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Show 911 At St. Thomas they laid over and rested the cattle a couple of days and filled their barrels with water. There were three wagons on the trip and water was carried for camp purposes and for the purpose of keeping older cattle in trim for the trail. The younger cattle were sold to the Mojave Indians. From St. Thomas they started trailing across the desert between muddy and Las Vegas Springs. After a stop at Las Vegas Springs they trailed into the head of Eldorado Canyon, above Hardyville, Arizona. R. 2153. Hardyville at that time was a small place containing eight or ten houses, a number of adobe houses built by the Mexicans, and several Mexicans and Mojave Indians. Hardyville is located seven miles above Ft. Mojave. They first reached the Colorado River in Eldorado Canyon near a quartz will that is located about a half mile from the river. R. 2154. After reaching Hardyville the trip was continued on across the river to Ft. Mojave. From Las Vegas Springs to Eldorado Canyon the trail followed a wagon road but the road did not reach to Hardyville. At Ft. Mojave the cattle were distributed. The outfit consisted of eleven men, six hundred eighty- two head of cattle, three wagons, and quite a few horses. R. 2156. |