Arizona weekly citizen., 1889-06-22
REPORT
Of Capt. A. E. Mi1timore, on a Wagon Road Between Tucson and
 San Carlos.

San Carlos.
 Shortly after the following report hs
 been made by Capt. Miltimore to tf Commanding General of the Departmer
 Mr. William Zeckendorf addressed hi q note, requesting copy of said repol for u 30 among the merchants here. Tn the Capt. kindly had made and place at his disposal. In road work Cap MiltimOre is considered an expert, an his researches on the proposed rout will be read with great interest =
 TUCsoN, A. T., March 27th. 1889. The Assistant Adjutant General,
 Depart of Arizona,
 e Los Angeles, Cal. Sir:-I have the honor to report tha in compliance with s. P. No. Is, c. Headqr's Dept. of Arizona, Feb. 16th 1889, I proceeded on the 20th ultimo t, carry out the instructions contained il your letter of instructions of even dat with the order referred to. The roa, from this place to Chamberlin's Ranch distance of thirty six and one tentl miles, is an old and we'll beaten wagon road with water at the Rillito (5-1' mies) steampump Q3224 4miles); at the olC stage station (2615 miles) water is to b, had by the expenditure of say forty dol lars. It has once been had but has beer neglected, and the development is de- stroyed.
 From Mr. Chamberlin's ranch to Dud leyville, on the San Pedro River, there are two travelled roads both of which are good and about the same length, but l infer the one leading along the foot hills to the left, q distance of twenty-si miles, with water about half way, the other road also has water after thirteen miles travel.
 From this point (Mr. Chamberlin's) a good easy grade may be followed in a direct line to Dudleyville, and fully six miles of the twenty-six saved.
 Wagons do pass over this line, but to make it fair road, an expenditure of one hundred dollars should be made.
 It is thought that the San Pedro river will soon be bridged at Dudleyville, which is desirable, though the ford is not bad.
 From Dudleyville the road is good, as
 
 nine-tenths miles. The bridge is sub stantial structure and understood to be private property and free to all who de- sire to use it.
 From this point the road has been once worked but is now considerably out of repair; it should have an expend- iture of say four hundred dollars (S400) on it which would put it in condition for vehicles of all classes to the point where the road to San Carlos should leave the stage road to Globe, distance of nineteen miles from Dudleyville pass ing over which one finds an abundance of water.
 From this point i. G. about three miles north of Ben Falls ranch, the road should pass up long and quite regular grade to the point on the back bone of the range near the 'hog ranch" and after following this range for about three miles it should take an almost direct line for Holmes Wells which are reach ed by an easy grade if worked. The hog ranch affords good water and, I am told, the year.
 The road to the San Carlos Agency, in my Judgement, should branch to the right, about three miles from the sum- nit, cross the wash, pass up a convent snt canon across two ranges of foot hills and strike the stage road from Globe about nine miles west of San Carlos from which point the road is good to San Carlos. The distances from Falls Ranch Q6 niles northerly from Dudleyville) were not measured, but I estimate them-to Io .hree miles; to the Hog Ranch, or back nome five miles; along this ridge three niles with ten miles to Holmes Wells, making a distance from Tucson to Holmes Wells of ninety-three miles, or having followed this ridge two miles 'oad should branch across a stream and tive into the stage road from Globe at lbout eight miles run, and say nine miles rom San Carlos Agency, which would make San Carlos one hundred and nine niles from Tucson. There should be judiciously expended ,n this road between Falls Ranch and San Carlos about twenty one hundred lOllars (S2100,O0 or twenty-six hundred on the road in its entire length. | This route Is well watered, is fairly supplied with wood for camp purposes, | md will supply with grass. I have examined the other three l outes to San Carlos properties on the l oad of the Southern Pacific Company md consider this far superior to either | n all respects, particularly in the matter | # water and grass for stock, easy grade | md good bed of roads at all seasons of | he year, and absence from dust. In this connection, the road is not at | present. a practicable one, and, in my l could not be made so for a l ess sum than I estimate (s2600O0) but | think that amount carefully expended | you'd make a good road for all classes f teams.
 Some several of the citizens of this ity have expressed desire to put this oad in condition by subscription, and ave furnished the necessary data to york on and will report the result of helr efforts in due time.
 l am, sir, very respectfully,
 Your obedient servant, SIGNED: A. F. MILTIMoRE,
 Capt. A. B. M., U. $. A.