Old Pueblo Archaeology Center presents: – The Devil's Highway Free presentation by Superintendent Charles R. “Butch” Farabee

Thursday March 15, 2018, 6 to 8:30 p.m. at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley,

Contact Old Pueblo Archaeology Center at [email protected] or 520-798-1201 for reservations*

Listed on the National Register of HistoHistoric desertdesert ofof southernsouthern Arizona,Arizona, whichwhich isis thethe focusfocus Places, El Camino del Diablo – The Devil'sil's ofof thisthis presentation.presentation. AA reputedreputed 400400 toto 2,0002,000 HighwayHighway – isis a brutal, 200--mile long, prehis-- liveslives havehave beenbeen lostlost travelingtraveling alongalong ourour veryvery toric and historic route from northern own,own, isolaisolatedted andand wildwild partpart ofof thethe ArizonaArizona-- to Yuma, Arizona then on to the mission areas MexicoMexico borborder,der, mostmost fromfrom heat,heat, exposure,exposure, andand of California. Used for at least a millennium aa desperdesperateate lacklack ofof water.water. JoinJoin ButchButch Farabee,Farabee, by Native Americans, conquistadores, Father whowho hashas drivendriven thisthis remote,remote, fourfour--wheelwheel drivedrive Kino, miners, undocumented aliens, and rroadoad sixsix times,times, forfor aa partpart history,history, partpart ttrara-- modern-day adventurers, El Camino crosses velogue,velogue, andand partpart inforinformationalmational overviewoverview three larglargee federal areas in the extreme ofof thisthis fascinatingfascinating butbut humblinghumbling area.area.

TheThe earlyearly travelerstravelers ofof ElEl CaminoCamino----onon foot,foot, horsebackhorseback andand wagon,wagon, untiluntil thethe firstfirst automobileautomobile inin 19151915 –– oftenoften beganbegan inin ,Caborca, fortyforty milesmiles southsouth ofof thethe border.border. LeavingLeaving thisthis thenthen frontierfrontier villagevillage andand itsits perpermanentmanent littlelittle river,river, theythey encounteredencountered onlyonly oneone moremore certaincertain sourcesource ofof waterwater bbetweenetween therethere andand thethe ColoColoradorado River.River. IfIf lucky,lucky, however,however, theythey couldcould findfind waterwater furtherfurther on,on, stagnatingstagnating inin aa handfulhandful ofof granitegranite rockrock tanks,tanks, hiddenhidden atat thethe basebase ofof nondescriptnondescript mountainsmountains alongalong thethe nextnext 125125 miles.miles. TheThe mostmost importantimportant ofof thesethese lifelife--sustainingsustaining poolpoolss waswas thethe TinajasTinajas Altas.Altas. HundredsHundreds ofof bedrockbedrock mortars,mortars, asas wellwell asas numerousnumerous petroglyphs,petroglyphs, pictopictographsgraphs andand relatedrelated evidence,evidence, testifytestify toto thethe useuse ofof thisthis area,area, probablyprobably eveneven longlong beforebefore FatherFather Kino,Kino, DeDe AnzaAnza andand then,then, SpanishSpanish miners,miners, passedpassed nearby.nearby. GravesGraves –– posspossiblyibly hundredshundreds –– scatteredscattered alongalong ElEl CaminoCamino areare nownow mostlymostly gone,gone, obliteratedobliterated byby time,time, windwind andand sandsand andand often,often, man.man. InIn Arizona,Arizona, TheThe DevDevil’sil’s Highway,Highway, nownow usedused mainlymainly byby thethe U.S.U.S. BorderBorder Patrol,Patrol, traversestraverses OrganOrgan PipePipe CactusCactus NationalNational Monument,Monument, CabezaCabeza PrietaPrieta NatiNationalonal WildlifeWildlife Refuge,Refuge, andand thethe BarryBarry M.M. GoldwaterGoldwater BombingBombing Range,Range, withwith littlelittle sectionssections ofof bothboth thethe StateState ofof ArizonaArizona andand thethe BureauBureau ofof LandLand Management,Management, thrownthrown in.in.

* RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED: PLEASE WAIT TO HEAR FROM OLD PUEBLO THAT YOUR RESERVATION HAS BEEN CONFIRMED BEFORE ATTENDING BECAUSE THE FIRE CODE LIMITS HOW MANY GUESTS WE CAN HAVE IN THE RESTAURANT MEETING ROOM. Reservations must be requested before 5 p.m. on the Wednesday before the program date. Guests may select and purchase dinner at the restaurant. There is no entry fee. Donations will be requested to benefit Old Pueblo’s educational efforts. This month’s guest presenter Butch Farabee, growing up in Tucson and very active in Scouting and the out-of-doors, graduated from Tucson High School in 1960 and then the University of Ari- zona. He has a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and a Master of Arts in Public Administration and is a graduate of the FBI Academy. He spent 35 years with the National Park Service as a field ranger and then superintendent in 10 different park areas including Sequoia, Grand Canyon, Glen Canyon, Lake Mead, Death Valley, Yosemite, Glacier and Washington, DC. He also spent three years with the Tucson Police Department in the late 1960s, along the way, arresting local Mafia chieftain Bill Bonanno. He has four books published but is mostly just the very proud father of two sons and their families. “Lower Tank” along El Camino del Diablo

The Third Thursday Food for Thought dinner and presentation will be held at El Molinito Mexican Restaurant, 10180 N. Oracle Rd., Oro Valley

A grave along El Camino Photographs courtesy of Butch Farabee