In Jordan Canyon with a spring that has been the home of life giving water for centuries. Pictured here is the view from high in the Jordan Canyon overlooking north, over the village of Dragoon. The Johnson Camp Mine Complex is in the distance of the upper center of the picture. 

 

At one point the springs was owned by the Fourr Ranch. When Billy Fourr first moved to his ranch, they lived under canvas until lumber for the house was sent from Ross' sawmill in the Chiricahua Mountains. As a precaution, Billy built a stone fort on a hill just east of the house location. Later Bill added to his homestead acquiring Dragoon Springs in Jordan Canyon. At that point Billy held title to two sections of land. The construction methods of Fourr's stone fort matches the stone building built uphill from Dragoon Springs, presumably a safe house for protection for those using the spring as would have be an hours ride away through the Dragoon Mountains to reach the main homestead. 

 

 

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