Arizona republican., 1921-04-13
EXCITING EVENTS
 IN THE LIFE IF AN
 ARIZONA WOMAN

Mrs. Annie Neff Graham of Clay ton. N: M-, came into Arizona in 1874. She had many experiences, some of which she has outlined in the following sketch of her life in the early days:
 In the summer of 1874 my father and mother, myself and sister left for Arizona, travelling in q prairie schooner across the plains of Kan sas and through Colorado by way of the Wooten Pass, stopping at the Wooten tavern, which was then con- sidered dangerous place at which to stay.
 As we travelled onward to Silver City, N. NJ. my father carried gun in his lap and my mother drove the team. The Apache Indians were kill ing emigrants every day, but we final ly overlook the Miller Brothers freight outfit which was freighting from Kansas City or Denver, and we travelled with it. to Prescott.
 One night after we had crossed the Arizona line the Indians nearly cap tured all the mules of the freight outfit, including our span of horses. When we arrived in Prescott my fa- ther had only one dollar. There was nothing much going on in Arizona then except mining, a little farming and some stock raising, most of which was done by the Indians. My father commenced to prospect and would accompany him on his trips.
 My first acquaintance at Prescott was H. H. Sherman, a teacher from whom I received most of my educa- ton. I also remember Josephine Ste vens, who captured an Indian pa- poose which the Indians had left in a camp on Granite creek. Miss Ste vens raised the little Indian and | finally made servant out of her. My father prospected much along l the Hassayampa, and remember go- ing after water one morning and sec | ing a large mountain lion in the path. We ran for our guns but before we could return the animal had disap- peared. When I lived in Arizona the only mode of travelling was by stage coach or horseback. Everything l was packed to and from the mines on the backs of burros. Towns were few and far between, with a few small settlements. One could ride all day and never see anyone, with the possible exception of Indians. We lalways went around the Indian camps as we thought it safer to do this l was the first girl at the Tip Tor I mine in the boom days, my father and I making the trip on horseback leading a mule over the lonely noun tain trails. I was the only woman al
 the mine, which employed then 40C
 or 500 men. I saw at this mine a
 Gila monster for the first time. Ii
 bit John Rostwick in the hand and he One Christmas day the miners pre-
 scented me with a number of golG
 pieces.
 After returning to Prescott we went
 to Tombstone, which was then bull
 of tents and was a lively place. Or
 our way to Tombstone we passed
 through Phoenix. This city was .
 small place with little farming be-
 ing done around it, mostly by the
 Mormons. Arrived in Tombstone WI
 found it full of excitement. The cow
 boys would ride in and shoot thing. up. One night as I was returning
 home a cowboy rode behind m whirling his lariat. 1 started to run t a friends house, and after l had gone
 around it three times before being able to enter it the cowboy went or his way whooping and yelling The Apache Indians at that tim' were killing ranchers and shepherd ] CTS quite frequently, and a raid oI Tombstone was expected. The Tn 3 dians would come into a town, sta, ' for few days and then return to tn - Dragoon mountains. A watch wa kept for many nights at Tombstone | The silver bullion from the mine | was carried by stage coach to Ben | son. and the stage was held up an, | robbed many times. My father sold ;
 silver mine near Tombstone, wher | We lived for several years.
 | l wintered in Phoenix last yea | and could realize the changes Whic] 40 years had brought. It has becom | d beautiful city of orange groves an 1 palms and the Indians are being edu 1 cated in a fine school and are bein l taught to become good citizens. Won | derful have been the changes of
 half century, for it has been sai
 that the desert will be made to bios l som as the rose. and I have lived 1 see the change.