Arizona weekly citizen., 1883-06-16
THE GOLD FIELDS.
The Diary Of Mr. John Hart on the
 Journey there and Back.
Getting ns Far San Gertrudes Mission He Returns With the nIIners-
 Incidents of the Trip.

 John Hart, of this city, kept while oi his trip to the gold fields ni Lower Cali tornla and back. Mir. Hart arrived hom. yesterday, and expresses himself onl, too glad at his return.
 May 26.-We left Guaymas, Sonora at ll:3O ?. m. on the schooner Regina twelve tons burden, owned by Captain Luis Garcia, with cargo and psssen gers consisting of 21 persons, 3 jacks, hogs, l sheep. 3 chickens, for the gold fields in Lower California. Our landing place was designated to be the bay oi San Francisquito.
 l May 2z.-Ihis evening abont ter miles north of Trinidad bay We met d e!OOp whose passengers were miners They reported they came from San rranclsqulto bay, and saw DO sign of its being prominent landing place, and what water they found there was scarce and salty. This caused us to change our course, and 1t becoming calmer later IF the evening We anchored.
 May 2s At daylight We got under. way. About II n. m. fresh breeze from the south spraug up, and it being hard Wlnd we ran close under shore and I anchored.
 May 29.-We got underway at day light, and the wind being very light the | Iaqu crew pulled us along. At 10 a. m. breeze from the shore commenced, and at :3O p. ID. We anchored in the bay Of Trinidad. After our cargo was landed. and camp was made, we took refresh ! lng bath. The evening was spent ln hstenlng to conflicting rumors from the gold fields. There were two tents pitch cd containing stores. They were owned oy Mencans. and were awaiting tran portatlon to the mines. Miss Nellie A. Cashman's party, who left Guaymas three days previous to our leaving, had landed two days ahead of us, and had left for the mines ou the next day. One of theIr party had become discouraged, and had returned to Guaymas. A Mex lcan, coming from the Mission of Santa Gertrudes, reported having met the rest ot them laying furnishing for water between the first water hole and Trinidad bay. One of the Mexican storekeepers immediately sent them Q pack mule with water.
 May 30.-We laid over waiting devel- opments, and taking a rest. During the day the schooner Pueblo arrived from Guaymas with thirty miners, full of nope and courage.
 May 3l.-Purchased jennie for the sun of forty-two dollars, and about 3 D. m, Tn company with Captain Garcia, started for the mission. Dark overlook us, and we made a dry camp for the night.
 June I've broke camp at daylight, and proceeded to the first water hole from Trinidad, where We arrived al l0:3O a. m., and after tTavellng up a gulch ankle deep in sand, found excellent water. Alter resting until 3 p. m., and dinner over, We broke camp and pro- ceeded over a rough trail to the next water-a distance of six miles. We ar rived at 2 p. m., and cImped the water was poor.
 June Ave broke camp at 2:30 D. m., and passed water three miles on our way. Climbing the mountain of San J an we arrived at the summit at sun VII, and when dark overlook us we made a dry camp. We had filled our anteens at the last water, and on their ,ontents of one gallon per man, we sub isted until We arrived Rt the mission.
 June 3.-We arrived at the mission at 1:30 p. m., after travelling over one of the TO ghest trails imaginable. The mission was full of returning miners, who gave the most discouraging reports of the mines. They said that nobody but a native could operate without capital Tn the small and mes-tumbled-over soil. The natives subsist on pinoie, or ground corn, moistenRd with water Pinole was scarce, and water was sell ing at twenty-five cents per gallon. Not one person III twenty were said to be making over one dollar per day, and they were dry washing with pan. I counted not less than forty miners on their return to Trinidad bay, and more coming. Determined to return to-mOr- row and leave the country and its min eral wealth to the natives.
 June 4-Laid over at the mission to recuperate. There was nothing but rot whisky at twenty-five cents per gill. During the day twenty miners arrived from the placers. All gave the same dIscOuraglng reports. June 5.-We broke camp Rt p. ID. and travelled tO the north base of mount San Juan. where we made dry camp; distance l5 miles. Juno O.-At uhgllRul No DEOke Cdln r. and at l1:45 a. m. we were at a water hole on the south base of Mount San Juan. Here were camped pack train of provisions and machinery, among the latter being two dry washers, bound for the placers. At $40 D.. ID. we passed the first water hole from Trinidad bay. and filled our canteens, and made dry camp that evening. June I've arrived back at Trinidad bay at II :l5 a. m. The beach was full of returned miners. Three slOops and schooner were anchored in the bay. We secured passage to Gnsymas in the schooner, Regina, and disposed of our outfit at the following figures: The burro for which paid S42 on leaving Trinidad I sold for S775; the shovels bought in Gusymas for S2.5O, I sold for 7j cents. At 5:30 p. m. thirty seven passengers, myself included, embarked on the schooner Reglna, hove up anchor and with a good breeze from the northwest shaped our course for Guaymas, arriving there on Sunday. June 10th, at 7:l5 a. m. Following IS a list of supplies pur- chased Tn Guaymas by NIT. Hart prev ious to departing for the gold fields: