The weekly Arizona miner., 1877-11-09
NOTES FROM srAEIcorA AND FINAL.

To fbs ElH9r of tts Ari-ol1 Wiaer:-
 A few dilapidated old adobe c1sHs arc
 about the only lasting monuments that
 mark the spot where old Camp Reno once
 stood, The road from Camp Mcdowell to
 this portion of the Tonto Basin must be the
 road to heaven, for it is aS rough as any
 I ever saw in the Territory or out of it, and
 that portion of it that runs through Reno
 Canyon is nearly impossible for horscmen.
 About twenty miles from Mcdowell We
 passed Sheridan'S camp, where that gentle
 man is busy repairing ll the road, wi;h a
 force of fifteen men. MT. Sheridan inform ed me that he expected to get through in about two months; but taking into conside-
 ration the condition of the road, it is our
 private opinion. publicly expressed, that if
 he gets through with i; by Christmas, lS1S, it will be a very creditablc undertaking
 The route from Mcdowell to Reno k quite circuitous, winding around the Four
 Peaks. that are nearly constantly in view, and apparently So near, that one thinks i.e is scarcely making any headway at all. There arc two water stations on the road one at the base of Sugar-loaf Mountain, where runs a fine stream If water, and the other al Sunfiower. where a pleasant, shady grove affords the traveller a comfortable camping place. On each side Of the road is as good a cattle range aS can be found within :he limits of the Territory. and the few head of stock that are seen on the mountain sides are in the finest condition imaginable. and do not see.a disposed in the least to wander away ta green fields and pastures new. Ii any of our stock men in other sections of the Territory are in search of better paSturagc. We can safely recommend them to wcnd their way to the spot we have described, where they will find grass and water sufficient to herd ten thousand head of cattle, and where the stock will not be liable to give employment to score of vaqueros cirCu>>ing around the country to keep the animals within res pectable limit
 At Camp Reno We met Bill Prathcr. a brother of the genial gentleman who acts as mixologist behind Fred'> bar. Mr Pra- thcr is in charge of valuable ranch in the neighborhood. and spends his leisure hours prospecting and hunting. He gave uS a long account of the new discoveries in Tonto Basin. and kindly offered to escort Us to the new bonanzas, but being little pressed for time, we postponed thc trip until our rc- turn, promising him to tarry there few days and load up with vcnison for Tom Wl.itehcads's carayan>ary. A shoIt dis tance from Mr PrathcrS place, lives lady N ho has a small cattle ranch. and diepgnscs the lactatious fluid, for the trouble of ask g miles below the old fort. and although a> dry as Montezuma street, ia many places. occasionally sh Ws up with smal. pool oi very potable water
 From the summit cf E sno nill. before one starts to roll doAn with tae stones and rocks that his horse looscn> at every step, the traveller is afforded magnificent view of Tarto Basin. and a> fir a> the eve can reach hs gi1cS over a circular range which takes in the lower iaad. Al every turn In ,ac Canyon the river changes like the tg- ureS of a kaleidoscope. and tends very much to relieve the monotuny of continuous at tempts at neck breaking, CT horSc->tumb- ling, sandwiched with expressions more forcihle than refined. In the Canyon We met several Indian scouts. supposed to be Dn their way to Mcdowell. They were ,hinnins il upIn sort of a dog-tot, and were out of sight ii the bushes before We had taken good square look at the first redskins We had met on the road.
 The trail from McDowcll south k lined with travellers, pro>pector>, etc, many of them with busted by g. sort of an ex- preSsion on their coun,snance-, ant others telling marvellous tale, of strikes made by .ha how, which ,,iil make the,,, all rirh f -. We fnd this little conjunction used rery extensively throughout the Territory, md We hope, for the good of the country. that all the ifs" and conditional specula- l ions or our harlv frontiersmcn will soon merge into more tangible realities
 old Camp Reno, Oct. 25, lsii.