Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-07-18
BABOQUIVARI.
Tucson Young People off in the
Mountains.

4 anu DelOW anu ldClDP edcn Way WIFI d
jolly crowd of young people. The coach
was trimmed gayly with the national
colors, and the footing of the bugle, the
hurrying of the horses and the caval-
cade of eight or ten boys on horseback
and accompanying them, attracted due
attention.
They we're starting for the Baboquivari
camp, a party of Is consisting of Mrs.
Rhodes, as chaperone, the Misses Nores,
the Misses Wood, the Misses Shlbell,
Misses Sylvia Kennedy and Beckie
Drachman and MeSsrs Harry Drach-
man, S. X. Wood, VIM. Walker, Paul
Heermans and A. A Holbrook. They
are low there and are making the best
of months trip to that lovely and
somewhat elevated situation.
The trip was not the most pleasant on
account OF heat, and the water giving
out en- route, made a thirsty crowd
which awaited a special messenger
across country to Maish's deep well.
The distance between ranches also
made travel slow, owing to lack of water
for the horses, they having none till
S. Robes ranch, a miles out of the city,
was reached. A A. Holbrook's ranch
was the stopping place for the night
and it was a very tired party which
stopped there.
Eight o'clock found them again On
the road, and the hot, dry mesa, upland
road and delays for resting the animals
made it o'clock Monday night when
thoroughly exhausted, thirsty and jolly
party arrived at the foot of the canyon,
full OF ordinations OF pleasure on
arrival and anticipation for the coming
weeks. The camp buildings, which
were not in use with the exception of
the boarding house, were, 10y kind per
mission of the owners, at once taken
possession Of, the ladies takirg a six
room cottage, commanding view OF
one of the prettiest bits OF landscape
which Arizona possesses in the canyon
which it overlooBs. In mountain
cCCHCI1 InClC 10 hOGltnh dIC5IlN
than grand old Mound Mildred, which
frowns down from an altitude of 5000
feet above the valley level, capped with
great outcropping Of rocks which shoot
abruptly upward for 5000 feet. These
rocks are moss covered and the gay
green hue it gives the old mountain Is
beautified by the oak and mesquite trees
which dot the sides, and the numberless
pretty and cool arroyas which radiate to
the loWlands.
The boarding house is the place of
meeting three times a day, and is pre-
sided over by one of the best Cinnamon
in Arizona. Sing is favOrite from his
invulnerable good nature, his excellent
cooking and above all for his powers of
increasing the wherewith8l of providing
three healthy meals day for u hungry
people, This faculty particularly
pleases the young men of the party.
They are hunters of greater or less
overs, and from the continual gun re-
ports which echo and reverberate from
mountain to mountain, give the impress
sion to person in camp that game will
be drug in the Baboqnivari market
Appearances, however, are deceiving as
the hunters certainly give a poor i'm
preston of their hunting abilities. Tive
or three rabbits or large rock squirrels
is about the limit of the fruits of the
chase by the youthful nImrods. This
morning your writer hunted two hours,
saw game enough TO shoot every ter
minutes, and now carries q very sore
shoulder as a result OF the backwardnese
of his gun. Eight shots killed three
squirrels, two of which were lost in the
rocks, and one rabbit. Therefore the
eight shots returned one squirrel and
one rabbit. AS a total of two days
hunt 13 squirrels and rabbits have
found their way to the culinary depart
ment.
Time does not lag bit in camp. When
not out hunting or exploring, games are
in progress, or reading. Tucson whist
players will need to look well to their
laurels on the return of the outing party.
This afternoon "Wednesday the entire
party. excepting two, visited the Octa
pus mine, and explored lts depths and
tunnels, showing the possibilities of
continuous perseverance, Mr.. Nc
Knight, the keeper in charge, kindly
guided in the explorations. There is
some water in the mine but not in
quantities to hinder work. Its many
ups and downs and offshoots were duly
and we'll explored, exclaimed and admir-
ed, and the long string of 20, each bear
ing lighted candles and making in them
selves, with the blackness of the mine
as background, a bright picture, return
ed TO daylight an hour later, several
from their first visit down a mine.
BabOquIvari peak, q mile away and
looming up and up to a height Of 5000
feet above sea level will probably be
visited in few days. This peak is in
accessible and therefore sought by adj
venturods explorers. Till steps are cut
in the stone or drills driven into the
sides its summit will never be reached.
Well up its side is a prospector's pick,
left there many years ago by one of this
class. This is said to be the greatest
height attained by man On Baboquivari
peak. The peak may be seen from Tue
son, and 1t is said that from the summit
one can see 800 miles.
Speaking of hunting, some of the
young ladies OF the party are fine shots
Miss Lottie Wood has proudly displayed
two rabbits and a squirrel as trophies
of her skill in the chase.
The time passes as it only can when
enjoyed, and in this Yellowstone of Ari-
iona, with its oaks and rocks, the coolest
of weather, tt e best of water and jolliest
Of company, it cannot but be pleasant,
and month later will show Tucson its
camping party somewhat the worse for
wear probably, and with compilations of
well shaded hue, who will report the
pleasantest of trips, thanks to Messrs.
Holbrook and Wood, in charge of the
expedition, and to Mr.. Mcknight for
favors.
p. Ii.