Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-12
TOWNSHIP BOASTS
OF THREE NAMES
RAILROAD FAV0RS "CAEZ0NA"
FOR BREVlTY
COLORADO RIVER POINT MAY
RISE TO PROMINENCE
Builders Plan City Of Distribution on
California Side Near Parker, con-
venlent to Agricultural and
Mining Interests

For the purpose of Strengthening the
public out as to the location and name
of the new town on the California side
of the Colorado river, which is nine
miles from Parker, the first name
given to the location was suggested py
b. l.. Vaughn, as Manitaba, being the
name of the Indian chief of the tribe
of Indians on the Parker lndlan res
ervation. This Indian chief saved Mrs.
Mckay and her son from drowning IN
a swirling pool or eddy in the colo
RADIO river and was awarded Carnegie
medal for his heroism. AS this new
town is almost opposite the point where
Manitaba saved Mrs. Mckay and her
sons life, B. L. Vaughan, who is the
moving spirit of the new town, In COM
memoration suggested the name Mani
taba, and during the preliminary sur
veys this name became quite well es-
tablished.
Later on when a party of wealthy
mining men and others Interested IN
this new town were on a business trip
in Prescott and making arrangements
with the Santa Fe and Prescott road
for the location of this new town on
their lines D. Elson proposed the
name of Calizona and it was imme-
diately adopted and Elson was prom
ised a lot in the new town. but When
the matter was brought finally to the
attention of the postoffice officials and
the Santa Fe officials, a request was
made to shorten the name If possible
and Mr.. Jaeger, chief engineer of the
Santa Fe and Prescott railroad, sug-
gested dropping the 81" and name 1t
Calzona.
Calzona Will Stick
The fact that this town is on the
California side of the river just outside
of the Indian reservation and in the
heart of the great mining district OF
eastern San Bernardno county and
also the natural point for the Blythe
ranch and all of the Parker Indian res
ervation lands on the California side,
is causing it to attract attention over
California and Arizona.
Murphy and Walsh, the two largest
owners of the Blythe Ranch company,
have already agreed to establish first
class automobile line between Blythe,
their new town, which is just forty
miles south of Calzona. This same
route will no doubt be used in the
near future for the construction of
standard gauge railroad from Calzona
to Blythe A. w. Martin. superintend-
ent of the San Borne mines, has
started a crew to work on a road from
their mines to Calzona and the county
of San Bernardino, through Supervisor
West, will soon have the county road
from Needles run through to Calzona.
Mr.. Tremaine, general manager of the
Needles-Parker Automobile line, will
change his route to stay on the mesa
through to Calzona as it is much better
than along what is known as the wash
board country near the river.
Plan to Build Roads
All of the mining camps within a
radius of twenty-five to thirty miles
are arranging to build roads from
their camps to CaIzona, as the railroad
is going to make this the central point
for the shipping of ores and the re-
ceiving of supplies. 1t Is the last
chance there is to have water for
long distance towards Bengal.
In addition to the cutoff railroad go
ing from Parker to Bengal 1t is un-
derstood now that there will also be
a branch to Banning on the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe. The new
town of Calzona, being surveyed by
United States Mineral Surveyor H. C.
Schader, contains a total area of 440
acres. The center of 120 acres will be
laid out into 1000 town lots, the two
main thoroughfares. one along the
Santa Fe railroad track going almost
east and west and one running from
the railroad to the Colorado river al
most due north and south
A boat landing is to be constructed
on the river which is about one mile
from town.
The first board Of directors consists
of, B. l.. Vaughn, T. M. brennan, P. f.
Putnam, w. A. Martin and J. M Coch-
ran. B. L. Vaughn is president and
: general manager of the townsite COM
pany, Mr.. Putnam is secretary and
Mr.. brennan, treasurer. The depository
of the company will be the Parker
Bank and Trust company.
J. M. Cochran has also been chosen
IL
open a branch in the new. town of
Calzona. B. L. Vaughn will have full
charge of the sale of the company's
properties and management of the
townsite with an office established in
Calzona and will use his Needles and
Parker offices as well. Agencies are
expected to be established in Phoenix
and Prescott. Arizona, and San Ber-
nardino and Los Angeles, California.
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