Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1893-05-03
4 yl.l,ar.. View ef the New Road.

A Visitors View or the NJ" '@"S"'
 The Santa Fe. Prescott X Phenix railway has already conferred upon the people of Arizona, and espec- ially the people of Prescott lnnu- merable benefits. which are only an earnest ot the much greater ones to come. when it is finished to Phenlx. \ trip over this road from Prescott Ia Ash Fork Is an exceedingly inter esting and enjoyable one. The per lection of the track and the ele- gance of the appointments insure the highest degree of safety and comfort to the travelling public. The schedule is fulfilled with the regularity of eloek-work, and noth- ing can exceed the courteous atten- ton. of every one connected with the operation ot the road. Mr. Brown Is model con ductor in efficiency and politenessr- a matter of no small importance to the traveller, The scenery is e' markable for its picturesque beauty aud the delight of all who are mol utterly devoid of artistic feeling and appreciation.
 Leaving the beautiful city of ] Prescott. eharmingly situated ln Us | garniture of pines, overlooked and protected by its noble mountains, over which the lights and shadows
 are continually playing with won ] derful effects of changing color, one glides smoothly along the we'll built track. past Whipple barracks, and soon finds himself in the midst of
 the weird fantastic beauty of the
 Point of Rocks. the rival of the Garden of Gods near Maniiou, which 1t greatly resembles, though
 far surpassing it in grandeur an.
 magniiicence as we'll as in extent. . For miles the train winds itI way through this sea of stone upheaved and tossed, apparently ny the most
 terrific of storms, it's pillows gfanite and it's vessels towering precipitu-
 ous crags. Natures power here
 speaks with an eloquence that sinks into the profundities of the soul, calling forth an awe and admira- tion which finds expression in no clamorous applause, but in the far more effective approval of perfect
 silence. Del Rio, glittering like an emerald m the mesa. is next reached, the grateful richness of whose Yerdure Is a pleasant relaxa- tion after the sublimity of the Point of Rocks. Later on, the train be- gins lts marvellous journey past Cedar Glade, through Limestone Canyon. where the interest Is divided be- tween the impediments of nature and the triumphs of human energy and intellect. The ascent is a mas. terpiece of civil engineering bear ing evidence unquestioned and un- ! questionable to the genious of the chief engineer of the road, Major Vaughn and his able coadiutors. Curve follows curve, solid bridges leap over gorge after gorge, as the iron horse with his convoy creeps like mighty dragon snorting up the heights. The view during this DOT ton ot the trip IS simply indescriba- ble, and to see 1t is well worth the trip. At times one Is suspended in md air, then borne along the verge 1 ot sheer precipices, now darting through winding cuts. but always transported firmly and safely to the point seemingly impossible of ac.. cess. Emerging from the canyon, after time sufficient to recover from ! the sensations of awe and wonder reused by the passage through it, l the traveller finds himself at Rock Butte, where shade trees and green turf bring a pleasant relief. and the suggestions of pie nics. in place formed fer such gatherings. force themselves upon his mind. He IS now not far from the junction with the trans-continental line of the Atlantic & Pacific, and will be able to contemplate the journey before him, either east or west, exhilarated and strengthened by the commun- ings he has just held with our great preceptor, Nature, in his trip over the :. F., F. x P. railway. VIAToR.