Arizona citizen., 1879-05-16
To Eoocbe and Return.

Our athletic reporter managed to
 waylay Mayor Toole this morning,
 and having provided an easy chair a
 long interview ensued in which the
 Mayor related the incidents and acci
 dents experienced during his trip to
 Fort Apache and return. Going up
 the winds were favorable and the ship
 sailed fair until they struck the rocky canyon about thirty miles north of
 the Gila River. MT ToOle has rough
 ed it many years on the frontier, but
 declares that for rough and rugged rocks to be passed over on wheels, this
 section of the road beats anything in
 his experience. The highway is mac
 adamized with magnificent boulders,
 high jutting rocks and bold preci- pitous steps Of solid granite and the sensation one experiences in passing over it for the first time is quite indes- cribable; perhaps delightful. Lieut.. Overton and wife joined the Mayor at Fort Thomas with an ambulance. and but for the kindly and timely assist ance of telegraph repair party our travellers might still be in what is sol properly called the Rocky canyon.
 At Apache the Mayor found much to please and entertain him. The post is pleasantly situated on the south | bank of the White river The build | ings are spacious and comfortable, and l the officers hospitable and entertain ing. The mountain air seems to agree with our old friend Frank Staples: he has grown considerably and is as liberal as ever. Brother Lacey is delicate as usual, but Mir Toole thinks he will live to see Tucson again. CThis is said to comfort pining hearts, AL though there are only three ladies at Apache, they managed to have bdiles on three consecutive evenings during the Mayors visit.
 The mail facilities at Apache have been provOkingly uncertain during the past three months. The papers taken up by MT. Toole were the first receiv- ed at the post for something like three weeks: the cause was the failure of |, nail contractors, &c. The Mayor came pack with Paymaster Sniflen, and in Rocky canyon they managed to break l spoke out of each wheel in the ann the baggage wagon upset and vas compelled to leave four sacks of ,arley by the wayside. Some men vent back next morning with pack nimals for the grain and found that 'arty of MOrmOns coming this way lad found the barley, camped with it, nd fed it to their animals. The boss ' Mormon explained to Major Sniffen hat this was the luckiest find he had ct made in Arizona.
 The San Carlos Indians are reported quiet and orderly.
 Eureka Springs struck Mayor Toole 'everely) as being admirably adapted )r a summer resort. The house k lrge and cOmmodious; the air is al- avs cool and bracing even in mid Immer. There are several springs of / ure, cold water, a neat bath-house a nd such other natural and artificial f dvantages as will make it very de ' rable locality for ladies and gentle len to flee to from our July suns. Ir. Leitch, the Obliglng proprietor, ( ltends to make various useful inn rovementS this summer. The broiled licken, pure cream, &c., which form part of the dinner at this station, ill finger gratefully in the Mayors
 emory. The reports from various posts and stations along le route, are of very cheerful char T, ter and indicate peace and progress. |