The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-07-02
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forms the boundary for twenty miles
from southwest to northeast At
Yuma, near the juncture of the ella
river with the Colorado, the line
takes its final change in direction,
toward the west, terminating in the
Pacific, 14O miles distant.
Many Monuments.
This boundary Is marked by 258
monuments, more than 200 of which
are of cast iron weighing 500 pounds.
They are six feet tall, and set in con-
crete. The expense of their erection,
borne Jointly by Mexico and the
United States averaged $3.50 each
with the exception of Bisbee,
Santa Cruz, Yuma and San Diego,
there are few settlements OF any size
within a twenty-mile zone on each
side of the boundary, embracing an
area of $4,000 square miles.
Although the boundary was chos-
en- arbitrarily, when the work of sur
yeving began, it was found that the
line between the Colorado and the
Rio Grande followed almost exactly
the summit Of the divide separating
the waters flowing north into the
United States from those lowing
south into Mexico.
Highest Point.
The highest point on the line Is at
the summit of the San Luis range, a
part Of the continental divide. The
elevation is $500 feet, which is near
" 5000 feet above Ell Paso. 1t is
in this high altitude that quantities
of game are to be found, making it
one of the most interesting sections
of the line. Here antelope, deer,
bear and wild turkeys are plentiful
and the acorns from the evergreen
oaks of the picturesque valleys at
tract great docks of wild pigeons.
Many years ago there were few
struggling settlements in this region
but they were abandoned during the
raids of the ruthless Apache chief,
Geronimo.
Zone of the most considerable
towns along the border Is Bisbee,
Ariz., with population of 5000. 1t
is situated in the Mule mountains,
ten miles from the border. Tomb
/ stone, which is twenty miles north
west of Bisbee, was once one OF the
great mining camps Of the world.
Severe Sand Storm.
"In a valley to the west of the
Baboyuivari mountains, also called
the Pozo Verde Mountains, 200 miles
east of the Colorado river the trav-
eler sometimes is so unfortunate as
to encounter a sand-storm which In
severity rivals the torrid tempests OF
the Sahara desert. In their report
TO the United States government the
international (Mexican) Boundary
Commission, which made the final
survey of the line and erected the
monuments which now mark the bor-
der, described such a storm, saying:
in this valley on July 3, was encoun-
tered a sand storm of frightful VIC
lence. About o'clock in the after
noon dense, dark-brown cloud was
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eeen rising in the south, which pre-
scented singularly threatening ap-
pearance. The sun, which until then
had been shining brightly, was soon
overcast and in few moments after
the cloud was first noticed the storm
burst in all its fury, filling the at
mosphere to a height of several hun
dred feet with the loose soil of the
valley. In ten or fifteen minutes af-
ter the storm burst it became as
black as midnight, respiration was al
most impossible, and it was only by
breathing through handkerchief
held In front of the mouth that suf-
location was avoided, In about half
an hour the wind began to subside
and the darkness to diminish, and f.
nally, in a little over two hours af-
ter the storm commenced tho setting
! sun shone family through the parti-
cles of dust which still filled the air. /"