Wickenburg.--The Vulture Mine.--A Fine Quartz-mill.--A Valuable Mining Property.--San Francisco Mountains.--Singular Roads.--Skull Valley.--Sparse Population.--Apaches and Yavapais.--Bell's Cañon.--Indian Attacks generally.--The Intervening Country.--Ancient Ruins and Broken Pottery.--A Huge Acequia.--Work for Antiquarians.--Good Bottoms along the Salado and Gila.--A Railroad Much Needed. 390-396 CHAPTER XXV. _Prescott, the Apaches, etc._ Prescott.--A New-England-like Village.--An Army Officer's Opinion.--Location, Plan, Buildings, etc.--A Barber's Opinion.--Her Gold and Silver Mines.--Her Quartz-mills Idle.--Mining Operations "Sick."--Her Advantages, however.--Capital of Arizona.--Population of Territory.--The Indians.--The Apaches generally.--Their Brave Exploits.--Good Horse-thieves.--Their Wise Strategy.--Their Captive Children.--A Raid near Prescott.--Their Pursuit to Hell Cañon and beyond.--Gen. Irvin Gregg.--A Fight with the Apaches.--A Dangerous District.--A Typical Emigrant.--Aztec Remains.--A Fine Wild Turkey.--Fort Whipple.--A Costly Post.--An Expensive Flag-staff, etc.--Hail, Cavalry Gregg! 397-408 CHAPTER XXVI. _Prescott to Los Angelos._ Off for Los Angelos.--Williamson's Valley.--Wild Game.--Juniper Mountain.--Rock Springs.--Cottonwood Cañon.--Beale's Springs.--A Desolate Country.--Sage-brush and Grease-wood.--Want of Water.--Indians again.--Sublime Scenery.--Union Pass.--Rio Colorado again.--Mojave Indians.--Our Indian Policy then.--Fort Mojave.--A Rude Post.--A Pittsburg Lady "Roughing it" there.--Hardyville--Adjacent Mines.--Mr. Hardy himself.--Costly Transportation the Great Drawback to Arizona.--The Colorado should be Utilized.--Beaver Lake.--A Desert Country again.--Changes of Elevation.--Heat and Rattlesnakes.--Interesting Bed-fellows.--Pai-Ute Hill--A Break-down.--Camp Rock Springs.--Our Frontier Posts generally.--Soda Lake.--A Weary and Anxious Sunday.--An Indian Scare.--Mojave River.--Strange Anomalies in Arizona and Southern California.--A Dismal Ranchman.--Camp Cady.--Cajon Pass.--San Bernardino.--The Los Angelos Plains again.--"Out of the Wilderness."--Back to 'Frisco by Sea. 409-424 CHAPTER XXVII. _San Francisco to Virginia City._