Apache County, Arizona History

company with a companion, Mr. Burbage made a partial exploration of this cave or fissure, and found therein hundreds, perhaps thousands, of bows and arrows, baskets, stone axes and stone…

Maricopa County, Arizona History

…an abundance of water in Salt River for the use of a vast extent of country. The people who settled here commenced with little or no means, and by industry…

Yavapai County, Arizona History

…made to demonstrate the fact that it contains extensively rich mines of gold and silver-scarcely a mountain has been examined that does not show rich deposits of these metals. Placer…

Apache Indians

…such hand. They have no common head, and when the chief of one of these bands is not acceptable to his people he is removed and another chosen in his…

Crabb Massacre

…shoot them all. It is said that Gabilonda, who was in command of the Mexican forces, refused to carry out this order, and resigned his commission, taking with him a…

Cochise County, Arizona History

…settle up the county, now called by his name, or to develop its varied and valuable resources. Little was done in this section of the Territory prior to the Civil…

Formation of Mining Districts

…of his party found good prospects, but none of the company had come for anything more than to ascertain the truth or falsity of the reported glad tidings and therefore…

Trouble with the Apache

…bound to comply with the conditions. In other words, it was a treaty accepted under duress, which the Commission paid dearly for, for the Indians stole from them several hundred…

Explorations for Wagon Roads – Camels

…in the Union Navy in the Civil War, commanding. He made a second trip to Africa, and, returning, landed at Indianola February 17th, 1857, another herd of these animals. In…

Indian Troubles Begin

…home. “The fair captive was, of course, taken care of by the Commission. She was well clad with such materials as the sutler of the escort and the commissary of…

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