Winter Gateway 2022

GATEWAY TO THE 

Winter 

2021 FREE

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Gateway to the Copper Corridor 2022

Table of Contents 

Welcome to the 

Winter 2022 

Edition of Gateway 

Safford, Clifton 

Clifton Hotel offers a touch of the late 1800s ... ... ...4 

Adventure Awaits You in Clifton, Arizona ... ... ... ...5 

Safford Old Time Fiddle Contest returns.. ... ... ... ...7 

Ginaveve’s: From courthouse to coffee house.. ... ...8 

Apache Junction 

Superstition Mountain Museum’s Free Lectures .. .10 

Looking Back: Picturing the trail.. ... ... ... ... ... ... .15 

San Carlos 

Apache Clan Project continues . ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .12 

Globe 

1916 Historic Globe Train Depot.. ... ... ... ... ... ... .17 

Sitting for the camera in early Globe ... ... ... ... ... .24 

Globe Rotary Dominion Royale ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .25 

Map ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...20, 21 

Queen Creek 

Golf Benefit for Queen Valley Fire Department ... .22 

Superior 

Boyce Thompson Arboretum ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .30 

Miami 

Bullion Plaza Museum exhibit.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .32 

Roosevelt 

Building a destination spot on Roosevelt Lake. ... .34 

Young 

A bridge less traveled ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .36 

Local photographers submit winter images .. ...23, 37 

Antiques, art and more.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... .39 

Arizona Silver Belt 

PO Box 31 

298 N. Pine St. 

Copper Country 

News 

PO Box 1692 

298 N. Pine St. 

Globe, AZ 85502 

928-425-7121 

www.silverbelt.com 

Globe, AZ 85502 

928-425-0355 

www.coppercountrynews.com 

Gateway Staff 

To advertise in the Gateway to the 

Copper Corridor, contact: 

~Publisher-GM, Monica Watson 

mwatson@silverbelt.com 

~Sales Representative, Kathy Riley 

kriley@silverbelt.com 

~Composing, Jon Cook 

~Editorial, Andrea Justice and David Sowders 

ajustice@silverbelt.com; dsowders@silverbelt.com 

Contributors: 

Paul Wolterbeek, Elizabeth Eaton, Deborah 

Yerkovich, Allie Tolman 

Cover photo: 

Deborah Yerkovich 

Who needs snow? Residents of the Copper Corridor agree that there 

is something enchanting about an Arizona winter with no snow. A slight 

frost clinging to the cacti along with low-bearing clouds assembled across 

a pastel sky, make up an ideal Arizona winter day. We have no need for 

snow shovels, just jackets. 

Cover photo was taken by Deborah Yerkovich 

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Clifton Hotel 

offers a touch of 

the late 1800s 

In 1890 Judge George Hormeyer built the Central 

Hotel in Clifton, Arizona. Hormeyer’s wife, 

Julia, ran the hotel until 1945. The first floor 

was built of slag block, a by-product of the mining 

process. The second floor, built of brick, was added 

in 1901. In its heyday the hotel was a destination 

for executives and dignitaries from both stateside 

and abroad, who came to the area for copper claims. 

After 1945 the hotel changed hands several times 

and eventually became an apartment building. 

During the devastating flood of 1983, the hotel took 

on over six feet of water and, sadly, was abandoned. 

Fast forward to 34 years later . . . In 2017, Matt 

and Karen Frye bought the Central Hotel and 

changed the name to the Clifton Hotel. They began 

renovating, with the intention of restoring the hotel 

to its former glory. From foundation to roof, and 

everything in between, the hotel was restored to its 

original beauty. There are eight rooms, each with a 

kitchenette and bath, some with clawfoot tubs. The 

wallpaper transports guests back to the late 1800s, 

and the rooms are appointed with antiques from the 

period. The Fryes added a commercial kitchen and 

a bar; the bar back is from a building on historical 

Chase Creek Street, and dates back to 1904. 

The hotel and bar are a wonderful destination for 

travelers and an ideal resting place for those traveling 

the Devil’s Highway on motorcycles. And it’s a 

great place to stop off and have a drink, play pool 

and enjoy some appetizers. 

Is the hotel haunted? Let’s just say there is a 

wealth of unexplained phenomena. Those who do 

have an experience always report that it was pleasant 

and that the hotel has a very positive feel. 

For more information on the Clifton Hotel, call 

(928) 215-6876 or email clifton.hotel.info@gmail. 

com. 

Courtesy photos 

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Adventure Awaits You in Clifton, Arizona 

Clifton, Arizona 

is fortunate to be 

surrounded by 

spectacular natural beauty 

as well as copper, gold 

and molybdenum ore that 

has been extracted for 

over 145 years. 

The surprising thing is 

that it is such a well-kept 

secret. You might want to 

check the town out firsthand, 

as it is extraordinary. 

Here you can see a vast 

array of birds (hummers, 

neo-tropicals, eagles), Mexican 

grey wolves, brown 

bears, elk, rare Arizona native 

fish, bighorn sheep, 

ring-tailed cats, javelina, 

coatimundi - the list goes on 

and on. 

Visit the Clifton Museum 

as you peruse historic 

Chase Creek Street, with 

many old buildings restored 

and offering a wide selection 

of items; walk in the 

paths of famous spiritualist 

and healer Teresita (she 

lived and died in Clifton); 

travel the scenic Black Hills 

Back Country Byway; fish 

the streams; photograph 

the scenery; get locked in 

the cavernous Clifton jail 

(the tiny entrance belies its 

immensity); climb aboard 

the Copperhead rail engine; 

check out the old electric 

shovel - Clifton has something 

for everyone (did I 

mention the hot springs?). 

With the Gila River’s 

largest tributary, the San 

Francisco River, flowing 

through town, Clifton’s citizens 

are currently working 

towards establishing a kayaking 

and rafting experience 

with a town beach park adjacent 

to US Highway 191. At 

an elevation of 3,500 feet, 

the town’s highest temperatures 

average 10 degrees F 

cooler than Arizona’s major 

cities. 

Just six miles upriver, the 

Morenci Mine is the largest 

open-pit copper mine in all 

of North America at over 

100 square miles. There is a 

beautiful new mine overlook 

to enjoy at milepost 174 on 

your drive up Highway 191. 

Railroad buffs love to watch 

the intricate dance between 

the Morenci mine train and 

the Eastern Arizona Railroad 

at the historic Clifton 

transfer yard. 

For thrill seekers, Highway 

191 (formerly US 666 

- “The Devil’s Highway”) 

winds 75 miles through lush 

wilderness to Alpine. Prudent 

driving requires three 

hours to make the trip - one 

way! With all the surrounding 

hills, I have always 

wanted to try hang gliding, 

and hot air ballooning views 

have to be the best. 

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Safford Old Time Fiddle Contest returns 

Courtesy photo/David Bell 

Participants take the stage at one of Safford’s old-time fiddling contests. 

After a largely quiet year, the 

Agriculture Building at the 

Graham County Fairgrounds 

will once again ring with the sounds 

of fiddle and guitar as the Eastern Arizona 

Old Time Fiddlers Association 

brings back their annual contest, running 

from February 11-13. 

