Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-05-30

! nors party visited Saturday was
first called Camp Moore and was
established November II, 1856 by
Major Enoch Steen of the United
States dragons of companies b. G..
/ D, G and K Of that regiment, IN
! the valley of Sonoita, about As miles
northeast of Tucson 1t was changed
to Fort Buchanan May 25, 1853,
probbly in honor of President Buchan-
nan. It was one of the earliest
established forts. Later on, after the
opening of the Civil war, the fort
was abandoned and destroyed and in
1867 Camp Crittendon near old Fort
Buchanan was established. The
altitude was 3l.S5 and the longitude
110,35.
Fort Mason, Arizona territory, was
situated about II miles southeast Of
Tubac, Arizona. 1t was established
August 21, 1866. The name of the
post was changed September 6, 1865
to Camp Mckee, named in honor Of
Captain Samuel Mckee, first United
States cavalry Itwas abandoned as
military post october /, 1855, in
pursuance of instructions from the
headquarters of the district of Ari-
zona issued September Is, 1866.
do not find that the site of Fort
Mason or Camp Mckee was ever de-
clared a military reservation.
Records show that Camp Crittendon,
Arizona was established on or near
the site of former Fort Buchanan,
New Mexico, which was at first call
ed Camp Moore. At or near the site
of the former Camp Crittendon, Ari-
zona, Camp Moore, New Mexico, was
established November II, 1856, by
States dragons with companies b,
D, G and K pf that regiment. The
site of it is said to have been near
Calabasa ranch, in the valley of the
Sonoita, and about As miles south
east of Tucson. Its name was chang
ed to Fort Buchanan May 20, 1857,
probably in honor of President Buch-
amman. It was abandoned by the
United States forces and destroyed
July 23, 1851, doubtless by reason
of exigencies arising from the open
ing of the Civil war. The building
of Fort Buchanan were OF tenn
porary character only.
Camp Crittendon, Arizona, is shown
by most of the accounts of it to
have been established May 10, 1868.
at or near the site of the former
Fort Buchanan. However, an order
dated September 80, 1867 was issued
reciting as follows: 1.-The new cnlap
to be located by General Crittendon
in the valley of the Sonoita east of
Tubac, as reported in his letter Of
August the 10th, will be known as
Camp Crittendon. General Order
No. 81, Department of California,
dated at San Francisco, Calf, and
issued by Major General Irwin Me-
DowelD
The location is said to have been
at the head of the Sonoita valley
and river, near latitude 81 degrees,
35 minutes, As seconds longitude Ito
degrees, 35 minutes. 1t was declared
by the president a military reserva-
tion March 80, 1870, and it is stated
that the area of the reservation so
declared was 327S.0S acres. 1t was
abandoned as a military post June
/, 1873.
on the ground that the military
reservation surrounding Camp Crit
tendon was no longer needed for
military purposes, the president di-
rected in an executive order or procla-
nation of July %, 1884, that it, with
a large number of other military
reservations in the west. be turned
over tq the interior department for
disposition; this under the provisions
of an act Of congress approved July
5, 1884. That proclamation was pub
lished in war department general or