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28 Feb. 1881. 405
The Chiricahua Mts
are located in the south
east corner of Ariz; some
of the foothills even reach-
ing the line of New Mex.
and the Mexican state
of Sonora. Several small
streams run east and
west from the summit;
the former into the San
Simon valley and the
latter into the Sulphur
Spring valley; and San
Bernardino valley. The two
first valleys are tributary
to the Rio Gila. The San
Bernardino valley runs south
and water from it flows
to the Pacific near Enaymas.
The valleys are grassy plains
but in the San Simon is more