The Tombstone epitaph., 1882-02-20
TEMPORAL VALLEY.
A Rich and Romantic Section
 of the Santa Ritas.
A Trip from Harshaw-The Bullion and Its Extensi0ns-PersOn 1n-
 spectiOn of Promising Mines.
HARsHAw, Feb. 4, 1882,

EDITOR EPITAPH:-On luesday last one of nature's large hearted and truly generous souled sons, set out, in company with your correspon- dent, on visit to the Santa Rita mountains, with two-fold purpose, viz., business and pleasure. In the matter of a team, like Hobson's choice, we had no alternative, there being only one to be had and that more after Mexican than American order of teams. The morning was a beautiful one, more like summer than, as indeed it was, winter morn- ing, and the day, heaven and earth united and created one of the most lovely that was ever seen. We were out for four days trip, and had supplied ourselves with all things deemed necessary to our natural comfort; dozen bottles of NelsOn's best, for which my companion ad- mitted having a special regard, and a half-dozen Otard's XXX, which.
 when taken straight, "gets away"
 with anything brewed on this side of the Atlantic. Be this as it may, its
 wonderful exhilarating properties operating on the hilarious sports of our little party contributed to mako
 four days rambles in the Santa Ritas
 among the most enjoyable and truly
 red letter days in the life history, re-
 spectively, of two old-tlme compan-
 ions.
 | We went from Harshaw to the So-
 noita, six miles; thence down the
 valley four miles on the Pantano
 road to Casa Blanca, huge pile of
 rubbish which marks the spot where
 once stood the palatial residence of
 q Spanish nobleman, or perhaps a
 Mexican frcebooter, it matters not
 which, whose history is buried in
 the eternal past. Here we left the road and proceeded up well-grassed
 and we'll wooded canyon. For the first four or five miles the canyon IS broad and we made good progress;
 thereafter, as we approached the
 mountains, we found deep washes
 and other obstacles to our advance,
 and finally, after ascending the can
 yon four and half miles, we were
 brought to standstill by wall of
 rock which crosses the canyon to , right angle and prevented further : progress in the buggy. We
 were still a mile from oul
 intended camping ground, so de. cided to unhitch, pack. our outfit or ] the backs of the horses and proceed
 with them over the divide. After . great trouble in getting our blankets rugs, baskets, and, above all, bottles
 the contents of two of which were summarily disposed of, safely mount 7 ed, we left the bottom and proceeded | to climb the mountain, the top O
 which we reached half an hour aftel sta rting. A scene worthy the brush of al
 artist was before us; we were el
 the sum init of the dividing range be tween Casa Blanca and Tcmpora canyon: Eelow was Casa Blanca
 hnr3ered on either side by rolling hills and narrow valleys until tn
 whole are lost in the plains below
 before us, is the soon to be famou | beautiful valley of Temporal. Flo l several miles below the valley IS mar r row, and in places very rough; her a at the head it is concave or like r huge bowl in shape with peripher 3 of uniform height and not less tha
 three miles in circumference, the Ill
 ner surface being heavily ti!moere and having a gradual and un lforl 2 inclined to the bottom 500 feet pc = low the rim; in the center the wate . of the valleys, acted upon by the ray . of the declining sun, appeared llk - so many streams of molten sllve h purling over their rocky beds; bur A ros and horses are feeding, and tent dot the prospect. After feasting ou
 eyes half an hour, during which tim s the quiet of the place,the tranquilllt n of the hour and the beauty of tn l. scene made lasting impressions oI e our minds, we left the summit an IS descended in semlcircle to the bot o tom of the valley, where we met ou l. friend, who escorted us to his ten g quartered us, and bestowed upon u u the greatest attention and hospitallt J. during our stay in Santa Rita. Ha 'e the night we passed in recountln le scenes of other days in Callforal lt and Nevada. The morning sun shon re brightly and yenison steak awaite "a us when we awoke. We performe -e our ablutions in the cold and vi O IS ating waters of the valley strear as took breakfast and started to vle i' the mines.
 A- BULLION.
 This is one of the most valuable ,n all the mines in Santa Rita, as show of by development work. It has sha K down seventy feet, sunk in u ve ledge close along the foot-wall, al oy from the bottom of the shaft eros
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