The oldest mining camp in the southwest…
source date: 1891
availability: public-domain

agaw, George- town; W. H. Johnston, St. Louis; Fred Smith, Joe Mahoney, H. H. Kidder, C. H. Dane, B. A. Knowles, Deming; W. H. Sebastian, San Fran- cisco; Ed Pennington, F. O. Robinson, C. V. Hugo and wife, Deming. PYRAMID A Sketch of the Camp. Some of Its Mines and Miners The oldest mining camp in the southwest portion of the territory excepting Pinos Altos and Santa Rita, is located nine miles south of Lordsburg in the Pyramid range of mountains. To old timers it is more familiarly known as Leitendorf, and in the very earliest days of the American occupation, was a water station on the great southern overland route to California. It was utilized to a great extent by the Butter- field stage company, whose road from Mesilla to Tucson, then on the outskirts of civilization, required frequent changes for their stock on the long and dusty roads, devoid of water be- tween home stations. Pyramid Peak, rising several thousand feet above the surrounding country, was a landmark visible for several days travel, and the approach to the well known spot was hailed with pleasure by the weary, dust stained emigrants, who