TOMBSTONE—Continued.
SS-10.000. known today ns the Million -Dollar Slope. Tombstone now is a mine of interest to men of literature for it was one 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 the West.
Mountain spring water at Tombstone. Several country hotels. ARCADE lends. Cabin camp, good. See A. ii. Gardner. OS'L' Vice-President for any information about Arizona.
Mission Snn JosG do Tumncncorl, Arizona, 18 ini. north of Nogales. Now preserved.ns a National Monument. Father Kino, a Jesuit Missionary, begun his visitations in this Santa Cruz Valley in 1G91. When this building was erected is not known.
A group of 1G missions was built below and above Nogales, a group that ranks with the San Antonio, Texas and the California group in majestic construction and courageous work. Five of these missions were in the present Arizona. The missions Tumncncorl; San Xavier del Bac; San Gabriel de Guevavi; San Cayetano de Cnlnbasas; and St. Gertrude de Tubuc. Other missions are believed to have been nt Tucson. Many of the churches in Mexico arc still in service, visited from Nogales.
NOGALES—ST It! DE T1IE MEXICAN BORDER
Nogales is a modern city of 15,000 people, the border lino fence separating the U. S. and Mexico runs thru a main street. It Is the gateway to the rich west coast of Mexico. The road from Tombstone to Nogales is good, the scenery splendid. From Tucson to Nogales the road is thru the Santa Cruz Valley, passing Tubnc and Tumacacori. The chambers of commerce at Tombstone, Tucson and Nogales have interesting leaflets.
ST. DAVID. Beginning 12 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 10 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.
, ' yO mi- west of Benson, a settlement. Colossal Cave 5 mi. north has been explored for 10 mi. Admission and guide $1.00. Open camp sites are plentiful in tbe 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 of the fantastic cacti growths, mountains rear their peaks thru the sands and Nature lavishes her colorings, irrigated districts are developing extensively, i he University of Arizona is at Tucson, chaste and refined
TUCSON—Continued, to structural development. The padres two centuries ago built one Of tlieir greatest missions. San Xavier del Bac, 9 ini. south, founded about 1700. The present building. erected later, is well preserved despite its stric-ies and disasters. South toward Nogales is the old Tutnaca-cori Mission, now a National Monument, and • unmnd Nogales are others, l'ite Santa Cruz Valley was the fourth great mission center, following St. Augustine, El Paso-Santa Fe. and San Antonio, Texas. Irrigation for lo mi westward, then desert. (See page 43.)
SANTA RITA HOTEL leads. ARIZONA HOTEL, new and moderate. Several other good hotels including CONGRESS and TUCSON I A. Cabin camp managed by Chamber of Commerce thru lessee, northwest 1 mi.. 50e per ear, cabins $1.00 to $1.50. Inf.—Chamber of Commerce.
MISSION SAN XAVIER DEL BAC NEAR TUCSON
Mission Sun Xavier del Bac, 9 mi. south of Tucson, apparently founded 1G92 or 1700. The structure is one of tbe greatest-of the missions; the dale of erection Is not known. It laid li ruins for GO years, now restored. An impressive picture out ob tlio desert.
•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 are for the Pima Indian Reservation, a part of the Nation’s care for these people. Florence is old, many Spanish-Americans. Copper and silver mining near. Farming and stock raising. 10 mi. southwest over a good road is the prehistoric ruin. Casa Grande. (Great House) of unknown history. HOTEL FLORENCE. Free camp space and a cabin camp.
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. 4G ml. to Roosevelt Dam.
DESERT WELLS. 42 mi. west, settlement nud supplies. SALT RIVER VALLEY. Suddenly the irrigation district °f tiie Roosevelt reservoir is entered. The desert c Klll-L” t0 life. Cotton, figs, oranges, olives, dates and ot er products grow in richness and rite eucalyptus and pepper trees add tlieir beauty.
MESA. A pretty valley town of 3.500 people. METS HOTEL, modern. Cabin camp.	,
TEMPI; East from Phoenix, 0 mi. State Teachers College. Condensed miil factories’. South 3 ml G^ernment Date Farm, fruit Oct. to Dec. CASA LOMA HOTEL, fair. Free city camp on Salt River, fair. Cabin camp.
SALT RIVER. West side of Tetupe.
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TU MACACO It I MISSION RUIN, ARIZONA Soutli on the Nogales Loop from Tombstone or Tucson