The weekly Arizona miner., 1870-10-22
Notes of a Trip Through Arizona. By Ons Who Made the Trip"
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It commenced raining during the afternoon
 of the day we reached Goodwin, and ecntin-
 ued to do so nearly the whole Of the night, which pleased the garrison, the more so as but little rain had descended during the sum
 mer months. Before and during the rain
 storm, sky and earth were frequently embla- zoned with lightning, and peals of thnnder reverberated from mountain to mountain.
 During the afternoon, black pail oyerhung the Sierra Blanca coontry, to the northwest, and the rain must have descended there in torrents A rainbow-with all its cOloTs- hoated in mid air over the Gila mountains, and added new beauties to the gorgeous sky that developed at sunset, when there was a lull in the rain storm and light breeze drove tue black clouds back over the high serras. Glad were we for being on the south side of the Gila, and for having no large streams ahead of us to cross, for we had before ex- perienoed great difficulty in crossing the White M luntain streams, and travelling through the country during wet weather.
 FSfday, September l6.--The morning of this day openend cool and clear, and although the previous night had been a pleasant one. for Camp Goodwin, we did not rest we'll in tho adobe buildings; tine atmosphere of which was anything but comfortable and refreshing. But good coffee, broiled chicken, and other nice things-furnished by Lieutenant Robin son, induced considerable vigor, and we turn ed our backs on the feyerish spot wi,h un- speakable delight, followed up through the large, rich valleys of the Gila, over a muddy road, for about thirty miles, when we encamped within sight of the river, not far from tht ancient city known as "Pueblo Biejo." Ir following the Gila, this day, we passed oyel some excellent farming and grazing lands Cottonwood and mezquite were plenty, and the nutritious beans that had grown upon the latter trees lay thickly strcwn upon tho ground. As there arc those who have nevci seen mezqute, we will endeavor to describe it. First, theE, 1t is an evergreen, witt crooked trunk, which frequently runs up ter and twelve feet without limb; the bran;he, are quite numerous; the leaves tiny Al
 ever 1t are numerous thOrns, sharp as pins aud stout enough to make themselves felt It makes the very best tirewoOd and when we take into consideration the valuable beam it bears and the cool shade it affords the weary traveller, the mezquite with all it- thorns-is q beautiful, valuable tree. I, hourishes best in the vicinity of Tucson where there are immense forests along the Santa Cruz, but 1t grows all over Southern Arizona. COttonwoods, of large size, cOyei the banks and bottoms Of the hIla, and Witt thc green grass, water, etc, form A pleasing contrast to the black hills on either side, that is, al this point, for above it for over twc hundred miles, valleys and hills are clothed with green grass the year round, and timber Is more frequently met with on the hills. 4 short distance below Goodwin, the river gends its way through great canon, sesers
 piles in ieDgtb. There is one more canor above, between Pueblo Biejo and old Porl West, distance of nearly two hundred miles 1n 1866, when we travelled down the Gils from West to Goodwin, we took particular notice of the country, and think now, as wC did then, that the Upper Gila country will
 yet swarm with industrious whites. Into il empty several large streams-the largest o which is the Bonita, upon which stream, Il is said, Chefs and his tribe wish to settle ana live in peace. The mountains south of ths