Winslow daily mail., 1926-12-23
State Historian
To Write History
Arizona Mines


PHOENIX, Dec. 22 AP)-Major
George H. Kelly, state historian, is
supervising the gathering of data
for a volume that will cover the
history of mining development in
Arizona, which has only casual
mention in, the previous volumes
of Arizona, history. The fact that
the historian is preparing to pub
lish this phase Of the states hist
ory for permanent records was re-
vealed today in Major Kelly's bien-
NAL report on his department to
Goverpor Hunt and the Arizona
legislature.
I .ItJ was set forth in the report
that the historian will ask an in
tcrease Of $1,000 in the budget for
Y 1877 -2S, to cover the cost of pub
Fishing the new volume of history.
/ The report also disclosed that the
six volumes of the Parish history
three to eight inclusive, have been
exhausted and it is recommended
that in addition to the budget ap-
propriation' asked for, the sum .of
$4,000 be made available to cover
! the cost Of reprinting 500 copies
of these volumes
Major Kelly pointed out in his
report some of the work his de-
partment has fostered for the prop
er. recording of Arizona history,
He mentioned monument sdedicat-
led April. 26, 1925, to the memory
of the late Honorable Charles d.
Poston. Mention is also made of
how the historians office Coop
Grated during the past year with
Governor Hunt in providing and
placing markers at several of the
old military posts in the state and
sat -.the, scene eOf,ethc rOatman mass
acre near ella Bend, and at Nava-
jo Springs where the first terrific
rial government was inaugurated
by the proclamation of Governor
John N. Goodwin
cReviving other activities of the
historians department, the report
said: r
IN February 1926, volume of
state history was published. The
title Of this volume is Legislative
History of Arizona a'-1S64 to 1909,
covering the entire territorial per-
iod of Arizona. Extracts from the
messages of the territorial COVER
nors and from the appropriation
bills from year to year constitute
a continue dstory of the progress
of Arizona. This volume is now
available in the historians office
in Phoenix and may be ordered
!. by mail.
I'Of the eight volumes of what
is known as the Parish history,
written and published by honor
able Thomas e. Parish during his
seven years occupancy of this Of
flee, only volumes 1 and are avail
able. Less than half. dozen COM
I plete sets remain and these will
be retained to meet any emergency
{, demand which might arise.
4 Colonel James Fl. McClintock,
during his four years service in
the office, prior to January, 1928,
wrote history volume entitled
Mormon Settlement in Arizona,
land only about 200 hundred copies
Of this book remain unsold.
While the demand for the print
ed histories is not great, still there
comes to the office many inquiries
for data on early day events in
Arizona and about the various In
dian tribes, old military post and
activities of the army and civilian
forces in subduing the hostile In
dians who were prone to welcom-
ing the coming of the white man
and his civilization with every
known Indian warfare. The collec-
ton of data in addition to the print
ed volumes of Arizona history has
enabled this office to supply infor-
nation desired in practically every
inquiring letter.
Many biographical sketches of
Arizona pioneers have been added
during the past year and | desire
to acknowledge Ethe splendid CO
operation in this work of Mrs. G.
+. Kit, secretary of the Arizona
pioneers historical Society, Tucson.