Arizona republican., 1897-11-02
MARCOPA AND CHA BEND.
An Important Junction-Future Gen.
 ter of Western Gila County.

correspondence of The Repuhlican.)- You want to write us up in good shape" remarked Perry Williams of the Junction hotel. Just glance at my Marechal Neil roses, those hya- cinths, sweet peas, calla lillies, etc. They are worth few lines at least" he concluded I confess that I came near overlooking the garden spot which lies out of the beaten path. At Maricopa and beyond, going west, there are footprints of the gentler sex at some of the stations, for we see de- signs in flower Deds that only wo- man can make. At Mammoth Tank, this is particularly noticeable, one familiar sign greeting the eye-"Keep off the grass''- though there is not an emerald blade in sight. But this is not Maricopa in the extreme south western corner of Pima county. They have been trying to get a release and become part of what the name i'm plies-Maricopa. Not that Pima is not good enough, but it is much more convenient to be in Marieopa, and near Phoenix.
 There is considerable hustle du ing the hours that the east and west bound passenger trains stop; besides the incoming and outgoing Phoenix short line trains cut a figure. The ar rivals are signaled by the banging Of gongs or something else in evid nee of a place where you can get a nasty bite. .1t's long time between drinks" with the Tucsonians and Phoenicians who travel between the two points-and ''there are others" MafrsQpa can be summed up in a few wsIds. On the south side is the Williams house and adjuncts. These are managed by Perry Williams, a very clever gentleman, who finds congenials companions in the person of the conductor who makes the Phoe- nix and MaricOpa run, freight men etc., not forgetting the ubiquitous drummer. On the north side of the station is the Hotel Edwards or New / Maricopa, over which J. V. Edwards presides. He is not an old man as the business card would have you be- lieve, but he is veteran in the busi- ness. Tom Gregory has more or less to say at the New Maricopa, in fact, MT. Edwards reposes the greatest confidence in MT Gregory, and so do the public. Captain c. w. Wardwell looks after the affairs of the s. P. and Sam B. Hall keeps an eye on the treasure box of Wells, Fargo & Go. All in all there IS a happy blending of natures in the people mentioned so that even a tenderfoot need not go astray in the wilderness-nea Maricopa
 Forty-thrae miles west of Maricopa is Gila Bend, a town that has joined tod D-;,, o,s1 ~ cause of this state of affairs was the dual trouble relating to the dam, twenty odd miles northeast of the Bend It was washed out in the early nineties and again in January, 1895. The latter event capped the climax About every inch of land for twelve miles in every direction from Gila Bend was taken up between 1892 and 1894, the building of the dam and ca nal of thirty-eight miles in length be- ing an incentive. In the year 1893 the population of Gi1a Bend exceeded l. 200, but the dam troubles led to a re- duction, falling to 250 at this date The discontented in the main have gone to Phoenix, Tucson and mining districts of Arizona Those remain ing have faith in the future of the ca nal scheme, believing, though the case is in the supreme court of the United States, that compromise will be the resumption of work at the dam, meaning the reopening of the canal. To back this belief it is told that the canal company's scrip is be- ing bought at a discount, a pretty good point in favor of the theory ad- vanced. The s. P railroad, Western Union Telegraph company and Wells Fargo & Go. are represented by two faithful servants, MT. O. L. Pease and wife, both of whom are favorably known in the territorial capital MT Pease is perfectly at home in any department. Irvine McEvoy, the road master, has headquarters here. Help CTS are necessary in view of the fact that an eastern hill is to be climbed and nearly every east bound freight requires the assistance of an extra engine. There is bumper here as also a big water tank. A section house and railroaders' bunk house are part of the system.
 Judge Kaltenbach is the new post master. He act as a justice of thu peace for the precinct. The office O Judge Kaltenbach will be moved op posite the present location.
 Ed e. Carruthers keeps a we'll ap pointed general merchandise store As cattle inspector he gave the infor nation that he had shipped this yea to Yuma 145 head of cattle and B. Heyl was the shipper of 256 head, total of 401 head for the year endin! Sept. Is. Incidentally it may be men tioned that two carloads of hogs wer shipped to Tucson week ago.
 Gandolfo & Co.,, branch of Gan dolfo & Sanguinetti, general merchant of Yuma, is well equipped and excel lentIy managed by MT. B. c. Heyl.
 John s. Anderson & So are promi nent cattlemen of the valley, residin five miles north of town.
 U. S. Sherman has charge of tn drug store of the late John Prat who was murdered.
 Mow Paul conducts the largest res