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Hunt Entered Globe Fifty Years Ago


Fiftv wears ago, on October II, 1881, only twen-
! ty-seven years after the Gadsden purchase nad
brought all Of what is now Arizona under the flag
of the United States there entered Globe an obscure
and penness youth, one George Wiley Paul Hunt
His attire was overals. He obtained employment In
the Pascoe Restaurant the Gay alter ms arrival For
the beginning of an illustriOus career he had only
himself as advantages These, however, were not IN
considerable for the boy grandson OF grad
uate of William and Mary southern plantation
owner-and his family among and related to the
notable southern families OF the revolutionary Pc
riod including that of Chief Justice Marshall
George Wiley Paul Hunt had been born Noven-
Der l. 1859 in Huntsville, county seat OF Kando pm
County, Missouri whittier his immediate family hao
moved his paternal side from North Carolina, his
maternal side from Virginia In that hamlet, named
for his grandfather, plantation devastated Dy
the armies of the Civil War; Hunt lived until his
eighteenth year. He received private education
which qualified him to teach school. Had he wished
he could have studied for profession. But the
south was vanquished and prostrate economic despair
living ike disease on the land. Hunts father had
been in the gold rush of 1849, from which he brought
back "reminiscences Gf not gold) Of the Catornlas
Young Hunt had read avidly all the books of Ten-
more Cooper.
The golden west in that day held the tongue Of
every man. but the ear of only the adventurer. Ut
the four Hunt boys it George who chose to go
west At eighteen he ran away from home, with
seven dollars in his pocket.
On the journey brakeman kicked his knuckles
until he fell from moving freight train. He got to
Colorado, to New Mexico, drfted down the Mo
Grande to Ell Paso and there outfitted prospec-
tor for the silver camp of Globe Arizona Crossing
New Mexico, punching before him burro loaded
with his worldly possessions, ne entered Arizona
July 6, 1881. His companions were two DeardeQ men,
one deserter from Major Renos command who re
called the campfire nil ghts among the saguaros with
stories Of Clusters Massacre. Hostile Apaches un-
der Natchez and Geronimo left the reservation snort
y after the three reached Arizona, and the pennoned
,oH4 TIyoi+o Ofoto han INT
friends for time not allowing them to continue the
trail until it was safer.
As the partv neared Safford the two companions
Of Hunt stopped in a Wayslde brewery Ihey went IN
at fine in the morning. and emerged at four in the
afternoon not only drunk but bellgerent. On the
road there was argument and it began to appear that
the little cavalcade Of three fortune-seekers and
burro might annhlate itself without Apache assist
ance Finally young Hunt commandeered al the
weapons in the party. He herded the two men be-
fore him into Stafford, which he entered in full con
ro wearing three pistols three rifles and cartridge
belts, an unusual sight even In those armed Gays.
Fifty years later, under the familiar cognomen
of George W. P. Hunt Governor OF Arizona ne re-
tains the highest authority OF the commonwealth
The trust of his felOwcitizens has been IN him. dur
no his fourteen wears in the territorial legislature
as president Of the constitutional convention first
governor as ambassador to Siam and as governor Tor
seven terms, the last record without approach IN
the history of the republic 1t is doubtful ii any 9TH
or commonwealth Of the United States has come so
much under the influence of single AS though
their destinies were entwned Hunt and Arizona pro-
gressed together
rnucker, Hunt rose to be merchant, go7 and am
hassador while Arizona emerged with from de-
sert wilderness to the dignity and affldN of state
i-0'U The qualities which caused Hunts rise are
scruplous honesty indonlitabe courage and enlight
major accomplishments not to speak. Of the num-
ba1iess and varied liberal measures effected directly
4'rn1r his influence He has been called the faith
sr Of the state system Of education never failing to