========================================================================= | | | _To_ |_Miles._|_Miles._| _Description._ | | | ------------------+--------+----------+---------------------------------- [1]Lurty’s Ranch | 11 | 11 |Water and grass; wood scarce. Good | | | road. Ash Creek | 9 | 21 |Water permanent; grazing tolerably | | | fair; wood scarce. Cienega | 7 | 28 |Water permanent; grazing excellent; | | | wood close by spring. Summit Grief Hill | 4 | 32 |Water to right of road one mile | | | before reaching Summit except in | | | dry season; grazing good; wood | | | plenty. Camp Verde | 5 | 38 |Road good; first mile steep descent. ------------------+---==---+--------+------------------------------------ [1] The road forking to the right at this place leads to Agua Fria Ranch, distance 4 miles; from Agua Fria Ranch to Ash Creek by a direct road the distance is 7.80 miles. The direct road from Lurty’s cannot be used for supply trains, which all go by Bower’s Ranch, making the distance from Fort Whipple to Camp Verde 40.67 miles. Prescott, (Fort Whipple) to Camp Verde, A. T. Route 2. ======================================================================= | | | _To_ |_Miles._|_Miles._| _Description._ | | | -------------------------+--------+--------+--------------------------- Lurty’s Ranch | 14 | 14 |Via “Point of Rocks.” Water | | | and grass; wood scarce; | | | road good. New Road to Camp McDowell| 6 | 20 | Ash Creek | 2 | 23 |Water permanent; grazing | | | fair; wood scarce. Government Saw Mill | 6 | 30 | Camp Verde | 16 | 46 |Good road. -------------------------+--------+--------+---------------------------- Captain Foster, Assistant Quartermaster, reported this road in 1874 as the only practicable one for loaded wagons, between Fort Whipple and Camp Verde. Prescott to Date Creek, A. T.