Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1902-02-21
Old Time Sketches.
GALEYvILLE.


ton. The influx OF miners and
prospectors from all sections OF the
western slope. finding the country
in aud around tho camp pretty we'll
located, they necessarily branched
out, which fact led to the opening
up OF other localities where miner
al was found in greater or less
quantities. The Turquoise camp
in the Dragon mountains, east OF
Tom bstone, was among the earliest
to attract attention. Some marvel
ously rich ore was found, and con-
siderable development work was
done. Some few sales we're made
but AZ Tom mbs,one declined. these
workings we're abandoned, and the
owners OF the property scattered.
The present camp Of Gleason was
built upon tho wreck OF Turquoise.
Pnrsulng their way to the eastwork
the nomadic prospectors invaded
the Cbiricahua mountains, and
camptires dotted the hillsidts
throughout their entire length.
Some few crossed the range still to
the eastward, and finding mineral,
they established the camp of Gal
eyvllle. The camp was immediate
" reinforced by others in search OF
easy money, and the town OF Gal
eyville, from n few tents, became a
mining town OF some Importance.
Stores, lodging houses, hash
foundries, blacksmith shops and all
the parapharralia OF we'll regulat-
ed mining community were soon IN
full blast, and doing a land Office
business. Not the last, nor yet ths
least of the industries established
were. as a matter OF necessity. thu
inevitable saloons where all thu
boys and some OF the girls con
prepated to exchange their expert
ences and cash for their eqnivalen'
in coffin varnish, at % cts.agnrgle
where as they imbibed, the pros
pect,ve millionaires became im
mensely rich at a small outlay, anc
the smiling and painfully polite
barkeepers raked in all the loose
change in sight.
Smelters were erected, wagoT
roads built, stage lines established
and that necessary adjunct to al
American settlements, a post-ofiic'
was soon running in full swing
and the big dailies ~ also the ter
ritorial papers we're eagerly scan
ned for news by the hungry multi
,ude. The pioneers OF the oam
had frequent fights with the Apo
chez, then on the war path, an
many OF the boys wsre killed G
wounded by the government wards
Notably was this the case in tn
fight akjMjor Downing's saw-ml
ovevNfhe range directly west {
Lsfaleyville. Here handful
miners and pronpectors, reinforce
by some OF the San Simon rustler
held at bay some sixty redskins Il
yearly an entire dav. How man
good Indian were made In this figl
will never b zen known, as thecrAf
redmeu made away with their des
and wounded, but il Is known to
certainty that several braves We
TO the happy hunting gIounds Ga
!, rying some Of the white mans le'
Il 10 their carcasses.
J San Simon Station on the Sout
Z ern Pacific railroad, some twent
{ { light niles up the valley, was q
amply point for GaleyvilliaDs, al
the dusty road between the t'
points was lined with teams.
Strange to relate, the only m
Y who reaIiz~d any thing III Gale
% Vile mining properties. WAS ra
hide Texas COW puncher. "
- would not recognize mine II
: met one on the trail. He sold O
for $4,000 and rolled his tail
Texas. The old timers sneerinp
referred to him as damphool, b
subseq development prov
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