Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1883-01-18
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4 [No. 4.
EDITOR HERALD TO be little NOR,
exact In the mention of historical place,
on the river, l must carry the reader
back to q point on the Arizona eide
some three miles above Ehrenburg,
known as solve City," having been SC
named at an early day. in memory Of
Miss Olive 0atman, who was for mum.
Der Of years captive among the Indians,
whose home was in this vicinity. The
place is now conspicuous only for the
silence that reigns about few tumble
down adobe walls that mark the site Of
what was once thought would become a
possible place Of commercial Importance.
Some six miles further on. say, three
miles back from the present river, and
intercepted by dense growth Of cot
ton-wood and willows, is the site Of the
once important place, La Paz, which
was for some time the centre of attrac.
ton, whore a brisk trade sprang up and
was maintained for q time. when the
placers in IFS immediate vicinity ceased
to yield their wonted returns. Mean
time the river contributed to the general
dismay by seeking channel on the
opposite side, leaving the place inacces-
sible to the steamboats, then plying en-
the river; and, finally, gave place to the
supremacy of Ehrenburg as a shipping
point, which afterwards Aourshed for
season; then lapsed into its present state
of desolation and decay. lam informed
that La Paz is now overgrown with the
tree growths Of the river, which have
taken possession of the very houses.
forced their tops through the roofs, and
stand to-day as sentinels. marking the
site of one of the ephemeral cities of
Arizona. Thus much for retrospect.
We are now at place in the geogra.
ply OF the river called "Quien Sabe
Splits, point where its waters are di.
vided by an island, some four miles in
length. and on approaching it. it is un.
certain which is the better channel,
hence the name. 1t is said to be very
expressive to one who has some knowl.
edge of the Spanish language. Our
progress is so slow that some one re-
marked, when we arrived at wood pile,
those are, the same Indians Of whom
we purchased wood last night; they ran
on ahead and have cut and piled this
wood, knowing the steamer would re.
quire it when she arrived at this point"
Quien sabei
There is ray Of hope that we may
meet the Celia" Smoke is seen in the |
distance, and the house is divided as to
its origin. A passenger says he knows
by the puffs that it is her, but is uncer-
tain whether she is burning cottonwood
or willow. and cur suspense is only the
more intense. We wait and hope. At
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