Mohave County miner., 1889-07-13
An Old frssDeetsR Talks.

Ed. MINER.-Having just returned from
a long prospecting trip through Mohave
county, will give you = brief sketch Of
my observations. Our first point Of OBJ
servation 10 the Sandy; this creek though
dry from It's head down thirty miles,
drains large scope Of country. This
stream, like many others Of Arizona,
seems born to flow unseen and waste its
waters beneath the surface. All along
this stream are large bodies Of fertile
land, and with the aid Of wind mills and
artesian wells, will some day be converted
into hundreds Of happy homes surrounded
by broad fields waving upon their broad
bosoms, the scented harvest Of the semi.
tropics.
Trout Creek, coming In from the east,
though living stream, It's waters sink at
its confluence with the Sandy, and rises
no more for fifteen miles. The Sandy
then flows continuous for distance Of
twenty miles, then sinks and rises no
more until it reaches the canyon below
the town of Signal. The greater portion
Of this section is already under cultiva.
tiou and will produce all the varieties of
Of fruits, vegetables and cereals that can
be raised on the Pacific coast.
Twenty-Five miles east from Owens
ranch, on the sandy, wo come to Burro
Creek. This creek comes in from the
northeast and flows through lava for
nation almost its entire length. Though
insignificant now, it has not always been
70 harmless. Traces Of it's youthful fury
hang along its walls hundreds Of feet
above its present bed. IN many places
beneath this land is shown bodies of rich
soil, where perchance upon their bosoms
waved wide expansc Of spring verdure
before this bed Of lava came to smother
its life away. This was once stronghold
OF the Apache, but his war whoop will
never aoSS echo along its rocky walls.
The sun has set upon his day ct glory
forever, and We hope that he is in Heaven.
Ten miles above tho mouth Of this creek
is the 8urro mine tbst will some day be
made to contribute ito quota Of precious
metals to the worlds treasure. II u q
large and well-dsfned vein. Carrying
both gold and silver, there are some
fine bodies Of good land on this creek
but 1t has meyer been settled on owing to
its rough and isolated position. Ton
miles east Of this creek n Mountain
Spring or Eureka district In Yavapai
county. In this district are many mines
Of great promise, among the most prom
inent is the Hillside, owned by Messrs
Riggs and Lawlor. The lodges in this
district carry gold, silver and copper
Eight miles southwest Of Mountain
Spring we come to the placers; thest
mines though limited to small area o
country were very rich. The Indians il
ths early days when Antelope hill va
frst discovered, said that two sleeps from
there in some red hills was lots Of golt
but vas covered up. Many q! the olt
pioneers here believe that this is th'
place they had referred TO.
n A few miles east OF here on line du,
north and south, seems to have been th'
extreme western boundary or frontier o
that prehistoric race Of whom 80 mucl
has been said and written, as We find NJ
trace of them further west. As all hay'
their own theories as to who and wha
kind Of people they were and from vhenc'
. they came, we will only say that VI
know they are gone and have left n
record behind to tell yLo they were 0
where they went.
The stock men Of this region ought t.
be happy, a. there il plenty Of grass ant
water; stock Of all kind are in fine condi
ton. Buffers stage station, situate'
about midway between Signal ant
Yucca, and at the base Of the southwest
srn end Of the Wsllapai range of noun
tains. could with a small outlay Of capita
/, be made one Of the finest stock rancho
Y in the Territory, as water can be foun
in oil the main canyons leading dow
, from the mountains only few feet be
: meath the surface; with pipes to lead
g out into the valley, would open up a
= that vast region Of country lying hetwee
0 the Wallapai and Chemehuevis mountain:
Fifteen miles east Of here on the easter
A slope Of the Wallapais we come to tn
. old Aubrey mining district. Though 1t
. deserted now and the blasts Of the mine
q no longer echoes among the its hill'
= there has been many thousands Of do
!, lars taken out here. Scattered over th
district, old works still remain to b
se,n old houses whose roofs have falle
. in leaving standing but the bare wal
a. silent and impressive monuments
8 b lasted hopes. This district is bounde
m te north by Cedar district, There
oua,-z mill here but it is not runnir
4 now tn, IRE are large number Of mine
at work in this district, they ship the
e ore. Many Of the old.timers will remer
e ber the sad fate Of William McGa
Is whose lamp Of life went out here amid
J. the hush and silence Of the wilderness
1t with no loving mother or sister or XII
is friends to cheer his last moments.
We stand by this lonely grave and rec'