore specmed.. company ; to locate, claim, divert, and oth- The amount of the capital stock nf - enyse acquire and improve mineral lands, tion shall be forty thousand ooooi dollar di water and water rights, refining works and I videdinto forty thousand shares of the parkin! mills; to locate, construct, acquire and'one dollar each. Of which whole number ot maintain dams, tunnels, pipes, flumes, shares there shall b8 twenty thousand 20,ooo shares MINES. There is no section of the Unitd States, or probably of the earth, more rich in min eral wealth than the County of Yuma. All the country north, east and south of Yuma lies directly within the main gold belt that commences iir Alaska and ends in -Mexico. From the San Bernardino mountains in California ti the Sonora boundary line tho mountains and hills are exceptionally rich in the precious metal, as though demonstrating the theory often advanced that the richest ' ?M mines aic lound bordering the bods of surely indicates confidence and competition the United States can be grown iu Arizona among the money lend rs than this. Arizona has reached that climacticei period which every western state has ex perienced sometime in its history when, after long and weary struggle and doubt ,,n, nnMi sJrlf nf thfi 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 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 the predominating element. It think it is certain that Arizona has not to-day nearly so large a Mexican population as Pnl nr.n rl r fin d not above one-tenth as much ,cTvTn. Mnfico.--"Fitz-Mac," in Denver News. -o-e- and ARIZONA. Its Attractions and Advantages as a Place of Residence in Winter. Whitelaw Ileid. owner and editor of the New York Tribune, who has spent the last two winters in Arizona for the benefit of his health, writes entertainingly and in structively concerning that part of the country. Mr. Reid says: So many questions are asked about Ari zona as a place for winter residence, and there appears to be such a dearth of pre cise information among many who are vitally interested, that it seems almost a public duty, to set down, in the simplest form, a few facts of personal observation. WEATHER. During a five months' residence in Southern Arizona in winter there was but one day when the weather made it actually unpleasant for me to take exercise in the open air at some time or other during the day. Of course there were a good many days which a weather observer would de scribe as "cloudy, ' and some that were "showery; but during these five months (from No-ember, 1S95, to May, 1S90,) there were only four days when we did not have brilliant sunshine at some time dur ing the day. Even more than Egypt, any where north of Luxor, Arizona is the laud of sunshine. As to details: TEMl'EUATCUK. I have seen the llicrmometer mark 92 degrees iu the shade on my north piazza in March.. On the other hand, we had frosts which lulled young orange trees, and there were several nights when thin ice formed. The government reports show a mean i temperature for fourteen ears at the pres ent territorial capital of J -degrees m November, 53 degrees in December, -19 de grees in January, 51 degrees in February, IU dcreer in March and (G degrees n WHY IMMIGRANTS 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 products can be grown . Because the yield is large and the prices always remunerative . Because life isa 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 small fortune to secure a piece of land. " Because capital docs not block all the av enues to wealth, nor crowd the poor jnan to the wall. Because Uncle Sam has yet many farms in Yuma county waiting for occupants Bscause churches, schools, neAVspapers and railroads are fast 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 Uuitcd 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 field for the display of his energy and en terprise . Because there are neither blizzards or tornadoes, earthquakes nor inundations, snow-sto:ms'nor cyclones. Becauso 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 yetbuil up a great and prosperous county. Because a man can make a livelihood -ier, with less labor than in any other part of the United States. Because there is health in every breeze, and strength and vigor under its cloudlet skies. Because the settler need not spend a life time in felling trees and grubbing eut stumps. Because vegetation is so rapid that in two years the home is surrounded by a growth of trees and shrubs which wouLK require five years to develop in a colder clime. Because fortunes here await the venture some, and health welcomes the afflicted. Because the country has a brilliant future and you want to be in the "swim." Because in its pure, dry invigorating air, ileraic diseases cannot live or gemum-. nowhere are they found oetter quality. "Besides the products mentioned, these semi- tropical valleys produce cotton, sugar-cane, to- bacco, hemp and rice. With the exception of the su"ar-cane, but little attcuticu 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 the.v fonnil tho Pima Indians wearing fabrics made of ex tton 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. Ihe apple, pear, plum, peach, apricot, quince ana nec tarinc, are of delicious flavor, and give a gen erous yield. The grape of all varieties is a home in these sunny vales. No place in the grape-grow belt of the Tacific Coast can show so prolific a vield. Tho quality is all that could oe ueaircu and the wine, although its manufacture is yet cx pcrimeutal, 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 inn- loinnn. limt olive, fisr. nomecrranate, and others of the citrus family, can be grown success fullv in the vallevs 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. Ihe Arizona orange in