Arizona republican., 1899-08-28

lit our pipes at the expiring emb.ems
of some Apache fire, made in our inn
mediate vicinity by the Apaches, who
were then lying in wait for 'SOme
thing to turn up" Our camp was at
the base of a small volcanic butte, and
many nights the red devils parched
themselves atop of this butte-their
tracks were seen tlere-and looked
down at the little group o. Americans
squarted around their camp fire
short distance below One night
''Kaintuck, ''Psalm-Singer'' and an
other fellow. with q bunch of burros,
from Lynx creek. camped with US. The
burros were h0bbled, the night being
quite dark, and while nibbling the
grass, not more than so feet from
vince we ezs5 c,g.tng our slapjacks ard
coffee, the Apaches stole quietly up,
cut cut three Of the animals, drove
them into the thick brush which bord-
cred Granite creek, and there, not to
exceed 15G yards away, they killed,
roasted and ats ole of them. And this
was done by the daring rods inside of
80 minutes, for as soon as our sump-
tuous meal was over with, the owners
went tc lcok rD che b@rrCs ard dis
cover one missing
Late in the sumner Of 1870 .hs let
ting of the government farm at camp
Mcdowell situate on the Rio Verde
about 20 miles above its confluence
with the Salt river, was to be awarded
''to the lowest and best bidder" The
late r. E. harrington having some
time previously severed the partner
ship between himself and messrs. Col
lier and Peck desired to put in a bid
fer the farm, and the time being too
limited to make the trip by way of
Bells canon, Wickenburg and the Salt
river. and desiring to be present at the
opening CT bids, he employed the
writer, for himself and another party,
to guide JL.om across the mountains
straight from the Granite creek ranch
to camp Mcdowell on the Verde river.
Leaving the ranch on Granite creek
we went to colonel King WColsey's
ranch on the Aqua Fria, and thence
down into the canon Of that stream.
After continuing down the canon for
some distance we climbed the noun
Gains bordering the Aqua Fria on the
east; crossing this mountain range, we
descended into a deep canon through
which flowed a beautiful stream OF
water, now known as New river
From this latter place we traversed
a wide and somewhat brOken-up range
of mountains, which lie between New
river and the Verde river. Finally
striking the headwaterS CT a stream
which flowed to the eastward, the
writer was certain that we were on the
watershed of the Verde river, SO fol
lowed down this stream to within. per-
ta0s, 20 or % miles of its junction
with the Verde At this poiEt we
struck a course diag0na.iy across
country in the supposed direction of
camp Mcdowell, which place we
reached the day before TIE bids were
to be opened Suffice to say in this
connection. that we were not hunting
A paches on this trip, nor had we LIST
any Apaches, consequently saw no reds
en- route, but did see plenty of Indian
sign"
Two bids only were submitted to the
guar lermaster, one by R. e. Earring
ten and the other by John Smith-the
John Smiths bid was accepted, he be
ing the lowest and best bidder and
the farm was awarded to him.
In 1879, Mr.. Harrington moved to
(oId) MaTicopa wells, in MaricCpa
and there engaged in the mer-
camille. forwarding and commission
business. In 1888, he located in
Phoenix, ard was the first to enter the
fruit and nursery industry in the Salt
river valley.
Recapitulation.-MT. harrington was
not present with governor Goodwin at
the organization Of the territorial gov
eminent. He did not arrive in the
territory after the Goodwin party
nor with that party; on the other hand
ne crossed into Arizona at least enc
month ahead of governor Goodwin,
and was at Chino valley mere than a
month prior to governor Gcodwin's ar
rival at that place. The deceased and /
MS party Travelled some portion of the
limo. between (old) Fort Wingate and +:
the Chino valley, i'll the company CT !
he Willis expedition.
AN ANCIENT CANOE