Arizona citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Pima County, A.T. [i.e. Ariz.]) 1870-1880, 1876-09-09
A SONORA VISIT.
BY the Way-Ymuris Hot Springs
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Personals
Probabilities of Revolutions.
and so forth.

EDITOR CITIZEN: According to prom
Use, l take pleasure in communi
eating to you the following o0serva
tons which l made during my las
trip to the Hot Springs of Ymuris and
occasional visits to La Magdalena in
Sonora.
The first sight that gladdens the
heart of the traveller, who but a few
years ago looked in vain for animal
life almost in the whole Santa Cruz
valley, are the numerous herds of fat
cattle and sheep which are now graz
ing upon the everywhere luxuriant
pasture along the river as far as the So
called monument at the NOgales
which indicates the border line be
tween Arizona and Sonora. Especial
ly remarkable for their almost count
less number, fine breed and splendid
condition, are the sheep on the ranch
Of Mr.. Allison, above the Aqua Fria
part of which animals 1 understand to
be the property of Governor Stafford
Both sides of the road appear to be
a waving sea of wool and so well
adapted are the climate and feed OF
these parts, that not only is their meat
of the best flavor, but Mr. Allison alsa
assured me that the tallow alone paid
him the whole value of each head
Further on, after passing the so-called
canyon of the Alisos, (Sycamore) a
gentleman from Missouri has tempo.
rarily established himself with his
family on 4 fine cattle ranch, hay.
ing brought with him quite a number OF
fine American cows, which in spite OF
their recent long and tedious travel
look as fat and sleek rs if they had
never ceased to live on clover at home,
and they are giving an astonishing
quantity of superior milk. From Tu-
bac TO Calabazas, the whole valley
seems to be under cultivation, as one
cornfeld follows another in quick sue
cession, and many new houses indi-
cate the homes of thriving farmers
who are no longer in daily fear OF
heir lives while pursuing their peace
full occupations.
We reach Ymuris at last, after hav-
ing seen it for some time, presenting
to US however almost nothing but a
few bare adobe walls, amongst which
the west side of the church is the
most conspicuous on account of its
length and height. Without entering
the town, we are informed that the
Hot Springs are distant about a mile
from the village at the foot Of a
rocky hill, that no wagon road leads
TO It, that the nearest habitation is the
mill of Rafael Molina, to which we
at once repair This gentleman kind
" offered US the use of q hOuse(0 NJ
tached TO his mill, containing one
room with rather shaky walls, at time,
used as a granary About three hun
bred yards to the west of this place, the
Hot Spring is situated but hidden il
the rocks of the above mentioned hill
running perhaps fifty yards under
ground and constantly pouring on
from the bottom through small aper
lures into the bath which is hole il
the ground, Axe feet, with the sides
roughly braced up by a few poles
The depth of the spring is from two
to three feet according to the amour
of scraping done on the bottom. 4
flat stone being placed upright at the
efilux of the bath, helps to raise the
water a few inches, and after bathing
is removed when the water flows out
Notwithstanding this most primitiv,
arrangement, it cannot be denied tina
all persons with various diseases, VIII,
have bathed in this water and guarded
carefully against the everywhere snr
rounding humidity, have either beer
entirely cured or at least greatly reliev
ed, and l have spoken TO many reputa
bic people who assure me that patient
showing decided symptoms Of con
sumption, after two months bathing
returned to their homes entirely cured
The water is as hot Us any hot bait
need be-
The best months fOf bathing are con
sidered to be April, May, June, Sep
tember and October, on account o
the almost total absence of rain. Tn
land on which this Hot Spring is sit
uatcd, measures 212,27O square vara
and forms together with the splendid
water-power driving the somewhat su
perannuated mill, desirable properly
with plenty If water and timber fol
building and fencing. \ commodioui
bathing house could be erected at ;
comparatively small cost and the lane
could be cultivated with the creates
ease. The present proprietor does moi
intend to make any Improvements; in
fact there is no McxIcans in or about
Ymuris inclined that way, as all thei
houses with leaking roofs and other
deficiencies clearly show; as 10 then
bodily and intellectual efforts toward.