Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-03-15


 graz ted Iucso1 a revised clty cuarte- under which tUe cii- Ccv,nmelt now works.
 So lar fas ar o4.l.ae sketch of the his ,0re Tucson.
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 There are several points from which good view si Tucson can be had. The dguss u5 t.a cau-. house and public school. e-I tave- c' tLa fire engine house sra such. its gmmit of Picket Post butte, o- Sentinel peak, back of Warmers m. U, iF another good place. But the best place Ci al s Fort liii, tne large. | Lat-i.pget muu.a.u Lra wc4t of the city. From it. summit one can look down into tre t~ and over an the houses. and see esary ythiug that is to he seen.
 tln1, t-.a, with Us i-s rocky sides eG some lur-ll-. WIeu the IZElS and -I9;ea enable yun -J eas,iy distiu- Lls-l Ila oGtI-a ut the adobe L0uS 8 frou the sale tint of ground on which 5ley a-s hUi. and from which they are taken Otherwise, at any other tIme of day, t Viil as J-..eGl- for the keeuest vision ta dI=c-u t.c different houses from t1e color O, tue soil
 The iues u mountains run northwest and southeast for a distance of about fifteen uilas, and a-s about five miles wide. They are a series of sami-isclated Hgr.as. whose serrated outlines against ile lvsu'', a- -s'-- rre-ous e hn-utisul ss-t | .t.. --....r t.;s- I-1-. - fF ..A --...e 5Ig.Go-u Arizona, stand alone. and arc u-csrl5e.ei with any other range. At ! their -oTta.asta-u corner a little spur rurs ou1 -o Che east. terminating iu .Usrr--1a.--haroJ peck. which is known ga Picket Post butte, or Sentinel peak. | \ lrtia tn tEa northwest OF Sentinel peak, and due vest of Tucson, Is Fort lil from which We shall now lrok down ur1n The ancient and honorable pueblo. .ha summit cs fo-t h-ll s guarded ry | a stone wall, the builders of which seem | ;o have left TO o-hor record of their l work tlFl this. Tradition says thesa | r1--ifc ions were huilt as defense ! ngarast fl. relentless Apache. who bas ! warrei the Caueasial race for three full | centuries.
 l From ile sUmnit of Fort hill We look | down uucn Tucson. Ton see the thor ! ougbfarci spread out before you, run ! uiuE east and west. north and south, | with busy througs upon them. The court l house iu the center of fine plat of green ! first attr cts the eye. Tue metallic roofs ! 0i the railrulI 7EOFs reflect tnc morning ] sunlight lu toU- np,cS with dazzing | radiance.
 Ihs town lies on ths east bank of the ! ancient river of tae Holy Cross. The : river bottom Is markell by a carpet or l green. varied like mosaic work by the [ different tius1 of each field. according Co | what kind t erows, whether Ir be grain ! field OF ra-,iu. Far tC the north, trend l -lra Eitie around tn ihC west, can tho rver bottom ic traced before lt merge. into fine gray c-lJrs Of the desert. And t1 tle south tla -1me s-rlp oI green dis- appears beyond the b-as ot San AlVier and vagshes m the ho1.z1n- When con trastei with the dull hines of tne desert on either side, I- ls q most refreshing
 sigh5
 Almost at your feet -~ Warmers pond, . and beyond is Silver Lake, while the sautg grr- river can be traced away to- wards tte -9utl Hltt mountains. the
 v-at.r..f the lakes s1trkliug like gems arI the river apre8ring like q silver thrarI 1mauauiI1s a.-d llorltymC the balJric of green il which they are set
 na-are yo1r v1slou. opens the Santa
 Cruz valley. e-l5rGciu-, .n thls portion, something lse six hundred square miles of arer. No forests k-ow upon its SOIL ! &C springs of living water weave for it a | carpet of green. No fields Of growing
 gram 1iadlsn the eye or man. lt Is covered with a thin, fcragEly growth oi cr-ass Eocl or chsmIsaL Yet every foot
 oi tLis broad ezpause. i5 fertile when ir-
 rigaiel. Some day the skill Of man VII water its broad acres How beautiful it will then appear.
 The Santa Rita mountains are its southern border Near their tops you perceive a darker shade, caused by the color Cf the res up0n their ridges In their center stands Mount Wrigutson which has @ height ot over 10U0 feet. The B!1c1ns and Eae Sierra Colorado 1 mountains skirt the east part Of the val ley. Nl venture 0i any kind Is seen upon them. To their south the railroad passes out.
 Q To the north are the grand. old Cata . IiuGs. The MeSica1s named them aftel some holy woman. At theIr base, acrosl . the desa1t you see a line of cottonwood and willows that align the banks of th. i RlllltO little -Ili, haw pretty are Spanisi words. that is, indeed, a little Till ID tL. 1 summer. but in the winter oft becomes rive- that could l0tt ,hs Great Eastern The-e Catalinas are curiouslv buil'
 noun fms. IT you would heap ID two , piles oi sand, and then run a separate 1 ridge past. though touchIug both, you could form some Hlea Of their general
 shape From Tucson We see the south-
 ern side of the ridge, while the two ! great heaps. representing Mount Lem 1 mon and Mount Rice, are Vet north ] Make a cut through the ridge near the ! eastern heap. which is Mont Rice, and connect lt with the canyon between Mount Lennon and Mount Rice. and you have the great SabinO canyon. The sides of thls caIyon and the slopes Of the two high peaks IS the territory of the great tim Der belt. which some day will be a source of wealth
 Looking from Tucson the southern | ridge presents soma curious outlines. IL 1 rises graonaliy irotn the mess, and is