Arizona republican., 1910-01-23

as editor. A duel was fought over this press between Mir Cross and Sylvester Mowrey. after which it be- came the property of Mir. Mowrey and w. s. Oury, who changed it to a democratic sheet. This press is now in Tombstone. and was used in publishing the Nugget. of that city"
 Further evidence on the matter will be found on page S3 of the Governors report of 1897.
 Colonel McClintock therefore errs in stating that this pioneer press was originally owned by Sylvester Now ry, of the Mowry mines. He errs in stating that Mowry was the first publisher of The Arizonan." He errs in stating that A. F. Fay pub lished paper by the name of the Epitaph. He errs in implying that the Epitaph was published in 1879. As these facts are well known to any one having any pretense to a knowledge of Arizona history, it is indeed remarkable that the Colonel should have fallen so wide of the mark in almost every statement.
 The next point I take exception to is the following:
 The Miner" first issued in 1864 at Bangharts ranch. twenty miles north of Prescott. nearby the present rail- road station of Del Rio.
 At the time of the first publication of The Miner" Banghart's ranch was not yet established. In the Tucson Star" of May 23, 1909, I find the the following: This Camp Clark of which I speak in this letter, was the actual first capital of Arizona Ter ritory. It was located at the point now known as Little Chino Valley, and located here for three or four months before it was moved to Pres colt The Arizona Miner was also first published at this camp"
 (SignedD FRED J. HUGHES.
 I will now call attention to the following erroneous statement:
 The material and press came from the states in the same caravan that brought Governor Goodwin.
 Being thoroughly familiar with Sec retary McCormick's account of the overland journey of the gubernatorial party. I had reason to doubt that they encumbered their caravan" by car rying q printing press all the way from the states. Upon investigation. I find that such was not the case. In The Weekly Arizona Miner of Oct ober %. 1870. I find the following, relating to Secretary Mccormick.
 He remained at Santa Fe, N. M., long enough to secure a press and some type, which he had placed in government wagons. along with the balance of his personal and political and hauled to old Fort Whipple free of cost"
 As a matter of passing interest. I should be glad to have the Colonel inform me where he learned that Mccormick indulged in any such long distance freighting.
 It was with considerable surprise that I read the following statement by Colonel McClintock:
 And the editor was the new terri torial secretary. Dick Mccormick, an experienced newspaper man."
 The startling statement that Sec retary Mccormick was the editor of The Arizona Miner cannot be allow ed to pass without comment. On page S3 of the Governors report for 1897. we read the following:
 The journal was called The Ari- zona Miner. It was issued The date was March g, 1864 The pub fisher was Tisdale Hand" etc.
 Also in the Tucson Star of May 23, 1909. we find the following:
 The Miner, however. was edited by a man named Hand. the first num- bers being printed on colored wrap ping paper"
 (Signed) FRED G. HUGHES.
 The statement that Mccormick edit ed The Arizona Miner is certainly a radical deviation from the accepted history of Arizona.
 While not a matter of very great moment, I will note in passing that the Colonel errs in stating:
 The Arizonan was of much shorter life. expiring about 1867.
 As I find even as late as January 2. 1869, The Weekly Arizona Miner in its columns to The Ari- zonan.
 Probably the most astonishing statement in the Coloners address is this:
 About 1879 the territorial capital was moved from Prescott to Tucson.
 The capital was located at Tucson November l. 1867. in accordance with a legislative act approved October 4. 1867. It was relocated at Prescott on the first Monday in May. 1877. by a legislative act approved January IT, 1877. It is incomprehensible that the colonel should have so widely erred in stating such an important date as that of the removal of the territorial capital from Prescott to Tucson. inas- much as this well known date is matter of public record.
 I would now call attention to the following: