Territorial News www.territorialnews.com www.facebook.com/TerritorialNews Vol. 22, No. 7 Your Connection to the Old West March 26, 2014 Next Issue Wednesday Jesse Evans April 9 A Cold Blooded Killer Play esse Evans was an outlaw man named John Kinney. At Arizona Trivia and gunman of the Old the time, Kinney was leading See Page 2 for Details JWest, and leader of the one of the more well-known Jesse Evans Gang. Best criminal gangs of the New known for his involvement in Mexico Territory. Evans the infamous Lincoln County joined the gang, and over time This Week’s War, Evans was a cold- he and Kinney became close. blooded killer. Even Billy the On the night of Question: Kid, in a letter to New Mexico December 31, 1875, Kinney, governor Lew Wallace, wrote Evans, Pony Diehl, and Jim of his fear of Evans. McDaniels went into Las Much of southern Jesse J. Evans was born Cruces. While there the gang in 1853 in either Missouri or members became involved in Arizona, including Texas. His first brush with the a disagreement and later a Phoenix and Tucson, law came in June 1871 in Elk brawl with soldiers of the U.S. is part of what City, Kansas, when he was Cavalry stationed at Fort desert? arrested with both his mother Seldon. The outlaws lost the (13 Letters) and father for passing fight, and left, only to return counterfeit money. This was and open fire on the saloon, interesting, because up to that killing two soldiers and one point Jesse had led a civilian, and wounding several promising life, even others. graduating from Washington Kinney had been badly Index and Lee College in Virginia. wounded in the earlier fight, After that incident, and went into hiding. Soon Arizona Kid...................8 Evans began working as a after that night, while Kinney Arizona Trivia................2 cowboy, even spending some was still healing, Evans, gang Business Directory........18 time in the employ of famed member Samual Blanton, and Classifieds.....................18 cattle baron John Chisum. possibly another outlaw Jim Harvey......................2 After a time, Evans ventured named Morris, shot and killed Recipe....................18 to both Las Cruces and La Quirino Fletcher in Las Mesilla, New Mexico, where he became associated with a (See Killer on Page 6) Jesse Evans The Captivity of the In Their Own Words Oatman Girls Capturing Wild CHAPTER 2: On August 9, 1850, the Oatman family left Independence, Missouri, Nineteen Apaches Approach headed for a new life in California. They would never reach their destination. Mustangs Them - Profess Friendliness On the trail in Arizona, an Indian party attacked the family. The only survivors were sisters Olive and Mary Ann and their brother Lorenzo. Lorenzo was left at Love was born into slavery in Tennessee By R. B. Stratton for dead and the sisters were taken captive. In 1857, R. B. Stratton wrote a book titled The Captivity of the Oatman Girls Among the Apache and Mohave Indians. N in 1854. Freed by the The Territorial News is serializing the book in its entirety. Look for a new North’s victory in the Civil hether my installment in every issue of the Territorial News. War, Love’s family tried to father had read sharecrop for their former “W that notice left spirit law or the appointment while in the wagon thinking slave master. Young Nat, for our warning by Dr. of Providence the gloom of his himself concealed from his however, wanted to see the family, but of which I was Lecount, and had from waiting doom had been sent world and the desire leave the counted among his friends ignorant until it was told me prudence concealed it, with on before to set his mind in farm and head west burned and acquaintances well- by my eldest sister during the the impression it may have readiness for the breaking in him. His luck took a turn known westerners such as made upon his own mind, storm, are questions that have day. My mother was calm, for the better when he won Bat Masterson, Jesse and from us, to prevent the been indulged and cool, and collected; patient to $100 in a lottery. With that Frank James, Billy the Kid, endure, and diligent to do, torment of fear it would have involuntarily urged by his money, Love struck out for Buffalo Bill Cody, and that she might administer to enkindled; or whether a fond, bereaved children; but Dodge City, Kansas. From many others. Love the comfort of the rest of us. campfire might have been no answer to which has broke then on, Nat Love made a published his memoirs in At one time, during the discerned by him in the upon their ear from mountain, name for himself in the West. 1907. In the excerpt that distance the night before, from dale, or from spirit-land. severest part of the toil and He was nicknamed warning of the nearness of the For one hour the night before “Deadwood Dick” and he (See Nat Love on Page 8) savage Apaches; or whether by my father had wept bitterly, (See Captivity on Page 4) Page 2 Territorial News March 26, 2014 Jesus, gentle Shepherd, Arizona - Web of Time Bless Thy lamb to-day; Keep me in Thy footsteps, violated their right to Never let me stray. unlimited access to wood Guard me through the daytime. Jim Harvey and grass on public land. Every hour, I pray; The Arizona Trail In 1901, Charles Keep my feet from straying Spencer was mining for gold From the narrow way. Amen. When it was payday at dollars for playing piano in in the sands and shale along Clifton during the 1870s, one to provide income for the Colorado River copper miners were paid her family when her husband upstream from the Grand Captain’s Bar Presents promissory notes instead of was sick. A district judge Canyon. He used a money. The only thing they said she didn’t have to pay. steamboat to haul coal from could buy was merchandise a deposit close to the river. ARIZONA TRIVIA at the mining company store. At Williams in 1898, The coal provided the steam This Week’s Question: Much of southern Arizona, including The notes were worthless feelings were high against the for the boat and for dredging Phoenix and Tucson, is part of what desert? anywhere else. federal government’s plan to equipment. The investment (13 Letters) control timber cutting and and work would be in vain There was an 1895 livestock grazing in the because there wasn’t enough Last Issue’s Question: What is the only Arizona frontier Flagstaff city ordnance that forests. Ranchers and gold to meet expenses. era military post still active today? prohibited women from sawmill operators wanted to Answer: Fort Huachuca frequenting saloons, as a send a representative to That same year, 1901, customer or an employee. Washington to “head off the the town of Williams was Congratulations! You got the right answer! One woman was fined ten scheme” which they claimed incorporated and the Santa You are entered into our drawing Fe Railroad built a spur line Keith Adams, Ed Baker, Sid Clarke, Larry Damer, Vicki Damer, from Williams to the south Doyle Ekey, Jack Gajewski, Kevin Gartley, Clarence Hodges, EDGEWATER RESORT rim of the Grand Canyon. 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