Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-12-02

Thousands of miles from the be- loved state and by the purest of ac- .cidents and smallest of chances there has been discovered by a pioneer Tusconian an unheralded writing by former citizen of the Old Pueblo which has upset or at least placed under inquiry every established tra- dition as to the origin of the word "Arizona" and has even further con nected the region thru the same chan mel with the beginnings of the entire human race. '-N
 Easing its facts upon an ancient Aztec myth, the theory is further sub stantiated by the Mohave language, purest of Indian tongues, by the author, who while remote and un- known in Arizona has without doubt obtained his traditions thru personal investigation conducted in Arizona.
 A small publication, little more than pamphlet and coming from the press 45 years ago, was the source of the old, yet novel theory as to the name of Arizona, and was acciden- tally located by Harry Drachman, a local merchant, during recent trip to Washington, D. c. Upon the shelves of a magnificent library in the capital city Arizona As It Is" was found in remote section of an- other valuable library which had been the heritage left by late citizen.
 Hiram c. Hodge, author of the lit tie book, had according to it's state ments spent several years in Arizona in the early days of its development, probably about 1870, and had spent considerable portion of this time undoubtedly in Tucson. Many pages of the publication, now out of print were devoted to Tucson and those de- string information in regard to the then growing town, were cited the names of several prominent mer- chants of the early days with whom they might communicate. Names fa- miliar to the pioneers. of the Old Pue- bio were found within the pages of the book, proving beyond doubt the authenticity of the personal investi- gations of Hodge by the accuracy of their information and data.
 Who Hodge may have been or whether he is still living are un- known and investigation to that end has been without avail. The few of those pioneers yet living who remem- Der Tucson in the early seventies fail to recall to their minds any such per son as Hodge, this however being em- phasized by them as mo reason what ever to assume any doubt as to the truth of his statements since many thousands were virtually transients in that period and remained only a few weeks, months or years in the Old Pueblo. ,.'. al
 That the author also conducted his investigations among the Mohave In dians is also a likelihood, this being concluded from the manner of his writings and his apparent familiarity with their language and traditions The Mohave language is described by him as by far the most perfect and complete of any of the Indian dia. lects of this country, this being sur prising information to many language students. (The Mohave language is made up of 86 words and was prob. ably taught by the Aztecs.)
 Submitted to many persons who have familiarized themselves with the myths in regard to the naming o1 this state and the origin of it's tra. ditions, the new definition, meaning '"sun beloved maiden" has failed te call any memory forth and creates g virgin field for research in traditions
 Definite connection is given be. tween the origin of Arizona and that of the human race upon earth in the narrative of the Aztec Indian tra.