Mr. Swilling continued prospecting in the Bradshaw Mountains.
The family moved to Gillett where they owned various businesses.
Among the businesses that the Swillings had an active interest in was the "Gillett Real Estate" where they sold lots ranging from $100 to $250 depending on the location, a cattle and horse ranch and a vegetable farm in partnership with L.A. Stephens.
The Swillings later moved to Black Canyon City where they built a stone house and established a farm.
He organized a party which built an irrigation ditch from the Aqua Fria River to their property.
This provided the water he needed to raise cattle.
Their house became a popular stagecoach stop and resting place for those who traveled from Prescott to Phoenix.

In the spring of 1878, word reached the Swillings that Colonel Jacob Snively, a family friend, had been killed by the Apaches in the Wickenburg Mountains near the peak called White Picacho.
Mrs. Swilling suggested that Mr. Swilling and two companions, which included Andrew Kirby and George Monroe, founder of Castle Hot Springs, go on a trip to recover and rebury the remains of their old friend.

On April 17, Mr. Swilling and his two companions went on their Snively exhumation trip.
Mr. Swilling and his companions returned to Gillett after exhuming Col.
Snively's remains at White Picacho Mountains on April 23.
He was seen walking the streets of Gillett with a bag or sack containing the remains of Col.
Snively.
Mr. Swilling buried the bones of Col.
Snively on his property next to his house.

Three hooded men, one tall, one medium-size, and one short, robbed a stagecoach near Wickenburg.
Six men, including the driver, were shot and killed.
Among them was Frederick Wadsworth Loring, a young writer from Boston who had been sent as a correspondent for Appleton's Journal.
The incident became known as the Wickenburg Massacre.
On one occasion Mr. Swilling and his friends were in a bar discussing the incident and the description of the murderers, Mr. Swilling jokingly mentioned that he and his friends matched the description.
Mr. Swilling and his companions became suspects in the robbery.

Pima County Sheriff Wiley W. Standefer arrested Mr. Swilling and Andrew Kirby.
They were eventually turned over to Deputy U.S. Marshal Joseph W. Evans so that the state could charge them in the federal courts.
Evans escorted them to the Yuma Territorial Prison, a federal jail.
Prior to his arrest Mr. Swilling had developed a habit of using of a combination of narcotics and liquor to relieve the pain caused by old injuries, thus he was not very healthy.
The sanitary conditions inside the prison in Yuma were terrible.
The terrible prison conditions combined with the August heat, aggravated Mr. Swilling's chronic ill health.
According to written documentation by Mrs. Swilling, her husband was released from the federal prison because of his health.
He was released to the Hodges family, friends of the Swillings, and died in their home.
The Hodges family owned two lots in the Yuma Cemetery behind the old Catholic Church, and Swilling was buried in one of them.
A headstone now marks what was once an unmarked grave.
The real culprits of the massacre were caught, proving his innocence too late.
Mr. Swilling continued prospecting in the Bradshaw Mountains. The family moved to Gillett where they owned various businesses. Among the businesses that the Swillings had an active interest in was the "Gillett Real Estate" where they sold lots ranging from $100 to $250 depending on the location, a cattle and horse ranch and a vegetable farm in partnership with L.A. Stephens. The Swillings later moved to Black Canyon City where they built a stone house and established a farm. He organized a party which built an irrigation ditch from the Aqua Fria River to their property. This provided the water he needed to raise cattle. Their house became a popular stagecoach stop and resting place for those who traveled from Prescott to Phoenix.
In the spring of 1878, word reached the Swillings that Colonel Jacob Snively, a family friend, had been killed by the Apaches in the Wickenburg Mountains near the peak called White Picacho. Mrs. Swilling suggested that Mr. Swilling and two companions, which included Andrew Kirby and George Monroe, founder of Castle Hot Springs, go on a trip to recover and rebury the remains of their old friend.
On April 17, Mr. Swilling and his two companions went on their Snively exhumation trip. Mr. Swilling and his companions returned to Gillett after exhuming Col. Snively's remains at White Picacho Mountains on April 23. He was seen walking the streets of Gillett with a bag or sack containing the remains of Col. Snively. Mr. Swilling buried the bones of Col. Snively on his property next to his house.
Three hooded men, one tall, one medium-size, and one short, robbed a stagecoach near Wickenburg. Six men, including the driver, were shot and killed. Among them was Frederick Wadsworth Loring, a young writer from Boston who had been sent as a correspondent for Appleton's Journal. The incident became known as the Wickenburg Massacre. On one occasion Mr. Swilling and his friends were in a bar discussing the incident and the description of the murderers, Mr. Swilling jokingly mentioned that he and his friends matched the description. Mr. Swilling and his companions became suspects in the robbery.
Pima County Sheriff Wiley W. Standefer arrested Mr. Swilling and Andrew Kirby. They were eventually turned over to Deputy U.S. Marshal Joseph W. Evans so that the state could charge them in the federal courts. Evans escorted them to the Yuma Territorial Prison, a federal jail. Prior to his arrest Mr. Swilling had developed a habit of using of a combination of narcotics and liquor to relieve the pain caused by old injuries, thus he was not very healthy. The sanitary conditions inside the prison in Yuma were terrible. The terrible prison conditions combined with the August heat, aggravated Mr. Swilling's chronic ill health. According to written documentation by Mrs. Swilling, her husband was released from the federal prison because of his health. He was released to the Hodges family, friends of the Swillings, and died in their home. The Hodges family owned two lots in the Yuma Cemetery behind the old Catholic Church, and Swilling was buried in one of them. A headstone now marks what was once an unmarked grave. The real culprits of the massacre were caught, proving his innocence too late.
Trinidad Swilling