Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1918-01-27
OVER CHARLESTON BRIDGE
TO SANTA CRUZ CO. LINE

Leaving here at 1890 your repre-
sentative left Tombstone and drove
over a route that covered the fol-
lowing points: New Charleston
bridge. Buena school house. Overton.
Fort Huachuca. Pyeatt Ranch. Can
mile. Elgin, Turner. Fairbank and
back home; over one hundred miles
and the return was made in time
to attend the picture show. Be-
sides that a stop was made to talk
with Foreman Schaeffer. eat lunch
and to look around the Fort Huachu-
ca grounds and the writer had four
punctures all caused between Ca
nile and the intersection OF the
State Highway north Of Elgin.
which record is shown for the pur-
pose of impress!ng the reader
that some good road must have
been discovered during the drive.
II was. and it's the combination road
built by the Government through the
Military and Forest departments.
This particular road is what will be
part of the Douglas Bisbee-Tom
stone to Nogales route soon to be
officially opened. The particular
part covered was from Fort Hua-
chuca to Camille and it is some road;
built to grade. surfaced for the most
part with decomposed granite and
protected with drainage Of the right
kind
AS you ride along you are con-
tinually treated to panoramic vistas
that make you continually express
your admiration in oh" and Abs"
There is one point between the Pye-
att ranch and Camille where you
get a view OF a wooded valley back
ed by the towering Huachucas and
fanked by the rolling foothills Of
the Camille country that simply beg
gars description.
The beautiful Pyea,t ranch house
and grounds with its fruitful orchard
is right by the roadside, and a good
hurdle jumper could jump from his
car into the inviting swimming
pool At one point looking to the
north one can see more mountain
ranges than at any other point in
southern Arizona
The road to the Charleston bridge
is completed but needs to have rain
and to be dragged in places which
will be done. From the bridge a
line will be put up ON the hog back
which will run straight up to the
now excellent road from the Buena
to overton. Tho new road where
Foreman Schaeffer is placing It
avoids all sand and is naturally
drained and will probably not have
dip. cuivert or grade other than
right at the rise about one thousand
feet from the bridge, where a grav-
ell hill will be cut into to get
grade to the hog back. the gravel
from the cut being used on the
space between the bridge and the
raise.
Without doubt when this route Is
finished the trip to the Fort will be q
mere pleasure on short time. We
venture that Percy Bowden will 60
from Tombstone to the Fort in %
minutes. The Government is build
ing an excellent road from the Fort
- Turner.
The road from Camille to Elgin
while not bad Is little rocky in
places and has seine steep raises out
Of washes. From Elgin to the
state highway It is good and from
there to Turner; good tn spots but
rocky tn Santa Cruz county. From
Turner to Tombstone the Highway
IL good excepting q few spots where
adobe il mixed in the soil.
Cochise county people have some
thing to look forward to in the way
Of drives. II you want to be trans
ported" to the great drives through
the Berkshire mountains Of hack
East" don't waste any time getting
onto the Fort Hqachuca-Nosa,es roea
built for business and pleasure-soF
It's worth while.
GETTING or