Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1899-09-20
ABOUT A SUMMER RESORT.
Spruce Mountain Presents Attractions Of OneScelled Beauty and Mar vicious Natural Conditions
 For Such a Place


 For Such Place.
 On the invitation of Charles Behm the editor of the JOURNAL-MNER re- gently visited Spruce noun tain, about seven or eight miles south of town. Mir. Behm had painted the place in glowing glowing colors as an ideal one for a summon resort if such a thing IS being seriously coL- sldered for this section. The visit was agreed to with the mental im- pression that MT. Behm was over-en- thuslastlc n the matter and in his enthusiasm magnifed the beauties and attractions of the place. While the writer went there with this i'm pression on his mind, he returned with the knowledge that as fluent a talker as Mir. Behm IS, and as good a command as he has of language to express himself in, be IS not cap able of doing justice to the above place.
 It has all the clements required for an attractive and comfortable summer resort, being plenty of shade, good mountain water, scenery that for grandeur and beauty can not be surpassed in the territory, and easy of access.
 The drive there from Prescott was made in two hours, about half the distance being over road never tIav- eled by the writer before.
 The mountain side IS heavily timbereo, s-large proportion of the trees being silver fir, one of the most beautiful of forest trees found in Arizona. There is an abundance of water in the immediate vicinity, there being four or five springs and one mining shaft which will produce 60.000 gallons per day while little benches in the mountain side afford excellent places for camping or for building a hotel and cottages. With very little expense the road to town could be put in condition that the drive over it would not take over an hour and half. Trails around the mountains could be easily and in expensively constructed for prom- enades, as well for visiting the places Of interest in the vicinity which are numerous.
 ] The summit of Spruce Mt. IS easily reached without any serious exer- ton or difficult mountain climb. Its altitude Is S,400 feet above sea level and from 1t one of the grandest If not the grandest view ever witnessed by the writer was obtained. A pan orama of the most magnificent grandeur opens up to the sight in every direction for miles and miles, except to the southward where Mt. Union, with its altitude of lO,OOJ feet shuts of the view. To the southwest can be seen the Huacayar and Harqua Hala ranges with the broad eXpanse of country and mouu- tains aud valleys intervening. To the north the San Francisco peaks and Bill Williams mountains and other ranges and peaks unknown, while to the eastward over the Black Hills range the MOgollon mountains form the horizon. While these dis tant views are obtainable the beauty and the grandeur consists ln the panorama uf wooded mountains with their winding roads, and of green , valleys which spread out beneath ? and around the spectator. The scene is one calculated to inspire one with feeling Of awe, and as stated the writer had Bever seen one befort to equal it, not even excepting tha' obtained from the San Francisco . peaks in this territory, or from the } famous places in California. of Mt Hamilton, Mt. Lowe and Nit. Tam aipais. . This scenery. added t' the otbel natural beauties and attractions o the place as a summer resort, cer tainIy makes 1t without an equal 1 and if properly fitted up would at tract visitors from abroad as vel r from this territory.