b"Swilling's Cabin located in what is now Black Canyon CityHe reportedly worked this mine between 1865 andCanyon City. That cabin still stands and is the onlyHow or where Trinidad met Jack Swilling is not 1870 and planned a settlement he wanted to nameknown cabin of any member of the Walker Party stillknown, but they were married at St. Augustines Johnstown near the mine site.in existence in Arizona. This cabin is described by hisCathedral on April 11, 1864. Trinidads mother lived wife, Trinidad, as her first house. It was also outside ofwith the newlyweds for a year until she died in 1865. Johnstown never developed. But miners who enteredthe jail in Prescott and the territorial prison in Yuma.She is buried at Camelback Mountain. Trinidad these diggings in 1895 long after Swillings deathJack Swillings last.was light-haired, blue-eyed, and weighed about 115 reported the ore ranged as high as $500 a ton. Thepounds according to descriptions of her after her original location notice filed by Swilling in 1865 ITrinidad was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico.marriage to Swilling. One myth that grew up about claim 300 ft. on either side of this vein and as farShe was the only child of Ignatius Escalantes andJack Swilling was that he stole Trinidad from her north and south as my Winchester will shoot. It isPetra Mejia who were from Cadiz, Spain. Escalanteswealthy parents in Hermosillo and escaped with her on record in Maricopa County. Swilling was laterwas a sea captain. Shipwrecked he and his wife wereacross the border in a hail of gunfire from aroused involved in the Tip Top mine and lived in the miningbrought into a Mexican port, where they joinedMexican citizens and Yaqui Indians. Not true. camp of Gillett. travelers heading into Sonora. At Hermosillo, Trinidad was born. Her father died shortly after herPick up our November issue for Part 2.Sometime about 1868 Swilling built a stone cabin onbirth. At age 13, Trinidads mother joined a Mexican the banks of the Agua Fria River in what is now Blackcaravan going to the Tucson pueblo. WICKENBURG RARE FIND!AMAZING VIEWS!HORSE PROPERTY2 stalls, large turnout. Plenty of room for an arena, abuts state16.20 acres, 3412 sq. ft., 4 bed, 3 bath, Pool. land, end of road location. 41.19 acres, airplane hanger,Backyard is an oasis! access to runway, 2715 sq. ft. home, 3 bed,Guest quarter. Separate office.2.5 bath, 2 rock fireplaces, pool, privacy!Separate garage & workshop, 2 horse stalls, RV hookup. Minutes from all roping arenas. MLS #6539069, $2,400,000.00 MLS #6576733, $1,180,000.00LAND IN WICKENBURG16.07 ACRES & 10.02 ACRES:Shared well, flat and usable, close to state land, $33K per acre.JUNE ANTOS 36 ACRES: 928-231-1692 Beautiful views, horse property, power will be pulled to property junerealestate@yahoo.com boundary $38K per acre.ArizonaRealCountry.com October 2023 55"