Ranching in the Sonoran Desert
Odometer and trip meter: resting This blog post is going to be fun, because I am a history buff and have been soaking up as much of Ajo’s history as I can get over the last two decades of visiting here. Years past I have been busy chasing down aircraft wreck sites from the cadet training over the desert here, during the war years. In truth I still am, but the big backlog of crash reports has been trimmed to just a few now, so I have more free time, to pursue the rich history of this area. Lucky for me, two volumes of Ajo history are hot off the press, and my friend Mark has lent them to me to read. . The ranchers were busy from 1920’s to 1950’s in this area. All the blue teardrops on the map above represent wells or earthen water holes around Ajo. The early wells are a mostly hand dug, later wells were often (but not always) drilled with a drill rig. Child’s Well at Ten Mile Wash . A look down the hand dug well- note ladder to the left Th...
