Arizona ghost trailsHinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah)
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Arizona ghost trails
Hinton, Richard J. (Richard Josiah)
Arizona -- Guidebooks; Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona
Camp on Rio Puerco | 5 | 442|| 41 | 14|Camp a short distance off road.
Crossing of Rio | 12 | 659|| 53 | 673|Half a mile east of the crossing,
Puerco | | || | | a road leads off to the left,
| | || | | bed of river, quicksand,
| | || | | crossing fair, road good.
2d Crossing of | 1 | 540|| 54 |1213|Here we were unable to effect a
Rio Puerco | | || | | crossing, owing to recent
| | || | | freshet washing away the banks,
| | || | | leaving them 20 feet high and
| | || | | abrupt; left road and crossed
| | || | | country keeping from one to
| | || | | two miles from right bank of
| | || | | river. Road between crossings
| | || | | is sandy. The route on north
| | || | | side of Puerco is shortest.
| | || | | Distance to Carrizo Creek about
| | || | | 11 miles. Water in Rio Puerco,
| | || | | between those points, not
| | || | | permanent.
Camp on Rio Puerco | 7 |1345|| 62 | 798|Heavy traveling, water muddy,
| | || | | grass ordinarily good,
| | || | | greasewood abundant.
Road | 13| 834|| 75|1632|Traveling a little heavy;
| | || | | crossed some sandy Arroyos
| | || | | before getting on road, water
| | || | | in Rio Puerco.
Camp on Carrizo | | || | |
Creek | 5 | 31|| 80 |1663|Water obtained by digging, wood
| | || | | scarce, road and grass good.
Lithodendron Creek | 13 |1666|| 94 |1569|A wide sandy bed, no water,
| | || | | crossing in dry weather good,
| | || | | but very difficult when there
| | || | | is water, quicksands, road
| | || | | good, a steep hill on east
| | || | | side. South of the crossing,
| | || | | the Rio Puerco becomes a wide,
| | || | | dry, sandy bed.
Camp on Little | 16 |1216||111 |1025|Water and grass abundant and
Colorado River | | || | | good, plenty of wood, road
| | || | | good. About five miles up the
| | || | | Puerco, water was found in
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