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Map of the lower Mississippi, Gulf and frontier Pacific railroad and its proposed connections, from Galveston, New Orleans, Vicksburg and Memphis via El Paso, across the territories to the California coast cities.

Map shows late nineteenth century rail routes and proposed rail routes across the Gulf Coast and Southwestern United States. Includes "Table of Distances." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: 1880?
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Wedding photo of Hadji "Hi Jolly" Ali and Gertrudis Serna]

Photo of Hadji Ali ("Hi Jolly") and his new bride in Tuscon, Arizona. Ali is sitting while his bride is standing to his left. Hadji Ali was also known as Philip Tedro.
Date: 1880~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Map of Arizona]

Map shows Native American reservations, military reservations, mining activity, mineral resources, railroads, counties, cities, towns, and notable geographical features. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,900,000].
Date: [1881..1891]
Creator: Rand McNally and Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Arizona and Utah]

Map shows Native American reservations, military reservations, mining activity, mineral resources, railroads, counties, cities, towns, and notable geographical features. Includes notes, distances between towns on railroad routes, and population and area statistics. Relief shown by hachures. Scale [ca. 1:2,250,000] and [ca. 1:2,300,000].
Date: [1881..1891]
Creator: Cram, George Franklin, 1841-1928
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Südwestliche Vereinigte Staaten und nördliches Mexico.

Map shows major transportation routes and cities in northern and central portions of Mexico and the southern portion of the Southwest United States; Native American reservations. Inset: "Das Mittlere Mexico" [Central Mexico]. Relief shown by shading, hachures and spot heights. Depths shown by gradient tints, soundings and bathymetric isolines. Scale [1:5,000,000].
Date: [1881..1895]
Creator: Köcher, R.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 4

Map shows cities, military posts, railroads, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent portions of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1881
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District (open access)

Atlas to Accompany the Monograph on the Tertiary History of the Grand Canon District

This atlas contains maps of the Grand Canyon area and colored illustrations.
Date: 1882
Creator: United States. Department of the Interior. Geological Survey.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

Map of explorations: Made for the A.T. & S.F.R.R. Co. west of the Rio Grande.

Map shows routes of exploration, towns, forts, railroads, mining activity, and ranches for south central and southwestern New Mexico and south central and southeastern Arizona. Includes legend. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [ca. 1:634,000].
Date: 1882
Creator: Robinson, A. A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

Document certifying the incorporation of the San San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and outlining its basic objectives, stocks, and territories. The notarization location and date of the document are scratched out in pen ink and replaced with handwritten corrections. The document is notarized by George W. Jalouick and signed by Claiborne Walker Merchant, James H. Parramore, J. M. Hall, T. B. Hadley, and W. L. Purcell.
Date: January 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History

Die Vereinigten Staaten von Nord-Amerika in 6 Blättern Bl. 4

Map shows cities, military posts, railroads, major roads, and areas of Native American habitation for Arizona and adjacent portions of California, Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, and Mexico. Includes legend, names and dates for expeditionary routes. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale [1:3,700,000].
Date: 1885
Creator: Petermann, A. (August), 1822-1878
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

Certificate of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

Document certifying the incorporation of the San San Simon Cattle and Canal Company and outlining its basic objectives, stocks, and territories. The notarization location and date of the document are scratched out in pen ink and replaced with handwritten corrections. The document is notarized by George W. Jalouick and signed by Claiborne Walker Merchant, James H. Parramore, J. M. Hall, T. B. Hadley, and W. L. Purcell. A handwritten note on the back by the notary public includes Purcell in the notarization, who was initially left off. A second handwritten note below explains that the document is a copy, along with where the original was signed and located.
Date: January 31, 1885
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona] (open access)

[Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation by Secretary of Arizona]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the territory of Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 24, 1885
Creator: Van Arman, H. M.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation] (open access)

[County Recorder Notice of Filed Articles of Incorporation]

Record certifying the filing of the Articles of Incorporation of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in the county of Pima, Arizona. Several later filing dates of the notice by various people are marked on the back.
Date: April 29, 1885
Creator: Sampson, A. B.
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting] (open access)

[Consent of San Simon Company Stockholders to Hold First Annual Meeting]

Document signed by all stockholders of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company consenting to initiate the company's first stockholder meeting. Similar information is repeated in a brief section on the back of the paper.
Date: September 15, 1885
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Stockholders Minute Book

Book of meeting minutes from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company stockholders meetings. Oaths from the members and the by-laws of the company are written into the beginning of the book.
Date: 1885-09-15/1917-12-10
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885] (open access)

[Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company, October 5, 1885]

Letter from A. W. Unthank to San Simon Cattle and Canal Company discussing the cost of building six miles of ditch in the San Simon Valley. At the bottom of the letter is a hand-drawn illustration of a cross-section of the proposed water ditch.
Date: October 5, 1885
Creator: Unthank, A. W.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections are marked in pencil and pen ink on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company (open access)

By-Laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company

By-laws laying out rules and regulations for the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company's Board of directors. Handwritten corrections and notes are marked in pencil on several pages.
Date: 1886
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

Page's map of Arizona, 1886.

Map shows ten counties, township grid, railroads, roads, notable geographic features, military posts, cities and towns. Includes index. Relief shown by hachures and spot heights. Scale not given.
Date: 1886
Creator: Loehnes, A.
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Land and Water Rights Certificate] (open access)

[Land and Water Rights Certificate]

Certificate from the General Land Office granting John R. Lee the ownership and water rights to a tract of land in the territory of Arizona.
Date: January 20, 1886
Creator: General Land Office
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Certification of Amended By-Laws] (open access)

[Certification of Amended By-Laws]

Document certifying amendments made to the by-laws of the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company in 1886.
Date: October 13, 1886
Creator: Arizona
Object Type: Legal Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book (open access)

San Simon Cattle Company: Directors Minute Book

Book of meetings minutes recorded from the San Simon Cattle and Canal Company Board of Directors. Signed and notarized oaths from the members are written through sections of the book.
Date: 1886-10-13/1914-12-14
Creator: San Simon Cattle and Canal Company
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Maps of Clalifornia, Nevada, Oregon, and Arizona]

Map shows railroads, Indians reservations, cities, towns, and notable physical features; canals in Nevada. Inset: "Part of southeastern California." Relief shown by hachures. Scale not given.
Date: [1887..1907]
Creator: C.S. Hammond & Company
Object Type: Map
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Herbarium Sheet: Vitis arizonica Engelm #173]

Specimen of a Vitis arizonica Engelm plant, collected by T. V. Munson and Hopkins in Flagstaff, Arizona, July 27, 1889. Text at bottom of page: "Cliff-dweller's gulah near, Flagstaff, Arizona."
Date: 1889
Creator: Munson, T. V. (Thomas Volney), 1843-1913
Object Type: Specimen
System: The Portal to Texas History