Arizona's Yesterdays

The discovery of copper in early days caused a rapid development of Clifton. Above the turn of the century the Clifton baseball team, famed in Arizona territory, paused long enough for a picture. The manager, a gay young blade with white collar and flowing tie was W. Roy Wayland, now a prominent business and bank man in Arizona. Ah! Them were the days.

VOLUNTEERS WANTED

War is on and there is a chance for those wishing to see actual service in the near future. Arizona's quota is about 800 men. Pursuant to instructions from headquarters a recruiting office has been opened at Gurley and Granite streets, Prescott, where

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Are wanted to form a company which every assurance is given will be designated as

"Mounted Rifles" or Sharp Shooter

This will be a very desirable branch of the service, and one that is sure to prove valuable to the government. Enlistments are made for three (3) years, unless sooner discharged. For further particulars get recruiting headquarters, corner of Gurley and Granite streets, Prescott, Arizona.

There are wars in these days, but there were wars in those days, too. This was the original poster circulated in Prescott at the start of the Spanish-American war calling for volunteers to arms. These "Mounted Rifles" become the famous Rough Riders.

Once upon a time Arizona didn't have fine roads and big trucks and roaring trains to transport freight. Three-quarters of a century ago teams of oxen labored and pulled ore and freight trains from Globe to Deming. Above, is one of those teams. All the country was beset with hostile Indians; so you see it wasn't all fun and all play. And, below, is a view of the pack train owned by Eugene Middleton to haul supplies from Globe to Florence in the 90's. This view was taken at Devil's Canyon, now one of the scenic showplaces on the Miami-Superior highway.

We turn the pages of an old familiar album and look back into the past 30, 40, 50 years ago when Arizona was a territory and folks back east referred to it as the last frontier.

One day in 1880 Globe celebrated an important event the laying of the cor-ner stone for the Methodist church. That grand pioneer, Lorenzo Bailey, presided. Even though the territory was supposed to be the toughest place on earth, gentlefolk built early churches, sang hymns on Sunday, lived as circumspect lives as the devout in secluded New England villages.... R. C. •