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Cleator In 1864 gold was found in the area of Turkey Creek, and a stagecoach station was opened two miles west of this vicinity. Then in 1869 a post office was formed, with the name, Turkey Siding. Business operations only lasted the first time, for five months, when the gold ran out; and miners went in search for more of this instable substance to refill the ore carts. The trail of evidence lead them downhill just a few miles, and they were soon ready for the buyers needed to fill their pockets with cash; Murphy’s Impossible Railroad, came to the rescue.
Earlier the prior year a man named Leveret Nellis passed through this area and knew the railroad would soon find its way to the closed up town. His willingness to make an entrepreneur himself, allowed the foresight to build a county store, saloon, and reopen the post office. During the next several years Nellis became owner of most of the town, until 1905 when James P Cleator arrive and offered to step in as a business associate; Nellis accepted. Their partnership took off so well that both men soon found themselves, purchasing land to begin cattle ranching operations. This lasted, until 1915, when the two men parted ways; Nellis stayed with ranching, and Cleator continued to operate Turkey Siding. It was not until ten years later, that the town was named after James P. Cleator himself.
This little stagecoach station in the middle of the Sonora desert, was booming through the 1920’s when the mines closed. The Post Office remained open until July 15, 1954. However, don’t distress, a population of ten can still be found in Cleator today, most of them being the family who still own and run the town. So, the next time, you find yourself wondering on the dirt road heading to Cleator, and have a craving for dill pickles and cold drink, stop in to get a glimpse of the old west still alive today.
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