Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
HIS FIRST TRIP ID ARIZONA WAS WHEN
 A BOY IF 10 YEARS
By George w. Kane, Y South
 Central Avenue


 When l was but a boy of IS, I de- cided l wanted to go to Arizona, so left the state of California and ar rived in Tombstone in April, 1881. In those days Tombstone was the biggest and best frontier town in the Southwest. My first acauaint- ance was Ben Goodrick, who now lives in Los Angeles. Others whom I met were Allen English of Tomb stone, B. A Fickas, now dead. and s. J. Tribolet, who lives in Phoe- nix.
 I left Tombstone in the fall of that same year and went back to Califor- nia- but in the fall of the next year went to Flagstaff and winslow. the Atlantic and Pacific railroad, now Inc Southern Pacific. then being built. That winter I staged 1t into Prescott and met with several hard snow storms I stayed only a short time in Prescott, as times were too hard and there was no work for anyone, so l again went back to Cal ifornia
 Four years later. in April, 1SS6 I made another trip to Arizona and landed in Phoenix by way of Mari copa, in a stage driven by Jack Steward, now one of the members of the board of supervisors On our ar rival we did not know ourselves, for we looked like 'dobe men. Phoen\ had a fire the night of our arrival the building on the northeast corner of First and Washington streets. where Korricks now stands. being a astr s11sa of James Cotton.
 The first place I roomed in Phoe- nix was on the corner where the Phoenix National bank now stands. On that site was long adobe house with no flors and owned by Jesus Otero. l lived there until Mrs. Kane arrived, and then we moved to the northwest corner of Adams and Gen. ter streets, now occupied by the con solidated ticket office.
 Where Eddie Doyle's cigar store now stands was a wholesale liquor house, and the rest of the block to the north was a mule corral. Where the Hotel Adams now stands was an adobe building. and north of Van Buren street there was nothing ex- cept farms except a brick house owned by J. J. Sweeney, now occu- pied by Twohy brothers. Running north on Center street was TOW of cottonwood trees which extended as far as the Grand canal.
 On Washington street where the Ford hotel now stands was the Cen trai Methodist church: there was nothing east or west. Where the Monihon block now stands was a corral. In the rest of the block were few old shacks. Where the Central rNl, ta .GRhmnr- ons drug store. The opposite corner was occupied by Goldman & Go. and next to them in little room about 10 feet wide was Kales & Lewis bank which today is the National Bank of Arizona In the same block were the M. Jacobs store and the Palace barber shop. On the corner where Berryhilrs now stands was the Ellis & Brown general store The rest Of the block were saloons and gam bling houses These were the busiest places in the whole town. Where the city hall now stands was an adobe hole. Commencing where Donofrio's now is was Chinatown.
 De Forest Porter was mayor and Emil Gang and Lincoln Fowler were the members Of the council. Joe Alexander was clerk of the board of supervisors, and John Broadway was sheriff
 Where the Alturas hotel now stands was a lumber yard and an undertak- ing shop owned by I. w. Gregory.
 Where the Phoenix hotel stands was swimming pool operated by Charles Salari. This was a large wooden tank and wh,neVeF anyone wanted to take a swim he paid his two bits and jumped in the tank, xith of- without clothes as he pre- ferred It was largely patronized.
 Mir. Kane is the oldest barber in Arizona.