Weekly journal-miner., 1910-10-26
IGNORED PIONEER CELEBRATES
 BIRTHDAY
(From Saturdays Daily.)

Pioneer residents of Arizona of the '6Os, as well as those of the present generation, will be pleased to learn that Dan Hatz celebrated the 18th anniversary of his birth in Prescott, yesterday, and with that memorable event in his long life, he also has to his credit over forty years of continuous residence in this county. This veteran Hassayamper is still in the vigor of life, and pur- sues his vocation of mining with all the ability and ardor of men one third his age. His physical bearing today is the same is in days gone, as is also his energetic spirit. He
 s truly a remarkable man, consider ing his age, and those who know him best in the long years that have passed, will rejoice in learning that he is going along toward the cen tury goal buoyantly and hopeful of reaching that milestone.
 In many instances MT. Hatz is an exception to the pioneer men of 1864. He has never ridden in a wagon or on horseback whenever it was possible to evade either. On , the other hand, he has refused this method of transportation time and time again, preferring to travel on foot from the city to his camp or vice versa Whether on the trail Or along the road, this method has been consistently followed by him on each and every occasion. He maintains this purpose today as he did thirty ! five years ago, and as time wears away, and as age ereeps along in his path, he keeps up the pace valiant [ ly, and may often be seen going along the trail that leads to his mines along the old Hassayampa, ten miles from the city, in what he joe ularly terms his "private convey ance." Whether MT. Hatz is a dis eiple of the belief that pedestrianism is the foundation of his vigor and
 long life, is not known.
 | In another channel of this mans long residence in Prescott, is an
 interesting historical event, that is
 filled with a thrilling tale of the time when there was not habitatiOu in the city. It was his association
 with the construction of the old
 mansion that was the first home of
 the first Governor of Arizona. This
 old log building was erected by him
 under contract, and still stands in West Prescott. It bears not the
 least resemblance of it's day, but has
 been finished ou the outside, remov-
 ing all it's former beauty and sim
 plieity.
 In the erecting of this edifice, Mir
 Hatz recalls many thrilling deeds he
 and his eo-laborers passed through.
 Nails were $50 a pound, and hard
 to secure; carpenters were paid $1O
 per day, and slow with the work
 implements were dearer than gold
 and, to cap the climax, the men
 were compelled to pursue their lab
 ors with one eye on the hammer and
 with the other keeping a keen look
 out for the Apaches, then lurking
 near, among the pines. On one oe-
 easion, all the members of band
 of redskins were killed within two
 hundred yards of the building, as
 they were preparing to massacre the
 men at work. When the building
 was completed and Governor Good
 win and Secretary Mccormick enter
 ed, Mr. Hatz figured out his ex- pense account, and was short several
 thousand dollars. He then aband- oned the carpenter business and , went into the hotel line, founding , the Pioneer House, which proved successful venture for many years, and became known later as the finest bos+o1-,- in the Southwest. This , building, in remodeIed 1orm, Is , still standing, and is known as the , Sherman House MT. Hatz finally disposed of this business and enter Z ed mining.
 Tn the long residence of this splen- | did citizen, he bears a name in eitI- . zenship without blemish. His hab- . its are frugal, and his generous dls- position a striking feature of hi' | long life in the country.
 3 He arrived in Prescott in February, 1864. coming with a party from New . Orleans. He married in tnis city and it will be learned with pleasure that his wife still survives. Among l those of his children living are Mrs T Walter Grimmer of Beaver Dam, T-- alNk