Arizona republican., 1899-08-17
THE COLOSSEUM
OF CAVE CREEK

Every summer thsre is an exodus
from Phoenix and vicirtty - the coast
of southern California. Business and
social functions are therefore suspend
sd during July and August. Those of
you (aGd there are many such among
you who have wads of money to burn
and scatter, may properly so to the
coast md thus advertise the prosperity
Of this region; but .he greater number
ON Gnare the expense only OF round
| trip and brief sojourn On the coast.
The object of this letter is to advise
the latter class that the money thus
unsatisfactory expended will be am
pie to provide camp equip1ge and grub
stake for an outing of two months,
either in the Gave Greek mountains, CT
in those otf Castle creek, or near Hot
Springs.
| The ava4,ptre camping sites of Cave
creek lie at an elevation above Phoenix
of from LOO to 1000 feet. and the dis
! tances are from are from thirty TO
forty-five miles. The days are quite
| toleTable; the nights are cool; the
water excellent, and we have none of
! the parboling heat and sultriness of
the valley. Nsighbors and sets of
Phoenix society can camp together,
and thus keep up social amenities.
/
uries can be added with little cost of
carriage. The mail makes two trips
each week, carrying freight, parcels
and passengers to and from Phoenix,
and camps more Or less remote from
| the postofice, OF the Phoenix mine,
og1 have their renewals of supplies
carried to them on pack burrOs There
is no extOpiOn practiced here for any
service rendered. Your invalid guests,
instead Cf following the swell SET to
the coast, can, in clubs Of six or more,
establish camps hare from June 1 ID
October l. A minor. but quite impor-
tant consideration is .his-that thou
sands of dollars scattered recklessly
on the coast (and never to De returned
bere) can be kept circulating in chan
nels leading directly to the trade Of
Phoenix, and every dollar OF it be
made 30 yield it's face value in comfort
ard recreation.
Each family Or stag party should
bring up a tent, grub stake, shot gun
and % caliber rifle, musical insfru-
ments, and a cOmpiete camera outfit
Out of these with camp furniture and
bedding a comfortable camp can be
constructed in few hours. Our pests,
including lions and skunks, are not q
patching TO those OF the plains; and
L
fears concerning them. A mandolin
and guitar concert CT an evening may
attract an aUdi=nce Of toads and rat
tiers. But a rautler is a gentleman; II
hs has any chance at all he will notify
you CT his presence. In this case
charmed he puts his tail in as a tam
BORNE and Offers no harm unless the
instruments are out Of tune or the air
is 0troc.Ousay played. Skunks are not
near so prevalent in midsummer as a.
Cher times, yet an occasional visit
from them should be prevented if pos
sible. When he comes into a camp he
does not produce his card unless irri-
tated. But make sure use of the
shot gun, so he will not have time to
execute and leave behind his last will
and testament. But sends. snakes and
Skunks can be fenced out with dou-
Die thickness of chicken wire. Keep
aiso smart young dog as q guard and
tabby cat to keep mountain rats
away. If the camp IS EcCr 10 granite
bU5tes, or 20 grOttos on mountain
Slopes q pair Of mountain lions may
pay it visit. High up IN the Rockies
where jack rabbits are a panther'S
standard Of value, ne is a savage and
a communist; but down here. where
his standard is fat1ed calf. and the
limited. he is disposed TO be u cOurte-
GUS and social gentleman Lions, like
house cats, IRE attracted toward hui
man habi5ations. Let them on their
first visit fully satisfy their curiosity.
Don't hOller a. them nor hurl stones
don't under any prOVocdtiOn pepper
them with bird shot or % caliber pops.
After their first Inspection when they
pass the camp ct night they will only
.-holler" at it good naruredsy. When
on 1oot avoid wild cattle, and thus the
necessity of injuring them in self de-
Tense.
The camp being now secured and an
understanding had with all creatures,
the occupants can. enter on their sew
eral modes of employment The an
'iQuarian can find an inexhaustible
field of research here in Aztec ruins of
al sorts, covering the entire region;
and the artist, unless he is judicious in
his choice of views, will give his cam
era the j5m-jams.
The first delight of the visitor here
IS that On ascending any slight emf
nence he finds ne has a seasons ticket
20 a cyclorama CT views changing
each day and hourly, N one of the
grandest Of all Gods coliseums estab- |
lished rarely on the face of the earth. |
ms coliseum commands an area OF
magnificent views equal in all dimen-
siOnS to thai of the state Of Ohio. East /
and west are great Sier-as one day in !
hay silhouette against u Mediterra-
mean sky, and the next yielding to the |
behOlder a Clear view Of curves, out /
Zines ard formations, though they be /
100 miles away or down on the Sonora /
line. On the south are the Sierras /
M2r-cCpa and Estrella. From here, on
the crest of the EC,rellaS, the titanic |
form of the Aztecan emperor Monte
yuma lies in state his grand face
looking up to God; and ones fancy is
not strained to discover his hands
crossed On, his breast, and the outlines
of his knees and feet.
Among the days spectacular oXhibi-
tons is often that which to the Phoe
nician is only u sand storm and