ROLLIN R. RICHARDSON
February 10, 1898

Mr. Rollin Richardson, the gentleman referred to, came to Arizona 
from Franklin Pa. about twenty years ago and settled on the banks 
of the Sonata, three miles north of Crittenden. Mr. Richardson has 
the most attractive ranch on the river, as all attest, in which the 
finest fruit in the county can be gathered. There are about eight 
acres in this Arizona Garden of Eden where the apples are of the 
juiciest.  Besides all this a very home like abode is situated and 
here Mr. Richardson and family are spending their summers and 
winters.  Mr. Richardson does not market the orchard product; it 
is too good to part with even at a profit.  His friends are welcome 
within the gates, however.

Mr. Richardson and his partner have 5,000 acres of patented land 
on the Sonata which extended three miles south of Rollins , a town 
site laid out by the Rollin Town site Company in which Mr. 
Richardson is interested.  Mr. Richardson said that a tangle had 
caused the Columbia smelter at Rollin to be closed down in October 
but that matters had been fixed up whereby the Messrs. Eames had 
retired and a nephew of C.P. Huntington would assume the 
management. It was possible improvements looking to be increased 
capacity would be introduced.

In Mr. Richard's opinion Washington District, southeast of 
Crittendon would be the most important in the southern section.  
The Duquesne camp, properties of the Washington company has grown 
to considerable proportions and as the company has the means the 
probabilities are that they are ready to add new machinery when 
it is required. There are fully 120 people in Duquesne camp.  
There is a fair road of twenty miles out of Crittenden to the 
camp and district and a stage runs between the railroad and 
camp. Tucson is the supply point though Nogales is not asleep 
to the situation.  Only a trail exists between the district 
and Nogales but they ship via Crittenden out of the border 
town.

"Between cattle shipping and mining we are comfortably situated and 
our section will look up gradually," said Mr. Richardson.  The 
gentleman will be here today.

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