Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Ramsey canyon, the Mecca of peo-
pie in southern Arizona during the hot
summer months, is Tightfully called the
Miniature Grand Canyon" of Arizona.
Located approximately 55 miles from
Douglas and easily accessible to Bisbee,
tombstone, Fort Huachuca and other
places in Cochise county, the canyon
is the magnet that draws the district
to the great out-of-do when the
Thermometer mounts on the plains.
The canyon is almost due west of
Douglas and is reached by fine high
way. Leaving Douglas the first "a
miles of the trip is made by paved
highway to Lowell, where a turn to the
left on hard dirt and gravel road is
made.
vending down through the foothills,
the highway passes little villages snug
CLING against the side of the Mule
mountains. The two sister cities, Naco,
Arizona, and Naco, Sonora, Mexico,
are seen side by side in the plains.
The road carries you through Here
ford on the main line of the Southern
Pacific railway, a sleepy little western
town in the heart of the Arizona cattle
country, tabled in fiction and song.
White faced Herefords can be seen
dotting the plains in every direction.
Then the road leads on to the Hua-
chucas, seemingly intent on losing it.
self in their vast recesses. The cactl
and tumble weeds of the plains begin
to give way to the Scrubby oak and
spruce as the road starts it's upward
climb.
AS the mouth of the canyon is en-
tered the trees begin to raise their
branches higher toward the skies and
shrubs and other forms of wild life
begin to make their appearance.
A little stream of crystal clearness
makes its way down ravine in the
center of the canyon, crossing the high
way in two places. In its course through
the rocky canyon to the lower levels
and stream fornS many miniature
Niagara Falls.
Cabins and summer homes begin to
make their appearance, built against
the sides of the mountains or often di-
rectly over the brook.
Covered with honeysuckle in bloom
and other vines, the homes make a
beautiful picture. Apples, peaches,
pluins, wild blackberries and other
fruits and berries are in abundance in
the yards. Wild and cultivated flowers
in profusion
A natural canopy of green trees and
vines is formed over the narrow road
as you journey further up the canyon,
completely shutting out "Old Sol" at
times. Mountain breezes make the eli
mate one of delight for those who wish
to escape the heat of the summer
months.
The drive is steady up and up
drive on a smooth graded road from
the entrance of the canyon, but can be
made without difficulty by automobile.
The nature of the canyon requires the
road to be narrow, but places for cars
to pass are cut out from the side of
the hill at short intervals.
. Soon an increase in the number of
cabins and houses is noticed, and the
road wendS its way into the heart of
the Hood-Berner resort, place that
affords comfort and quietude and can
accommodate 100 people. II.
The resort contains % cottages, all
furnished and equipped with dishes,
running water and camp necessities.
Many of the cottages are built over
the brook. Linen is furnished at your
door and apples and plllras abound
The Hood-Berner resort was estab-
lished in 1886. It is located at prac-
tically mile high altitude, government
figures placing the altitude at $500
feet.
The road stops at the resort and to
see the wonders and beauties of the
upper part of the canyon, rightfully
called the Miniature Grand Canyon,''
one must make the trip on foot over a
narrow mountain trail
Crossing and recroSSing the brook
the trail leads up into paradise of
wild growth and varied colored rock
formations. %
GlenWood Falls and Sycamore Falls
furnish two of the most delightful
views and hooks in the entire canyon
as the clear white stream falls over the
rock Lodges to the pools at their foot.
The trail leads into what is known as
THE Box" large amphitheatre hol-
lowed from the faStnesSeS of rocks as
If by human hands. Purple, gold red
and purple rock formations make up
the walls.
The inclosed "box. has only narrow
outlets at each end. Tall trees lift
their branches for a hundred feet out
of the "box."
The walls of rock give the impression
of having been pressed into shape by a
giant sitting on them. Some have
broken loose from the walls and lodge
in crevaSSeS below. The entire wall
looks as if it is ready to come plunging
to the bottom of the hollow at the
slightest disturbance,
Box canyon, directly above the "box, .
probably is the greatest sight of all.
Measurements show the canyon to be
$50 feet high and 200 feet long, and
at its widest part the canyon is only
IL feet wide.
In most places the canyon seems to
be only four or five feet wide, with
the rock walls rising for more than a
hundred feet above the little stream