The Saginaw and Manistee Lumber Company and Williams Arizona

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  A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF WILLIAMS ARIZONA: AS IT RELATES TO THE FOUNDING OF THE TOWN, AND THE SAGINAW LUMBER COMPANY  (Reposted, and somewhat re-edited for clarity. All rights reserved. Please contact me if you have any comments or suggestions. Remember, this is a brief history. If you want to know specific tidbits of historical information, please browse the library of posts to this blog.) The earliest occupants of the northern area of Arizona were the Hopi, Navajo and Apache peoples. The Spanish were the first Europeans to venture into this vast area, with hopes of golden cities. On one of his expeditions, the Grand Canyon was viewed by Garcia Lopez de Cardenas in 1540 (Roberts, 62.) Although awed by the vast beauty of the canyon, the Spanish were more pragmatic; they were after riches in gold and silver, not the enrichment of the soul and spirit that is inspired from such a panaramic view. The Nation of Mexico, once separated from the Spanish Crown, sent expeditions as far north