BCSSBLL] ANNALS 63 



1893-Q4 



^^ Gila Crossing. Tlie villago of Hi'atani and the Gila Maricopas 

 had a dance together, but no one was Icilled. 

 Tizwm was made secretly at Gila Crossing, but no fatalities occurred. 

 I The "prettiest woman in the village" died at Gila Crossing, and 

 her husband was suspected of having caused her death. 



y A man was shot by anotlier, who was dnuik with whisky. 



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^■f Blaclvmtrr. This year the first horse race ever held by 

 the Piiiias look place at Blackwater." 



1894-95 



(iila Crossing. The Gila Crossing Presbyterian Church was 

 built at the beginning of the year — that is, during the sununer 

 of 1894. It was dedicated in December of tliat year.'' 

 A woman was found dead on the Phoenix road. It is sup- 

 posed that she had been killed by a Maricopa or a Chinaman. 

 * The Gila Crossing people held a dance festival. 



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The Santa Fe railway reached Phoenix. 



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There was an eclipse of the moon during tliis year. 

 Blacl-ivater. 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. 



1S95 98 



■^ Gila Crossing. The ilaricopas living on tlie Gila came to Gila 



Crossing to attend a dance festival. 

 }? Kaema-a was elected a chief at the Gila Crossing village. The 

 \S 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 seriou.sly injured. 



Soon afterwards Juan made some wine and invited a number of his 

 friends to come and drink with him. All became drunk and I^uigi 

 killed a man whose name was not known to the calendrist. Luigi 

 was sent to the Territorial prison at Yunui, where he died a year later. 



o However, this sport has not become popular among them, partly owing to their poverty, which 

 prevents them Irom feeding a horse well enough to enable it to run and from accumulating property 

 mth which to bet on the race, and perhaps partly owing to the growing influence of the church party 

 in the community. 



6 This church was established by the veteran missionary, Mr C. U. Cook, who successfully awakened 

 an interest in Christianity among the Oila 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. 



