Apache Wars in Grant County, NM
Grant County sat at the heart of the Apache homeland. The Mimbres / Chihenne / Bedonkohe bands and US Army campaigns against Mangas Coloradas, Victorio, Nana, and Geronimo's group define the region's 1850-1886 history.
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The wife of the excited individual allegedly sold a large herd of cattle on the Mimbres river and fled the country with his foreman.
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The photograph of Nana is an 8x10 inch glass negative from the Ben Wittick Collection.
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Well-known man from San Lorenzo who reported on incendiarism attempts in the Mimbres Valley.
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A man on the Mimbres from whom horses and mules were stolen.
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Ophner now wears a wooden leg in place of the one lost while hunting Geronimo.
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A ranch on the Gila River about thirty miles from Clifton where Knox was warned about Apaches.
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Author or narrator of the account about the Indian escape from Fort Riley.
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Younger sister of Roman Chiquito described as the belle of the Mescalero tribe.
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A primary source from the Civil War era, including illustrations and descriptions of Southwest New Mexico.
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A brown ware bowl with good form, associated with archaeology and anthropology subjects.
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Son of Captain Madden who was killed while en route to visit his father at Fort Bowie.
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A pioneer citizen of Deming killed in the Hatchet mountains while prospecting.
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Person who helped place the Gamble tombstone upright in December 1962.
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A prominent character on the southwestern frontier described as a born leader, gallant soldier, successful lawyer, brilliant writer, and public-spirited citizen…
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The individuals who meticulously documented the pottery and its archaeological context from the Swarts Ruin excavation.
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Deming, Luna County, New Mexico is the location of a new refrigerating plant and subject of freight rate discussions.
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Father of Petra who pursued and fired shots at Francisco Lara.
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Farmhouses are being built in the valley.
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Fort Bayard, New Mexico, is the site of United States Veterans Hospital No. 65, a former frontier military post turned modern hospital for tubercular ex-service…
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Frank Nordhmis was elected treasurer of the association.
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Man killed by Indians up Chloride creek.
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George W. MiCmi was elected vice president of the association.
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A revised edition covering New Mexico and Arizona from the Mexican-American War through statehood, including Grant County topics.
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Bondsman for Sheriff-elect James A. Lockhart.
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James Bullard was John Bullard's brother who arrived in southern New Mexico Territory with him in 1866 to seek their fortune as silver prospectors.
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Former Grant County citizen sentenced to one year for shooting W. B. Slaughter, claims self-defense.
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John Brockman filed a lawsuit against Gibson and son for $99 in damages after they allowed cattle to trespass on his cornfield.
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John C. Watson was named field agent for the association.
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A Cooney prospector who left for Riverside, California, and owns a valuable block there.
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A man who escaped the Georgetown lock-up after being arrested for burning a residence.
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John Perry was a person about whom no further biographical details are known from the available sources.
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Author of an illustrated travel account through the Southwest during the Civil War era.
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J. W. Taylor is mentioned in a note of protest from July, referenced in October.
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Individual who purchased the burden basket at Fort Wingate in Spring 1882.
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M. I. McHride was named as a director of the association.
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Miners are mentioned as flocking into the area.
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Mrs. Miller was a person referenced in four sources, but no specific details about her life or actions were recorded.
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Man killed by Indians up Chloride creek.
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No verifiable historical claims about Peter Riggs exist in the available record.
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Pinos Altos is a mining area in southwestern New Mexico Territory, located east of the site where Bullard and Hudson discovered silver in 1870.
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Woman well known to sojourners at Hudson's springs who was to be married to Martin Mullin on the 15th instant.
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Silver City is a town in southern New Mexico Territory founded in 1870 after a silver strike and incorporated the same year, becoming a settlement of significan…
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An intoxicated soldier who killed a woman and a peace officer in Central.
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A West Point graduate and first lieutenant in the 4th U.S. Artillery who established Mowry City about 1858.
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Thomas B. Pheby's occupation and employer were unknown based on available records. No other biographical details were documented.
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Brother-in-law of Frank Lenoir.
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The United States of America filed a lawsuit against the American Lumber Company and Clark M. Carr over land rights and accounting.
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The partner of the narrator who was killed during the attack.
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Wright Sluiw was elected secretary of the association.
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