Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-04-10

DEOkSu only Dy lew small hills, with
only alkali and sand plains. Water can
only be obtained at the stations L have
named, and the traveller and all teams
must carry supply sufficient to last them
from station to station. Each freight
wagon carries two barrels, fastened to
the bed between the wheels, capable of
holding from 40 to so gallons. We ar
rived at Date Greek at daylight the next
morning, and, meeting an old acquaint-
ance, concluded to stay over one day. rest
our weary body and find out something
about the country in that vicinity. Our
friend being an old stoekman, and having
Travelled the country in every direction,
gave us great deal of information about
the country, in respect to its prospects as
an agricultural and stock-raising section
He gave it, as his experience, that it was
failure in both respects. There are
small patches where the soil can be culti-
waited, but water is so scarce that irriga-
ton is almost impossible. He has been in
the stock business for several years. but
said he had to change his range every
year, for when the grass is once eaten off
the soil has not sufficient recuperative
power to ever produce another crop. He
said there was not a man engaged in the
business but wished to sell out and 90 to
some place where there was better pros
pect for making living, and from con-
versations had with men at other points,
engaged in either agriculture or stock
raising, we were satisfied that our friend
n n
creek is the first stream we encountered
after leaving the Colorado river, dis
tance of $50 miles, and at the ranch here
we also found the first evidences of real
civilization. The water is clear and cold,
and was very enjoyable after dring alkali
water for ten days; but the quantity is
insufficient to render it available for irri-
CATION, only to very limited extent. Be-
tween Date creek and Skull Valley the
country is very rough, high, rocky bluffs
towering on either side of the road. We
passed through Bells canyon, one of the
old-time strongholds of the Apaches.-
There are a large number of graves
which mark the last resting places of
both citizens and soldiers, who fell vic
GLAAS W JllC IGu w no So OOHSu
the efforts of the Government to remove
them. The difficulties which Gen. Crook
encountered in his campaigns against the
| Apaches can be appreciated thoroughly
only after passing through the country
which they infested, but to those who
knew and admired the soldierly qualities
of General Crook, as displayed during
the rebellion Gas the S6th and 44th owl.
did), it is still further evidence of his
pluck, perseverance and energy. One
can only wonder that the Government
ever sacrificed life to remove the reds
from this country. We think God AL
mighty never intended it for anything
but wild beasts and Indians; and we
heartily concur in the expression made by
a traveller: ''That the whole country,
from Yuma to Prescott, is not worth the
life of one white man." Kirkland Val
ley contains two or three ranches, water
ed by Kirkland creek, and looks as if a
person could make a sort of living, if the
rains do not fail and the creek run dry
a not unfrequent occurrence, was told
Skull Valley is without water, and is g
drearY-laoking waste of sand, gravel and
sage-brush. OF Prescott, Penix, and the
return trip, we will say few "lines'' II
our next. Yours,
FFvpO