The Coconino sun., 1923-06-08

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The Blowout in Grand Canyon. This
claim was sold for $4,000 December
8, 1890 by G. T. and c. E. Holiday
of Salt Lake to H. N. Warren and
Thomas Miller. It's location is de-
scribed as follows: an the Grand Can
yon, about SO miles Southwesterly
from Rock House Springs and about
so miles by road from Lees Ferry in
westerly direction, near where the
Colorado river starts in and through
the Buckskin mountains and close to
Major Powell's trail" The claim was
supposed to contain gold.
The Copper King was a we'll
thought-of property on November IL,
1886. On that date w. B. Ridenour
sold it for $4,000 to John T. Davis.
It's location is described as follows:
Eighteen miles in northerly direc-
ton from Pine Springs, on the east
side of the Colorado river, and about
three miles from said river in north
western Yavapai (Coconino) county"
On July 6, 1890, Harry Mcdonald
Pierce for $500. The claim was To-
Gated one-quarter of mile from the
junction of Chour Creek with the Col
orado river, up Chour Creek canyon.
And also on the same day and for
the same consideration he sold Pierce
"The American Girl" on the west side
of the Colorado river, one mile east
of Chour Creek, along the dixie.
Ney Strickland of Ashfork sold Mrs.
H. ]. Humphrey a one-quarter inter-
est in the Servis Uropah for $500 on
August II, 1886. The claim is de-
scribed as lying one mile north of
Supai Indian village.
These claims are about as widely
separated as they we'll could be and
still be in Coconino county. The first
is across the Grand Canyon, the sec
ond in the extremely western end of
the county; the third in the extremely
eastern end, while the fourth is about
in its center.
Williams
H. w. Coleman made the first deed
to a town lot that was ever made in
Coconino county when he decided, on
October 16, 1882, to w. r. Talbot of
Albuquerque, "Lot Ia in the town of
Williams as per plat of Williams made
by C. T. Rogers" I made thorough
search of the recorders office in Pres
colt to find this plat, but, like the
two earliest mentioned plats of Flag
staff, it was not to be found, nor was
there any record of either of the three
plats ever having been filed for rec
ord. The consideration paid for Lot
ID was $500. The lot probably had
either a building or tent on it, for
the transfer also included kitchen
utensils, tables and lunch counter.
Coleman therefore probably ran the
first restaurant ever operated in Will
liamS.
The second transfer of town lot
in Coconino county was made by
Charles S. Cunningham to Allen H.
Grant. The property is described as
"lease hold property in the town of
Williams, one-story frame building
with small house attached, on Rail
road avenue" The deed was dated
November s, 1892, and the consid-
GRAFTON was $500.
Chickens in Williams
That Chickens" were in Williams in
1884 is an easily proven fact. Do, not
imagine use of the word Chicken" is
vulgar slang expressive of feminine
adolescence. Such is not the case,
and there is mighty good classical au
thority to back this statement. You
don't believe it? Turn then, please,
to Dean Swift's polite Conversation,
Dialogue I, and find the following:
4 swear she's no chicken; Z
she's on the
wrong side of thirty, if she be
a day."
With this explanation, will pro-
ceed to quote from page 55, Book Of
Deeds, Transcribed Records From
Yavapai County," On April 80, 1884,
John R. Taber decided to c. E. Boyce
"a frame building in the town of Will
liams known as The Bank Exchange
which is used as restaurant and sa-
loon, together with a bed contained
therein and all the chickens belonging
to the place." The consideration was
$780, J. L. Black and j. A. McCrack-
en- were witnesses to the deed.
How many of the old timers recall
Frank Sosilda? One of the best
springs of water in Garland Prairie
used to bear his name, but you seldom
hear it mentioned now. | noticed
suit filed against him somewhere in
the records and heavy judgment was
obtained by the plaintiff. This was
some time along in the last 80's, and
his name disappears soon afterward.
On October 10, 1888, Frank Nilsson
gave a bill of sale to Frank Solida
"for all my real estate in the town
of Williams for an order for $100 on
Smith Brothers e. Walker of Pres
cott."
James and Lizzie Murray owned
the Murray Saloon and Restaurant"
May IL, 1885. D. w. Berry and J.
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