Reminiscences of an Apache scare, ca. 1928-1928.

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Reminiscences of an Apache scare, ca. 1928-1928.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47281281

Summary: Handwritten reminiscences entitled "An Indian Scare" about living at Copper Camp on the north side of Mount Lemmon in the Catalina Mountains. Beginning in August 1885, Mrs. Dyer describes Mexican Americans cutting timber for use in Mammoth Mine, mining activities, Eskiminzin and his camp along the San Pedro River, and a May 1886 fight between ranchers and a band of Apaches on the San Pedro leading to the death of Dr. Davis and the Dyers evacuation of Copper Camp.

.1 linear ft. (1 box)

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 7578825

Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division

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Eskiminzin, Apache Chief

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Dyer, A. M.

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Biographical note: F.H. Dyer was part owner of the Mammoth Mine, located about sixty miles from Copper Camp. The Dyers, F.H. and his wife, A.M. and F.H.'s daughter Minnie, moved to Copper Camp in the Catalina Mountains to escape the heat in August 1885. From the description of Reminiscences of an Apache scare, ca. 1928-1928. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 47281281 ...