Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-14
BURRO CE METERY
IN MOG0LL0NS
IS UNIQUE
FIFTY DECEASED LIE
IN DONKEY GRAVEYARD
GIenwood Springs, IN Socorro
County, Garden Spot Which
Supplies Produce to the Big
Mines.
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Glenwood Springs, Socorro County,
n. NJ. March 10.-"El Campo Santo
Los Burros," half a mile south of the
Little Fanny Mine power house in the
Mogollons near Gienwood Springs, has
the unique distinction OF being the
only graveyard devoted exclusively 10
deceased burros in the sOUthNost. It
is also known as the KrauSs cemetery.
the sexton Deing George Is 'alss, SON
Of a rich Pittsburg brewer. II might
be wen to add. however, hat MIR.
Krauss, in addition 10 being super
visor OF the burro burying ground
has also. charge Of the branch store
of T.. u. Mcintosh, Of Mogollon, at the
power house. The writer gazed on
the tombs of fully fifty dead burros
In the cemetery, mostNof the departed
having met an untlmcly death by TALL
ing from steep mountain sides under
heavy loads Of wood.
Glcnwood Springs is located 1T the
junction of Whitewater creek and the
Frisco river. II is ten miles south OF
Mogollon and rs miles from Silver
City. five miles south of Alma. The
Frisco river boxes at Alma and no
farming is done along the river until
You reach Peasanton, three miles
south Of Glcnwood, except at Glen
wood.
GlenWoOd has its own water sup
ply from several big springs 81 White
water creek which are ample to irri-
gate some 1870 acres Of beautiful bot
tom land around the springs. This
is one of the prettiest spots in the
Frisco valley, entirely surrounded by
mountains and foothills. Along both
banks Of the creek is a dense growth
of mountain shade trees. juniper.
cedar. box elder, blackberry. sycamore
and live oak. one large live oak tree
in front OF the Bush cabin now used
as q store, measures fourteen feet in
circumference and completely shades
the cabin. This ranch was formerly
owned by a Tennessean named Bush,
who took ii up in 1878, when the VAL
ley was first settled. Alma was set
tied mt the same time. Bush valley
at Alpine. Arizona, is named after the
same pioneer. George w. Rowe, who
bought the property from Mr.. Bush
fifteen years & is well known. Il
mining and sawmill man who lived
in Arizona and Old Mexico for over a
quarter of a century. His estimable
Wife came from oklahoma some ten
years ago. She and her husband Will
soon make of GIenwo0d a regular
garden Of Eden. They now have
about forty acres undo cultivation,
eight acres Of which are in fruit trees,
llltnllg UllDitN. YIN lflcSt the OMItl
ealissss4aessris~s A. Q s0s sHss ycsfr+a~ Esgst
year one single apple tree netted him
sixty dollars. They find a. ready sale
at the Moeollon mining camp, ten
miles up the mountain. at ten cents
a pound. A small straw bcrry patch
60XS0 feet brought Mr.. Rove sixty
dollars last season. He has q regular
Missouri apple cellar which holds
over 10000 pounds. His last years
apples are still almost as fresh as
when picked from the trees. They
are mostly the Black Arkansas and
Ben Davis. Mr.. Rowe runs a .yegct-
able and milk wagon up to Mogollun
three times a week. This morning
the wagon ook up $50 pounds OF APP
pies, sixty quarts of milk. forty dozen
rs II plenty of vegetables. The
wagon nets the owner about $500 a
trip the year round, or $500 a month.
Glcnwood is the p%ostofncc Tor thr
Pleasanton farmers below, who, al
though they have q store there, have
no postofficc. The farmers around
Pleasanton sell their produce to Mr..
Rowe. His eggs bring tifty cents I.
dozen the year round at MogoliOr.
One of the handsomest homes at
Glenw Springs belongs to Ernest
Kit. Mr.. Kit, who is Il German,