Arizona weekly citizen., 1884-04-12
SCRAPS OF HISTORY.
Furnished by One Who Helped fO
 Make the Scraps.
Old-Timers and Newcomers Will be In-
 terested in its Reading.

The CIVIL history of Arizona may prop erly commence with the organization oI territorial government by Congress, by an Act approved February 24, 1863 Previous to that tune there had beer virtually, neither civil nor military gov, ernment in the territory, as acquired from Mexico. True, it was attached tC New Mexico by an act of Congress. but the capital at Santa Fe was so remote that little or no action was taken by the New Mexican legislature for its govern ment. All the country acquired by the 'Gadsien Purchase" was annexed to the county of Dons Ana, on the Rio Grande, with the county seat at Mesilla, but a feeble jurisdiction was exercised west of there.
 The Butterfeld overland stage line from St. Louis and Memphis to San Francisco passing through Arizona daily, was giving an impetus to the set clement Of tue country, and some min ing enterprises had b. en organized in what is now Pima county, principally by Charles D. Poston and his associates east.
 The establishment of Fort BuchaDan (now Critienden) bad been secured on the Sonoita, for the protection of the in- habitants, and farms were being opened on the Santa Cruz and Sonoita in IS56-7-8 and g.
 The effects of the civil war began to be felt in Arizona early in 1S6L The Butterfield overland maIl was broken up and the stages and stock withdrawn, leav- ing the few people in the territory cut off from any communication with the States, and comparatively helpless.
 In the month of June Fort Buchanan was burned and abandoned by the United States troops under Ut. Chapin, by an order from General Lynde, com manding the Department of New Mex ico, with orders to "burn everything that would feed an enemy, between the Col orado and the Rio Grande, and not to al- low any citizen within three miles of their hnes."
 had been appointed, on my overland journey, in 1856, deputy county recorder for tue county of Dona Ana, territory of New Mexico; used seal for the attes- tation of documents, celebrated the rites of marriage, L.d kept book of records, which is now in the office of the county recorder of Pima county, at Tucson, in a very dilapidated condition.
 4 deputy sheriff had also been ap- pointed, at my request. by the sheriff at Mesills, to reside at Tucson; but the ''rawhiders" refused to pay taxes. icen- see, or to recognize New Mexican author ity; go the>new purchase of Gadsden be- gan its career in chaos and lawlessness.
 This state of affairs continued from 1854 tili the organization of the terri torial form of government in 1861, Ia period of ten years, and for many years subsequently,; and in many districts yet prevails.
 had commenced the exploration of Arizona in 1854, and by the close of 1860, the "company" under my charge, and its offshoots, had occupied the mines then known in the Santa Rita mountains, the Cerro Colorado district, the Cababi dis trict, the AIivacs district, and we laid our finger tips on the Tombstone mines when Brorckowe and his companions were assassinated there in October, 1859. (Meucans).
 The only member of the old company remaining alive is Charles Schuehard, of Nueva Leon. and he was not a member of the original company, bat came out with Col. A. B. Gray, surveyor of the Texas Pacific road, as draughtsman.
 The company brought valuable prop eruy, merchandise, machinery and the elements of civilization, into nest of thieves, where there was neither law nor order, and of course was despoiled of its property, and its members were all killed, or died from exposure.
 After the robbe- II Santa Rita, Tubac. apd Apaches and the pluy Tucson oy the D loss or mahy | lives, Pumpeily, on | muI-back. M. Attendants, tu Yuma and thence to ir1s Angeles and | San Francesca.
 We first read of the battle of Bull Run at Yuma on the 4th of July, 1851. At San Francisco we called upon ! General Summer who had just succeeded | Albert Sydney Johnston ln command ol the Pacific department, but received no encouragement for the protection of Ari- zona.
 Prof. PumpeIly, with Prof. Blake sailed for Japan under employment o the Japanese government, and l salle1 for New York via Panama and thence t6 home in Kentucky.
 Having pulled my family out ot tho fire in Kentucky took up my residence in New York city.
 After Q rest in New York 1 went dowI to Washington and found Genera
 Heintzelman formerly of Yuma ID com
 mand of the department.
 As he had spent a year with me Il Arizona and supposed ne had interest
 here, he was disposed to be friendly t' the Territory.
 I accompanied the General across th Potomac. but found the Virginia day Il winter time more disagreeable than tht Arizona sand Tn summer time. The Rebe
 shells, were worse than Apache arrows
 and my military career was brief am inglorious. 3 I returned to New York and bough , gold on the stock market to gam none for board, clothes, and doctors bil living in New York city at that tim with gold from 130sto 2SO in green , backs, was like going up Tn balloon 3 plenty of gas, and but little ballast T At the meeting of Congress n Decen Der 1862, returned to Washington : made friends with Lincoln, and pro - posed the organization of the TerrItor s of Arizona.
 Oury was in Richmond, cooling h heels in the antechsmbers of the Col e federate Congress, without gaining a' ,, mission, as delegate from Arizona 5 Mowry was prisoner Tn Yuma, coo
 ing his head from the political fevt 8 -b;,b bod afflicted if and meditRting c