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Gila Crossing. During this winter there was a heavy fall of snow.

Blackwater. At an abandoned store above Casa Blanca, the walls of which are yet standing, a white man was killed by two young men, who were caught before they secured the money of the victim, robbery being the motive for the deed. The one who did the shooting was taken to the county jail at Florence.

Gila Crossing. At the beginning of the year a man was bitten and killed by a rattlesnake at Gila Crossing.

Blackwater. The murderer mentioned in the record of the preceding year was hanged at Florence.

Gila Crossing. During a tizwin drunk at Salt River two young men killed each other. The Casa Blanca people went to Gila Crossing to participate in a feast and dance.

Blackwater. The Pima police were sent from Sacaton to arrest some Kwahadkʽs living at their village about 50 miles south of the agency. Two were killed.

Gila Crossing (a), Blackwater (b). An epidemic of measles prevailed among the Pimas and Maricopas, causing the death of many persons.