Arizona ghost trails

by Richard J. Hinton

Prescott (Fort Whipple) to Camp Verde, A. T. Route 1.

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.