The border vidette., 1927-11-19
WEST OF THE HuACHUCAS-AN
UNKNOWN SCENIC PLACE

UNKNOWN SCENIC PLACE
The following story written by
Folsom Moore, manager of the
Bisbee Review and published ia
the Tombstone Epitaph, will be
of interest to many Vidette read
ers:
The beauties of Cochise coun
ty are unknown to many resi-
dents of the county. There are
thousands of motorists who trav
ell the beaten trails and marvel
at the magnificent vistas, the
towering mountain ranges. the
industrial activities which may
be encountered along the estab
lished roads. There are hun
dreds who point the nose of the
family fiyver toward the beauti
full canyons, the mountain parks
and the lesser known show
places which may be reached by
easy travelling. And then there
are the favored few who search
out the almost inaccessible spots,
high ID the bills and watch the
clouds roll by" enjoy the splen.
dor Of unrolling vistas hundreds
Of miles in extent, see the glori.
Gus sunsets, and watch the noun
tain tops don and doff their caps
of cloud. =
A few years ago the wonders
of Rhyolite Park were known
only to that favored few, the de
lightful woods and glades of the
top of the Chiricahuas were en-
joyed by that same favored few.
It is ia recent years that these
wonderful places are unfolding
to greater number, largely be.
cause of better roads.
There is another section of
Cochise county, probably more
beautiful than any other. that is
still hidden from all but the few
whose curiosity and love of ma
ture lead them to explore the
higher mountain parks, the rim
cons and the cienegas. On the
western slope of the Huachucas
one ehconnters different seen.
cry. a more restful country, q
section that is known to but few.
The writer recently spent sew.
eral days in that section of the
county in company with Inspec
tor J. D. Milton of the Immigra.
tion service. And be it known
here and now that no section of
Cochise can begin to compare in
beauty, and but few spots 10 Ari
zona can measure to it's grandeur.
Hundreds of miles of mesa,
mountain and canyons unfold to
the view, north, west and south.
Far below Cananea, miles be-.
you'd Benson and as far as the
Barboquivaris, the vista stretch.
es. Coloring which beggars de
scription by the most eloquent,
or defies the puny efforts of the
artists pigments. greets the low.
er of the beautiful. And a rest.
full quietude clears the mind and
prepares for greater effort in the
labors of the days to come.
The west side of the Huachu
cas- differs from the eastern
slope, the precipitous rises on
our eastern side changing to q
gradual series of rincons and
cieneeas. dropping gradually to
the bed of the Santa Cruz many
miles to the westward. The wide
meadows along the narrow chan.
mel of the Santa Cruz changes
gradually to small timber and
this in turn grows larger as the
gradual ascent is made to the
saddles which drop precipitately
into Garden and Ramsey, Miller
and Carr canyons on the Bisbee
side of the range. No deep can.
yons are encountered on the
western slope such as are com
mon on the eastern side.
The San Rafael grant ranch of
the Cananea Cattle company
stretches for miles along the
Mexican border, cut in the cent.
er by the Santa Cruz. The en-
tire ranch is stocked with thor.
oughbred Herefords. prize stock
gathered from the noted Here.
ford pens of the world. Lochiel.
q port of entry, nestles in a cot.
tonwood grove with it's custom
house and lonely garrison of a
few soldiers. Ascending the
gradual slope the traveller comes
to Parker Canyon postoffice, serv.
ed by stage from Patagonia.
And further on up the mountain
side lies Sunnyside. a jewel of
brightest green surrounded by