quality and flavor will compare favorably with the best California, "In the valleys of thcColorads, the Salt and the Gila livers, there is room for thousands. It is not too much to say that nowhere within the limits of this broad Union ean 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 the plow. Trees and shrubbery have so rapid a growtli that within eighteen months the immigrant can surround his abode with attractions which would require years to maturs in less favored climates. Fruits ripen and are ready for market a full month before 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 wo have made of Southern California a arden, Arizona presents unrivaled opportunities Thousands of acres, now profitless, can be made-productive by lie construction of irrigating ditches, and there is no investment -which assures larger or more permanent returns." LANDS AND SOILS. ieees, viaducts, recievers. aquaducts. canals, bridges, embankments, and excava tions across, under, and over any water of accumulated first. tirofo.o j . .. , j. r-..isuaiuiSIlmcn snail re- airmend of five 5 per cent per annum be fore any dividend is paid upon any other stock. All or any portioa of said stock may be issued at course, lake, river, or stream, water-way, anytimVthrocarJofX ,y bel8Slieda' pubho Highway, and to sell, lease, grait piS!li mm 1 1 1 Slump nr m-moc a oAtA ti . -I I ; , 0, v.nj,, UIC1 uuu . 0,lces renaerea, or upon subscription at Water nrh fa tlina ciumml nnf.nn 1 nar fnr icVi j , ... r o i-uimuucu, ui i - - puuueu, nowevcr, that no part or mJ":u. I r."" i sum stoCK Sliall be issued ernt tho, axne capital stock: ot said corporation " '"lijr p3"1 ah stock shall bo Shall be live hundred tliniisn.Tifl Hnllnr iTOCSSauiu- rt"fY nnn nn. i i , : iv. :2mW Jl . . . a w ve tuonaanci Thc "Pe existence of said comoratihn M o,vvj) snares oi tne par value-of one hun- commence upon the davand d.at , n rirprt lnllfiT- reinn W i. mi I i,o :-, . . ui- Vj.w.wj cuui. a. uc oluuk, uri arwcies oi incorporation in the office of the any portion of it, may be issued at any County Recorder of Yuma County, Territory of uuie, uy uie ooaru oi directors, in consider- ""f ana snail terminate twenty-five years ation ot property purchased by, for ser- 'UBreair. vices rendered to. or as securitv for moiifivsP m. ... v' hnrrmrpfl W n,,V. ' waiTS 01 saItr corporatfoa- shalF& manaeod w.!..uuUi iviimauu- py a board of directors. The first board sballcoii scribed and paid for in cash. In all in- sistof three director, .m mJ?.?? stances the stock, when issued shall be W.D.Luce, E.D. Luce and R.F.D. Luce, wfio' lunj, yam up mm nun-assessaoie. noiu tneir offices for a period ef one year from 7 The corporate existence of said cor- tlie date of the filing of these attlrf with , poration shall commence upon the date of I CountJ Recorder of Yuma County, or until thefr the filing of these- articles of incorporation auccossors are duly elected and qualified in the office of the county recorder of l uma County. Territory of Arizona, and shall terminate twenty-five years there after. 7. The affairs of said corporation shall be maiiaged by a board of five directors, who shall be stockholders in tbe corpora tion; provided that in the event, at any time, of there not being as many as five stockholders, any other number not less than three may constitute a board ofdi rectors and.transact the affairs of the cor poration. These directors shall be elected annually by the stockholders of the cor poration at the regular stockholders' meet- Remilar annual meetings of the stockholders shall beheld on the first Monday in June of each year for thet eiecuon oi a board of directors and tho tsansactlo of such other Business as- may come- Befote suahj meeting. VT The officers of said corporation shall consist of . "President. Vice-President. Tre,. o . and such other officers as thc board of directors may from time to time determine. . Ths directors shall elect their officers and said1 officers shall hold office for the term of one year, unless sooner re moved by said board of directors. All officers shall hold office until their successors are elected and duly qualified, jnd no director shall hold office who is not abona-fide stockholder of record in said. corporation. In the event of the death, resignation ing, which shall be held on the first Mon- forinabnity 01 51,7 Sector the remaining members day of August, of each year, in the office of , oam 01 directois mar 1 the vacancy by th the company, in Yuma, and shall perform epi Became its, people arc generous, hospitable and progressive;- The lands of Yuma County comprise the river bottoms and valleys and the uplands or mesas The bottom ands are moister and slightly mere fertile if, indeed, it is possible to make comparisons whore all arc so wonderfully productive and prolific The uplands or mesas are warmer and, perhaps, lightly for better the cultivation of the citrus fruits Yuma contains a variety of soil. The valley land of the Gila and Colorado rivers have for the most part a deep sedimentary soil of brownish, gray sandy loam, restingin most places, upon a gray clay subsoil at a depth of from ten to twenty feet below the surface, The clay subsoil forms a hard pan which is impervious to water. These soils have been slowly formed by the decomposition of shales, sandstones, 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. Tho fertilizing brownish mud held in the wat nof the Colorado aud 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 ed by mud is good t drink, resembling in this res pect the Missouri river water. A chemical analysis of the sediments of the Colorado and of the Nile exhibits a wonderful similarity in the constituent parts of each. That of the Colorado exhibiting a trifle less potassa, most