Gila River place
also known as: Gila river, the Gila, Gila, middle Gila
Summary: River near whose headwaters Whitehill and Emery were prospecting.
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Claims (8)
flooded
three miles wide at Yuma
cited from GILA ON RAMPAGE (1891)GILA ON RAMPAGE
The Enterprise learns by grapevine tele-
graph that the last flood played sad havoc with
Clifton, Work has been suspended by the Any-
one and Detroit companies, they having sus-
tained serious damages to property. The town
of Clift…
flows_into
cited from River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila (1946)
Classic natural and human history of the Gila River, from its headwaters in the Mogollon Mountains
and Gila Wilderness through southwestern New Mexico and Arizona to the Colorado River. Calvin weaves
together geology, ecology, archaeology, and frontier history into a narrative of…
flows_through
cited from River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila (1946)
Classic natural and human history of the Gila River, from its headwaters in the Mogollon Mountains
and Gila Wilderness through southwestern New Mexico and Arizona to the Colorado River. Calvin weaves
together geology, ecology, archaeology, and frontier history into a narrative of…
has_headwaters_in
cited from River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila (1946)
Classic natural and human history of the Gila River, from its headwaters in the Mogollon Mountains
and Gila Wilderness through southwestern New Mexico and Arizona to the Colorado River. Calvin weaves
together geology, ecology, archaeology, and frontier history into a narrative of…
lived_at
Black Range, New Mexico (source)
cited from Two men arrived here last week who had… (1891)ll Brown 15000 majority
because Wallace voted the money which gave
the world telegraphy.
DOWN THE GILA
Adventurous Trip of Two Men in a Boat
Yuma Times.
Two men arrived here last week who had
accomplished the dangerous feat of navigating
th…
witnessed
flood three miles wide at Yuma
cited from An accident occurred at El Baranca mine,… (1891)from the
camp. Many farms along the Gila river are
greatly damaged. The town of Globe also sus-
tained serious damages from the flood, likewise
Phoenix and Yuma. At the latter place the Gila
river was three miles in width, being many feet …
suing for peace
cited from _Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace__Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_
Notes: Business records, family letters, and records from his appointment as Superintendent of
Indian Affairs for the Territory of …
worked_for
cattlemen— 1891-09-20
cited from Notice To Gila River Cattlemen (1891)Notice To Gila River Cattlemen
Cattlemen of the Gila river and adjacent
ranges are requested to meet at Mule springs,
west of White house ranch on L C Cattle com-
pany’s range, on September 20, 1891, for the
purpose of runding up and identifyin…
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Sources (6)
An accident occurred at El Baranca mine,… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
GILA ON RAMPAGE
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Notice To Gila River Cattlemen
1891 · newspaper · public-domain
Two men arrived here last week who had… ↗
1891 · newspaper · public-domain · details
River of the Sun: Stories of the Storied Gila ↗
Calvin, Ross · 1946 · book · public_domain · details
_Feb_Mesilla_Doña_Ana_Co_N_M_to_Steck_from_citizens_Doña_Ana_County_and_statement_of_Albert_Bloomfield_re_Mimbres_and_Gila_Indians_suing_for_peace_ ↗
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