The Tucson citizen., 1902-06-26

In 1876 he returned 10 Arizona with
a company for opening up and develop
ing Arizona mineral wealth, which
he realized must be enormous. lie
continued as manager of this company
until 1883, when he was relieved by
General Heintzelman, who was presl-
dent OF the company. When the civil
war broke out Colonel Poston was IN
tharge of the company operations III
Arizona. When the United state :
troops were withdrawn the country
was left unprotected, and on an uprls-
ing OF Indians and MeXicans he was
forced To leave Arizona, For time
after this he served as an aide to Cen
eral Heintzelman. and was appointed
as superintendent of Indian analrs :or
Arizona by President Lincoln. When
civil government was organized IN
Arizona he was elected the first DeI4-
gate 10 Congress.
Upon the expiration of his term OF
office he went to Europe on an extend
cd tour, and visited the Paris expcs'-
ton of 1867. On his return 10 Amer
lea he wrote a hOokon his travels en-
titled Europe in the Summer Time
He entered into the practice OF law
with Judge Bolts OF California.
He had always expressed desire TO
see Asia. so he secured an honorary
commission from Mr. Seward to go 10
Asia in the interest of immigration
and irrigation and left In company
with Ross Browne. minister TO emma
He was subsequently appointed registrar
of the land office in Arizona. he also
served, as consular and military agent
at \ogales. He vas for a number OF
wears engaged in Washington In pro-
noting national irrigation schemes.
and In recent years has been agent IN
Phoenix OF the Department OF Agric'li-
tire
Colonel Postdn was close observer
and a vigorous writer being connected
at various times with prominent east
ern papers. He was famous as an
after dinner speaker. and was always
in demand at banqtlets on this account.
He was full OF anecdotes OF the past,
and could tell charming stories OF the
countries he had travelled through. aud
of the early days in Arizona.
OF late years he has been on the
ldplu hft tiliF. III LhN bSiAiS A'A''''J -
sponsible for his downfall. He re-
ceived a quarterly pension OF $50 from
the United States government and 81
per month from Arizona. so that ht
need not have been In abject circum'
tances The past two years he had
occupied the rooms in which he died
They are full of dirt. old newspapers
and articles OF wearing apparel Al
ways a great reader. he was in tbs
habit of visiting the newspaper Offices
in town, where he was always welcome
to all the exchanges and papers that
he wanted These he had piled N
om.scuous heaps in his room.
His body was founu in the door ~aF
leading from one room TO the other
He was lying on his face, his arms
doubled beneath him in such manner
a. to Indicate he had made no effort
to catch himself as he fell. so that ht
must have simply dropped dead. He
must have suffered great agony foi
some time before his death. He had
torn pillow open and scattered tn
feathers over everything. and had evi-
denly pas sed back and forth from rooE
to room several times, as the feathers
were scattered in both rooms. and some
We're in an ola containing urJnkinl
water indicating that he had be n
ont TO ii since tearing open the pillow