Whose graves by Jack Swillings cabin?
By Bruce Colbert – Big Bug Canyon Country News, Vol. 7, No. 5, Oct 18, 2006 The oft-debated question about who, if anyone, is buried at Jack Swilling’s cabin in Black Canyon City is either solved or not. Like the legend of Swilling himself, it depends on interpretation. “I’m almost positive that this one grave is Matilda, the daughter of Jack Swilling, and this other one is the bones of Col. (Jacob) Snively,” said Neal Du Shane, professional grave dowser and historian of Western pioneer cemeteries. Du Shane will talk about Swilling at the Black Canyon City Historical Society’s 7 p.m. meeting Oct. 23 in the Old School House. The remains of Swilling’s cabin and stage stop are on the private property of BCC (Black Canyon City) residents Bob and Susan Marley. They gave permission for Black Canyon Historical Society President Bob Nilles and Du Shane to conduct research into the mystery of who is buried on their property. Du Shane dowsed Memorial Park Cemetery this past spring at the request
