1893–94
Gila Crossing. The village of Hi’atam and the Gila Maricopas had a dance together, but no one was killed. |
| Tizwin was made secretly at Gila Crossing, but no fatalities occurred. |
The "prettiest woman in the village" died at Gila Crossing, and her husband was suspected of having caused her death. |
A man was shot by another, who was drunk with whisky. |
Blackwater. This year the first horse race ever held by the Pimas took place at Blackwater.[1] |
1894–95
Gila Crossing. The Gila Crossing Presbyterian Church was built at the beginning of the year—that is, during the summer of 1894. It was dedicated in December of that year.[2] |
A woman was found dead on the Phoenix road. It is supposed that she had been killed by a Maricopa or a Chinaman. |
The Gila Crossing people held a dance festival. |
The Santa Fé railway reached Phoenix. |
There was an eclipse of the moon during this year. Blackwater. The chief at Gila Crossing favored tizwin drinking and resisted the progress that was beginning to manifest itself. He died in jail at Sacaton. |
In a horse race between animals owned by the Sacaton flats and Blackwater villages, that of the former won. |
1895–96
Gila Crossing. The Maricopas living on the Gila came to Gila Crossing to attend a dance festival. |
Kâemâ-â was elected a chief at the Gila Crossing village. The line is drawn "crooked because I was crooked in my mind whether or not I should accept the responsibility." Salt River. Two brothers-in-law got drunk together and in the quarrel that ensued one was seriously injured. Soon afterwards Juan made some wine and invited a number of his friends to come and drink with him. All became drunk and Luigi killed a man whose name was not known to the calendrist. Luigi was sent to the Territorial prison at Yuma, where he died a year later. |
- ↑ However, this sport has not become popular among them, partly owing to their poverty, which prevents them from feeding a horse well enough to enable it to run and from accumulating property with which to bet on the race, and perhaps partly owing to the growing influence of the church party in the community.
- ↑ This church was established by the veteran missionary, Mr C.H. Cook, who successfully awakened an interest in Christianity among the Gila Crossing villages and had a number of converts at the time when it was considered that, owing to its isolation, the settlement should have a resident missionary.