The Eastern Arizona Old Time Fiddlers 

Association held its first fiddle 

contest in Dragoon in 1979. It continued 

there for four years, then moved to 

Grandma’s Ballroom in Kansas Settlement 

for the next two years. The event 

has been held in Safford ever since, 

and has become one of the largest fiddle 

contests in Arizona. 

For more information on this year’s 

contest, contact the Graham County 

Chamber of Commerce at (928) 428- 

2511. 

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Courtesy photo/Graham County Historical Society 

An early 1900s photo of the Taylor’s Cyclone Store in downtown Safford’s 

Riggs Building 

Ginaveve’s: 

From 

courthouse 

to coffee 

house 

BY DAVID SOWDERS 

Assistant Editor 

In 1901 cattleman J.J. Riggs built what 

was then the highest two-story building 

in Safford, Arizona. A hundred 

and twenty years later, still standing on a 

corner of Main Street, that structure is the 

home of Ginaveve’s Marketplace and The 

Main Street Bean coffee house. 

The Riggs Building started out, in part, 

as a general store – Taylor’s Cyclone 

Store, which did business on the first floor 

from 1901 to 1904. Upstairs, the building 

housed a Masonic Hall. The first building 

in town to have concrete sidewalks around 

it, through the years it was home to such 

stores as Young & Ridgway and Settles 

Market. In 1915-1916 the Riggs Building 

even served as a temporary courthouse 

while the current Graham County Courthouse 

was being built, and was the site of 

county offices. 

In 2012 John and Jenny Howard bought 

the building and opened Ginaveve’s Marketplace 

on the ground floor. Starting out 

as a gift shop, two years later Ginaveve’s 

branched out to carry olive oils, balsamic 

vinegars, olives, flavored pastas and other 

gourmet foods - all of which they still 

offer. In 2016 the store’s kitchen was expanded 

to introduce panini sandwiches, 

and a variety of gelatos were added. 

David Sowders/Copper Corridor 

In 2021, the Riggs Building is home to Ginaveve’s Marketplace and The 

Main Street Bean. See GINAVEVE’S, page 9 


Continued from page 8 

Their next venture, The Main 

Street Bean – a place where friends 

gather to enjoy a wonderful venue, 

amazing coffee and paninis, and 

conversation – opened in 2018. The 

Main Street Bean features a variety 

of coffee and tea drinks, panini sandwiches, 

a range of homemade crepes 

on Saturday mornings, and indoor 

seating along with a recently installed 

outside parklet. Future plans include 

adding dinner nights and live music, 

and Jenny Howard also hopes to introduce 

wine and craft beer tastings. 

The business has been so successful 

they were recently able to open 

a drive-through coffee shop on US 

Highway 70, the Tiny Bean. 

Ginaveve’s Marketplace and The 

Main Street Bean are located at 401 

W. Main St. in Safford. Hours are 

Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 7 a.m. 

to 6 p.m. 


Top: Customers enjoy 

the coffee and atmosphere 

at Ginaveve’s 

Marketplace/The Main 

Street Bean in Safford. 

Left: Main Street Bean 

baristas prepare customers’ 

drink orders. 

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Superstition Mountain Museum’s 

Free Lecture Series 

The Superstition 

Mountain Museum 

is pleased to 

announce that it will once 

again be hosting its free 

lecture series “Legends and 

Lore of the Superstitions 

and More.” These lectures, 

which run from January to 

April, bring together local 

scholars, personalities, historians, 

artists and authors 

to introduce attendees to 

the rich culture of our region. 

Lectures are held Thursday 

afternoons at 2 p.m. 

in the Museum’s outdoor 

amphitheater. To enjoy the 

presentations fully, attendees 

are requested to bring 

a lawn chair, hat and sunscreen. 

Attendees are reminded 

not to smoke or to leave 

their pets in a vehicle. 

Coffee and cookies will 

be available for purchase, 

with proceeds going to the 

museum for continuing educational 

programs. Come 

early and have lunch on the 

grounds; food will be available 

for purchase. 

Featured presenters and 

dates this year are: 

January 27 - Dutch Hunters 

Roundtable 

Wayne Tuttle and a panel 

of modern prospectors 

Listen in while these 

modern-day prospectors 

scratch the gold seeker’s 

itch. 

February 3 - Kurt Cava- 

no 

Arizona’s Four Peaks 

Amethyst Mine 

Mine owner Kurt Cavano 

shares the history of this 

mine and his adventures in 

working it. 

February 10 - Jay Cravath 

Honky Tonks, Brothels 

and Mining Camps: Entertainment 

in Old Arizona 

Jay Cravath shares stories 

and plays music of a 

time when performing live 

was the only way to enjoy 

the arts. 

February 17 - Native 

American Storytelling 

Featuring Members of 

Yellow Bird Productions 

In conjunction with our 

Native American Arts Festival, 

this lecture includes 

members of the world-renowned 

Yellow Bird Indian 

Dancers. 

February 24 - Bob Boze 

Bell 

Courtesy photo 

Tales of “True West” 

Magazine (Lecture sponsored 

by Museum Pros) 

Bob Boze Bell tells tales 

of his time with “True 

West” magazine, which 

he’s owned as a partner 

since 1999. 

March 3 - Christine Reid 

History of Snake Oil 

Salesmen, Scams and 

Hoaxes 

This lecture illustrates 

some of the most famous 

and some of the lesser 

known embarrassing scams 

and hoaxes that have found 

the gullible in Arizona. 

March 10 - Porfirio Gutierrez 

and others 

Mexican Artistry and 

Weaving Traditions 

Zapotec master weaver 

Porfirio Gutierrez discusses 

Zapotec weaving traditions, 

and potter Lila Silveira provides 

perspective on life in 

the village of Mata Ortiz. 

March 17 - Lisa Schnebly 

Heidinger 

How We Survived Prohibition 

(100 Years Ago) 

Hear stories of how places 

you can still drink at 

today made it through the 

speakeasy era, and what 

makes some of our other 

historic watering holes 

memorable. 

March 24 - Jan Cleere 

Nevertheless She Persisted! 

Women Who Made 

a Difference on the Arizona 

Frontier 

Meet an array of women 

who endured trouble 

and hardships, along with 

amazing feats and triumphs, 

during the territory’s 

early days. 

March 31 - Richard 

Lapidus 

Venomous Snakes and 

Treating Snakebites 

Richard Lapidus introduces 

attendees to the 

amazing world of venomous 

Arizona reptiles. 

April 7 - Vince Simpson 

Early Railroading in Arizona 

Vince Simpson talks 

about the role railroads 

played in the building of 

Arizona. 

For more information 

on the lectures, visit superstitionmountainmuseum. 

org or call 480-983-4888. 

The Superstition Mountain 

Museum is located at 4087 

E. Apache Trail (SR88) in 

Apache Junction. 


