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24 www.DesertMessenger.com November 2, 2016 Desert Messenger offers FREE Classifi ed Ads! Here's the small print: Items for sale under $1000. Private Party Only. 1 per month. Yard/Garage/Craft Sales, Wanted, Give-a-ways, Free, Lost & Found, etc. (non-commercial) For more information, contact Rain at 928-916-4235 or Email: Editor@DesertMessenger.com Wars and culminated in the Grant Camp Massacre. By 1873 almost all of the San Carlos Apache had been decimated. The remainder were im- prisoned or confi ned to the newly es- tablished San Carlos reservation, and miners fl ooded into the Pinal District. By the fall of 1875, a petition drawn by the citizens and the Secretary of the Interior created public lands in the mineral region, thereby changing the boundaries of the already-established San Carlos Reservation and removing the mineral region from Indian land. Once the region was removed from the reservation it became the Globe Mining District. In 1876, the city was laid out, offi cials were elected, busi- nesses began to appear, and Globe City was born. In keeping with its extremely isolated frontier disposition, the growth of Globe City was fraught with color- ful characters, violence, and outlaw- ry. Uprisings from the San Carlos reservation continued, though, less frequently and with less intensity. Many new deposits were discovered, including incredibly rich deposits of silver, and with them came murders, robberies, and other criminal activi- ties. In 1877 James F. Gerald became the mine superintendent of the Globe Mining District, and in 1881 Globe became the county seat of the newly established Gila County. Globe City grew steadily, with large scale min- ing of copper, gold, and silver being the backbone of the new little city. In 1882 the Old Dominion Mining Com- pany built a 30 ton furnace at the edge of town. By the early 1880's the sil- ver was played out, but by then cop- per had replaced it as the future of the Globe District. By 1886 the Old Do- minion had produced over 22 million pounds of copper. Today, if you visit Globe, you will fi nd a bustling modern mining town. If you get off the beaten path and wander north of main street into the historic district you will be greeted with a wealth of historic buildings, rich history, and quaint houses built at precarious angles on steep narrow streets heading straight up the moun- tain. The remains of the ancient Besh Ba Gowah pueblo stand proudly and silently at the southeast end of town while the massive headframe and smelter of the Old Dominion Mine overshadow the northwest corner of the city. No trip to Globe would be complete without a visit to these sites. Heading west into Miami, the skyline is full of new headframes, and the landscape is composed of man-made terraced mountains- enormous tail- ings piles from modern mine produc- tion. It is an impressive sight, and a testimony to the vast mineral wealth of the Globe Mining District. RocksInMyHead will be open in Quartzsite in November. Lots of changes are taking place, so be sure to follow us on Facebook. You can also view our Photo Journal of Globe, AZ on our Facebook page.. And, as always, you can order online at RocksInMy- Head.com, by phone at 605-376-8754, or by email at Jenn@RocksInMyHead. com. We have everything for rock- hounding, prospecting, lapidary, and jewelry making, plus lots of great books, maps, tools, supplies and so much more! Happy Travels! GLOBE FROM PAGE 24 UPCOMING EVENTS AT THE VFW VFW MEMBERS AND GUESTS NOTE: VFW Auxiliary is collecting coupons you may have that you won't use. These go to the military families who can use them up to 6 months after expiration. Please help us in this endeavor to assist our Veterans. Coupons can be left at Post. We are also collecting labels for the school and National Home for Children. Can leave items at Post Lobby. VFW Post 769 VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS 305 N. Central, Quartzsite, AZ, 928-927-7697 Check at the Post or on the VFW Post 769 website for information on additional activities being planned. www.vfwpost769.org Comrades meet –2nd Saturday each month – 10:00 a.m. at Post Auxiliary meets – 2nd Saturday in the dining room area at 10:00 a.m. House Committee meeting – 2nd Saturday each month -9:00 a.m. at Post Men's Auxiliary 2nd Saturday each month - 12:00 noon at Post Now through December we will be accepting a white shower and clothes (new) to take to the Veterans in Prescott. We will also accept (in good condition) clothes for other Veterans needing them. NOV 05—VFW AUXILIARY YARD SALE IN PARKING LOT 8:00 AM T0 3:00 PM Donation of $5.00 per space and the proceeds go to our Youth and Hospital Programs. THERE WILL ALSO BE A BAKE SALE. NOV 04 – FRIDAY NIGHT FISH FRY BEGINS FOR THE SEASON begin- ning at 4:00-6:00 pm. Donation of $9.00. NOV 08 – ELECTION DAY. We will offer rides to the Polls by any local Veteran Needing a ride. NOV 11 – VETERANS DAY! Ceremony will be at Freedom Park by the planes at 11 am. Come join us in remembering our Veterans on this Spe- cial day. Poppies will beDistributed about town prior to this day as well as at the ceremony. Volunteers are needed to help even if it is just for 1 hour or more to get them distributed. NOV 12 – VFW AND AUXILIARY MEETINGS AT 10 AM. Auxiliary meets in dining room; VFW meets in Canteen. Men's Auxiliary meets at 12 noon. AUXILIARY MEMBER LUNCHEON WILL BE HELD FOLLOWING MEETING. Initiation will be held for those members attending who have not been initiated. NOV 19 – District 1 Borderline Riders will meet at 10 am at Bouse Post 2357. NOV 20 – DISTRICT 1 MEETING at Wellton 6790 begins at 9:30 with in- service session. For the Auxiliary. Joint meeting begins at 11 am NOV 24 – THANKSGIVING DAY – traditional dinner will be served 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. PLEASE CHECK AT POST AS ADDITIONAL EVENTS MAY BE SCHEDULED

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