| | || | | to Stoneman’s Lake. In the | | || | | spring of the year, the road | | || | | through the mountains is | | || | | perfectly saturated with water, | | || | | very miry, and impassable for | | || | | heavy-loaded wagons. Pine | | || | | timber is thick and heavy on | | || | | mountains. Bartlet’s Tank | 7 |666 ||210 |1173|Tank 400 yards north of road. | | || | | Four miles from Stoneman’s Lake, | | || | | the road leads through thick | | || | | cedar, and becomes very rocky. | | || | | Two and a half miles southwest | | || | | of lake are two small creeks | | || | | with wood and grass, but no | | || | | permanent water. Beaver Creek | 11 |272 ||221 |1445|The descent to the creek is very Crossing | | || | | steep and abrupt. At base of | | || | | hill, a trail leads southward to | | || | | Camp Verde, which cuts off about | | || | | 9 miles. Road up to this point | | || | | leads through thick cedar, and | | || | | is very rocky, thence good. | | || | | Beaver Creek is a large stream | | || | | of permanent water, rocky bed, | | || | | banks low, crossing good, grass | | || | | fair, plenty wood. Rio Verde. | 12 |1121||234 | 806|Road good for 10 miles, thence | | || | | hilly to crossing. Rio Verde 80 | | || | | feet wide, gravel bed, good | | || | | water, banks low, crossing good, | | || | | scattered cottonwood on banks. A | | || | | road leads up the left bank to | | || | | the Indian Reservation. On right | | || | | bank, a right-hand road direct | | || | | to Prescott. Camp Verde | 6 |1673||241 | 719|Road good. Wild Cherry Creek | 12 |1412||254 | 371|Returned on road 4 miles, thence | | || | | over foothills of Verde | | || | | Mountains for 5 miles, thence