Nnee Bich’o Nii Services 

Apache Transit 

(928) 475-5023 or (928) 475-5024 

Safford to Globe Route 

Monday through Friday 

(except for Federal & Tribal Holidays) 

Do you need a ride from Safford to Globe? Or Globe to Safford? Or 

maybe you want to spend some leisurely time at the Apache Gold 

Casino. Let Nnee Bich’o Nii’s Apache Transit take you there and back 

again in their state-of-the-art buses. Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall, 

Apache Transit will get you their safely and comfortably. All buses are 

modified to meet Center for Disease Control regulations and Americans 

with Disabilities Act. Let the friendly drivers do the driving while you take 

in the sights. 

San Carlos Post Office No Stop No Stop 4:35 PM 

San Carlos Marketplace No Stop No Stop 4:38 PM 

Noline’s Country Store 6:40 AM 10:55 AM 4:45 PM 

Game & Fish No Stop No Stop *If Needed 

San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corp. 6:50 AM 11:00 AM 4:55 PM 

Navajo Point 7:10 AM 11:25 AM 5:15 PM 

Assembly of God 7:15 AM 11:28 AM 5:18 PM 

Mt. Turnbull Apache Market 7:20 AM 11:30 AM 5:20 PM 

Ft. Thomas High School 7:35 AM No Stop 

Pima Post Office *If Needed *If Needed 

Eastern Arizona College 7:55 AM 12:05 PM 

Safford D.E.S. Office *If Needed *If Needed 

Safford M.V.D. Office *If Needed *If Needed 

Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center *If Needed *If Needed 

Wal-Mart (Safford) 8:10 AM 12:20 PM 

Wal-Mart (Safford) 8:15 AM 1:20 PM 

Safford M.V.D. Office 8:20 AM 1:30 PM 

Safford D.E.S. Office *If Needed *If Needed 

Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center *If Needed *If Needed 

Eastern Arizona College 8:30 AM 1:35 PM 

Pima Post Office *If Needed *If Needed 

Mt. Turnbull Apache Market 9:05 AM 2:10 PM 

Assembly of God 9:07 AM 2:12 PM 

Navajo Point 9:10 AM 2:15 PM 

San Carlos Apache Healthcare Corp. 9:33 AM 2:40 PM 

Noline’s Country Store 9:40 AM 2:45 PM 

Basha’s 9:45 AM 2:55 PM 

Apache Burger *If Needed *If Needed 

Apache Gold Casino 10:15 AM 3:10 PM 

Globe Ready 2 Go 10:20 AM 3:20 PM 

Train Depot / Dollar General 10:25 AM 3:35 PM 

Apache Gold Casino 10:35 AM 4:00 PM 

Fares Elders (55 years and older) Ride for FREE! 

At the END of the afternoon 

route, the driver can drop 

off passengers at Basha’s, 

Noline’s or the Casino. 

*If Needed. 

Please call 

Apache Transit at 

(928) 475-5023 or 

(928) 475-5024 

to request a pick-up at 

If Needed locations only. 

Connects with Copper 

Mountain 

Transit. 

San Carlos Local $1.00 Bylas to Fort Thomas $1.00 

San Carlos to Apache Gold $1.50 Bylas to San Carlos $1.50 

San Carlos to Globe $1.50 Bylas to Safford $2.50 

San Carlos to Safford $3.50 Fort Thomas to Safford $1.50 

Bylas to Apache Gold $3.00 Noline’s Country Store to Fort Thomas $2.00 


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Apache 

Clan Project 

continues 

The Apache Clan Project continues from the 

San Carlos Apache Culture Center Museum. 

The Project involves taking tribal members 

back to their clan homelands, since most if not all 

tribal members were forced by the US government 

to come to the San Carlos area. The Project will 

also have Clan Workshops in all districts of the reservation 

and the last Clan Workshop is scheduled 

for February for the Seven Mile Wash district. It 

will end the Project with an Apache Clan Conference 

later in the spring in the San Carlos area, and 

T-shirts with the 30 larger clan names on them will 

be given to conference attendees. Vehicle stickers 

with clan names on them are also given to people 

who attend the workshops. 

Courtesy photo See APACHE, page 13 



Clan Pilgrimages have been 

made to the Aravaipa area and to 

Camp Verde. The next Pilgrimage 

is to Apache Pass to honor the Chiricahua 

and Descheene clans/group. 

Since the Chiricahuas were close to 

us in location, they have been included 

in the Project. The last Pilgrimage 

will be to White River and 

that will be in the spring. 

It is important to Apaches to 

know their clans. From this they 

can better understand who they are, 

who their relatives are and how to 

function in the Apache Society. The 

Apache Clan system is based on 

your maternal lineage. You are what 

your mother and maternal grandmother 

are. 

The Apache Clan Project is funded 

by the Institute of Museum and 

Library Services, and gratitude goes 

to Tia Early for coordinating the 

Project. 


Heritage & History on Display 

Find us near mp 272 on hwy 70 

Marlowe.cassadore@scat-nsn.gov • 928-475-2894 


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Looking Back: Picturing t he trail 



Making their way 

over the Apache 

Trail, the travelers 

declared Roosevelt Dam 

“a very marvelous piece of 

work.” Their next stop was 

the “little mining town” of 

Globe, then to Phoenix and 

California – “A wonderful 

trip.” Somewhere along the 

way they bought a souvenir 

postcard of the Trail, mailing 

it to a relative or friend 

back east. 

It was mid-November 

1927; the Apache Trail was 

22 years old and the Globe 

& Bowie Railroad, aboard 

which their postcard was 

mailed, had been around for 

more than 30. But the card 

is also part of the story of an 

immigrant who made it big. 

Curt Teich was 19 when 

he came to the United States 

from his native town in 

Thuringia, now part of Germany. 

Coming from a long 

line of printers and publishers, 

he had worked as an apprentice 

printer. Teich landed 

in New York City in 1895, 

going to work as a printer’s 

devil. He soon moved on to 

Chicago, where the company 

he founded became the 

world’s largest printer of scenic 

postcards – like the one 

the travelers sent in 1927, depicting 

the Apache Trail and 

Superstition Mountain. 

The Apache Trail, initial- 


Superstition Mountain and the Apache Trail, as seen on a vintage 

Curt Teich postcard 

ly called the Tonto Wagon 

Road, was built as a supply 

road to the Roosevelt Dam 

construction site. The road 

follows the course of a Native 

American foot trail. With 

Apaches providing much of 

the labor, it was finished on 

Sept. 3, 1905. After the trail’s 

completion, the Southern Pacific 

Railway Company started 

offering side trips down 

the scenic road to the dam. 

Around this time, Curt 

Teich brought a German 

postcard style to the United 

States, launching the colorful, 

large-lettered “Greetings 

From” cards that would become 

so well-known. Teich 

based them on the German 

“Gruss Aus” cards that started 

appearing in the 1890s. 

His firm, Curt Teich & Company, 

was also a pioneer in 

offset printing, which they 

started using in 1910. 

In 1905, as the Apache 

Trail was nearing completion, 

Teich crossed the country by 

train. Carrying a camera, he 

took photos of numerous 

small-town businesses along 

the way. From these pictures, 

he made his first sizable print 

run. 

“The frontier has passed, 

the cattle are vanishing, the 

west is changed,” wrote 

famed author Zane Grey in 

a Sept. 1927 letter to the Coconino 

Sun newspaper, 

published by the Sun the 

same month our travelers 

visited Roosevelt Dam and 

Globe. 

