CHAPTER XI.

EARLY PIONEERS AND SETTLERS (Continued).

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Captain Thomas Jonathan Jeffords-Made friends with Cochise-

Guides General Howard to Cochise's camp-Assists Howard

in making peace with Cochise-Made Indian Agent-Death

of Cochise-Indians kill Rogers and Spence, who had sold

liquor to them-Death of Jeffords-Charles H. Meyer-

Owned first drugstore in Tucson-City Recorder-Kept

Tucson an orderly city-Meyer street, Tucson, named after

him-A. F. Banta-Government Guide-Member of Tenth

Territorial Legislature-District Attorney, Apache County-

Probate Judge, Apache County-Newspaperman-Prospec-

tor-Walker Party-Captain Joseph R. Walker-Personnel

of company-Enlist under "Kit" Carson to fight Indians-

Second expedition-Personnel-Suspected of trying to effect

junction with Confederates-Established settlement near

present town of Prescott-Trip to Pima Villages-Discovery

of Lynx Creek District-Organization of mining district-

Visited by part of California Column-Peeples' Party-

Guided by Pauline Weaver-Discovery of Rich Hill-Dis-

solution of Walker Party-Daniel E. Conner last survivor-

Other parties-Military Districts-Fort Whipple established..227

CHAPTER XII.

EARLY PIONEERS AND SETTLERS (Continued).

J. W. (Jack) Swilling-Lieutenant in Confederate Army-Mem-

ber of Walker Party-Discovers Rich Hill-Builds first canal

from Salt River-The Town Ditch-One of founders of

Phoenix-Builds Tempe Canal-Discovers other mines-Ac-

cused of holding up Wickenburg stage-Arrested and con-

fined in Yuma Prison-Dies in Prison-His statement-

Samuel C. Miller-Member of Walker Party-Kills Wauba

Yuba, Hualapai Chief-Becomes rancher-Edward G. Peck

-Secured hay contract at Fort Whipple-Member of ex-

pedition under King Woolsey-Guide and scout for military

-Discovers Peck Mine-Jackson McCracken-Cleaned up for

Legislature Discovers McCracken Mine-Goes to California

and lives on proceeds of sale of mine-John T. Alsap-Fol-

lowed mining and prospecting-Accompanies King Woolsey

on expedition against Apaches-First Territorial Treasurer-

member of Territorial Legislature three times-Probate

Judge of Maricopa County-District Attorney of Maricopa

County

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CHAPTER XIII.

EARLY PIONEERS AND SETTLERS (Continued).

William S. Oury-Member of Expedition against Indians-Partici-

pant in "Camp Grant Massacre"-His own story of it-

Mentions many killed, wounded and robbed by Indians-

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Indictment, arrest, trial and release of participants in

massacre First President of Arizona Pioneers' Society-

Granville H. Oury-Commanded expedition out of Tucson

to join Crabb-Sent as Delegate to Confederate Congress

at Richmond-Return to Arizona-Twice Delegate to Con-

gress from Territory of Arizona.

CHAPTER XIV.

EARLY PIONEERS AND SETTLERS (Continued).

Peter R. Brady-Graduate of Annapolis-Member of surveying

party-Farmer, miner and stockman-Candidate for Delegate

to Congress-Defeated by R. C. McCormick-Assists Gov-

ernment in detecting Peralta-Reavis land fraud-His part-

ing with H. F. Ashurst-Death of-Michael Goldwater-

Early business man in Arizona-Lays out townsite of

Ehrenberg-Many business ventures-Mayor of Prescott-

Death of Charles Trumbull Hayden-Early Santa Fe

Trader-Rides first Overland Stagecoach to Tucson-First

Probate Judge at Tucson-Established first ferry and first

store at Tempe-Extensive mercantile and other interests-

Death of .

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CHAPTER XV.

FORMATION OF MINING DISTRICTS.

Gold Placers on Colorado-Eureka District-Castle Dome-La

Paz-Weaver and Walker Diggings-Planet Mine-Antelope

Peak-Lynx Creek-Big Bug-Vulture Mine-Castle Dome

Mining District-Weaver Mining District-Pioneer Mining

District-Yapapei Mining District-Walker Mining Dis-

trict-Quartz Mountain Mining District...

CHAPTER XVI.

CREATION OF TERRITORY.

Real Causes for Creation of Territory-Efforts of Chas. D. Poston

-Introduction of Bill for Creation by Mr. Ashley-Passage

of Same Through House and Senate Signing of Same by

President Lincoln-Description of Passage of Bill by Chas.

D. Poston-Appointments of Officials of Territory-Starting

of Officials for Territory...

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HISTORY OF ARIZONA

VOLUME II

HISTORY OF ARIZONA.

CHAPTER I.

STAGE LINES AND NAVIGATION.

SILAS ST. JOHN-SAN ANTONIO AND SAN DIEGO STAGE LINE JAMES E. BIRCH-ISAIAH C. WOODS FIRST MAIL-WAGON ROAD OPENED BY LEACH AND HUTTON FIRST STAGE BUTTERFIELD STAGE LINE, AFTERWARD OVERLAND MAIL LINE-MASSACRE OF EMPLOYEES BY MEXICANS - BUTTERFIELD ROUTE ABANDONED HEINTZELMAN AND MOWRY MINESLIEUTENANT J. C. IVES' EXPLORATION UP THE COLORADO-EXPLORATION BY CAPTAIN SITGREAVES AND LIEUTENANT WHIPPLE CAPTAIN JOHNSON-LIEUTENANT IVES' BOAT, THE "EXPLORER"- LIEUTENANT IVES' REPORT-CAPTAIN JOHNSON'S ANTICIPATION OF LIEUTENANT IVES' EXPLORATION CAPTAIN RODGERS EARLY EXPEDITION BY THE MORMONS-JACOB HAMBLIN.

To Mr. Silas St. John, who was connected with the San Antonio and San Diego Line, established in 1857, we are indebted for the following facts in reference to this, the first stage line ever established across Arizona:

"The initial contract was for a semi-monthly service between San Diego, California, and San Antonio, Texas, via El Paso. Mr. James E. Birch, President of the California Stage Com