Arizona republican., 1901-06-23
A HISTORIC NEWSPAPER
And the Story of Arizona's Birth Found in
 It's First Number


 Mir. Max Goldman of this city, Is a copy of No. 1. volume I, of the "Arizona
 Miner" published at Fort Whippe Wednesday, March 9, 1864, by Tisdalc A. Hand The motto of the paper published under its headline, was "The Gold of that Land is Good" and it may be remarked that the motto was well chosen and is just as appropriate now as It was thirty-eight years ago The Miner was the first paper pub lished in northern Arizona and so fai as the information of the writer goes the only papers previously published
 in the territory were one at Tubac by | Colonel Poston, which came to an early end, and one in Tucson from which the | Tucson Citizen is the legitimate de- scendant.
 Near the head of the first column ap- pears the territorial seal which Is slightly different from the seal of the present day. The central figure Is a miner leaning on pick and shovel with wheelbarrow behind him and a noun tain range in the background Then follows description of the topogr1pny oe Arizona, the history of the organi- @ation of the territory and the appoint meid of the first officers of the terri tory by Pro sident Lincoln in March. lS63. as follows: Governor. John J. Gurley of Ohio; secretary, Richard C. Mccormick of New York; chief justice. John N. Goodwin of Maine; associate justices. William T. Howell of Michi. gan, Joseph P. Allyn of Connecticut: district attorney, John Titus of Penn sylVanla; marshal, Milton E. Dufield or California; superintendent of Indian arairs. Charles D. Poston of Kentucky, ROW resident of Phoenix. The an- pointnenla were all confirmed by the senate then In extra scs.ion.
 On the asth of May Levi Bashford of Wisconsin was appointed surveyor ger. cral. MT. Titus was made chief ine,ic, of Giah and ihe vIcancy caused b the change was flee by the appolntn,en. of Almon Gage O; New York as Gis- trict attorney. August IS Governor Gurley died before reaching Arizona and August 21 Chief Justice. Goodwin was appointed governor and William F Turner of Iowa was appointed chief justice.
 Then follows the details of tb, oyer. land triD of the territorial government from Fort Leavenworth to Arizona
 Regarding the organization of the territory the Miner says:
 The officers entered the territory on the 2'th of December, and the govern ment wac formally inaugurated at Navajo Springs. forty miles west of Huni. on Tuesday the 29th of Decam- Der. Al o'clock D. m. the escort and cltlZens were assembled. and Secretary Mccormick spoke as follows:
 Gentlemen: As the properly aual- | lhed officer il becomes my duty to in- augurate the proceedings of the day. | After a long and trying journey. We have arrived within the limits of the territory or Arizona. These broad ! plaln9 and hills form part of the dis trlct over which. as the representatives | or the United States. We are to eatab- | lish civil government. HappiIy. | though claimed by those now in hos 'lllty to the federal arms. We take DOS session oI the territory without resort | to military force. The flag. which | now hoist in token of our authority. 2 no new and untred banner For nearly century it has been the rec 'gnized, the honored, the loved emblem IT law and liberty. From Canada to Mexico, from the Atlantic to the Pa 'ihH, millions of strong arms are raised n It's defense, and above the efforts of tll foreign or domestic foes, it Is des- med to live untarnished and tran 'cendent.'
 At the conclusion of thcse remarks. hr Mccormick hoisted the stars and Itripes and called for cheers for them. which were given with a will Prayer vas then offered by the Rev. II. w. cad. The oath of office was admin stered to Chief Justice Turner. and to Associate Justices Howell and Allyn. 'y MT. Mccormick. Governor Goodwin nd District Attorney Gage qualified 'efore Chief Justice Turner
 The following proclamation, issued y the governor. was read in English y MT Mccormick, and in Spanish by Ir. Read:
 PROCLAMATION!
 To the People of Arizona e .1Dh1 cAoIv-t,, Io,.;.-~ l