In November 1927, the 

Phelps Dodge mine at Morenci 

was producing an average 

of 3.75 million pounds of 

copper a month, but mining 

could still be dangerous 

work. In Superior, five men 

lost their lives in a fire at the 

Magma Mine; crews from 

the Globe and Miami mines 

helped battle the fire. On 

November 24, Globe High 

School ended its football season 

with a “fiercely fought” 

6-6 tie against Safford. 

During his 1905 trip, Teich 

personally took $30,000 

worth of postcard orders 

during this cross-country 

journey. As the company 

grew, he would employ hundreds 

of traveling salesmen/ 

photographers. These men 

not only sold postcards to 

homes and worked with 

businesses to create advertising 

cards, but also took 

the pictures. Like the Apache 

Trail postcard – printed under 

the company’s C.T. American 

Art line – a number 

of pictures depicted scenes 

in Arizona, including the 

Globe-Miami area. 

In June 1928, Curt Teich 

& Company records show, a 

man named Henry (or Harry) 

Herz ordered a number 

of postcards featuring scenes 

around Globe and Miami; 

designs included the Gila 

County Courthouse, Bullion 

Plaza School, Broad Street, 

Sullivan Street, the Southern 

Pacific Depot and the Claypool 

Tunnel. 

Curt Teich & Company 

remained in business until 

1978, closing shop around 

four years after the passing of 

its founder. The Apache Trail 

remains, though much of that 

scenic road is now impassable 

due to fire-related flood 

damage in the last few years. 


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Experience the Ancient History of Arizona 

Ruins • Museum • Gardens • Gift Shop 

Daily 9:00am-4:30pm 

1324 S. Jesse Hayes Rd. Globe, AZ 85501 

925-425-0320 

www.globeaz.gov/visitors/besh-ba-gowah 



1916 Historic Globe Train Depot 

Complex is available for events 

The Globe Downtown 

Association, a 501(c) 

(6) nonprofit, operates 

the 1916 Historic Globe 

Train Depot Complex. All 

the space rental fees go into 

the association’s overall operating 

and building restoration 

project budgets. 

Currently they offer both fullday 

rates and half-day rates for 

the depot’s main lobby space. 

The full day is six hours plus 

and flexible. Renters will be the 

only ones booked during their 

reservations. The rate for a full 

day is a nominal $250, which includes 

floor mopping and bathroom 

cleaning after the event 

along with flexibility for event 

setup and teardown. The halfday 

rate is for Sunday through 

Thursday, three-hour meetings 

and events. The three-hour period 

is from firm checkin to firm 

checkout for $150, and $40 an 

hour for each additional prebooked 

hour needed. Half-day 

renters must be willing to share 

the day with another event if requested, 

choosing either early 

or late time blocks. 

The main passenger station 

lobby space is very flexible. 

Our general rule of thumb is 

that it’s a comfortable sit-down 

venue for 50 to 75, for events 

using a buffet-style layout with 

both sitting/high bistro table 

Courtesy photo See TRAIN DEPOT, page 18 


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standing space up to 

100, and mixer and open 

house style (less inside 

seating, more back patio 

seating) for events up to 

and over 200 guests. 

Our main passenger 

station has a caterer’s prep 

kitchen, with an additional 

exterior entrance. It includes 

a restaurant-grade 

platter refrigerator, a regular 

refrigerator/freezer, a 

deep chest freezer, a large 

microwave, double sinks 

and counter space. 

For the main lobby 

space there are also some 

folding tables and chairs 

on hand to comfortably 

seat 50 guests. 



Gila County’s top ten spots for birdwatching 

Is Gila County a great 

place to strap on the 

binoculars and see 

birds? Ask ‘Tommy D’ 

Debardeleben, author of 

a popular website frequently 

updated with his 

adventures seeking rare 

birds around the Grand 

Canyon State. Most of 

his days off work during 

2017 were spent birding 

Gila County - starting the 

year with 137 species he 

had found on prior visits, 

and doubling that already-impressive 

tally to 

275 before New Year’s 

Eve. 

Search posts at tommysbirdingexpeditions 

for anecdotes from across 

Gila County, from a rufous-winged 

sparrow singing 

at the southern tip of 

the county, just off Highway 

77 near Winkelman 

and the Gila River (where 

black vulture and Mississippi 

kite are also possible), 

to ‘chases’ northwards hoping 

for short-tailed hawk 

in the Pinal Mountains, to 

San Carlos Lake for hooded 

merganser, Bonaparte’s 

gull, and Franklin’s gull, 

and to Green Valley Park in 

Payson for Northern parula 

and rufous-backed robin. 

“I fell in love with the 

county,” he writes. “I saw 

how diverse it was, and 

how much potential it had 

for personal discovery. Before 

I knew it, I had spent 

a huge chunk of the year 

devoting my birding time 


Red Breasted Nuthatch 

to Gila County . . . it was a 

fun ride.” 

Nature-lovers seeking 

narrative descriptions can 

spend hours reading Tommy 

D’s blog posts and be 

familiar with most of the 

10 spots in this list of great 

places to see and photograph 

birds. You’ll also want to 

bookmark ebird.org as a 

browser favorite and explore 

this exhaustive website 

– where easy-to-navigate 

maps pinpoint 

‘hotspots’ where birders 

have collectively reported: 

Winkelman Flats Park – 

158 species 

San Carlos Lake - 207 

Russell Gulch below the 

Pinal Mountains - 177 

Pinal Peak – 152 

Jones Water Camp 

ground north of Globe - 

120 

Roosevelt Lake - 203 

Tonto Creek Fish Hatchery 

- 115 

Green Valley Park in 

Payson - 174 

Pine Creek Canyon - 121 

Courtesy photo/Muriel Neddermeyer 

Parker Creek in the 

Sierra Anchas - 109 

Want a few more numbers? 

Consider these trip lists 

from Sulfide de Rey campground 

-- just one of sever- 

nuthatch, blue-gray gnatcatcher, 

Bewick’s 

wren, 

hermit thrush, 

phainopepla, 

olive warbler, 

lesser goldfinch, 

Grace’s 

warbler, 

black-throated 

gray warbler, 

painted 

redstart, 

Western 

tanager and 

black-headed 

grosbeak. 

See photos 

and read 

more at ebird. 

Courtesy photo/Muriel Neddermeyer 

Yellow Eyed Junco 

org. Connect 

with the author 

and sign up for 

updates about Tommy’s 

al ‘hot spots’ in the Pinals 

where sightings are posted 

on Ebird. Jay Taylor found 

acorn woodpecker, Western 

wood-pewee, Pacific-slope/ 

Cordilleran flycatcher 

(Western flycatcher), Hutton’s 

vireo, white-breasted 

nuthatch, house wren, 

yellow-eyed junco, spotted 

towhee, orange-crowned 

warbler, Wilson’s warbler 

and mourning dove. A few 

weeks prior to that Dave 

Pearson reported Anna’s 

hummingbird, broad-tailed 

hummingbird, rufous hummingbird, 

turkey vulture, 

zone-tailed hawk, Cordilleran 

flycatcher, Cassin’s 

vireo, plumbeous vireo, 

common raven, bridled titmouse, 

bushtit, red-breasted 

nuthatch, pygmy 

treks at tommysbirdingexpeditions.blogspot.com. 

