Arizona republican., 1920-07-03
62ND ANNIVERSARY OF THEIR WEDDING
 OBSERVED BY COUPLE

Celebrating their 62nd wedding an niversary, MT. and Mrs. Henry Gro" of 1907 East Van Buren street re- ceived the congratulations Ihursoay of a score or more of their friends ana neighbors who gathered at their home on this unusual occasion and wished them many more such anniversaries A picnic supper was served on the lawn in the cool of the evening.
 From wealth and paIatial mansion in Denver to a modest three-room cot tage in Phoenix has been the lot oI Mir. and Mrs. Crow, who are 95 ana 95 years of age, spectively. At the @ozhu @ wedding anniversary Thursday IheS recalled the occasion of their 10th we'd ding anniversary, which they ceA- brated in 1873 at the Denver nome More than 500 invitations were extend ed and many of the most prominent citizens of Denver were in attendance.
 The history of this aged couple IS one of the most remarkable in Phoenix and their trials and successes Tn cary ing a living out of the great W est would comprise large volume II thelr biographies were to be written They crossed the plains in 1SoO Tn company with 15 other families on their way to Colorado. Only two 1arn- flies in this party had the hardlhoou to bear the trials of life so far away from civilization, and one Of these families consisted of MT. and Mrs Crow and Mrs. Crows brother.
 They settled on the headwaters or the Platte river, and were constantly nenaced by Ute and Cheyenne Indians which at that time were beginning their depradations, which lasted Tor many months. At one time, prlor 10 the beginning of the Indian wars, the trio were attacked by a band of so Indians. at the time not on the war path, but they stole all the movable property of the settlers and compelleo Mrs. Crow to cook food for them dur ylnIo d1 A short Mir. Crow joined the army to fight the Indians, who by this time had begun to kill the paleface settlers.
 After the Indian wars MT. Crow took charge of a big mine at George town, and later discovered mine or his own which after a long time of hard working began producing vast quantities of metal. This mine was sold to an English concern for S5OO'ooV, after which MT. and Mrs. Crow moved to Denver and established a bank. MT. Crow was for many years president of the City National bank of Denver. lie also controlled a large number Of rlch mines but after the crime of 1878, when silver was practically demone- tiZed, he lost more than $2,OUO'OOV-
 He sold his magnificent Denver home, which stood on beautifully gard ened grounds comprising eight city lots, and departed for Phoenix, where he bought 160 acres of land near the Indian school. With the expenditure of about s20,00O these barren acres were made to produce fruit, grapes anc wine but market conditions at tha1 time were not such to make tho business a. paying one and when ser ious drought descended on the valley MT Crows orchards and vineyards were ruined.
 It was 31 years ago that Mir ant Mrs Crow came to Phoenix, and aftel seeing all of their resources gone they bravely set out to amass a secont fortune. For this purpose they wen to Flagstaff to engage in mining, wltE which Mir. Crow was more familiar, bu this venture also failed, and they re- turned to Phoenix and bought two acres of land east of town, upon whicf they still are living.
 claim in Paradise valley, and mad regular trips in a wagon drawn b. mules between this city and her clain until she was finally able to prove u and. secure a title to the land. Thi land is now becoming more valuabl every day, as it is within the boun diaries of the Paradise-V Verde proJeC and will probably receive irrigation i the course of the next few years.
 The aged couple have many firI friends in the Salt River valley, wh know them for the generous hearte pioneers who were always willing hefp their friends and neighbors to tE fullest extent of their means.