phosphoric acid and car bonade of limestomo beds through which the Colo rado passes. In other respocts thc sediment of the Colorado is almost Identical with that of tho 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 richestfertilizing elements. Thc soil of the valley is extremely rich in dedomposed vegetable matter and uncombined carbon, readily absorbing the aerial gases, such especially, as oxygen, which en tering the soil, decomposes tho organic matters so that they can bo taken up and nourish tho plants which may 'ie considered a leading fcaturj in it fertility. It also readily takes up and retains moisture, while thc firmness of its particles afferds every lacility for percolation and tho activity of capillary action. In its mechanical composition its particles arc in a state of very fine division, which renders it more productivo than coarser soils. I acquirics heat readily in tho 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 anajybis shows that lime, soda, magnesia, iron, ainmor-a and available forms of nitrogen, phosphoric acid and potash outer into .composition in tho proportions host adapted to add to its fertility, though, of course, as is- alwajs liberal, I ve (jase in soil analysis.- its composition varies in .dltfercnt 1 ' calities and i not.ahvayS constant". the functions of their office until their suc cessors shall have been duly elected and qualified, In the event, at any time, of the death, resignation or disability of any di rector the remaining members of the board election of some stockholder. VII. The highest amount of indebtedness safd corpor ation shall at anytime create shall not exceed tho Sum of twenty thousand dollars. VIII. The private property of stockholders shall be ex- may till the vacancy by the election of emPfc trom ay and all liabilities for corporate some stockholder. The first board of di- dBDt3 and "abilities. rectors shall consist of T. W. Brooks, W. In ritnes3 whereof we hereunto set our hands" E. Marvin, O. H. Willis, Donald Mclhtyre andsealsthis25thdayofMay,A.D. 1SS9. and James P. Buck, who shall hold tbeir 'T,L: (SEAM DfflPPT S T limp articles in the office of the county recorder Territort of Arizona. County of Yuma 4 until the regular election and qualification, Before me, Geo. A. Duke, a notarv nubile In and as above provided for, or of their success- for the County of Yuma, Territory of Arizona, per- 8 The officers of said corporation shall be a president, vice president, secretary and treasurer, and such other officers as the board of directors may from time to time determine. They shall be elected annually, by the board of directors, at the first meeting after the election of such di rectors. The president and vice-president shall be members of the board of directors. 9 Tbe highest amount of indebtedness said corporation shall at any time create shall not exceed the sum of one hundred thousand dollars c?100,000.00j. 10 The private property of stockholders of this corporation shall be exempt from liability for corporate debts. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our hands and seals this, the 14th day of August, A. D, 1899. T.W. BROOKS, (SEAL3 W. E. MARVIN, (seal) O. 11. WILLIS, (seal) DONALD MclNTYRE, (seal) SAMUEL de CORSE, Cseal) JAMES P. BUCK, (seal) L. G. STANCHFIELD, (seal) FRANK AYILA, (seal) Territory of Arizoxa, County of Yuma -ss On this fourteenth day of August, 1899, before me, C. II. Brinley, Clerk of the Dis trict Court, Third Judicial District, Terri tory of Arizona, County of Yuma, person ally appeared T. W. Brooks, W. E. Marvin, O. H. Willis. Donald Mclntyre, Samuel de Corse, James P. Buck, L. G. Stanchfield and FrarUc Avila, whose names are sub scribed to the foregoing instrument as par ties thereto, and to me personally known, and each acknowledged to me that he ex ecuted the same for the uses, purposes and consideration therein expressed. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of said District Court, the day and year in this certificate first above written. ( seal,) C. II. BRINLEY, Clerk of the District Court, Third Judicial District, Territory of Arizona, County of Yuma. Received for record Aug. 14, 1899, at 10 o'clock a. m., at request of T. W. Brooks. Recorded in Book No. 2 of Bonds and Agreements, page 337, seq., Records of ; ma County, Arizona Territory. . ( seal) W . E. MARVIN, Recorder .First pub. Sept. 2, 1899. sonally appeared W. D. Luce. E. D. Luce and B. F." D. Luce, known to me to be tha persons whose names are subscribed to the foregoing instrument. and they each dulv acknowledged to me thai they signed the same for the purpose therein expressed. Witness my hand and seal this 31 day of May, 1399. t SEAi.) t GEO . A. DUKE, Notary Public, Yuma Co., Arizona Territory,' My commission -will expire Nov. 9,1901. Recorded a'j request of W. D. Luce, May 31st," 1S99, at 30 min. past 2 o'elock p.m. W. E. MARVIN, County Recorder. By F. AVILA, Deputy County Recorder7. First pub. Aug. 26, 1S99.' Hood's Piils Are prepared from Na ture's mild laxatives, and while gentle are reliable and efficient. They Rouse the Liver Cure Sick Headache, Bil iousness, Sour Stomach, and Constipation. Sold everywhere, 25c per box Prepared by CXHood & Co.oweB.Maai' The Wiser Way. "How fresh and rosy 3Tou look Nora," exclaimed Isabel, who had jus returned from the bopch, and wa (greeting her friend. "Yes, dear," replied Nora, "I am feeling splendidly, and mamma says T have an alarming, appetite." iiuio iu mii nuiiu .uutc juu uceu since I saw you?". "I have remained at home," replied Nora, "and have worked hard every day. But I have been taking that wonderful medicine, Hood's Sarsa parilla, aud it has done me, oh, sc much good. You see I always like to feelwell when I go away, and I leave the mountains rifext week:"