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To Payson 

188 

Roosevelt 

11 

Gateway to the Copper 

13 

14 

12 

10 

7 

9 

To Phoenix 

60 

1 

3 

4 

Miami Globe 

5 

6 8 

Superior 

2 

Florence 

Kearny 

Winkelman 

79 

To Tucson 

77 

To Tucson

To Show Low 

60 

Corridor 

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

6 

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8 

9 

Queen Valley Golf Course 

queenvalleygolfcourse.com 

Boyce Thompson Arboretum 

btarboretum.org 

Superior Chamber of Commerce 

superiorarizonachamber.org 

Bullion Plaza Museum 

bullionplazamuseum.org 

Globe-Miami Chamber of Commerce 

globemiamichamber.com 

Gila County Historical Museum 

gilahistoricalmuseum.org 

Cobre Valley Center for the Arts 

facebook.com/cvcarts 

Besh-Ba-Gowah Archaeological Park 

globeaz.gov 

Round Mountain Hiking Park 

globeaz.gov 

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San Carlos 

19 

10 

11 

Old Dominion Park 

globeaz.gov 

Roosevelt Lake & Visitor Center 

fs.usda.gov/tonto 

18 

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To Safford 

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12 

13 

14 

15 

16 

Superstition Mountain Museum 

superstitionmountainmuseum.org 

Dolly Steamboat 

dollysteamboat.com 

Tortilla Flat 

tortillaflataz.com 

Apache Gold Casino & Resort 

apache-gold-casino.com 

San Carlos Rec. & Wildlife 

sancarlosrecreationwildlife.com 

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Mt. Graham Observatory 

mgio.arizona.edu 

18 

Graham County Chamber 

facebook.com/grahamchamber 

19 

Green Lee County Chamber 

visitgreenleecounty.com

Golf Benefit for Queen 

Valley Fire Department 

Court esy photo 

The Queen Valley 

Fire Auxiliary is 

hosting the Kayo 

Energy Charity Golf Tournament 

for QVFA on Saturday, 

March 12, 2022 at the 

Queen Valley Golf Course. 

This is the Auxiliary’s 32 nd 

year of hosting a tournament. 

The format will be a 

four-person scramble open 

to all teams; men, women 

and mixed. Teams will be 

flighted by handicap. Entry 

fees are $40 each for 

members and $60 each for 

non-members (this includes 

cart fees). The entry fee 

includes morning coffee & 

rolls, greens fees, specialty 

holes, lunch, team prizes 

and door prizes. This is an 

open air event. There will 

also be a silent auction at 

the luncheon. 

Businesses or individuals 

can donate to the event 

by sponsoring a Tee Box 

Sign for a $25 minimum 

contribution. 

These signs can be personalized 

with your name, 

pet’s picture, name of your 

business, in memory of a 

loved one, for your children/grandchildren 

or a 

club. Gold and Silver Level 

sponsorships are available 

for added benefits; if 

interested call the number 

listed below. 

Entry forms and Sponsor 

a Tee Box forms can 

be picked up at the Queen 

Valley Pro Shop or by calling 

Sally Salo at 520-463- 

2249. The deadline for 

these forms is March 7. 

All proceeds from the 

tournament benefit the 

Queen Valley Fire Department 

and are tax deductible. 

These firefighters 

and EMTs not only serve 

the community, but also 

respond to accidents and 

emergencies on nearby 

highways and in the mountains 

and desert areas. 

Mark your calendars – 

join us for a fun day of golf 

and prizes on March 12. . 


Local photographers submit winter images 

GLOBE-MIAMI 

Courtesy photo/Elizabeth Eaton 


La Casita Café 

Open: 

Thurs. - Mon. 

11 a.m.- 8 p.m. 

Closed: 

Tues. & Wed. 

To go orders - 

pick up and delivery 

470 N. Broad St. • Globe, AZ 85501 

928.425.8464 


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Sitting for the camera in early Globe 



In late 2020, this faded 

picture of eight 

mounted cowboys in 

the streets of Globe was 

discovered in the Arizona 

Silver Belt offices. The 

photographer’s identity is 

unknown, but some of the 

men pictured became prominent 

Gila County ranchers. 

According to Guy and 

Donna Anderson’s 1976 

book, “Honor the Past… 

Mold the Future,” the photo 

was taken at the corner of 

Cedar and Broad Streets in 

1883. 

Among the eight cowboys 

was John C. Gibson, 

fourth from left in the photo. 

Born in Llano County, 

Texas in 1867, Gibson 

came from a ranching family 

who made the move to 

Globe around 1878. After 

cowboying for several area 

ranches and working for the 

Superior and Boston Mine, 

he bought several spreads 

including the JI Ranch east 

of Superior. By 1920 his 

land stretched from Pinal 

Creek to below Superior, 

and from Mineral Creek to 

Haunted Canyon. 

Marion Horrell, fifth 

from left, was part of another 

well-known ranching 

family that included his 

brothers Ed and C.W., with 

outfits north of Globe and 

in the Pinto Creek area. 

Behind the men stands 

Globe’s original Methodist 

church, St. Paul’s Methodist 

Episcopal (now St. 

Paul’s United Methodist). It 

all started in 1879 with Rev. 

J.J. Wingar, who walked 35 

miles from the town of Pinal 

to conduct services. A 

church building was dedicated 

in 1880 and served 

congregations until it was 

torn down in 1927. The 

current building was dedicated 

in 1928 and still holds 

the original bell, known as 

“God’s Alarm Clock.” In 

1883, when the cowboys 

posed for their photo, the 

church’s minister was Rev. 

William George. 


The Globe Rotary 

Club is excited to 

announce their 7th 

Annual Dominion Royale 

is a go for 2022! Attendees 

are encouraged to dress the 

part for a Masquerade Ball 

theme on Saturday, February 

26, 2022 at the Cobre 

Valley Center for the Arts. 

Doors open at 6 p.m. and 

games start at 6:30 p.m. 

The annual fundraiser 

features casino style games, 

an auction, a liquor pull and 

refreshments catered by 

Vida e Caffe. 

Tickets are $25 per 

person available from 

any Globe Rotary Member. 

This is Globe Rotary 

Globe Rotary Dominion Royale 

coming February 

Club’s biggest fundraiser 

of the year! In the past, we 

have used the funds to support 

our youth: leadership 

camps, Spiritline, Wrestling, 

and the Cobre Valley 

Youth Club. The funds 

have helped support local 

organizations: Gila House, 

Gila County Food Bank, 

Globe-Miami Community 


Concert Association, etc. 

We have also assisted with 

Round Mountain Park, 

beautification of downtown 

Globe, and Old Dominion 

Park. 

