Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1896-06-13
GERONIMO.

AT the terminus Of the G. Y. 6. Il n
railroad upon the edge OF the San Car
los reservation, seven miles from For
IhCmss, Is situated the infant town G
Geronimo. The name is BssociateC
with many tales of Indian butchery
carried On under the management o
tUat krch-viIlian who has fortuDstel,
been removed from the territory.
This is the shipping point for freight
gong to Giobe AID the country tribu
tary thereto. Tbs to9 q is built up O
large frame 0uiidiGgs. sud the bushes.
is doue by mep fully Alive to the &c
msnds of the times.
j. IL. Haass is proprietor OF the onl,
butcher shop in the town. He keeps o
never fail ny supply Of all kinds oi
meats, fret class 10 quality, and pre-
srrveC 10 eli tEeir freshness By means
of large refrigerator. Mr.. Haass sup
plies the cOmmuHity with ice, which il
delivered 10 him from Lsyton's factor,
st Thatcher, % miles south. He payt
IL cants q pound, delivered.
u. Aguirre, a brother to Pedro Aguir-
re, of tucson, is proprietor of bic OK
smith chop, where he does custom work
OF every description. in a very sstisfac
tory manner, besides his own repairing
which Is rendered necessary by the Dig
freight teams he operates between Ger
oDimo and Globe.
r. j. Moore, formerly OF Wilcox, also
keeps al anvil ringing night and day.
The doors OF his shop IRE never closed
and you can get your wagon repaired or
your horse shed ST midnight as we'll as
midday.
H. T. Boggs & Co. also draw
a large snare Of patronage with another
blacksmith shop. All are good work
10 d, capable and Industrious.
r. II. Lynn furnishes harness, sad
dies. and leather work OF any descrip-
tion to all who may need his wares. He
is imbued VITA the genera! spirit OF
energy so prevalent there, aud conse-
Quentiy has few idle moments
S. j. Simpson, typical Texan, dis
penses refreshments. both liquid and
sulic. for the inner man. His meals are
good. we'll cooked and cheap. Two bits
for a neal in Geronimo GEMS eurprise,
but Mr.. Simpson sets them up for this
pri ,e and gives satisfaction, too.
Every body knows John Hovey, and
John knows every body. He keeps q
saloon in Geronimo, and it ia fully up
to date, you may rest assured.
Chas. A. Nesbitt is also engaged in
the wet goods traffic, with Hinsou
Thomas as his first lieutenant. During
the time of the cattle shipments from
Geronimo, his saloon doors were not
closed for thirty daye, and receipts sv-
eraged $50 per day. Tha. denotes suc-
cess, il anything does.
Geronimo is headquarters for the coal
hslds, where there are already three
hundred men. As soon as official notice
is given o. the opening of these miner
cl lands, il is expected that a grand
rush will be made, aud thqt fully a
thousand men will 60 in within thirty
dsys.
Geronimo owes its existence to the G.
Y. G. & N. railroad. II would scarcely
be possible 10 overestimste the benefits
which have arisen from the building OF
this road. The future greatness Of the
country through which it passes will
owa it debt Of gratitude. AS soon as
the reservation right OF way question is
settled, the road will push
rapidly On to Globe, ard the whole
country will boom in consequence there
OF. The courte business of the officials
Ct this road is very marked, and they
are all subjects of compliments from
their patrons. The people along the
line are apprecIati7e to dsgree OF the
vsss benefits that have accrued Id them
the advent of this modern ad-
junct to travel, ard will undoubtedly
lend it their unetinted support in all
time to come.