Sirrine

My name is Sean Sirrine and I will be your guest poster for this Wednesday.

Guest 2 2006

The Mallory and Sirrine homes quickly were started.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

They selected Sirrine to be their money carrier, entrusting him with $16,000, much of it in gold, the money presumably secured through Brannan.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Pomeroy and Sirrine made a rough, though sufficient, survey with straight-edge and spirit level, along what then was named the "Montezuma Canal," eleven miles to a point where a townsite was selected.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Sirrine was married on the ship, of which and its voyage he left many interesting tales, one being of a drift to the southward on beating around Cape Horn, till icebergs loomed and the men had to be detailed to the task of beating the rigging with clubs to rid it of ice.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Robson, Pomeroy and Sirrine returned to the Verde Valley, to pilot the rested travelers southward.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Sirrine took ship southward for San Pedro or Wilmington, carrying a carpenter chest in which the money was concealed in a pair of rubber boots, which he threw on the deck, with apparent carelessness, while his effects were searched by a couple of very rough characters.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Sirrine, who had had police experience in the East, was of large assistance to Brannan in San Francisco, where the rougher element for a time seized control, taking property at will and shooting down all who might disagree with their sway.

Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert James H. McClintock

Sirrine, 25, has been immersed in the restaurant business since he was 8 years old, when his parents Dennis and Lizabeth opened their taco shop near University and Mesa drives.

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But Sirrine insists the interior work has been merely cosmetic, including new paint and tile flooring.

azcentral.com | news 2010