The Coconino sun., 1920-09-24
SCENIC WONDERS OF THE. NORTH MAY NOWBE EASILY
 REACHED BY AUTOS

The most wonderful range in Ari
 zona is the White mountains. No
 oniy IS this the most extensive forest
 m the state, but the best watered
 which adds so much to its charm. The
 iiving streams, the trout fishing anC
 the hunting make it the sportsman's
 paradise.
 It IS now possible to get into the
 heart of the White mountains from
 Tucson in day and half by automo-
 pile. One can go to Globe in five
 hours and from there to Cooley is
 about ten or eleven hours. If one has
 a camp outfit it is best to go to Casa
 der Springs, fifteen miles beyond Rice.
 We made the trip this way. It is 142
 miles from Tucson to Casader Springs.
 One need not go to Globe, taking the
 Giobe-Rice road six miles below Globe
 where the Tucson road strikes it.
 The road from Globe to Rice is a boulevard. From Rice to Casader Springs, the road crosses a stony mesa for about twelve miles and then drops into Casader Springs, located in can yon with big sycamore trees, a fine spring of running water, altogether an ideal camp ground
 There is a nine mile climb out of Casader Springs to the pines, with grades of six to twenty per cent and a rocky road, but all cars make it and the grandeur of the scene makes up for the hard work The view is unsur- passed in Arizona and at the top of the hill is a wonderful pine forest through which one passes almost the entire distance of 100 miles to Spring. erville on the north side of the range, near the New Mexico line.
 There is a long, steep six-mile grade down to Black river, 43 miles from Rice. Over Black river is a high scenic bridge. There are fine camp sites everywhere. Black river is fine stream running all the year. It joins White river about five miles be- low the bridge, forming the Salt river which feeds Roosevelt lake
 It is five miles from Black to White river, with quite little climb out of Black river canyon, but wonderful scenery all the way. Across White river there is an old fashioned wooden bridge. There is store here and good camp grounds. From White river the road climbs again and turns back to the river at point where Fort Apache is located, sixty-fve miles from Rice. Here is beautiful little port in the heart of the White mountains, a cav airy troop is stationed here and dis abled soldiers are now being sent here to recuperate. Supplies are secured from Cooley, the terminus of the new Apache railroad. We passed forty | army wagons enroute to the railroad | for supplies.
 A few miles beyond Fort Apache is | the White Mountain Indian school, the | gem of the mountains, large num- Der of white buildings with red roofs, set in an opening in the forest with | pine clad ridges all about. It is To- | cated on White river. There are two fine stores here. Gasoline can be se- cured at sixty cents gallon and other supplies.
 Eighteen miles beyond White river and in the heart of the pine forest is Cooley's ranch.
 A few miles further on one comes to Cooley, where Tom Pollock's new mill, the Apache Lumber company, is located. There is a standard gauge road, the Apache railway, to Holbrook, sixty miles Mir. Pollock is building ! model town with beautiful log houses. Apache Lodge, an artistic lit- ;le hotel, with fine rooms; a big com ,any store, and bank already open. There are many houses and a large Junk house. The mill, one of the fin- 'st in the west, is saving 200, 900 feet ] day. The timber is taken from the indian reservation and National for st. Cooley is model town, beauti- ully situated, and the gateway to White mountains. Tom Pollock spent i've millions in developing this en- erprise.