Arizona republican., 1891-02-28
A CHA COUNTY ROAD
SURVEYED TO THE GREAT COPPER
 CAMP. M
Discovery Made of Feasible Route. Damage Done by the storm In the Mountaans Reymert Mine Closed.

Surveyor W. NJ. Breckenridge re- turned Thursday evening from trir into the mountainous region this side oi Globe, in quest of an available route ior wagon road between Phoenix and that point. He was accompanied on his journey by A. J. Halbert of Tempe, and William Kimball of Mesa, a
 They left the Pinal road about six miles east of Desert station and swung around under the brow of Superstition mountain to Marlow's ranch, twenty seven miles from Mesa. The road then runs up a canon to Frasiers ranch, with slight grade. Within four miles of the summit the road begins to be quite steep, attaining maximum rise of 400 feet to the mile. From the summit the course lies down the west fork of Pinto creek to Harrel's cattle ranch, then through low pass in the Pinto range to a point on Final creek, one mile below Harrels home ranch and few miles below Globe on the main county road.
 Mir. Breckenridge pronounces this route as being Q good one, and fixes the
 
 weather was moist in the extreme and it is possible that more feasible route might have been found. Another survey Is anticipated through the adja- cent country in the hope of bettering the line at number of points.
 The party left Globe last Saturday, being detained at Irons station on the King trail, fifty-two hours, by wet weather. On the up trail they had been waterbound at Harrel's cattle ranch for sixty hours.
 Pinal creek, along which lies the town of Globe, was up to a great height last week, Twenty-three houses in all were washed down, the creek changing its channel somewhat above the main town. Water came up to Pascoe's stables, with in eighty feet of the main street. As items of destruction done in town, Mir. Breckenridge specified that the we'll known o. K. corral and two houses be- longing to Mir. Kinney, the foot bridge on Main street were washed away as was 300 cords of wood at the Buffalo smelter.
 Nearly all the debris found resting place on the broad flat around Harreps house. When the flood subsided here was also found the body of William Middleton, whose death has been already noted. The old man had been walking along the high bank of the creek and had fallen in.
 At San Carlos the Saur Carlos river was mile wide. The water came up into the agency mill and swept over the Indians fields, running most of their crops.
 The Dripping Springs road, across the Final mountains from Florence to Globe, was washed out to such sn extent that it can never be repaired. The mail is being brought over on horseback, stag ing being impossible. The last stage load of passengers were compelled to walk from Pioneer to Globe.
 Russell valley and Bloody Tanks gulch, a few miles west of Globe, were several feet deep in water.
 As an example of how the small mountain streams became torrents, ref erence was made to a petty caiion on the Silver King trail, near the top of the divide, in which six packed burros were drowned.
 road below Pinal and in that town washed away forty houses. The pump house of the Reymert Mining Company, on the creek, was washed away, the boilers and engine following in it's wake, The pump, weighing seven tons, is still there. The we'll is filled in. The mine is closed down in consequence for an in- definite period.
 No trouble was experienced in re- turning to Mesa over the regular Pinal road, that thoroughfare being in good condition