The weekly Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1872-1887, 1883-12-30

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L. A. Willard Who holds IN interest in
band Of stock inSAra1ona. len for that
Territory ON the 9Th uit, accompanied
by sx-District Attorney q. A. Kingston.
70 lock alter his interests in that distant
locality.
We have inst received . letter from
Mr. Kingston, which we give q place in
our columns. as it will be fonnd interest
ing to our readers. The letter is dated
Prescott. Arizona. Dec. 18th. and Is as
follows:
Thinking that our numerous acquaint-
ance would be somwhRt curious TO learn
OF our journey and how We got along.
ard not having time OF the necessary
stamp to writean 1 send this to you
hoping that yon will grant it space in
your valuable paper and thereby reach
them Gll.
We left Eiko on the 2Iih OF November,
and nothing Of interest TRANSFERRED to
break the monoony Of our travel until
we reached New York (NcwaEx?) VAL
ley when by the direction OF the station
keeper we took a wrong road and wan
dered over the hills TO the right OF Ham
il;on that day, and did not make more
than % miles progress and camped out
at q spring that night aud, change as We
wight, We could not get warm. Get up
in the morning and after hasty lunch
proceeded on our way and ct to Cherry
Greek, Lincoln Co., on the 7th day out,
in a furious rain and snow storm.
Staid there all night in a stable (no ono
lived thcre) and started for Cold Spring
in the morning. 1t soon commenced
showing again and we travelled oil day
amidst driving and binding snow storm,
only to find III the evening that We took
the rong road and were just the same
distance from the spring as when We
started in the morning. We found the
family ut the station hospitable and stay
cd there that night and until Thursday
morning. Nothing happened OF impor-
lance from that time until we reached
here this morning after 81 days travel.
Wa have come over $50 miles and made
an average Of over 35 miles per day.
The last I'D miles travel was through a
beautiful wooden country AMI splendid
grazing land bat water is apparently
scarce. We had to buy water for our
selves and horses since we let the Col
orado River.
We made the trip across the great
Colorado Desert in l3 hours, 80 miles,
where there Ia no water or not Il living
thing to be seen but the endless cactus.
l must not close this l.tter without
mention OF the T.. Il. Prospects of
PahranaGat Valley. There is no Rail
road thereon within $50 miles Of that
place, but one has been surveyed
through and the location OF a town
made, but the people of that section
look upon it as q farce; oil but one man
(who by the way has any quantity Of
filthy children and a dirty house to re-
commend him) who is staying there
eIpeetant and hopeful. On the Muddy
River there are some beautiful places and
st. Thomas is but the picture Of devas-
tAtion; still in its ruins it is n pleasant
place laid out like Salt Lake City. with
long groves of cottonwoods on each side
OF the streets as far as the eye can reach,
but when Brigham issued his. fiat that
they must leave Nevada the busy throng
200 souls lett at once and it became the
city Of the tombs.
I must close, have seen nothing Of
Prescott yet.
G. A Kinpston.