A big thank you to the 

sponsors that have already 

stepped up to help make 

this event a memorable one 

- Jackpot Sponsor Southwest 

Gas; other sponsors: 

Capstone, Western Reprographics, 

Dairy Queen, 

Bouquets on Broad, State 

Farm - Cami Lucero, Heritage 

Health Care, Mary 

Anne for MAM Resources, 

Haven Health Care, Great 

Western Bank, Dominion 

Firearms, Luna Olive Oil & 

More, Gila County Supervisor 

Tim Humphrey and 

Gila County Supervisor 

Woody Cline. 

It’s not too late to get in 

on the action, to sponsor 

or donate to this fundraiser 

contact Cami Lucero at 

928-425-4444 or Bryan 

Seppala at 928-812-0098. 


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Stop by Besh-Ba-Gowah before leaving Globe 

Andrea Justice/Copper Corridor 


Walking path opens 

near Miami Gardens 



Taking the first official stroll along the Miami Gardens 

Walking Path 

BHP, in partnership with Cobre Valley Regional Medical 

Center (CVRMC), invites the community and visitors 

to the Miami Gardens Walking Path. 

The walking path was built to create opportunities for 

hospital workers, patients, their loved ones and the community 

to take a leisurely stroll in nature and enjoy the 

scenery. 


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‘Explore The Wild’: Your GATEWAY 

Online is discovergilacounty.com 

Gateway magazine 

is your quarterly 

update and invite 

to visit Gila County and 

explore scenic spots along 

the Copper Corridor. 

For the most up-to-date, 

thorough and comprehensive 

intel about where to stay 

and what to do while you’re 

here, bookmark discovergilacounty.com 

as a browser 

favorite, and connect on the 

award-winning website’s 

companion Facebook and 

Instagram pages to see enticing 

photos of cobalt-blue 

lakes, tree-lined hiking paths 

– and where to find local, 

family-owned restaurants 

for a unique taste of this region. 

Launched by Gila County’s 

Board of Supervisors 

two years ago, the stylish 

website’s a thorough portal 

to outdoor adventure ranging 

from the tall, cool pines 

of the Rim Country towns of 

Payson and Star Valley down 

through our Copper Corridor 

heritage here in Globe and 

Miami – including travel and 

tourism information about 

all three Apache Nations: 

San Carlos, Tonto and White 

Mountain. Wilderness areas, 

hiking trails, singular local 

restaurants -- and the area’s 

most comprehensive event 

calendar, too. 

Centrally-located Gila 

County is truly the heart of 

Arizona, with 53,500 residents 

and 4,796 square miles 

of desert, canyonlands and 

lakes. Bookmark discovergilacounty.com 

as a browser 

favorite; you’ll find planned 

itineraries for three-dayweekend 

trips that hit the 

highlights for shopping, relaxed 

hikes, Native American 

culture and history, and 

outdoor adventure. 

Gila County has seven 

wilderness areas: Hell’s 

Gate and the Mazatzal canyons 

and forests offer scenery 

that’s approachable yet 

remote enough for peace, 

quiet and solitude. Arizona’s 

majestic saguaro cacti? See 

and photograph these desert 

icons at our lowest elevations. 

Gila County includes 

Sonoran Desert at 2,000 feet 

above sea level, proceeding 

up to stately ponderosa pine 

forest (the largest stand of 

ponderosa pines on the planet!). 

Gila County lures outdoor 

enthusiasts choosing a 

place to live, work and enjoy 

the best mix of Arizona’s 

desert, mountains and lakes. 

Where to Stay? 

discovergilacounty.com 

lists our biggest hotels, of 

course – but gives equal 

space to bed-and-breakfast 

lodging in Pine-Strawberry, 

Payson, Globe and Young. 

Where to eat while you’re 

here? Restaurants are all listed, 

too; from family-owned 

Mexican restaurants of 

Globe-Miami to unique eateries 

in Hayden and Star 

Valley, a popular brewery in 

Pine, and vineyard-wineries 

in Young and Globe. 

Looking for a half-day 

hike, or a two-three day 

backpacking adventure? Explore 

the Mogollon Rim - a 

topographic and geological 

wonder that extends about 

200 miles across central Arizona. 

It forms the southern 

edge of the Colorado Plateau 

- providing outdoor adventure 

to campers, hikers, 

mountain bikers, photographers, 

bird-watchers and 

hunters; discovergilacounty. 

com is your guide to hiking 

trails, and nearby lodging. 

Don’t miss Tonto Natural 

Bridge, between the towns of 

Payson and Pine, which became 

an Arizona State Park 

in 1990; now thousands of 

visitors marvel each year at 

the largest travertine bridge 

in the world and the beauty 

of Pine Creek Canyon. 

The high desert community 

of Pleasant Valley is a serene 

scene of peace and quiet 

today – but in the 1880s it 

was the origin of a range war 

that’s among the most famous 

(and deadly) feuds in 

American history. The Pleasant 

Valley War, also called 

the Tonto Basin Feud or the 

Tonto Basin War, matched 

the cattle-herding Grahams 

against the sheep-herding 

Tewksburys. 


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Restored greenhouses a highlight 

of Boyce Thompson Arboretum 

Completed on Aug. 

11, 1926, the 

3,600-square-foot 

stone structure served as 

Boyce Thompson Arboretum’s 

first administration 

building, visitor center, 

research laboratory and 

greenhouses. In 1979, it 

was named the William T. 

Smith Building after the 

longtime chair of the board 

and CEO, who served from 

1963 to 1986. 

The building’s original 

greenhouses were constructed 

by Lord & Burnham, 

a leading designer 

and manufacturer for public 

conservatories for 125 

years. Most of their original 

structure remained 

unchanged for 95 years, 

featuring cacti on one side 

and succulents on the other 

- primarily rare and 

frost-sensitive plants. Over 

time, however, the greenhouses 

had deteriorated so 

much that visitors couldn’t 

enter safely. Broken and 

missing glass covered the 

roofs; rusted steel was evident 

across the structures; 

the walls of the beds, made 

from native rock, had crum- 

See ARBORETUM, page 31 

ARBORETUM DISCOVERY TOURS 

Courtesy photo/Boyce Thompson Arboretum 

A 1926 photo of the Boyce Thompson Arboretum’s original 

visitor center and greenhouses, known today as the 

William T. Smith Building. 

Courtesy photos/Allie Tolman 

Discover Arizona’s first and oldest botanical garden. With collections from many of the worlds’ deserts, you will learn 

how this myriad of plants are crucial to our survival. Learn what makes desert plants unique and allows them to survive 

in regions with such low precipitation. This tour will last approximately one hour and cover 0.5 miles. This introduction 

to Boyce Thompson Arboretum is a great gateway to further involvement at BTA and is accessible for most everyone. 

Space is very limited so pre-registration is required. 

Please check in at the Visitor’s Center at least 10 minutes prior to the start of your tour. Unclaimed reservations will be 

released to other guests at that time. 


Courtesy photo/Boyce Thompson Arboretum 

After a 2021 renovation, the arboretum’s Smith Greenhouses are once again filled with succulent plants from around 

the globe. 


bled in some areas. The 

plant collections housed 

within were in danger of 

irreversible damage; maintaining 

proper conditions for 

these fragile specimens was 

no longer possible. 

Restoration of the Smith 

Greenhouses got underway 

in January 2021, when demolition 

of the exterior began. 

