Bisbee daily review., 1907-07-03
CH|R|CUHUAS ARE
 IDEAL FOR CAMPING
Paradise Record)

Paradise Record)
 Those who enjoy spending their | summer vacations in camp in the | mountains can find no better place l for an outing than the Chiricahuas afford.
 By Bisbee and Douglas residents no other loft mountains can be reached so easily and at so little expense. The railroad fare from Bisbee to Rodeo is S3.25; from Douglas, $2.05. From Rodeo to the mountains the distance is only nine miles. Transportation from Rodeo to the mountains can be had. Once in camp, necessary provisions and other sup plies may be had of the Paradise or Portal merchants, who will make de livery to camps not too far distant.
 Good camping places may be had either in the canyons near the creek
 beds, at an altitude of about 5000 feet; or in the mountains, at eleya- tions greater than 7500 feet. The highest peak in the Chiricahuas is said to be 10000 feet high; and for purposes of comparison we may add that this peak is about twelve miles from Paradise, whose elevation is
 5400 feet. There is plenty of wood. for fuel, everywhere. Springs of pure, soft water-almost ice cold-abound. Or it is possible to pitch camp at points near the various creeks where pure, running water is to be had any month of the year. But in the can yons and on the mountains. as much shade as is desired, may be had. In | the mountains one may camp meath the shadow of the pines" Or under | the walnut tree, or the sycamore. Of ! the canyons. The most popular camp ! ing place to date appears to be Cave | creek, above Portal-altitude about i 5000 feet Several parties, however, | have spent their vacations near the i Chiricahua mill. beyond Paradise, where they were about 5000 feet above the level of the sea.
 The Chiricahuas have climate that can hardly be excelled anywhere. i Weather bureau statistics show that | the mean average daily temperature at Paradise during the summer months is approximately six degrees | lower than the average mean at | Douglas during a corresponding per ] iod. At higher elevations in the Chir- | icahuas the air is, of course, cooler
 than at Paradise. The purity and in- vigorating qualities of the mountain 1 air-which contains a little moisture. noticeable after sundown-arc very marked There is practically no dust.
 Usually there is cool. gentle breeze
 by day; and calm by night. The high mountains to the south temper the
 winds, which almost invariably blow from that direction
 The Chiricahuas possess much beau tiful scenery possibly duplicated in other mountains of southern Arizona, for example flowers, jungie-like areas, parks of pine and fir trees, brooks with wealth of foliage on either bank, lofty peaks from which wonderful panoramic views present themselves to the eye; and cascades and water falls But the grandeur of Cave creek canyon scenery is excelled nowhere in
 Arizona except in the Grand canyon of the Colorado And then there's s Forest cave, four miles from Para
 disc. This cave, because of it's crys-
 tai formations, and it's immensity- several miles of subterranean pas
 sages extending at last vertically
 downward 1000 feet to water level
 will finally be known as one of the
 wonders of the west. In fact, by com petent critics it has been declared to
 be without a rival in the United States.
 l While here you may visit some of , the mining camps and properties; or
 take side trips to some of the many interesting bits of scenery in the l mountains. Or. if you prefer, in camp
 far from the 'madding crowd" of Bis [ bee and Douglas, yet only five or six . hours from home-near to nature. in ' the vastness, stiffness and sublfmity : of out-of-doors-you may rest and r dine and sleep. Yes, and you car , sleep. The benevolent sun, even, is , your friend. Tn the mountains it is ? not until late that he shows his face
 and you can sleep-sleep until the . day is far advanced.