El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-19
SHFOLLOWS
An ARTESIAN
DISCOVERY
Arizona Agricultural Sec
ton Is Attracting Wide
spread Attention.
TOWN HAS 200 PEOPLE
AND ALL BOOSTERS
Has Live Commercial Club
Which Is Boosting the
Valley.

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san Simon Ariz, Oct 1s.-A
valley Of san Simon, on the eastern
side Of COchise county, Arizona. close
by the western boundary OF New Mex
leo. due TO the recent discovery Of
numerous flows in various places, Of
artesian water The future metrOpO-
lis is the thriving little city Of san
Simon, on the SOuther Pacific rail-
road, 1S3 miles west Of and within
five and a half hours ride from FL
PasO. The town now has only 200
inhabitants, with about 25O settlers IN
the immediate vicinity. From present
appearances there viii be several
Already the valley is dotted with
many wells.
The san Simon valley extends from
the Mexican line on the south. north
miles long by 10 to Is miles wide.
About so miles south of san Simon
town the Ell PasO & Southwestern rail-
road also crosses the valley at MOOre's
valley has underlying It a vast basin
Of pure water. I know Of no other
valley IN the west to compare with
II except the valleys san Joaquin and
the Kern river valleys Of California
The soil of the San Simon valley has
been proved to be as fertile as that
of the California valleys, and the
climate is wei nigh perfect All
grains. fruits and vegetables OF the
temperate zone grow to perfection Its
elevation is only a couple o. hundred
feet higher than that of the n Rio
Grande valley. but its winters are
milder and its summers are less hot
The surroundings are calculated 10
charm the hOmeseeker.
Many Scenic Attractions.
In scenic beauty it is unsurpassed.
a vast level plain stretching north and
south into the haZy distances, relieved
BY rugged and picturesque mountains
on each side. To the east IL is walled
by the great PelOnciIO mountain
range. the prOlOngatiOn OF the Rockies
capped with the spires of Granite
Gap and Fry's peaks To the south
are the peaks Of the Big Hatchets and
the sierra MadreSs ten miles south is
Blue mountain, the northern spur OF
the Lofty Chiricahuas, pine clad, which
constitute the western wall of the up
per valley On the summit of Blue
mountain only 10 miles south OF san
simon is one Of the most remarkable
phenomena on earth called COchise's
Head Marked sharply along the
crest Of the range, outlined on the
blue sky, is a startling similitude OF
an Apzche chieftain, lying prone, fac
ing the heaven The aquline nose and
mouth and headdress seem the work
Of some Titanic sculptor, to the thCus-
ands OF curious tourists who fly past
on the Golden State Limited The
The Sphynix Of Egypt is a mere pigmy
IN comparison for the inanimate nose
measures a sheer thousand feet from
IT'D TO lip. Silently rests the chief
tain on his lofty sarcophagus in state
above the valley which constituted
part Of his vast dominion To the
west are the double headed Dos Cabe-
EaS mountains and to the northwest
are the more distant Graham and san
Francisco mountains. In Blue noun
tain. near by, IS Wood canyon. a
wooded park with a running creek.
and farther south IS Crystal cave, both
of which are fast becoming pleasure
resorts for picnic parties.
Cattle Replace AntelOpes.
A few miles south in the valley are
lakes and springs and great herds OF
cattle now Craze where thousands OF
antelOpes only q few years ago gall
Hoped over the plains These springs
have their perennial source in the
underlying ocean Of water, which is
also the source of the new artesian
wells. soon neat farm houses viii dot
the great plain from San simon south
TO MoOre.s Spur and to the northwest
to the ella valley.
This valley is the garden spot OF
old COchise county I feel a paterna1
pride in COchise county, for one Sun
gay 81 years ago, in the little law
ofuce OF VIII ErUnsaker and myself
in Tombstone, the committee selected
the name, and was one of the god
fathers at the christening. Harry
Wood, editor Of the Tombstone Mug
get, suggested the name In honor Of
the terrible Apache chief as a fitting
companion to the dismal name OF its
county seat.
Robbers In EARLY Days.
In those days the san Simon valley
was the home Of one Of the most des-
perate gangs of robbers, cattle thieves
and outlaws that ever infested the
west under the leadership Of Bud
stiles. Curley Bill Jim Wallace and
Bill Boone, and it numbered several
hundreds. They stole cattle and
horses in Mexico and drove them
across the line to San simon; and
they stole stock in northern New Mex
and sold them They were called
'RUstlers," and terrorized the country
from Deming on the east TO Tomb
stone on the west They opened up
meat markets in GayleyviEe, now
called Paradise. IN Eureka or old Ha-
chita, and other points, and formed
the first beef trust ever organized in
the United States. and enforced the
price of beef with six shooter and
Bowie knife. Judge William Burns,
of III Paso, lived in Deming in those
days and huns a ballad Of the Rust
lers he once heard
III sell YOU a horse from San simon
You may sell it east or sell it west,
But you mustn't sell it north or
south"
Then followed the chorus.
I've little brown mare in san
simon"
The song was significant that they
stole from the north and south and
thus the true owners might recognize
the stolen goods at either point Gone
are the indians and gone are RustlerS
forever, and now all is peace and good
order in old san simon.
ArtesIan Water Recent Discovery
The existence of water at shallow
depths under the entire valley has
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