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When the proposed canals are completed Yuma county will be 

 one of the richest horticultural sections on the globe. 



The soil is as rich and fertile as any upon the earth. The orange, 

 lemon, lime, banana, olive, fig and grape grow bountifully. They 

 cannot be excelled in flavor and quality by any part of the world. 

 Peaches, plums, pears in fact, every variety of fruit, vegetable or 

 nut known to man, thrive and yield prolifically. 



Here will be the paradise of the horticulturist. Six weeks before 

 the fruits of any part of Southern California are ripe, those grown in 

 Yuma are ready for market, thus commanding ready sale at highest 

 prices. Tobacco, sugar-cane and cotton are here at home. Hemp 

 grows wild. No place offers greater inducements to the immigrant 

 seeking a home. Here he can find both wealth and health. The 

 climate has been much misrepresented by those entirely ignorant of 

 the subject. The mean temperature during June, July and August is 

 85, but the heat does not produce discomfort, as it would on the 

 Atlantic sea-board, and for nine months in the year the climate is 

 perfection. It is rapidly becoming a winter resort for those afflicted 

 with pulmonary diseases, who find immediate relief in this warm and 

 balmy air. 



The Southern Pacific Railroad runs through Yuma county, fur- 

 nishing the fruit grower rapid transportation for his products. 



The town of Yuma has a population of about twelve hundred. 

 The S. P. R. R. Co. have erected a large and pleasant hotel, which 

 is kept in good style. It overlooks the river and the steamboat 

 landing. A short distance from the town is located the territorial 

 prison, a substantial building well suited for the purpose intended. 



FINAL COUNTY. 



COUNTY has a total area of 5210 square miles. This 

 county is now making rapid strides forward, and will be one 

 of the finest agricultural and horticultural sections to be 

 found in the West. 

 The county has an abundant supply of water. The Gila river 

 flows through it from east to west, and the San Pedro river runs 



