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<br />Tht-" dati' uf thi~ tmx'hur(' l'oincJ(l('s with the ohst-"r\'anC't' of the
<br />\\'plhon n'nh'rlllial, Ih,' early histnr.\' of which i.o; twd tn tht-" :-iouth,'rn
<br />Pacific railroad, which wao: \,('ry imponallt to tht, r!{-\"t.lopment of this
<br />an';! Th(, SJ' wa.. huilt ea....tt-"rl~: from Los An/;::elC's. It reltched thl' north
<br />bank of Iht' Colorado rin'r IlpJlositt' Yuma on April :?9, Ix?i. Aftt'f
<br />[>ompll"tiOIl of lh,. hridi:t', Ihl-' tir.q train t'nten.d Yuma on Se)ltt'mlwr
<br />au. Following this "\'t-"tlt, thl-"Tt' was sonlt' dt'la.\" durillR which timt' th.,
<br />BiR Four ICharlt~ CruckPT. '-lark Hopkin,.;, ('011 i." P. Huntington, Ldand
<br />Stanforrl, who harl built tl\!' Central I'aeifiel made up their minds as
<br />to wlu':"th,'r or nnt to ,'olHinut' ".1stward: and, after thf' affirmatin'
<br />dK"i...ion was madt-", to hrill!! tOR"! ht-"T till' llel"t.ssary finan,,\:,:,< Rnl! mall' rial
<br />for so dninR. Th\' It'rritnrialle~..,latlln' of Arizona appron-'d, on AUf:ust
<br />~Il, lxiI"., illl'Orporatioll flf thf' SoullwTIl Pacific Iwilroad Company a..
<br />a spparat\' Arizona {'ntity. Dir\','lnrs of Ihi." ("01llpany includ,"(j GeorRt'
<br />TynR. JluhlishN of Ih.> Aril.Olla S...ntilwl at Yuma
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<br />:->urn'yini! and gradinR proct"f'd,...1 anri th., first rails were laid eas.
<br />tward from Yuma 'm No\.t>m!wr I/oi, 1M7."!. Thest' acti\'ilil'~ n'quirC'd a
<br />worklllR force of 1:~uu men, . :.)00 whll"~ and I H~l Chilll'~e, The usual
<br />pro~r{'~~ wa.; nnt' mill" of track pN da.\". Thi." wa~ ~lo\n...1 ~om..whal
<br />hy rock {'xl'avlttioll n:,quin...i in ~oinJ:" IUOlllld "Capt' Horn", It name ~i\"f'n
<br />10 ttll' nurth "Illl of Ih\' Gila \fountain~ ill thl' Gila City an'f1_
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<br />III S,I'. nun\t'nclatIlTt'. (;ila (,ity slatillll .....a.. at \filt' Hi, fi\"t' milt's
<br />w\:':'<t "f {hi' oTlj..TJl1al (;ib C'J{v whi,'h had ht't'1I d,~troYt'd h.\' till' flood
<br />01 I...ti~ Adond" .....a~ at ,-111\, all, prohahl\" Of'ar thl" old "taRt' st<ltion
<br />knflwn a.. :-'h..sinn, on thr> .John (;rollt Tallt'h in :'-:\\'lIS\\'11 Sf.elion .J.
<br />T!l,"'. HI~n\' OriJ.:'inallonllinn of thl' railrnad wa" in and alol1lt tilt-' Gila
<br />\"all,,".\" from j)nl1ll' to pn.,.;,'nl .~ite of \\'"lhol1. Th\' t100d of 1891 washt'd
<br />out "i>"\'rallTlil,'~ of Thi... rf"ih"h and thf' railr..arl was rdoeall'f\ 011 hii!hl'r
<br />ground alfllll! thl' mountains alld nll'S,1 approximllh'ly in its prt'St'111
<br />aliplml-'nL Adond... was dH-'1l mO\"t.d forward to \1ilt' :J4, prt'st'nl 10catiol1
<br />of Ihe Arizoru, ~tah' HI~h""'a~' ~lail\It'nlln{'e ht'aclquartel"S_ The stalion
<br />.....a~ ahandOlll-'t1 in \tay. Hl:lli. Tht' rails n'a,~h\'d Adondl;'. ~lilt' ::10, and
<br />sdwdulerl tr<un ..en-in ."tart!-'d from Yuma to Adondl-' on ,January 8,
<br />1."179. Tht> rnil b.ving tnok approximately fort.,. workillj: da\"s aftt'r ;;.tart.
<br />lnJ.:' frllm Yuma 1I,,\~t'\,t'T. th.. Ikxt :?f'i I1l1l.... to Kim ITt'xa_~ Hill station)
<br />Wfl.. iH'cornpIL"h,'d in approximatelv tWI:'IlI~'.nllw I'alt'mbr da~:;;. in ~"itl'
<br />of ht'Il\'.\" ruck ":\\'<i\atinn ill ~10\h,\.....k Pa,.... II i~ Iikt'h thaI sUr\.t'~:inR
<br />arj(ll!radill~ l-Tt'"" canll' thrnuJ.:'h tht, prl'''t'-n! ~itt' of \\"t'llton (\tile :171
<br />in I>t'l't'mlll'r. 1"'7,"'. hut nut likl'ly that rail,.. rl;',wh",d IhN\' until Sllmi'
<br />lime in ,Jllnuar~, 1:-\;!1.
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