Graham guardian., 1902-04-18
Pioneer Life in Ariz ma a, Told by
A Woman.
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A Woman.
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| Ct Q article below was written
by Mrs. E. d. Tuttle, of The
Sahuara lub, of SJffprd, in re,
sponsc to request from Mrs &c,
Clutchic, President Of the Terri
! toriaI Federation of Women's |
Clubs. The paper was read at the
convention of Womnn'S Clubs held
in Ph9niX the past winter.)
A paper upon the above subject
having been requested compcls me
for the nOncc To become rcmiEis.
cent, 3 rather difficult task perhaps,
since time has so changed condi
tions from those Of the real pioneer
Then, long days Of weary travel by
team; living confined to the barest
necessities; II tent or the canopy of
of heaven for Il covering; exposure
to many dangers to life and prop
rrty from savages and vagabond
! whites. Now, railroads course
Through the valley and pierce the
mountain glen; treet cars and
motor lines our larger towns;
the department stores to supply
necessities and luxuries; and every
town has its ice plant, whose pro-
ducts cool us and ncutral:ze the
effects o. the ardent Arizona sum.
mCr sun.
My ionccr life began in 1869
Just married, our bridal tour began
in the port If San Francisco on
board the ood Brig Josephine"
Nc Donnough Master. The captain,
a sturdy Maine sailor, was accom-
pan ed by his wife. They had just
been married. a ood ships
library relieved thu icdium Of the
of the voyage Oar destination
VS. Yuma, Arizona. The ships
destination WAS Purl Isabel at the
be d f the Gnli' Of California. and
i at the mouth of the Colorado river.
Om voyage lasted foIty.two days,
the longest voyage on record. We
lay III the tropic sea off Cape SaH
y Lucas eleven days in calm, but
finally our sails filed and rounding
s the allied up the gulf with
its coast line ard islands always in
i sight Once we had real gale
which blew the top sails from The
bolt ropes, tore them into shrcds,
/. scattering them over the huge
|; waves which clmo sweeping aboard
over the d SIX taking overheard
the cabin skyIighf and nearly i'll
ling the cabin with water Our
sniIors soon had new sails bent,
got the ship ont Of { trough Of
the sea, again on our course, sue
ccsSiUIly landing US at her port of
destination, where we boarded u
steamer; then mp the river H.
miles, and then Yuma, Arizona,
noted as the hottest place on earth
here was not much there at
that date A few stern wheel
steamboats,; a couple of general
merch lndise stores; the military
post Of Fort Yuma, opposite, with
its garrison of soldiers; crowds of
Yuma and Cocopal Indians, the
bucks clothed in gee string and
the squaws in bark skirts reaching
from the waist to the knees. There
r "as Il large colony Of Mex cans
> living in dirt and squallcr in iacals
i or huls plastered with nul. There
were only three white woman in
the place outside the military p ost.
e living was in the most primitive
e sty and the bill of fare largely
aeon and frijoIes, with an occas-
ional pumpkin or melon, brought
to market by some enterprising
: Indian or few potatoes from San
! francisco by water route. Tor
r such articles as ladies of modern
: taste consider ecessities, we had
to depend on the slow gu ng mai s,
rs the local stores had not demand
| sufficient to warrant them in keep.
ing them in stock. So much has
! been said, written and published
of late, laud4tory of Arizona
cl mate, that | can hardly at this
date regard the climate uf yuma
as good and jnSrifIble cause of
complaint; still l40 degrees F.h
in the shade left its impress on my
: memory and | think on my COM
Z plcXion-never very fair! | en-
Q joyed life at Yuma about II year.
My next introduction TO Arizona
pioneer life was in he spring of
1877, having spent the intcrvcn
: ing years in Central Californ II,
= whore | must assume [ enjoyed all
the delights that are supposed to
pertain to life in the golden state,
: and make sharper tile contrast
, with the life upon which | now
entered.
= Taking the steamer at San Fran.
cisco, accompanied by my uSbard
nd three little dluJ Jhters, we pro.
cecded to San Diego, Cal. There
Quitting with good mule cam
md all the ctccteras considered