The daily morning oasis. [volume] (Nogales, Ariz.) 1917-1920, 1920-06-06
C A N Il | { CAVE
IN HUACHUCA
MOUNTAINS

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IAN combine beautiful drive with
light seeing and exploration we woult
ecommend a trip to the large natura
ave in the Huachuaca Mountains.
The actual description of the cave
tself will be given in a future article
md this one confined to description
IF the road to be driven to reach it
There are two roads from Nogales
to Camille, and both of them are in
good condition al the present time
OF the year. One is by the way of
Patagonia, Sonoita and Elgin and the
ether is by the way of Duquesne and
through the San Rafael valley to
Camille. On account of the hill to
be climbed when going by the latter
route, we would suggest going by
The way of Elgin and returning
through the San Rafael valley.
There is we presume, no need of
describing the road from Nogales to
Elgin, as it is the only main travelled
route, and in the main follows the
proposed Banl1head Highway. From
Elgin, you follow the road over the
hill to the right, and from there on
TO Camille, there is no possible chance
of going astray.
From Camille post office one fol-
l,ws the road to Fort Huachuca across
the creek, past the adobe church and
..p to the ranch of Mr.. Pyeatt, which
is about six miles beyond the church
and can be easily known by the pong
ng front of the house.
The cave is about mile and half
,eyond this near the old Manila mine
works. The cave is one of natures
xcavations in limestone forma-
ions, and has an entrance about the
ize of an ordinary door. 1t is COM
)csed of innumerable chambers Of
-arying sizes, many of them most
eautifully decorated by nature with
rystal walls and stalactites and sta
agmites IF puresty crystal and odd
hapes forming pillars and domes
throughout The rooms.
Explorers Of he cave. on account OF
he many si6e grotteos and chambers
ave alway ball of string with them
nth one end fastened to the entrance
nd the string is piled out behind the
'yplorer as he advances, so that il
| nay be followed back to safety. Some
,xplOrers in the past have gone fan
enough to use mile and a half Of
string but the inner recesses of the
cave have never been explored. -
A party can spend as much or al
little time as. they desire in the ex.
,loration of the various chambers Of
his cave, and are sure of being amply
repaid for their time however long
it may be.
In returning, if desired to come by
n new route and enjoy some of natures
grandest scenery, one should t,hn to
The left just before reaching the Can
lie post office and go over Canelc
PASS and down the San Rafael Valley
hence either by way of Duquense
Of turning off by the San RafaeI
school house, and down Serfano can.
yon to Patagonia, and on to Nogales
over the route travelled in going out.
The scene from the top of Canelo
Pass looking out over the San Rafael
and Parker Canyon country down
] over northern Sonora clear to the
mountains south of Cananea it one of
beauty and cannot be surpassed any,
where, and near any one of Cali
IOfnl2'S cities would be advertised far
and wide for its scenic beauties, anG
would be the attraction weekly fol
thousands of tourists.
The entire trip described herein will
total slightly more than 100 miles
but anyone having taken it will be
the cause of dozens of his friends
taking it and making it the scene Of
their next motor trip.
It might be we'll to mention here
also that the cave herein described
so far as can be learned, has neve,
been given an official name; but "Tht
Oasis" is informed that it was dis.