El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-10-05
CBy G. a. MARTINI

: Douglas. Bisbee, Tucson and several
other points along the route. Bisbee
promises six. Chairman R. H Rine-
I hart still thinks that at least % to 80
cars will be entered when the racers
leave FL Paso.
The Bisbee Way.
Douglas people, for some reason CT
other. seem TO think that the race
should have gone out over the Hereford
road from there and not into BiSbee
and Tucson. Bisbee people put up the
argument that the state highway is
being built through that city and
Tombstone from Douglas and that as
the race is to advertise the Borderland
route, it should be run over the route
that is to be permanent. This is the
view Mr.. Rinehart, Mr.. Rand and L
have taken of it, after hearing the
people of both Bisbee and Douglas
make their talks. Douglas can lose
nothing by it and Bisbee gains The
road from Douglas to Hereford has
been changed considerably OF late be-
cause Of the fencing of farms and II IS
now but little shorter than by way Of
Bisbee and Tombstone
The bad feature of the trip by way
of Bisbee is the climb over the pass,
lust out of Bisbee- The road is good,
but it winds around the side Of a noun
tain and must be made with caution.
For this reason, the Bisbee people
asked the FL PaSO committee to change
the time Of releasing the cars from
control in Bisbee from o'clock in the
morning of the second day TO s, so
that the drivers can go over the hill
and down into Tombstone canyon after
daylight We readily saw the force of
their argument The canyon is full of
trees and would be as dark as pitch
before daybreak- It is a beautiful
piece of scenery and a feature worth
adding to the other attractions of the
Borderland route. hence We feel that
it is worth the effort to route the race
over by Bisbee and Tombstone.
Interesting Old Tombstone.
The town of Tombstone itself is a
feature worth advertising as beng on
the Borderland- It is known the coun-
try over as the one-time toughest and
biggest town in Arizona. Today 1t IS
as interesting as ever The grave OF
Schieffelin. the diScOVerer OF the min
ing camp and whose unique tombstone
of boulders led to the naming of the
place Tom bstone, is still seen beside
the road. The tourist also passes the
famous Tombstone cemetery, where the
victims of the Tombstone bad men were
buried. The old stage coaches that
were run into and out of Tom bstone IN
the palmy days are still preserved in a
livery stable and attract the attention
of visitors Old Red Top" a house
in which it is said more wine was
opened than in any other building IN
Arizona. is still standing Alfred Hen
~ Lewis made this place famous. The
town itself is interesting Once a city
several times its present population,
it now has more vacant buildings than
occupied ones and is unique in
America in this respect Buildings
locked up and tumblcd down were once
ma gnificent structures for 4 mining
town. One Of these ClO:Sed places bears
a sign on n stained glass door, "Pri-
Vate Club" It was the resort of the
elite of the town when Tombstone was
at its height as a mining camp, before
the water rushed in and drowned out
the miners
The city hall. once the pride of a
thriving community, is now falling into
decay and disrepair and the people of
the town are wondering how they are
going to raise $4,000 10 pay for the
bonds now due upon it. They were
issued 20 years, ago when nobody ever
thought the town would be any smaller
than it was then
Beautiful Scenery.
The Tombstone canyon is one of the
prettiest places in all the west for
camping. It's tall rock walls rise on
either side in majestic grandeur and the
walnut, oak. cottonwood and other
trees grow up out Of the ground in the
bottom Grapevines entwlne many of
the trees and hundreds of squirrels in
habit the branches. The trees at
times meet above the roadway and
completely shut out the sun. To leave
Bisbee and Tombstone off the Border