John Mitchell was a miner in Georgetown who had grown up in Cornwall, England.  He was known as a Cornwall Jack.  He traded a local man a set of matched mules in exchange for the man’s daughter to become his bride. John and his wife Martha had thirteen children and later owned farming property in the Mimbres Valley.  Today there are many Mitchell descendants still living in and around the Mimbres Valley.

The Mitchell Cabin is decorated with Mata Ortiz pottery from Mexico.  The pottery is very colorful and unique and replicates pots once made by ancient Indians.  The Mata Ortiz story is about a village that nearly died when the rail road ceased to exist and was later revived when a fellow who lived there, named Juan Quezada, rediscovered how to make the beautiful pottery and taught his family and many villagers how to do so also.  Over the past 30 years, many tour buses have visited the village of Mata Ortiz for their world renowned pottery.

This cabin is very private being on its own drive and has a large side yard.  One gets a real warm and cozy feeling with the homey décor found in this cabin.  This cabin has a roomy side porch to extend its living space.