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Blackwater. Two Christians diod in this year, one at Blackwater 

 and the other at the Cottonwoods." 



■4^ During this _vear a Blackwater yoiitli at the Phoenix school 

 K committed suicide hv shootino; himself. 



ly Gila Crossing. The Kvvahadk's indulged in a tizwin drunk in 

 J^ which one man was killed. 



i\ Gila Crossing, Salt Birer. The Gila Crossing chief fell dead in 

 the prisoner's chair when on trial at Sacaton for selling whisky. 



1808 QV 



c-H Gih. Crossing. An epidemic of smallpox prevailed and the 

 V whites established a Cjuarantine which the calendrist interprets 

 as, "the Pimas w'ere ordered to stay at home." 



11 Blackwater. Square indicates the Gila Crossing church. 



Salt River. The Maricopa and Phoenix railroad was extended 

 from Tempe to Mesa [a distance of about S miles] during this year. 



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.Ir^ Gila Crossing. At the beginning of this year the Gila 



^^^^ Crossing Catholic and the Casa Blanca Presbyterian churches 

 were being built. 



Y/ A Papago chief was killed at Maricopa by a companion who 

 /A was drunk with whisky. 



TThe Rsanikam people went to Akutciny to dance and run a 

 relay race. 



In various ways the Spanish-American war was brought to 

 the notice of the Pimas and Kiiema-a made a record of the 

 event by the sign which might be supposed to be a bush or a yucca 

 plant. 



Blaclcwater. Juan's brother "and anotlier man" died. 



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1898-Q9 



Gila Crossing. Manj- children died this year of measles at the 

 Phoenix Indian boarding school.'' 



oProfessing Christians among the Pimas were not so rare at this time that the death of two need have 

 been recorded. This was the time when the long labors of the missionary were beginning to take effect 

 and the converts numbered hundreds each year. 



'' The disease also prevailed at Sacaton. Nearly all the children in the school, about two hundred, were 

 sick, but the indefatigiible elTorts of the agency physician saved all but one, who disobeyed his orders. 



