The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams Arizona

                           FLAGSTAFF, ARIZONA: THE  ARIZONA MINERAL BELT RAILROAD TUNNEL COPYRIGHT; ALL RIGHTS RESERVED (5/10/22)            ( Normally, I would not stray too far from the topic of this Blog, the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams, Arizona. However, I am making another exception to my guiding principle and inspiration. This post covers a somewhat obscure note in the history of the Mogollon Rim country.)      As with any adventure into the forest, consult a good road map. be prepared; the area is remote, and the road can be very rough. Another 4x4 adventure.                                                                                                           *****          In 1898  The new Williams mill of the Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company needed timber, and the company looked south to the vast timber holdings waiting to be harvested. During this time period, railroad fever had gripped the imagination of more than one corporate board. A north-sout