Arizona republican., 1921-04-13

iiidldu li lpeS dId iudiiy llIIttS dClcu as interpreter.
 Alex Durward was one of the many pioneers attracted to the Tombstone district following the rich ore strikes in that community. He arrived at Tombstone, December 26, 1880, and for 20 years was resident of Cochise county.
 During the past IS years he has been i'll the lumber business at Yuma and is still resident of that city, although spending a part of his time in Banning. Calf, where he also has business interests
 shovel used in turning the first dirt in the Globe district is now in the possession of Irwin NJ Mouse, a resident of Mesa MT. Mouse came to Arizona in August. 1876, and has been a resident of the state ever since.
 MT. Mouse reached Globe in time to see the first building erected in that city. Later he established a nursery in northern Gila county, about 10 miles southwest of Payson. Since that time he has been engaged in the nursery business and farming
 Richard s. Gibbs. now a resident VI h'oIl NAhfOiis tO <AIlZOfld WneH Flagstaff was a pine forest That was in the fall of 1879. The only indication that white men had pre- ceded him there he said, was state ly pine barred of all limbs and used as a flag pole. From the top of the pole, an old shirt waited in the breeze. Mir Gibbs writes.
 In 1885. MT. Gibbs located at Globe and took employment as driver of the stage between Globe and Flor ence. He also Grove to old Riverside station, since abandoned.
 
 Mrs. Martha NJ Fuller. a resident of Laveen came to Arizona with her parents 40 years ago, after a 1.500 mile trip overland by horse and wagon.
 The family settled three miles to the north of Indian Hot Springs in Graham county and lived there con- | tinuously from the date of their ar rival until 1917, when Mir. and Mrs. Fuller took up their residence at La veen. F. J. Fuller, the husband. is also an Arizona pioneer, coming here 40 years ago.
 l John c. Loss, now a resident of Casa Grande, reached Florence. Ariz February g. 1874. after an overland | trip from Colorado. He was one of a | party of eight,
 Leaving Colorado, the party had a | four mule team as far west and south as Silver City, N M Additional camping equipment was added at Silver City and the long, perilous journey through the Indian infested district started Apaches were nu- merous in the mountain regions in those days and practically all of them were on the warpath. The party ar rived safely at its destination without incident however.
 1 Mir. Loss was a cattle rancher for many years, and later became active in the mining industry. He is now specifically interested in the devel- opment of oil and gas resources in the south central part of the state. Prescott was settled" by white people September IT, 1864. according to information contained in a letter from Mrs. Mary E. Harrington, who now lives in Los Angeles. Calif- l Mrs. Harrington was one of a party l of pioneers which included 12 white families and eight additional mer who travelled overland to Prescott and made that place their home. Oth- CTS in the party included T. M. Alex ander and family, Cook Buckman and wife, John simmons. D. w. Shiv- CTS and family, Tim Simmons ana children. Mrs. Harrington venture: the opinion that most of these people still live in Prescott
 The following appreciation of Dan
 iel Campbell, father of Gov Thomas
 E. Campbell, who first saw the Ari
 zona desert in 1867, has been contrib
 uted by Harry D. Campbell of Pres
 colt:
 T am sending you the name o Daniel Campbell, father Of Governo Campbell whom I consider not only
 pioneer, but real trail blazer.'
 He hiked from Wilmington. Calf straight through to California an, Arizona desert in 1867, and not onl helped to make the state fit to liv il., but settled and reared a family His health is very good and he belle his age"
 Ida Williams Davisson, now a res ident of Mesa, passed her second birthday at the historic Sunse Crossing on the Little Colorado rive while her parents were enroute fror the east to Prescott, Ariz. They mad the trip overland with an OK team.
 
 John H. Isaac. a resident Of Phoe nix since May, 1876, came to Arizo na on July 1, 1875, from California He left California on the morning c July l, after breakfasting He ha dinner in Nevada, and his suppe meal was served in the territory C Arizona. He made the trip with mule team, and has lived in Arizon continuously since his arrival here | Mrs. Lizzie Steele, member C