null Lordsburg, N. M. 4.5S4 ft.—7 mi. west of Boulevard, California -1,103 ft. 'TOMBSTONE. Once a turbulent city as men sought the riches in silver buried in the mountains; $-10,000,000 were taken from the mines. One pocket produced about $8-10,000, known today as the Million Dollar Slope. Tombstone now is a mine of interest to men of literature for it was oue of the last stands of the Wild West where men fought and schemed and left behind tales now told by gray-bearded men to enrich the history of the Anglo-Saxon conquest of I lie West. Mountain spring water at Tombstone. Several country hotels, A11CADE leads. Cabin camp, good. See A. II. Gardner, OST Vice-President for any information about Arizona. NOGALES ing and stock raising. 10 mi. southwest over a good ro-al is the prehistoric ruin, Casa Grande, (Great House) of unknown history. HOTEL FLORENCE. Free camp space and a cabin camp. 1 i GILA RIVER, 2 mi. west. SUPERSTITION MT. 33 mi. west and to the north. Indian legend that it is the abode of evil spirits. APACHE TRAIL JUNCTION. 34 mi. west. 40 mi. to Roosevelt Dam. DESERT WELLS, 42 mi. west, settlement and supplies. SAL I RI\ ER A ALLEY. Suddenly the irrigation district of the Roosevelt reservoir is entered. The desert changes to life. Cotton, figs, oranges, olives, dates and other products grow in richness and the eucalyptus and pepper trees add their beauty. Branch at Tombstone for Nogales, the modern city of 15,000 people in bold tile United Stales and Mexico, tile line fence llirn a main street. Nogales is the gateway to tile rich western coast of Mexico. The road is fine and the scenery splendid. I-'roin Nogales to Tucson the road is up tile Santa Cruz Valley. The missionary fathers built sonic of the earliest and greatest works in that valley above and below Nogales. The old Mission rain of Tuinacacorl is passed and the .Mission San Xavier del Bae is south of Tucson by another road. ST. DAVID. Beginning 13 mi. west of Tombstone the irrigated valley of San Pedro River is reached, settled by Mormons and set with numerous artificial lakes shaded with big trees. Their village of St. David is ID mi. west. SAN PEDRO RIVER. Rises in Mexico; returns to Mexico thru the Gila and the Colorado rivers. BENSON. In the San Pedro Valley, settled by Mormons. Artesian well irrigation. Two country hotels. MANSION HOTEL leads. Two cabin camps. VAIL. 30 mi. west of Benson, a settlement. Colossal Cave 0 mi. north lias been explored for -10 mi. Admission and guide $1.00. Open camp sites are plentiful iu the south and western country. -TUCSON. A city of refinement and retaining the charm of the old Spanish atmosphere. It is set in a desert rich in the mystery ol' the fantastic cacti growths, mountains rear their peaks thru the sands and Nature lavishes her colorings. Irrigated districts are developing extensively. The University of Arizona is at Tucson, chaste and refined iu its structural development. The padres two centuries ago built one of their greatest missions, San Xavier del Bae, 9 mi- south, founded about 1700. The present building. erected later, is well preserved despite its struggles and disasters. South toward Nogales is the old Tumaca-cori Mission, now a National Monument, and around Nogales are others. The Santa Cruz Valley was the fourth great mission center, following St. Augustine, El Paso-Sanln Fe. and San Antonio. Texas. Irrigation for 10 mi. westward, then desert. Stock with supplies. SANTA RITA HOTEL leads. ARIZONA HOTEL, now and moderate. Several other good hotels including CONGRESS and TUCSOXIA. Cabin camp managed by Chamber of Commerce thru lessee, northwest 1 mi., 00c per car, cabins $1.00 to $1.00. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce. •'FLORENCE. A center of the Gila River irrigation enterprise. Coolidge reservoir is under construction and another desert land is to blossom into richness. A half of these waters arc for the Pima Indian Reservation, a part of I lie Nation’s care for those people. Florence is old, many Spanish-Americans. Copper and silver mining near. Farm- MESA. A pretty valley town of 3,500 people. METS HOTEL, modern. Cabin camp. TEMPI'!. East from Phoenix, 0 mi. State Teachers’ College. Condensed milk factories. South 3 mi. Government Date Farm, fruit Oct. to Dec. CASA LOMA HOTEL, fair. Free city camp on Salt River, fair. Cabin camp. SALT RIVER. Vest side of Tempe. 'PHOENIX. Capital of Arizona, a winter health resort, commercial center of the noted Salt River irrigation district, l’hocnix is growing fast. Americans are there from every state and are building a fine American city. There are -100 mi. of paved roads and streets iu t lie valley. The fields grow all kinds of produce. The drives are a refreshing experience. Roosevelt Dam is 90 mi. east. Hotels.—ADAMS leads. LUIIRS and SAVOY, moderate priced and good. Two cabin camps and one auto camp, east side: one cabin camp west l-l mi., good. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce and the Automobile Club of Arizona. THE GILA TRAIL The general course of