Bisbee daily review., 1912-03-17

zoua lDan tne stage cOacn, rendering easily accessible, a region hitherto reached only by the expenditure of much tune, money, and at a very great risk of life replete with incl dents in which heroism, fortitude and endurance were uneXcelled in any other department of frontier life
 In several yolumel of contempor- aneous history. regarded as standard, palpable errors have crept into their text, relative to the initiation Of tLls servIce, which it may not be in- Opportune 10 correct
 Messrs. Hurton. Hodge, Hamilton ana others have come under the writ CTS observation. Credit is given to the Butterheld" as the pioneer llne. when the Birch preceded it one year The Butterfield contract is noted as extending from Marshall TexaI to San Diego, California, while its eastern termini were St Louis Missouri. and Memphis, Tenn, con verging at Ft Smith, Ark. and the western terminus was San Francisco, California.
 MT. H. K Butterworth of New York City, who had mining interests in Arizona. is noted as president of the company instead Of Mir. John Butter fieid of Utica, N Y. These with many other statements are historically incorrect a t to individuals and events, forming the incentive for these mem oranda that future writers may have correct data upon this chapter of Ari- zona's period of incubation.
 First Mail Contract
 The initial contract was for a semi monthly service between San Diego, Cal. and san Antonio, Texas, via Fl Paso. Nlr Jas. E. Birch, presi- dent of the California Stage Co.,. took it as a personal venture for the sum Of Sl49,O00.00 a year. MT. Isaiah C.. Woods, previously at the head Of Adams & Co'& Express in California, wal superintendent and manager of the line. The first mail east bound was started from San Diego, Cal, on November 18th. 1857. Although the advertisement in the San Francisco papers noted four-horse Concord coach es, it was really carried in saddle bags until some months later when stations were established and stock strung along the line.
 Charley Youmani was the first rider, leaving San Diego at F midday sharp, amid booming of one cannon ana fusillade of guns and pistols. He had two remounts, reached Carlso Creek via Warmers ranch at s ?. m. Here the mail was taken by Silas St. John. accompanied by Charles Mason to the next station. Jaeger's Ferry at Ft. Yuma. in 32 hours, without re- mount. Fairly good time for no miles, only one water hole open. Cooks Well, at the time.
 From Yuma, Capt Wallace (Big Fool rode to the next station, Mari copa Wells. From Mar l. copa Wells to Tucson, John Capron and Jim Mccoy were the riders, the initial trip.
 herd or stock was taken during November, 1857, from Yuma to Mari copa Wells for use upon the central section, Sias St. John in charge as sisted by James Lains of kentucky and Wm. Cunningham of Iowa When they reached po!nt on the Glla rl'ef where the road from the AJo mines comes in, they met Postens trains en route to Yuma with ore, Edward E' Dunbar in charge, who reported large band of Tontos just above upon the river, and advUed St. John to take the trail south or Antelope PeaR to avoid a meeting that might deIeat reaching their destination with the herd intact, which advice they TOT lowed although it involved being without water for 26 hours, but II enabled them to escape contact Wlth the savaees. A portion of the drive was made in the night, 1t was quite dark. The pack mule managed 10 rid himself of his load unseen. TOT three days ensuing, until Maricopa Wells was reached, the party lasted. The foregoing incident is noted as showing the advent in thli section of thrre Of the victims of the Dragoon tragedy, the following year.
 On November 2Sth, 1857, three coach loads of passengers, the frsI from California, bound east, IS per sons in all, reached Tucson. The Old 1ueblo then consisted of twenty odd adobes enclosed in an abobe wall The whites then resident were; WI. liam and Grant Ouray, Edward anu Charley Miles, Solomon Warner Johh q Capron. Hiram Stevens Chas. My er,, Mike Mckinney, Buchanan, Fritz Cotzan. NJ. Van Alstyne, Maj. Al drich. William Kirkland and John Davis. fifteen in all. The only survivor at this writing Q9lD, IS John G. Capron. (WhsPering John) who is living at san Diego. Cal.
 At Tubac there were Col. Chas. D Posten and Col. Cross and fifteen oth' CT whites. At the Heintzelman Mine in the Santa Rita was Mir. Wright son of Newport, Ky, Supt- with Iouf white and some Mexican laOorers. At Fort Buchanan on the Sonoita were parts of companies B. C. G. ana K. of the Ist Dragons under com, mand of Major Carlton, Capt. EWeii and Moore and Lieutenant Davidson numbering with the settlers and wag, on outfit ls7 individuals. This Wouio make the total white population ol inc Gadsden Purchase at this time 222.
 Outside the wall there was camp of tame @ Apaches and with them was the degenerate Captain Mclean casbiered officer of the U. 5. army on1 he u-as the dirtiest Indian or