Beforehand, starting in late 

2020, the plant collections 

were temporarily relocated 

– a process that took several 

weeks. The original greenhouse 

manufacturer, Lord 

& Burnham, is now part of 

Arcadia GlassHouse, and the 

updated structure was created 

in the same style as the 

original by using lightweight, 

energy-efficient, low-maintenance 

materials to replace 

the cypress wood, glass and 

steel. Throughout the renovation, 

several delays due to inclement 

weather and material 

shortages posed significant 

challenges. 

Jason Wiley, director of 

horticulture at Boyce Thompson 

Arboretum, designed 

a brand-new layout for the 

plant collections. You will 

now see succulents native 

to the Eastern Hemisphere 

in the East House and those 

native to the Western Hemisphere 

in the West House. 

Tiered succulent fountains 

in each house pay homage 

to the tiered fountains at the 

historical Picket Post House, 

former winter residence of 

Arboretum founder William 

Boyce Thompson. The fountains 

serve as a striking focal 

point as you enter. New pathways 

at least three feet wide 

line the greenhouses; these 

paths offer gentler curves, allowing 

wheelchair and stroller 

access. Built with repurposed 

rock from the previous 

walls, the gabion-raised beds 

have beautifully shaped contours, 

giving visual depth to 

the scene. Benches placed 

above the gabions provide 

a welcome place to rest and 

linger. 

Individual donors assisted 


in repairing these unique, 

historic structures. Donors 

include friends and family of 

Bill Benson, who donated in 

honor of his 100th year. Bill 

was the Arboretum’s assistant 

director from 1948 to 

1962 and an emeritus board 

member. On Oct, 16, 2021 

Bill attended the greenhouse 

dedication ceremony; he 

passed a few weeks later, on 

Nov. 3. Thanks to the generosity 

of these individuals, the 

greenhouses are once again a 

place of refuge and a beautiful 

focal point of the Arboretum. 


is located in Superior, 

Arizona, at 37615 E. Arboretum 

Way. The Smith Greenhouses 

are open to the public 

during regular operating 

hours. 

For hours, directions and 

admission info, visit btarboretum.org. 


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A sample of the ceramic tile works created by Globe artists Robert and Charmion McKusick, depicting birds of the Southwest. 

Bullion Plaza Museum exhibit 

preserves local wildlife in art 



For almost 50 years Globe, Arizona artists Robert 

and Charmion McKusick depicted birds and 

other animals of the Southwest in ceramic tile 

– and their work, among many other displays of area 

history, can be seen at Bullion Plaza Cultural Center 

& Museum in Miami, Arizona. 

In 1949 Robert McKusick, who grew up in Globe-Miami, 

enrolled at the University of Arizona to study ceramic 

engineering. While t here he met Charmion Randolph, and 

they were married two years later. He became a craftsman 

at Desert House of Crafts in Tucson, making ceramic tiles 

and ashtrays. 

Tucson was in a building boom at the time, and McKusick 

saw the Sonoran Desert disappearing. Working as 

a team, he and Charmion, an ethnozoologist, resolved to 

preserve desert wildlife in art for posterity. In 1954 the 

couple moved back to Globe, where Robert had patented 

a clay mine, the Weary Lode, at the base of the Pinal 

Mountains. 

From their studio in Kellner Canyon, the McKusicks 

produced ceramic tiles accurately depicting birds and oth- 

Continued to page 33 



Artist Patty Sjolin at work on the mural 

that adorns Bullion Plaza Cultural Center 

& Museum’s McKusick Tile Exhibit. 

Bullion Plaza Museum exhibit continued from page 32 


Standing beneath Sjolin’s finished work are Charles Beck and Victoria 

Carella, who together largely funded the mural; Bullion Plaza Cultural Center 

& Museum Executive Director Tom Foster; Robert and Charmion McKusick’s 

grandson, Thierry Condit; and their daughter, Kathleen Condit. 

er desert animals for 48 

years. Their work has been 

described as a unique product 

of Globe, which the 

couple formed and decorated 

by hand using an inlay 

process developed from the 

12 th Century Moorish glaze 

technique. Robert mined 

and prepared the clay, made 

the molds and fired the tiles 

in kilns; Charmion created 

the tile designs, cut them 

into the plaster molds and 

decorated the fired tiles. 

Their daughter Kathleen 

Condit, who grew up in the 

business, later took over 

sales and customer relations 

as well as designing some 

of the tiles. Before production 

ended in 1996, the 

McKusick Tile Studio created 

over 300 tile designs. 

Robert McKusick, who 

taught ceramics at Gila 

Community College for 

many years, helped design 

the tile exhibit at Bullion 

Plaza Cultural Center & 

Museum. The museum’s 

McKusick Tile Exhibit provides 

a multi-faceted display 

of the couple’s wildlife 

art, other ceramic works 

by the McKusicks and the 

equipment they used. 

In 2021, the exhibit was 

further enhanced by the 

work of another local artist. 

Gila County’s diverse 

and beautiful ecosystem 

is the theme Miami painter 

Patty Sjolin created for 

the McKusick Tile Exhibit 

– a work of art that complements 

the collection of 

birds, mammals and reptiles 

depicted in tile by Robert 

and Charmion McKusick. 

Stretching over three walls 

of the exhibit room, Sjolin’s 

work portrays local animals 

and plants – including endangered 

species - in their 

natural settings both above 

and below ground, including 

a riparian area. It also 

depicts area landmarks like 

the Pinal Mountains and 

Salt River. The project was 

inspired and largely funded 

by Victoria Carella and her 

partner Charles Beck, of 

Globe. The couple brought 

Sjolin the idea for this work 

and provided the majority 

of the mural project funding; 

the rest was supplied 

by Bullion Plaza through 

Gila County grants. Wildlife 

biologist Eric Herman 

served as a consultant on 

the mural. Bullion Plaza is 

also working to develop a 

coloring book and postcards 

based on Sjolin’s work. 

The McKusicks’ art, 

along with the accompanying 

mural and a wealth of 

other historical items from 

Gila County, is on view 

at Bullion Plaza Cultural 

Center & Museum. Visiting 

hours at the museum, located 

at 150 N. Plaza Circle 

in Miami, are Wednesday 

through Friday from 11 a.m. 

to 2 p.m. 

For more information, 

call (928) 473-3700. 


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Roosevelt Lake Marina 

Building a destination spot on 

Roosevelt Lake 





Guests enjoy the lakeside atmosphere on Ffinch’s patio. 

Set against a lakeside backdrop that 

changes by the hour, Ffinch’s Waterfront 

Kitchen and Bar welcomes customers 

from all over. With its location at Roosevelt 

Lake Marina, its patio seating where 

guests can enjoy food, drinks and music, and 

its diverse menu, Ffinch’s manager, Mark Kie- 

See ROOSEVELT, page 35 



ru, believes it will be a 

destination spot for years 

to come. 

“This has become extremely 

fun and exciting 

because we’re at grassroots 

level, and we’re developing 

something quite 

amazing,” said Kieru. “It’s 

not your typical, ordinary 

restaurant selling burgers 

and pizza,” he said, though 

those items are part of the 

menu – along with BBQ, 

steak and seafood dinners, 

chicken wings, salads, 

tacos and much more. 

