The Santa Fe Trail

…Rivers, and to establish a good understanding with the Indian tribes, particularly the Comanches. Of this trip, extending as far as Santa Fe, he published a full account in 1810….

War with Mexico

…division comprised another regiment of Missouri volunteers under Colonel Sterling Price, a battalion of four companies under Lieutenant Colonel Willock, and the Mormon Battalion, in all about eighteen hundred men….

Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo

…ARTICLE. II. Immediately upon the signature of this treaty, a convention shall be entered into between a commissioner or commissioners appointed by the general-in-chief of the forces of the United…

The Yuma, Cocopah and Maricopa Indians

…sagamores, composed of equal numbers from each tribe, and their decision must be final.” These equitable and generous terms were accepted by the Maricopas, who immediately occupied a portion of…

California Column Drives out the Hostiles

…I had come to this conclusion, we perceived several riders coming toward us with all speed, and they soon proved to be the detachment of my company which had been…

Early American Occupation

…long before Caballo en Pelo found that he had committed himself to the tender mercies of men who entertained the deepest suspicion of his professional amity. To test his sincerity,…

Early Mines and Mining

…merchandise could be obtained, there being no frontier customhouses at that time to interfere with free importation of supplies. The headquarters of the company, in the autumn of 1S56, were…

Arizona Census Records

…to the federal census from 1790-1930. (Requires Ancestry.com Census Membership) AIS Census Indexes – Free Search $ This collection contains Federal Census Indexes, State Census Indexes, and indexes to various…

Arizona Mining History

…on the creek, being assayed, have given the best results that I have obtained. “But the actual owners of the mines are not the ones who ought to complain of…

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