Arizona republican., 1906-08-05
THE WILD ROSE CAMP
IRON SPRINGS SUBURB
Some Of the Delights Of the Newly
Discovered Abode.

Wild Rose Camp. Near Iron Springs,
Aug. 4-(Special Correspondence OF
The Republican. Our camp is situat-
ed one mile east of Iron Springs, one
half mile west of the Santa Fe switch
in beautiful grove of pines and Wild
roses, surrounded by an abundance OF
water, wood. two great essentials in
| camp life The climate is magnificent
not too cool nor too hot. The
DAYS are just lovely the nights cool
! enough to sleep until o'clock in the
morning our hearts just go out IN
/ sympathy for those suffering NOR
/ tails in the valley while they are
sweating in an atmosphere that ~
melting. we are enjoying the sweet
! cool breezes that come signing through
| the pines We are just near enough
to the railroad to hear the puff, puff
of the three engines that come up from
Il Prescott with each freight. The sta
\ ton is just i'm sight. where passengers
/ may get on and off. Game is rather
II scarce. A few cOtton-tails and an &C
casional jack rabbit but no large
game.
The Iron Springs community was
thrown into state of excitement over
the rumor that a mountain lion had
been seen in camp. Old hunters were
on the "Quivieve." DR.. Foss and May
or Coggins took a spin around with
their Winchesters. but the animal
could not be sighted. The worst things
we have to contend with are 'yaller'
jackets. wasps and an old brindle COW
that persists i'm investigating the con-
tents of our mess box. The wasps
come very near upsetting our theory
as to their powers of combatitiveness
They insisted on putting an addition
to a cot in our tent and when we OBJ
jected a real battle was on. The figh
was not exactly in accordance Will
Queensbury. The main effort OF
our part was lodging and side-step
ping. We couldn't get in an uppercut
or a right hook and a solar plexus wa
out of the question They simply use'
the straight jab movement and it wa
a success. ] tried to block several o
those straight jabs but they seemed f
connect just the same. / called tim
and rctreated for the door. calling [
s my partner. Mr.. Graft to use Britt
tactics with Nelson and cover up. H
secured a couple of cast off garment:
| threw aside science and went at ther
hammer and tongs. In a few minute
a the victor emerged. still gripping tn
e weapons that had brought success. TIL
= wasps had been wiped out.
think if Phoenix people knew NOR
- about Iron Springs and the surround
10 ing country, there would be less run
- ming to the coast. There are splend.
"a camping grounds all around her
m Springs of the best water III every Iii
" tie gulch and wood I'm abundance
Il scenery magnificent. For real sol
TX comfore give me the mountains ever
l. time. An elevation Of 5000 feet is ju
al the height too the days delightful al
W. the nights superb for sleeping and
for appetite-wel. good health
well-filIed mess box is what you war
The Iron Springs contingent have M
several picnics near our camp. II
L. Methodists had one last Monda
n Among them We're noticed Rev.
p AIaclean and family. Mr.. Hirst O.
p and Lloyd Christy and families
ht Batten and family and many Other
n Mr.. Graft who has been troubled sor
irl with asthma in the valley is almo
a. entirely relieved The second day he
he scaled the highest peak, at lea
no 1000 feet higher than our camp a
IL returned fresh as a daisy. Tuesd
y night just to show us the differen
between a midday shower ana a rt
rain. the elements took on a troubl
look and toward morning it just tur
ed loose and such a rain. but we we
quite comfortable in our tent. T
gulch near our camp was a wild roe
ing stream. Great boulders we
swept down the stream as though tn
80. We're pebbles. The next day it clear
~ up and has been delightful ever sin
Ed. WetzIer who with his fami
has been stopping at Scull valley "
visitor at our camp last week.
9. BAKER