Eureka daily sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1871-1887, 1877-12-02

Some nn~teressins Notes b. an ex.
Gurekam.

GureIam.
GLOBE CRY, A. T.
November %, 1877.
EDITOR SENTINEL: A person VIII,
lived in CHEEKY little Austin ten year
ago, will naturally. when arriving ii
Yuma, on bis way into the interior O
Arizona. have the days of overIan,
stages brought forcibly to his recollec
ton. This will be mainly through th,
contrast he Is led t. draw between th,
two thin, poorly groomed mustang,
that drag up a jerky-wagon to Wells
Fargo & Co.'S door, ON the Colorado
river. and the six prancing steeds, with
shining coats. that used 10 swing the
roomy Concord coach around behind
them In Pony Canyon, as II 1t were a
plaything that gave them pleasure.
Involuntary, too, ones thoughts re.
call the active, business like look OF
Agent Crockett, as he brings out the
way-bill and sees that no dead head
passes his watchtOwer. There, also, Is
the figure Of Len. Wines, the Superin-
tendent, giving directions to the wide-
awake driver, who has all the ribbons
gathered in his hand, ready to let out
the Impatient stock the the
word is given. Around are seen q
dozen men, VINO stand there every day
the stage departs. But. all me! hat is
only a fading picture in the chambers
OF memory. Where are all these men
to-day? Some are sleeping the sleep
that ends not; others are still unsuc-
cessfully following The silvered trail
thai led them over the Sierras to the
Reese River region; a few have real
lied n competency and settled down
la quiet family homes; but, worst of
all, there are those among them who,
AS regards The great end for which life
was given, are farther away o han
they were tben-have been wrecked
on the shoal rocks of incompetence
and vice.
One loves to ponder over those by
gone days, and preserve a kindly re-
membrance Of the genial, but deter
mined men who went forth into the
wilds of the Silver state to prepare the
way for this steam horse and the pal
ace But when a reverie OF this
kind Is at an end. and the eve Of the
dreaming traveller rests upon the poor
ly-equipped ATizonan stage line by
which he is TO be a passenger for three
days and two nights without stoppage,
except for meals, he is disposed TO al
firm that all such rickefy -rackety
modes of locomotion are but vanity
and vexation of spirit.
UP THE GA VALLEY.
Until rain fell, in September, the
ella river was nearly dry, but by the
middle of October it mad become large
enough to make three or four ordinary
Reese Rivers. The only Trees of note
along its banks are occasional clumps
Of cotton wood, mesQuit and syca-
more. with the pillar-cactus scattered
over all the landscape. Agricultural
ly. the lower end OF the valley is not
of much value. The climate is toe hot
for crops that do we'll in temperate
zones. The potatoes got at the stage
stations are imported from California,
those grown in the valley being viscid,
tasteless things, that decay a few days
after being dug.
Further up the valley, say lis miles,
wheat Is grown ] II abundance on the
Maricopa Indian reservation. These
Indians are said to be very industri-
Gus, and have taken kindly to farming.
Some of them have become rich in
land, cattle and grain. If the Sho
shones abont Eureka could see the
comfortable round rooted cabins which
the Maricopas build for themselves,
they would soon want something bet
ter than their ''chebangs" of old sack
ing they are contented with now.
/ found the valley journey too hot to
be agreeable, but as Don as the foot
hills were reached the change was
quite marked. Except one surly fell
low all the stage-drivers were pleasant,
chatty companions, and as sleeping
was impossible, | preferred riding out
side until driven in by the burning
sun.
FLORENCE
Is q town near the ella river, some 263
miles from Yuma. 1t is Mexican in
appearance, most of the houses being
of adobe. 1t is rather hot, but on the
whole an agreeable place. 1t is the
county seat of Pinal county, in which
the Pioneer and Globe mining districts
are located. Wondering whether some
old Nevada acquaintance might not
rise up before me in this strange town,
the thought was quickly answered by
the appearance in full life size of Mr..
II. G. Bixby, formerly OF Eureka. AS
l will mention further along. Mr.. b.
has secured valuable mining interests
in this district.
FROM FLORENCE TO GLOBE.
l took a local stage line to Silver
King, in Pioneer District. 35 miles dis
tant. There 1 found Patrick Gibney,
an old Eurekan, and heard of Hines,
who once owned in the Fourth OF July
mine. l liked the appearance OF the
Silver King mine, but As no one Is
allowed to see its workings l did not
even go upon the dump. From the
King to Globe is IS miles, over a rough
trail ON mule back. On the way a fine
mountain ranch is passed, where
shade trees of oak, ash, blackberry and
sycamore are numerous. This used to
be one of General Crooks supply
camps when he was fighting the
Apsches. A few miles south. a mount
ain is shown where the soldiers defeat
ed the Indians, aud many Of the latter
in trying to escape were killed by
jumping over q bluff. Eight miles
from Globe is a place called Bloody