======================================================================== | | _Total_ _To_ | _Miles._ | _Miles._ ----------------------------------------------------+----------+-------- Yuma | | 191 Tucson, southeast, (overland stage road) | | 109 Sacaton (en route direct to Tucson) | | 22 Blue Water ” ” | 20 | 43 Picacho | 13 | 57 Point of Mountains | 24 | 81 Tucson | 17 | 98 Camp Grant | | 90 ----------------------------------------------------|----------|------ This is a stage station, with stores, etc., of importance. It is the point of divergence for branch stages to Phœnix, Camp McDowell, and Camp Verde. Fuller, in his Treatise on Silver Mines, says: “Wherever, in any part of the world, silver mines have been worked they are worked now, unless closed for war, invasion of Indians, etc. We know of no silver mines in the world that have given out.” In support of this position, he instances the mines of Mexico, the old Spanish mines, (opened before Humboldt’s time) the South American mines, still as productive as they were three centuries ago, mines in Hungary worked before the Christian era, the silver mines of Freiburg, opened in the 11th century, etc., nearly all now worked with unabated productiveness. Maricopa Wells to Tucson, A. T. (Going south direct.) ========================================================================= | | | _To_ |_Miles._ |_Miles._ | _Description._ | | | ------------------+---------+---------+------------------------------- Sacaton | 22 | 22 |Left fork of road to Camp Grant. Blue Water | 20 | 43 |Well; grass and wood plenty; | | | station; hay and grain. Picacho | 13 | 57 |Grass and wood plenty; no water. Mud Tanks | 15 | 72 |Water in wet weather, wood scarce. Point of Mountain | 8 | 81 |Wells; grass plenty, wood scarce; Nine Mile Water | 8 | 89 | station, hay and grain. Tucson | 8 | 98 |Capital of Territory. Road good | | | after passing Pima Villages. ------------------+---------+---------+--------------------------------- Camp Grant to Tucson, A. T.