![]() ![]() Within the next seven miles, the road from the summit makes a winding descent of 1600 feet. ![]() The outstanding landmark for all this part of Arizona is Four Peaks, sixty miles to the northwest in the Mazatzal Range, rearing their crests to an altitude of 7545 feet. ![]() Far-distant peaks and ridges rim the horizon, standing out with surprising distinctness in the clear atmosphere, miles and miles behind the immense expanse of the Tonto basin. It is hardly believable that there in the middle of the wild desert region, flashing like a sapphire, 2000 feet below and 20 miles away, lies a vast blue lake, and the first impression seems like the appearance of a mirage in the desert. AT eight o’clock in the morning the Southern Pacific Special pulled in at the Globe depot, carrying the special Apache Trail Pullman with a great number of Eastern tourists, This ear is switched off from the “Sunset Limited” at Bowie, and is a through Pullman, either from New Orleans or from Chicago.įifteen miles west of Globe the first vista of Roosevelt Lake is presented from the main highway at Lake View Summit, an elevation of 3988 feet. ![]()
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