at the old Mimbres crossing, is probably one of…

chunk 868 · paragraph 1015

timer, has anchored down to a life of granger respectability. He has a pretty place, planted to the usual valley crops, and is doing comfortably well. His orchard is a source of revenue to him, whilst his small fruits are famous both as to quality and quantity. WHITEHILL’S, at the old Mimbres crossing, is probably one of the best known localities in the southwest, and during the overland days was a harbor of refuge for the traveler from the states bound for Cali- fornia’s golden shores. As Mowry city, by which designation the place acquired an ephemeral reputation in the early days, the place will be familiar to all old timers. Since the decadence of the “city”, no attempt has been made to improve navigation on the Mimbres river, the nearest approach being the construction of reservoirs and canals for irrigation purposes. But little attention has been paid recently to agricultural pursuits, a small orchard and gar- den being the only effort in that direction. Harvey H. Whitehill is probably the only in- dividual in the territory who can properly lay claim to owning an entire town, and that fenced in. A number of cattle roam at will through the streets of the once great “city”, and the majority of the buildings which once constituted the settlement are now more or less in ruins. OLD SETTLERS REUNION