"Leaving
Jacob’s well, we proceeded about 5 degrees north of west, 8
miles to Navajo spring, a fine pool of water which breaks out
at the surface of a valley". --
A.W. Whipple, 1853
"From this remarkable lake, or pond
[Jacob's Well],
we passed on in a more northerly direction, and had scarcely
gone six miles before we came to the fresh spring [Navajo
Springs] that had
been mentioned, and immediately made preparations for resting
and passing the night there. The water was gushing out of the
ground in several places, but instead of the various runnels
uniting into a brook, they overflowed the nearest low ground
and transferred into a marsh, in the small pools of which,
however, we found abundance of excellent water for ourselves
and our cattle." --Balduin
Mollhausen, 1853
"We think we crossed the Arizona line
today [December 28, 1863], but it is difficult to ascertain
with certainty... At daybreak [the following day] we made a short march to this
point [Navajo Springs], where there is abundant water, in
springs right on the surface, and good grass. We have to bring
wood, however, several miles. It is very rare in this country
that all the requisites of a good camp come together. From
this point we shall send back a military express, and if it
escapes the Indians it will reach you." --Judge
Joseph Pratt Allyn, member of Arizona Territorial Government
Party, December 29, 1863
