Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-07-25
THE TOWN OF MAMMOTH.
Some Of fits Business Men and Enter.
prtses.

:; On my return from the Bunker Hill
mining district took look around the
town Of Mammoth, which is situated on
the San Pedro river, sixty-four miles be-
low Benson. The establishment of q
80 stamp mill at this point in August,
1885 by Detroit company, under the
management Of Geo. N. Fletcher, to
work the ore Of the Mammoth mine,
some three miles distant, was the start
ing OF the present village consisting OF
four stores, two blacksmith shops, q
barber shop, three saloons. and about
thirty dwelling houses. The business
furnished by the mining operations the
principle dependence of the town, al
though considerable trade comes from
rsnchers, stockmen, chloriders and
others.
The Mohawk Ranch Co. established
an extensive general merchandise store
here about two years age, which Is Sue
cessfully managed by Chas. De Croft,
the proprietor of the Ornderff house,
Tucson. MIR. De Croft says business is
much improved compared to preceding
years.
Huffman & PInching do good busl-
ness in general merchandising and also
deal in hay and grain, besides keeping
a feed yard for the accommodation of
the public.
another enterprising man of the
place is Louis Ezekiels, who also deals
in general merchandise and keeps feed
yard. Besides this he Is engaged in an
enterprise that deserves to be patronized
and encouraged literally by the public.
He has erected steam saw mill In the
Santa Catalina mountains, thirty miles
south of Mammoth, with capacity to
manufacture 1900 feet daily, and has
established lumber yard here to supply
the Mammoth mines and public general
ly. The inducement which Mr.. Eek
iels can offer in the superiority OF the
lumber he furnishes to that usually
shipped from California would be an
inducemeut to patronize his mill even if
he could not supply it at saving or $40
per one thousand feet over the imported
article. By actual test his lumber is
one third stronger and on this account
is greatly preferred in the Mammoth
mine to imported lumber. The quail
ties Of lumber he is saving Is the yellow
Norway pine, pitch pine, spruce, fir, oak
and madrode. 1t is estimated that there
is sufficient good saw timber accessi-
bic to this mill TO keep it ID constant
fCr Hox W tua va
He has just finished the construction OF
a wagon road from Mammoth to the
mill costing $500, and several men
must be kept on it constantly to main
tain it. Mr.. Ezekiels has lately com
menced the construction OF road from
he mill to Tucson. The distance will
be twenty-four miles. By this enter
prise much money will be kept at home
and employment given to a number OF
of our own people. All lumber needed
for building purposes except red wood
for finishing will be supplied from this
combined merchant and custom mill.
j. n. Dodson is Que of the old SUD-
stsntial cititizens Of the San Pedro, DOW
conducting general merchandise store
and feed yard at Mammoth. Mrs bod
son keeps the only public lodging house
in the town, and tries to make her
guests comfortable.
The town has very good and com
school house, and during ses
sions the school is said to be we'll pat |
ronized.
OF public eating places in Mammoth. |
one is kept by Mr.. Van Horn and the |
Dther by VIM. Neil. The latter is the |
proprietor of the only stage line to
Mammoth and has the contract for car
rying the United States mail. Further
more he has the contract for delivering !
the ore from the Mammoth mine to the |
mill, and something Of the magnitude Of |
his business may be known by the fact |
hat he draws from the mining company |
check for about $1,000.
F. B. L.
MAMMOTH. July 20. 1891.