Clifton High School - Trojan Yearbook (Clifton, AZ)

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The three elements of copper, climate and cattle comprise the story of the Greenlee County area of which Clifton is the county seat. The present court house was built in 1911. Morenci is the site of the Phelps Dodge Corporation copper mining operation- -the largest in Arizona. The open-pit mine, started in 1937, is shown above. Clifton, five miles down the hill from tiie mining hub and nestling securely in the mountain canyons is the residence of many Phelps Dodge employees. The PD payroll is the largest factor in the support of many other independent businesses. For many years there has been a sound cattle raising industry in Greenlee County, and there is a growing tourism in the region. The expedition of Coronado is said to have traveled through this area 425 years ago. US Highway 666 on which Clifton is situated is called the Coronado Trail after the famous Spanish explorer. From Clifton to Hannagan Meadows, to Alpine, to Springerville--135 miles of room to stretch. Our view on the title page looking from the top oftheMogol-lon Rim shows a series of mountains in deep blue from whence the county gets its name. Arizona’s first railway was constructed from the foot of the Longfellow incline to the smelter, then located at Clifton. The Copper Head is reported to be one of the first railroad engines used in the Clifton area. Today it sets proudly in the Phelps Dodge Mercantile parking lot adjacent to the steel bridge across the San Francisco River. Clifton boasts of a jail from which no one has ever escaped. Built in 1878, the story goes that a Mexican chopped it out of hard rock, then became its first prisoner when he shot up a saloon while celebrating the occasion. 2

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THE TROJAN CLIFTON HIGH SCHOOL IFTON. ARIZONA

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TABLE OFCONTENTS Dedication 4 Administration Faculty - Cur ricular . . . . 9 Seniors 25 J uniors 37 Sophomores 41 Freshmen . . . . . .45 Sports 49 Activities Royalty 99 Student Life 105 Ad vertising 115 I ndex 136 The present American Legion Hall was the first company office here, built about 1874. It was said to have been attacked several times by the Apaches. In the early days it was called CASA GRANDE. To the east of Clifton lies New Mex- ico. The Needle’s Eye is one of the more spectacular sights to be seen when driving to Mule Creek. On south of Clifton are rolling, green, hazy hills, ranging as far as the eye can see until the fertile farm land of the Duncan valley is reached. 3