“We’ve developed a pretty 

aggressive menu with a little 

bit of everything. Luckily 

for us we have some 

talented line cooks and a 

kitchen that’s able to pull 

this off, because it’s not 

easily done.” 

Kieru, a food industry 

veteran originally from 

New York, learned that the 

lakefront restaurant/bar 

was looking for a manager 

and came to check it out. 

“I saw the great possibilities 

and potential, spoke 

with the owners and ended 

up taking the job,” he said. 

“When I first made the trip 

here from Scottsdale, going 

up Highway 87, it was 

breathtaking. I went home 

via Highway 60; both trips 

were beautiful.” 

Along with its extensive 

menu and its views over 

Roosevelt Lake’s blue waters, 

Ffinch’s boasts several 

big-screen TVs where 

sports fans can catch a 

game, a game room, out- 

Staff at Ffinch’s serve indoor diners and bar customers. 

door heating and a walk-up 

order window. It has become 

an attraction for marina 

members and all kinds 

of other guests – from locals 

to winter visitors, and 

even wildland fire crews. 

“Many times they’d 

come in and have to leave 

right away before they got 

their food,” Kieru said of 

the firefighters. “When 

we could, we would take 

the food to them. We’re so 

proud of them and the job 

they’ve done for the community.” 

Kieru said his staff was 

another great asset, helping 

create an atmosphere 

he hopes will create family 

memories of trips to 

Ffinch’s. “We have people 

here who have been 

employed for almost two 

years, and I feel blessed by 

that. They’re very much a 

part of everything that happens 

here. 

“Our business has continued 

to grow because we 

were fortunate enough to 

have new faces show up 

and experience what we’re 

all about; the friendliness 

of the staff, the quality of 

the food, the beauty of the 

environment – whether 

you’re into sports or music, 

or just the dining. Because 

of the beautiful lake 

and our camping facilities 

here, this became a destination 

place for those who 


needed and wanted to get 

out of the house.” 

Ffinch’s, located at 

28085 N. Hwy. 188 in 

Roosevelt, welcomes 

guests Monday through 

Thursday from 11:30 a.m. 

to 7:30 p.m., Friday from 

11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday 

from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. 

and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 

7 p.m. 

Both dine-in and takeout 

are available; for orders 

or information, call (602) 

977-7170. 


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The Salt River Bridge on State Route 288, the Globe-Young Highway 



It may see less traffic 

than the Copper Corridor’s 

larger bridges, but 

in a box canyon near Roosevelt 

Lake stands a piece 

of Arizona transportation 

history. 

The scenic, largely unpaved 

road from Globe-Miami 

to the historic Rim 

Country town of Young, 

State Route 288, crosses one 

A bridge less traveled 


of Arizona’s oldest bridges 

– still in its original location 

a century and a year after 

it opened. According to the 

ADOT bridge inventory, it’s 

one of the first bridges built 

after statehood. 

The Salt River Bridge on 

SR288 got its start back in 

1918 when the U.S. Bureau 

of Public Roads, just created 

that July, began work 

on a new road in the Tonto 

and Crook National Forest. 

The road would skirt Roosevelt 

Lake, then continue 

for 44 miles to Young – and 

the bridge would be a major 

part of it. BPR surveyors 

visited the site, a “box canyon 

a short distance above 

the old [Roosevelt] diversion 

dam,” that summer and 

engineered the road later 

that year. The agency, part 

of the Agriculture Department, 

was extensively involved 

with road and bridge 

construction in Arizona. 

The 220-foot bridge with 

a 215-foot main span was 

designed by BPR engineers 

in Denver. It is a long-span 

steel Parker truss (named 

after Charles Parker, a mechanical 

engineer with the 

National Bridge and Iron 

Works who patented the 

design in 1870), supported 

by concrete abutments on 

spread footings set into the 

solid-rock shoreline. According 

to ADOT’s bridge 

inventory, it’s one of only 

four Parker truss bridges to 

be found in the state. 

Construction drawings 

were finished on Sept. 1, 

1919, and soon approved by 

the Gila County Board of 

Supervisors. Work started 

in mid-December 1919 and 

the span was completed in 

1920, opening to traffic that 

September. 

Today the Salt River 

Bridge still serves traffic 

to and from Young, and 

has stood unchanged for 

101 years. It may be lesser 

known but it holds a 

place in Arizona history 

as the earliest and longest 

through-truss bridge still 

in its original spot, and the 

first documented bridge that 

BPR (a forerunner of the 

federal Highway Department) 

built in Arizona. 


TIMBER CAMP 

Local photographers submit winter images 

Courtesy photo/Paul Wolterbeek 

GLOBE-MIAMI 

Courtesy photo/Paul Wolterbeek 



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Antiques, art and more 

It’s amazing what you’ll 

find inside each one 

of these shops located 

throughout the Globe-Miami 

community. 

The Globe Antique Mall, 

171 W. Mesquite St. in 

Globe, is open Thursday, 

Friday and Sunday from 11 

a.m. to 3 p.m., and Saturday 

from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Their 

phone number is 928-425- 

2243. 

Hill Street Mall, 383 S. 

Hill St. in Globe, is open 

Friday and Saturday from 

10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 

from noon to 4 p.m. 

Their phone number is 928- 

425-0022. 

The Pickle Barrel, 404 S. 

Broad St. in Globe, is open 

Thursday through Saturday 

from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., 


5 p.m. Their phone number 

is 928-425-9282. 

Simply Sarah, 661 S. 


Tuesday through Saturday 

from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 


425-3637. 

Splash of Copper, 656 N. 


Monday through Saturday 

from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and 

Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. 


793-3148. 

Turn the Page Vintage 

and Western Apparel, 610 

N. Broad St. in Globe, is 

open Wednesday through 

Saturday from 10:30 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Their phone number 

is 623-910-9033. 

Yesterday’s Treasures, 

209 W. Hackney Ave. in 

Globe, is open Monday 

through Saturday from 9 

a.m. to 5 p.m. Their phone 

number is 928-425-7016. 

Cowgirl Antiques, 416 

W. Sullivan St. in Miami, 

can be accessed through the 

entrance located at the Wild 

Horses Saloon. 

Donna by Design, 501 

W. Sullivan St. in Miami, 

is open Thursday through 

Saturday from 10 a.m. to 

5 p.m., and Sunday from 

noon to 4 p.m. 

Grandma’s House of Antiques 

and Treasures, 123 

N. Miami Ave. in Miami, 

is open Thursday through 

Monday from 10 a.m. to 5 

p.m. Their phone number is 

623-670-0717. 


Miami Rose Trading 

Post, 401 W. Sullivan St. 

in Miami, is open Saturday 


5 p.m. Their phone number 

is 928-473-2949. 

Stewart’s Antique Nook, 

409 W. Sullivan St. in Miami, 

is open Saturday and 

Sunday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. 


993-8611. 

Sullivan Street Antiques, 

407 W. Sullivan St. in Miami, 

is open from 10 a.m. 

to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. 




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