The Daily Tombstone., 1886-08-31
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 EDITOR DAILY TOMBSTONE: -Ye scribe having returned from awander, ing tour herewith presents his i'm pressions of the places visited by him. Benson having been visited by cop ious showers, presents now a beauti- lul appearance as compared with the dry landscape Of month since. The mountainous country surrounding Rockers Hot Springs presents the most beautiful successions views to be seen anywhere in our Territory. Meaning this valley by tie v Ina dy 6 Etzroute they approach to the Gal mia mountains is a continuous but gradual ascent SO gentle that the tray eler only appreciates the use by look ing backward and seeing far below him tho torluous bed of the San Ped TO. On reaching the summit tie traveller sees before him a magnificent stretch of green rolling hills some ff- teen mlles iaLguse5 nv twelve in width through the I5T1-- ..srt oi which runs the regular road from the old "OyeIland" road to the Hot Springs, noticing 9 peculiar black spot away on the eastern slope Of this ] paridise Of green, your correspondent inquired of his genial companion Judge ". L, Roche what tie bl ok spot was and was informed that Mr. i Mark Allen has a cattle ranch thele From the Summit downward into the main road occupied but short time and soon wo drew roins before the hospitaIle door ol 5Ir. George Law renee who regalcd US with fine cu- cumJer5 tomatoes, chiIi and last and best fine "Wajcgmilyon" all the pro duet of his own garden. Passing thsough his pasture we next came to the Hot Springs Ranch now presided over by lIr William A Wall This ranch is now used solely for stock purposes the rroplieter Mir. II. C.. Hooker having closed it to the use of the epublic as a oalhiagiresort and san itarium.
 Next ascending q moderately steep and long grade we found at the sum- nit the Drew ranch and were cord- ially welcomed by the hostess Mistress Drew. Here can be seen two speci- mems of Natures queer freaks viz: Two warm springs about sixty yards apart bursting forth from the sum- init of high hill. The view from the house is one of rare beauty northward aud far below winds beautiful stream of crystal water between the stream and the foot of the hill is a household garden which produces ample supplcs for the ranch table.
 Southward are the Hot Springs and all is enclosed by an apparently i'm passable barrier of lofty rugged noun tain peaks.
 Again downward and northward across the limped stream, over low hill and our road enters a canyon whose beauty and wild evidences can scarcely be described in words. The road winds in and out of the creek between hugh trees of cotton wood, Sycamore, Willow, Oak, Ash and Cedar whose bases are surrounded with dense undergrowth of wild Cherry, Mulberry and Currant bushes all bound together by the tough ten
 acious branches of the wild Grape vine.
 On either side of the canyon rise gigantic cliffs oi rock almost perpen- dicular to a height ranging from fifty to two hundred feet and distant from each other in some places three hun dred feet and sometimes in others , but twenty feet. Three miles of this canyon road and we came suddenly to an opening containing the house and coral of Messrs Roche & Nye, r Bros. Will send you another letter tin a few days DARNoc'