Finding Kerlin's Well -- the search continues

After finding a picture, a video and a few other references to Kerlin's Well,we drove north out of Phoenix by way of Prescott to the small communityof Ashforkwhich is west of Flagstaff on I40. The only directions we had to therock where my great-grandfather carved his name in 1877 was the briefdescription of "9 miles north of Seligman."

We drove the few mileswest from Ashforkto Seligmanand quickly found the public library. This small library was housed in adouble wide mobile home. The library was supposedly closed, but thedoor was open and we found the librarian working with maintenancepeople. A toilet had overflowed and soaked the carpet and they weredrying out. Despite the flood, the librarian was very helpful and madeseveral telephone calls to try to find someone in town who might knowabout the location of Kerlin's Well. She was unsuccessful andtold me that there was only one road north out of Seligman, aranch road that required a pass to drive.
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