Tombstone epitaph. (Tombstone, Ariz.) 1887-current, 1921-10-23
the TRUTH ABOUT
me sANkHeAo HIGHWAY
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good quality of this road without ira
versing it,
w0s,id recommend a run from Ell
Paso to Tucson some time just for
fun 1t ought to be a pleasure.
ombstone. Bisbee and Douglas are
interesting and Tombstone canyon is
a delightful place
Even the desert" between Benson
and Tucson. clothed in its green vege-
tation since the summer and fall
rains. is beautiful Its giant cauli-
flower eacti are very interesting.
West of Tucson 10 Ajo. they say the
road is graded for almost 100 miles.
crossing through one OF the most IA
nous cacti forests in the west "Tele-
phone pole cacti' as tall as a Aree-
story house. barrel cacti bigger than
barrel. "cauliflower cacti' as big as
an II Paso valley cottonwood aimost)
and other desert vegetation lend
charm to the route
No More Desert Terrors"
The terrors OF the desert have been
taken away by the sinking of water
wells every 20 miles along the high
way west of Tucson
| The Pima county road officials have
yet 10 grade the road across the Pima
| reservation, a distance of so miles. to
give a paved road all the way to Ajo.
West of Ajo they have little more
work to do to reach the Yuma county
line with graded roadway
/ 1t is III miles from Tucson 70 the
Yuma line by way OF Ajo. and l5s
miles from Tucson to the city OF
Yuma
Yuma county is now building IA the
direction of Ajo and must construct
II miles of road. Much Of it is in
good condition now and it is easy to
cover the distance between Tucson
and Yuma in day
West of Yuma. the going is reported
fair TO Holtville. much OF it over 4
planked road on which maintenance
crew is kept busy This is over deep
sands
Ten miles of concrete road will be
built soon out of Holtville towards
Yuma. The road between Holtville
and San Diego is already paved all
the way.
But the road between Tucson and
FL Paso is already goodwill the ex-
ception of that short stretch between
Lordsburg and Rodeo-and the trip is
well worth the experience of any FL
Paso motorist
The Arizona people have not
confined their work to building
tn road. but maintenance crews
are kept constantly at work.
The road is dragged after every
rain and as soon as the rocks begin
to crop up in the macadam the sur
face is scarified and rolled. to pack
il down soIidly again.
Splendid concrete bridges span all
of the places where there is danger
from water
one Of the finest concrete struc-
lures in the southwest crosses Glen
ega wash near Vail carrying the road
over the wash and the 5. p railroad
at the same time Other splendid
structures are built everywhere.
The road and all the culverts and
bridges withstood the heavy floods OF
the past summer That is test enough.
| Not a piece OF the road was WASHED
out anywhere and very slight damage
was done to the grade at any point.
owing TO the drainage precautions.
The road was never impossible at any
time
81 paso is making no mistake
in tying up" with Oer,ins, Lords
. burg. Douglas. ssbee. Tombstone.
Benson and Tucson in the routing
, OF traffic TO and from, California.
From Tucson the traveller has the
choice of going on to California by
way OF Phoenix. if he wishes. but Tue
son people urge the use OF the road
: by way OF Ajo as the quickest and the
best II is 100 miles shorter by way
OF Ajo u Yuma. they assert, than by
way O; Phoenix. with bester travelling.