Arizona republican., 1897-10-23
OTHER POINTS VISITED.
Three Localities in Pima County Not
 Generally Known Abroad.


 Crittenden, Ariz, Oct. 20.-(Special correspondence of The Republican.)- Taking advantage of an opportunity to enjoy drive to Calabasas with George Atkinson, behind two spirit ed roadsters, bid adios to Nogales. The route taken was over the stage road which courses the Sonoita, a tributary of the Santa Cruz. It was a fine drive and improved as progress was made At Calabasas we parted company, MT. Atkinson going on about mile to his ranch. The gen tleman said he had been in the south west thirty-seven years, nineteen of which had been spent in Arizona, the time being devoted largely to cattle raising. In the southeastern corner of Pima no man is better or more favorably known than he.
 To the hotel at Calabasas some thing of the historic is attached, it being located as a summer resort. Changes have been wrought to such a degree that it has fallen into a de- cline. For years Colonel C. P. Sykes and family have been identified with the surroundings and of late the doors have been closed to guests. At pres ent Mrs. Sykes and her daughter are the sole occupants of the mansion. The colonel is expected daily from the east, where he has been negoti- ating a deal in his wonderful litho- graph stone and onyx quarries, which are located on Sycamore creek, half days ride from Prescott I met the colonel in Prescott at the Burke, at which time he exhibited to me speci- mems of the stone taken out I was so greatly interested in the exhibit that I prevailed upon Col. Sykes to promise me samples, and await the fulfillment of the same.
 In the vicinity of Calabasas stati n ten miles north of Nogales, are locat ed, besides those mentioned. Thomas D. Casenuaga, stockman and rancher; Edward Egan, Mrs. Mercer, Morgan R. Wise and son, Joseph, ranchers and dealers in cattle; Mrs. J. A. Sax ton, teacher; MT. Campbell store keeper and agent and the Santa Rita Cattle company's headquarters. Some 12,000 head Of cattle were shipped cut the past season to the s. F., 1000 of the number driven down the Santa Cruz to Tucson, the cattlemen claim ing gain of 75 cents per head in driving the sixty miles. In sight are the Santa Rita and Pajarito Oittle birO mountains. Below, towards No gales, is the Portrero, a ditch as it were. Morgan Wise happened to be native of my state, the Keystone. and that led me to call. Through his agency 1 dined on tortillas. friioles. jerked beef and black coffee. the gem tleman having instructed his neigh DOT, Mexican woman, to prepare the lay cut. There are times when fri ! 1oies and tortillas satisfy a craving appetite and that evening was one of the occasions. I missed the chili-con carne, however, the lady being out of the article, so dear to the palate of the native element The stay at Cal abasas was so brief that the beauties of the country were lost to view. it being dark when we arrived.
 A short hours ride on the N. M &, A. brought us Into Critsendsn. and awakening John South, we were shown quarters in the stone hotel Cr1ttenden is cattle and ore shin ping point. This year the cattle were 2oved from Huachuca siding, twenty
 liles north of Critrenden. Concen- |trates from Washington camp are brought here for shipment. The teams hauling lime rock from above CrMtenden to the Rollin smeIter take a lay over here for water. while tfhe orlveTs drop into Wm. Powers's fo, spirits frumenti MT. John South runs the postof1ce. store and hotel while Gin Beet & Go. (not sugar beet please) keep a restaurant and store There is blacksmith shop and sec tion house. while Judge Goode is tlht justice Of the peace and J. E. Guy thj railway agent. Powers has been il the locality since 1884 Business her will be at standsti1l for a month the Columbia smelter having close down temporarily Three miles nortl of CritjteDden on the Sonoita is tn fine fruit ranch of Roslin Richardson cattleman and rancher. The Good boys bring meats from the ranch t. Rollin and Crittenden.
 Three miles below Crittenden Rollin, level location where Judg Vanderlip undertook to establish
 town Site. He donated lot near tn academy of music @ to a Tucso newspaper man, but the town ha AAOS eNoN ouSCu d CdHup sel TcnOs nearly every enc occupied by Mexi cans. The judge is on the hermitag, a big tent covering his possession. During a call the judge prepared
 pot of coffee that Queen Vic woul not have sneezed at. That's right.
 The Columbia shelter has a stIo. on the fiat, there is another over th
 way and on the road is a tent saloo presided over by Mir McElhany, for merly of Phoenix.
 The Columbia Shelter compan completed its 100 ton smelter at Ro
 lin some six months ago and haN been working ores from the Hardshe at Harshaw and the Flux. Harsha
 is on the west slope of the Patagon.
 mountains, seven miles sou,heas
 and the Flux on the east slope, st
 miles south. These claims of til
 smelter company have been wo ke
 nearly a year. The product is lea
 and silver ore of low grade ar
 found in large bodies On the nigl