Arizona weekly miner., 1875-04-16
CORRESPONDENCE.
ANTELOPE STATIoN, A. T., ,
 Auril 10 1875.

] which place left three days ago, it is now in order for me to tell yourself and readers that the upper well as the lower end of Williamson Valley is pretty thickly settled by good ard thrifty farmers. who. when I was there, were blowing with three horse teams. newcomer, Mir. Nash, has his wife, children and mother very comfortably housed on neat-looking farm, around which are thckiy wooded hills. After miring my team once or twice passed Phil Me Donald's and was out of the Valley. the road from which runs towards the western extremity of Granite Mountain and intersects the great thorOughfare to Southern and Western Ari- zona and California. The day was cold so cold that myself and Mir. Geo. c. Carey were compelled to build a fire. by which that good lady, Hrs. Geo. Banghart, her respect ed daughter ard baby warmed themselves.
 ToSTo SPRINGS,
 A very beautiful camping place. where sta ton is being established, was passed 4 forest of good oak trees is feature of this place. Beyond it little way, we met several freight teams; two of them belonged to C. w. Beach, and the wagon master, your friend John Moon, informed us that one team was hauling lS,0OO pounds, and the other l6,OOO. With the train we noticed lady, | few children and some soldiers.
 SKULL VALLEY
 Was next reached. We pulled up at John Dlckson's, warmed ourselves by good fire, chatted while with Mr. and Mrs. Dickson. Mrs. Cartier and admired the latest addition to the famly-a girl baby, whom John wished 10 trade for my little boy Couldn't see anything to be gained by making such trade, so I didn't encourage John. Poor little Joe, the only boy 'f the house of Dickson, was con- ined to his bed with broken leg. The title fellow bore pain like a veteran |, The valley being one of the best and most productive in this section of Arizona, our ide down it was a pleasing affair The elds and farms presented very civilized ap- 'earance, as they exhibited plowmen, focks, C erds, green grass, trees and willows. It is S very moist valley, hence its beauty, etc |
 KIRKLAND VALLEY c Vas next reached. Through it runs Kirk md Creek, charming stream of water con- aining nice fish. P. McAteer's place is well 'nced in with shade trees. Judge Kelsey's T lace came next and here we put up after a Il lily hand-shaking with the Judge, his bet IT half, their daughter Mrs. c. w. Beach nd her hubby" who is, as you know, an ft ntiring laborer for the good of himself and h e Territory. Here are wagon and black fc nth shops, stage station, etc, but not q cl ste eff the "crayther," the Judge being op- tc 'sed to keeping it on the place. All that h. desired was placed at our disposal, and it D, as with deep regret we turned our backs pr 'on the place and its good people early ar xt morning. The lower portion of the q, Hey contains great many fine farms and in ock ranges. tb
 BELLS cASoS' s; place that will forever remain a rough spot the memory of Arizona pioneers, was next l.. lched. That good lady, our mother-in- w V, wondered how vehicles could get over through so rocky place, and it was not eo rprIsing that such a thought should find presslon through her mind. You know s, road goes right through one of the rough granite mountains on earth but, thanks our freighters, especially to C. w Beach, are Miller Bros. and Dr. ". w. Jones, this try fiddle passage" is now pretty safe and az; one. Gen. Crook, too, has the honor als having made it safe from Indians. We oth wed our lady companions the scene of is I ny massacre of whites by Indians, and bly, that they felt little uneasy. nea
 CAMP DATE GREEK cipi s cur next halting place. Not a soldier ous to be seen in or about the place; al- Pri ugh 1t IS not many years since soldiers re e thick as bees here and around about. reat adobe houses arc fast going to ruin; acc' "fort" is now garrisoncd by Jim O'Neil
 a Mexican. Jim has large flock of V p Tn the vicinity, and the Mexican is Can ling cattle for c. w. Beach. visited vita "bivouac of the dead" found many Cav es caved in, and the walls of the ceme- A almost level with the ground. The are e contains the remains of a great many beer lers, many of whom were murdered by W ans. The military authorities would do mos' to fix up this decaying village of the supp . exec e spent the night at the home of Will all II Gilson, brave old pioneer, who with also lster and her bright little girl have a E' ming home on Date Creek, two or three mann below the post. Mir. Gilson has a large
 of American cattle, fine farm, orchard other good things. uers
 ,xrr with drive of about 70 miles brought us to ileh' place where we met with a cordial re- 'na"' on from Mir. Geo. Wilson, about whom py Iis section I u;I, b,vs .on.,h;,. place next. SHEEP Hrrprp III
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