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Mayer High School - Cat Tracks Yearbook (Mayer, AZ)

 - Class of 1959

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f adt Jridtoru OF MAYER Mayer was founded in the spring time.of 1881 by Joseph Mayer. Mayer was just a clump cf brilliant green cottonwoods, sparkling like emeralds in contrast to the more somber hues cf the surround- ing. The wagon road was the stage route that ran from Prescott to Phoenix through the Black Canyon. The clump of green cottonwoods grew around the Big Bug Station. The Big Bug Station was just a shack that was located on the bank. Joseph Mayer was of French descent; he was born in Olean, New York. Joe”, as he was always called, grew up working on cattle ranches, prospecting, working in mines and getting an informal education from the country around him. Joe married Sadie Belle Wilbur, a charming English woman. With courage and determination they moved to southern Arizona. They settled in Tip-Top where Joe opened a store. Knowing Tip-Top was not to be a permanent town, Joe looked for a place for the business to prosper. He headed for Prescott to look for a place to live. Along the way he stopped at Big Bug for the night. He liked the place, and felt the location was right for a future town as it was only a day's ride from Prescott and was very close to the new opening mines. They moved into Big Bug. It paid off. Joe began to prosper immediately. He opened a hotel for stage passengers and a saloon for the mass of cowboys and miners. With heavy eyebrows, dark eyes, and black mustache, he was well-known for his hospitality anJ willingness to lend a helping hand. Joe Mayer prospered and his family grew. He had one son and three daughters. The Big Bug Station was washed out by a flood in the Big Bug River when a dam built by the raining company gave way. Some lumber was salvaged and a new station was built farther back from the river. This house still stands and is the home of Miss Mamie Mayer and he1” sister, Mrs. Winifred Thorpe, who are two of Joe Mayer's daughters. The price of a ticket on the stage between Prescott and Phoenix was $12.50 one way and $22.00 round trip. The George Brothers owned the Mayer stage line. They held the mail contract for both routes. However, when valuable express was carried on the stage, it was shipped around by railroad through Ash Fork to Los Angel's, and back to Phoenix. The stage coach was held up on?y once during its runs. By that time the railroad had reached Frescott and was preparing to build down to Phoenix. ■Vhen the railroad had reached Phoenix the stage line found that itssun was setting. The railroad got both the mail contract and the passengers and the stage was put into retirement.

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