REPRODUCTION PIMA CALENDAR STICK

TIME PIMA STICK HISTORIC

LINE CHRONOLOGY CHRONOLOGY
1850 1851 A sickness called Black Vomiting prevailed Records of early European explorers
through all local settlements. report rumors of a sickness among the
Indians.
1851 1852 Apaches mount attacks on Papago, Pima,
and Maricopa neighbors.
1853 1854 Pimas campaign in the mountains against
the Apaches.
1854 1855 Pimas and Papagos join forces and
successfully pursue and kill Apaches who
had stolen horses.
1855 1856 Pimas attack Apaches near today’s San
Carlos Dam. The Apaches were grinding
mesquite beans when attacked.
1856 1857 Pimas attack an Apache village, killing many.
There was a corn field nearby and the Pimas
1857 1858 An army of Yuma Indians came from the In his book titled Adventures in the
Colorado River area to fight Pimas and Apache Country, Brown reports that a
Maricopas. The Yumas were slaughtered in fight between 75 Yumas and Pimas took
the ensuing battle. place near Maricopa Wells in 1857.
1858 1859 A star or meteor fell. The first white man Mountain men record a meteor that
came to Casa Blanca Village and opens a appeared to hit the earth.
store.
1859 1860 A second white man arrives in Casa Blanca.
He went on a Pima war raid where two
Apaches were killed.
1860 1861 Pimas helped themselves to sacks of wheat The trader who lost his wheat to Pimas
belonging to a trader. Two Pima raiders wre was Ammi M. White. He had a flour mill at
wounded in a battle with Apaches. the Pima Villages.
1861 1862 A man named White was captured by troops LTC Baylor marched from San Antonio to
coming from the east, presumably Texas conquer the southwest for the
Volunteers. Apaches kill Pimas near Gila confederacy. Ammi White is arrested at
Crossing. the Pima Villages and used to trap CPT
McCleave of the California Volunteers
(Union).
1862 1863 A white woman was taken away from
Apaches after a battle.
1863 1864 In the fall Pimas kill Apches near Silver King, Local traders mention a large Pima crop
Globe. In winter, Apaches kill Pimas about 2 for that year.
miles south of four miles post. Old Santan
fields were cultivated for corn, melons, and
pumpkins and yield a bountiful crop.
1864 1865 Many Whiskers, a white man, deceived This recorded event is the Moosley Pinole
Apaches by offering flour, then signaling a Treaty at Bloody Tanks where he gave the
Pima raid. Many Whiskers was killed during Apaches poisoned corn. It took place near
the skirmish. Fish Creek Canyon on the Salt River.
Lennon was Many Whiskers.
1865 1866 Many Apaches were killed in a battle with In April 1866 Lt John Walker lead a group
Pimas at a place called Wild Gourds Piles. of 260 Pima Indians on a raid against
Apaches.
1866 1867 In fall, a Pima was killed who had a long foot.
1867 1868 In fall, Pimas kill several Apaches. One Pima
was wounded.
1869 1870 An Apache woman served as a guide for a
war party of Pimas and Papagos into today’s
San Carlos Reservation area.
1871 1872 Two days and two nights of rain washed The Battle of the Salt River Caves
down rocks and left white stripes on occurred in late 1872. Several battles took
mountains. Pimas kill Apaches while they place in the Superstition Mountains.
were drunk. The Pimas took several horses.
1873 1874 Loius Nelson’s father was killed by Apaches A young Yavapai Indian named Wassaja
at Peacho Mountain. An Apache named was captured by Pimas and sold to an
Canteer was killed. Apaches were killed on Italian man. The young boy attended
top of Black Butte Mountain. Wassaja was college in Chicago, earning a medical
captured. degree.
1874 1875 An Apache named Big Back was killed. Old The U.S. Army continues campaigns using
Man Blackwater lead a successful campaign Pimas against the Apaches. Telegraph
against Apaches. Telegraph line is run lines are extended through Pima land in
through Pima Settlement. 1874.
1876 1877 Two Indian runners ran races with balls.
Man and woman ran race and woman won. A
mare gave birth to twin colts.
1878 1879 Eclipse of the sun occurred. In summer, the The 1878 Farmer’s Almanac records a
railroad was extended to Casa Grande. A solar eclipse. The Southern Pacific
white man was shot by two Blackwater men Railroad was extended north toward Casa
near Casa Blanca. Grande.
1880 1881 Snow fell in early spring. In summer two Indian Agency records the killing of two
Indians were killed by the Agency Police. Indians by Agency Police. Indian Agency
Whooping Cough swept through the Pima records Whooping Cough epidemic among
Settlements. Pima.
1882 1883 A freight train ran over a Pima man, cutting The Phoenix Daily Herald records the
him in two. death of a Pima Indian, having been run
over by a train.
1884 1885 The first government wagon was issued to a U.S. Government Indian Agency records
Pima Indian. list the issuing of wagons to the Pima
Indians.
1886 1887 The Pimas were called upon to help run Gen. Nelson Miles uses Pima scouts in his
Geronimo down. campaign against Geronimo.
1888 1889 An earthquake occurred. The Government At 2:35 PM May 3, 1887, the Great
building at Sacaton was burned. A church Sonoran Earthquake struck the Territory
was built. of Arizona.

1889 1890 Pimas were called upon to guard the

paymaster from being robbed at Fort
McDowell.

1890 1891 In Spring, there was a high flood, but it did The Arizona Republican and Phoenix Daily
not wash away any fields. Herald report record rains and flooding
from February through March 1891. This
is the flood that destroyed the home of
Jacob Waltz.