Bisbee daily review., 1907-08-11
PIONEER PASSES AWAY
 IN TUCSON
Hon. M. G. Samamego Dies at His Home After Brief Illness, We'll Known Throughout the Territory,


 At an early hour Thursday morning Hon. NJ. G. Samaniego, cue of the most prominent citizens of Tucson, as we'll as of the territory passed to the hereafter after an illness of only a few hours, death being caused by congestion of the lungs. The follow ing concerning the career O. Mir. Sam aniego is taken from the Tucs0E Citi- zen:
 This pioneer of Tucson Was bOyn iL the State of Sonora. Mexico, July 26. 1S44. a son of Bartolo 4l1 NsaDel natives respectively Of and Fronteras. Mexico. Short ly after the death of his father m 1850 young SamRniego and his mothe: moved to what is now Mesilia, New Mexico, where they conducled a mer- camille store and it was nere that he was naturalized b- the Gadsden treaty. After some years in that place the mother and son remOvcl to Albuquerque. where they owned large property interests. Later they mON ed to Tucson and MT. SdmaRiegD has been residing here cOatiQuousl" ever since.
 The best education which the schools of America afforded was giv- en to NJ. c. Samanieso. It was the desire of his parents that he n;ght be fitted to fill any position of re- sponsibility ably and well. m 1852 he graduated from the st. Louis uniyaT- sity. When the war broke out ne was employed as interpreter for the Gen. federate and Texas rangers. After several months he joined his neither in Mesilla, New Mexico, and clarke q in her store. In ISC4 he began and to points as far edsr as She M:s. sCuri river.
 As early as 1869 MT Samaniego came to Tucson, making the trip by wagon. Here he has since made his home. He secured a number of con. tracts for carrying supplies to various Arizona forts, but in 1881 he sold all these contracts. after which he turn. ed his attention to raising cattle and has since successfully followed the occupation. His property interests are large. Among his ranches is the Canado Ora, thirty miles north of Tucson near Oracle, Pinal county. He also owns RillitO ranch, six miles northeast of this city at the foot Of the Santa Catalina mountains. In Id ditiOn he owns fifty acres in and &d joining Tucson and has other prop erty in this city. For years he r3n the stage line from Tucson to Orc BlanCo with a connection to NOgales and he also had the mail contract tC Orc Blanco and Mammoth and from Arivaca and La Osa.
 Every enterprise for the advance ment of Tucson has received the co operation and sIppOrt of MT. Sdme niego, and certainly it is true tn4- n native born citizen of the CniNcd States was more true to his govern Rent than he. Especially was he in terested in the development of Ari zona. Realizing the great value o securing an adequate water supply for Tucson, he was foremost in the plans for supplying the city with wa ter, and owns the land that furnished the first supply to the city.
 While the business interests of MT Samaniego have required almost con stant attention. he neglected no duty as a citizen. Politically he was ont of the most prominent Democrats il Arizona. He was the first assessor O the county and for ten years was { member of the Board of Supervisors the last term acting as chairman. A a representative of Pima county il the Eleventh, Thirteenth, Sixteenti and Eighteenth Assemblies, he tool an active part in legislation for terri torial interests. He was one of tht first members of the Board of Re gents of the University of Arizol; and was treasurer of the same for ; time, subsequently serving anothe term as regent. For two terms h. officiated as president of the Arizoni Pioneers Society. In the organiza tion of the Spanish-American allianc, he was warmly interested and in l90 was supreme president of the body MT. Samaniego served several term in the City Council with honor to him self and credit to those who elected him.
 During the early days of his res dence in Arizona MT. Ssmaniego wa in constant peril of his life, the In
  1885 they made raid within fifteel miles of Tucson and captured bo on a ranch. As soon as the new of this attack reached here MT. Si maniego gathered together thirteel men. all Mexicans except one, an l started in pursuit. After ride c four and one-balf hours with TUT ming fight they recovered the bo! Proceeding to the Martinez ranc l they reorganized and with a force ( nineteen men again started in pursu
 of the red men, whom they overtoo l just as they were making 8 raid 0
 an Italians ranch. Fortunately the
 were in time to save the family an they also captured twenty head { stock from the Indians This was tn last raid the Indians ever made
 this vicinity Twice he was wounde
 by Indians. but always had the sati faction of feeling that the shots we1 returned with interest. He was
 man of great courage, perfectly fea
 less and therefore admirably adapte to the life of the western plains an : frontier surroundings.
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