English: Identifier: arizonawonderla00jame (find matches) Title: Arizona, the wonderland; the history of its ancient cliff and cave dwellings, ruined pueblos, conquest by the Spaniards, Jesuit and Franciscan missions, trail makers and Indians; a survey of its climate, scenic marvels, topography, deserts, mountains, rivers and valleys; a review of its industries; an account of its influence on art, literature and science; and some reference to what it offers of delight to the automobilist, sportsman, pleasure and health seeker. By George Wharton James. With a map and sixty plates, of which twelve are in colour Year: 1917 (1910s) Authors: James, George Wharton, 1858-1923 Subjects: Publisher: Boston Page company Contributing Library: Robarts - University of Toronto Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto View Book Page: Book Viewer About This Book: Catalog Entry View All Images: All Images From Book Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book. Text Appearing Before Image: tricity. Noth-ing there! A mirage? Maybe, but there was one thingonly needful to make it a reality,— mans energy directedby mans will. This energy sprang into being just asthe mirage had,— in a moment, in the flash of a movingmirror in the sunlight, and the will of man set in motionforces that soon brought the picture into actual exist-ence. The canal led to the alfalfa fields; these to theherds of cattle. Elsewhere the orange and lemon groves,the peach, pear, plum, apricot, quince and nectarine or-chards; the avenues of palms, the homes of men andwomen, sprang into life. One could hear the laughterand shouts of happy children mingling with the passion-ate songs of the birds as they sang to their nestingmates. Then, little by little, the mirage-palace came intoactual existence. The corridors, the patio, the fountain,the tiled roof, and when it was completed it was not longbefore the crowds assembled and peopled it, and the The Patio and Pergola, San Marcos Hotel,Chandler, Arizona. Text Appearing After Image: The Realized Mirage 445 fame of the San Marcos began to be spread abroad inthe world. Thus, in figures of speech, have I told the story ofDr. Chandlers building up of the thriving and prosper-ous town that bears his name and of the one unique hotelof the State -— the caravanserai on the whilom-desertthat is to Arizona what Frank Millers Glenwood Mis-sion Inn is to California; a gathering place for men andwomen of refinement, used to luxury, yet appreciative ofthose larger and finer things that deserts, not cities, af-ford. Located twenty-three miles southeast of Phcenix, it isno figure of speech to say that here the desert andcivilization clasp hands. For scores of miles ones eyefalls upon a landscape of the most perfect cultivation inthe world, where everything — from finest Nile cottonand Persian date-palms to Norwegian pine and Sierra-tamarack — grows, while, on the other hand, or beyond,lies cactus-land, where the giant sahuaro, mesquite,smoke-tree, chilopsis and creosote-bu Note About Images Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work.