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tional Convention, and a Senator from Yavapai County, during the second session of the State Legislature. He is, at present, the head of the firm of M. Goldwater & Bros., with stores at Prescott and Phoenix, the latter branch having been re-established in 1883, and is the oldest living merchant in Arizona.

In 1872 while driving along the road from Prescott to Ehrenberg, in company with Dr. W. W. Jones, Joe and Mike Goldwater were attacked by Indians. An account of this is given in the "Arizona Sentinel" of June 22, 1872, and is as follows:

"A party of three gentlemen, Dr. W. W. Jones and Joe and Mike Goldwater, all of Ehrenberg, left Prescott in the latter part of last week on their way home. These gentlemen were travelling in two buggies. They had not travelled more than fourteen miles, in the vicinity of Mint Valley, when they were attacked by a band of not less than thirty Indians, supposed to be the ever murderous Apaches. The three gentlemen could of course offer no resistance, and their only means of escape was to outrun them. The Indians pursued them for about four miles on the road, when, fortunately they met a party of whites travelling in the direction of Prescott, which caused the savages to abandon the chase, and, in their turn, to seek security in their mountain holds. During this cowardly attack Joe Goldwater was shot in the back, somewhere near the shoulder blade; his brother Mike, had two balls put through the rim of his hat, and Dr. Jones escaped with only a few bullet holes through his shirt and coat. They drove to Skull

Valley, about eighteen miles, where Dr. Jones examined the wound received by Mr. Goldwater, probed it, but, up to the next day, when the buckboard came by, the ball had not been found."

Joe Goldwater was more popular than his brother Mike. He was made the first postmaster of Ehrenberg in 1871.

CHAPTER X.

EARLY HISTORY OF PHOENIX (Continued). FIRST LAWYERS-FIRST CHINESE-FIRST BAKERY -FIRST RESTAURANT-FIRST CARRIAGE FACTORY FIRST SUGAR CANE MACHINERY FIRST APIARY FIRST MILKMAN - FIRST PHOTOGRAPHER-FIRST ASSAYER-NEWSPAPER CORRESPONDENTS FREIGHTERS BICHARD & COMPANY'S FLOURING MILL-DESTRUCTION OF BY FIRE-HAYDEN'S MILL AT TEMPEJOHN M. OLVANY, FIRST POSTMASTER OF PHOENIX-OTHER POSTMASTERS FIRST AMERICAN COUPLE MARRIED IN PHOENIX GENERAL EARL D. THOMAS'S REMINISCENCES OF PHOENIX-FIRST WHITE CHILD BORN IN PHOENIX-DISPUTE OVER WHO WAS FIRST AMERICAN DEATH IN PHOENIX FIRST BUILDING BRICK AND FIRST BRICK BUILDING - SCARCITY OF LUMBER FIRST MASONIC LODGE IN TERRITORY-FIRST MASONIC LODGE IN PHOENIX-FIRST ODD FELLOWS LODGE IN PHOENIX.

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William A. Hancock, E. Irvine, John T. Alsap and J. R. Barroche (the latter a pioneer schoolmaster) were admitted to practice law by the District Court of Maricopa County on the 7th day of May, 1872. These were the first attorneys licensed to practice in Phoenix. The first notary public appointed for the county was Charles C. McDermott, of Phoenix, who was the first clerk of the District Court, and whose commission was signed August 7, 1871. Then fol

lowed William A. Hancock on the 26th of September of the same year; next came James A. Tomlinson, post trader at Camp McDowell, on October 25th, and he was followed by E. Irvine who was appointed June 3rd, 1872. No further appointments were made by the Governor during 1872, but on February 15th, 1873, John T. Alsap was appointed Probate Judge for the second time.

In June, 1872, the first Chinese arrived in Phoenix. The group consisted of three males and two females, and they soon afterwards put in operation a Chinese Laundry.

The first town baker was named J. Bauerlein, who used a small furnace made of adobes for an oven. He became quite a feature of the town as will be seen by the following notice in the press of that day:

"On Tuesday last the town had no bread and the baker had a holiday because an innocent dog upset the yeast the evening before." August 9th, 1872.

"Our town has grown so large that the baker was compelled to pull down his oven and build a new one. On this account the bachelors have all turned bakers for the last ten days." November 22nd, 1872.

The first restaurant was opened by John Cady, who sold out to Tom Worden, one of the early county sheriffs, who soon after transferred the business to W. H. Pope, who also conducted a barbershop. In December, 1872, H. Hamilton also opened a restaurant.

J. E. G. Mitchell operated the first carriage factory, and James Grant, proprietor of many

stage lines, opened the first harness shop. The latter was a widely known Arizonan and passed away at San Bernardino, California, on May 21st, 1875, at the age of fifty-five years.

C. D. Rumberg was the first settler to install a machine for the grinding of sugar-cane in the Valley, and commenced the manufacture of cane syrup in November of 1872.

J. Chamberlin, from the Gila Bend Settlement, was the first resident of this portion of Arizona to enter the bee business, and had the first supply of honey ready for the Phoenix market in August, 1872.

George Roberts was among the first, if not the first, to supply Phoenix with fresh milk, and he, in company with J. Romain, an old vineyardist from California, was the first to engage in the manufacture of wine.

A man by the name of Cook, from Prescott, started the first photograph gallery, and C. R. Heyne was the first assayer.

Among the early business establishments in Phoenix was the blacksmith shop of Ford & Ware, with a carriage-making annex in connection with the carpenter shop of Pearson & Barber, which turned out excellent work.

The "Weekly Arizona Miner," of Prescott, was, for many years, the official publication of Maricopa County. It had been established in 1864, and when Maricopa County was created, was owned by John H. Marion. The local agents were, at first John W. Swilling and John T. Alsap. Later, the firm of E. Irvine & Co., newsdealers, succeeded Mr. Swilling, who had sold out his interests in the valley. At East

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