Arizona republican., 1907-08-04

| latitude 32 degrees minutes, nortf and 112 degres 31 minutes west anG
 among the Granite Peaks, on one oi
 the highest peaks of the Bradshaw
 mountains, its elevation at the railroad
 track as determined by the Prescott
 and Phoenix railway engineers being
 il0O feet, or $40 feet higher than the railway track at Prescott One can stand on City Hill, about
 six hundred feet higher than Iron
 Springs, and look down at Pres
 colt some miles to the eastward The
 flora is mostly pine. juniper and scrub
 oak. or as scientifically termed, pinus
 CaDadensis. pinus Carolinius. juniperus | Nirginiana and Quercus, or oak, of
 which there are some 300 species. We
 are also informed by the railroad en- | gineers that there is a , per cent grade
 on the railroad track leading to and
 from Iron Springs. In engineering parlance this rate per cent of incline , IS one of the steepest railroad grades found anywhere in the world. requir- ! ing two engines to mount them.
 Geographically speaking. one can
 easily note the effect of the ero-
 sion which has taken place among | E One can easily trace this granite form alton from Flagstaff down to Maricopa
 where it disappears abruptly. Beyond
 Maricopa we ind the porphyric and schlst formations more pronounced.
 Another subject which has interested
 the writer is the fact that Iron Springs lies on the continental divide separat- ing the drainage area of the Verde watershed from that of the Colorado watershed. Just behind Iron Springs and beyond the lawn tennis grounds the line of demarcation begins. + would also seem that nature itself had hewn out a little valley whose drain age system is almost perfect.
 Ground squirrels are numerous. The odors which meet the olfactory organs mostly at night are sufficient evidence that the little whitetailed animal has not entirely become annihilated, all though it is said it does not frequent the camp so often as in previous years.
 The camp has been taxed to it's ut- most Capacity this season. Not a sin gle cottage is vacant.
 J. J. Sweeney ana family have ar rived and taken possession of the Richmond cottage.
 Mrs. H. B. Wilkinson and daughter left the Springs last week for the east where they will spend the remainder of the summer
 Mrs. E. J. Bennitt. with Miss Ruth Jessop as her guest. Miss Drew Ben nett with Miss Margaret Lewis from Morristown, N. J., as her guest. Mrs. Barry Goldwater and Moses, Hazel and Selma Goldberg. Miss Mathers and Miss Marguerite James. formed a | party for the Grand Canyon Mrs. F. | J. Bennitt and Mrs Barry Goldwater acting as chaperones. Mir. Barry Gold | water. on his trip east. accompanied | the party as far as Ash Fork
 Miss Drew Bennett and Miss Lewis | will not return to the Springs this l year but will go to Santa Fe. where | they will meet the chaperones and l take an overland horseback trip fin ] New Mexico for about 21 days. Then | they will go to Kansas. where they | will meet Mrs. Guy Bennett
 One of the most delightful social | functions of the season was the lunch | con given on Saturday by Mrs. F.. J. | Bennitt in honor of Miss Lewis. The | decorations were wild olematis and | sweet peas. The place cards were | postals of early western fife. and the l were moccasins filled with | bon -bons. One of the amusements of | the afternoon was the requirement. of | each guest to relate some thrilling yarn of western life. The first prize | was awarded Miss Marguerite James: cannnd For telling the most improbable story. Miss Fredericks. from Prescott. was awarded a prize. Those who enjoyed the hospitality of Mrs. Bennett were Misses Margaret Lewis. Grace Stacy. Mabel Norris. Theresa Fredericks. Mar suerite James. Alma Osborn. Florence Herndon. Ruth Jessop. Winifred Fred ericks, Abbie Pickrell Shirley Miner. Selma and Hazel Goldberg, L,a Haw- lins. and Drew Bennett.
 Mir. Munger was the guest of Mrs. g. s. Miner for a few days.
 The special train which took the militia to Camp Brodie passed through Tuesday afternoon and was cheered by ] ! large crowd from the camp.
 Thos. Edens contemDlates the erec- ton of several other cottages at Iron Springs this summer.
 Mir. and Mrs. George Christy went to Prescott Tuesday afternoon. On re- turning MT. Christy left Mrs. Christy 1t the Springs while he continued his rip to Phoenix.
 Mir. and Mrs. Dave Goldberg. Mrs Or. Connor. MT. and Mrs. Rice. with heir nieces. Blanche and Mary Smith. vent to Prescott Wednesday after noon. returning the same evening.
 Miss F.. A Coats arrived Thursday rom Flagstaff. where she has been the ecipient of many social attentions.
 Mir. H. Moore arrived at the Springs Tuesday and returned to Phoenix Thursday.
 Mrs. Clarence Stacy arrived during he week and is sfaYinP Uifh MT Sfa- 1