Arizona Miner (alternatively the Arizona Weekly Miner, Miner, or Weekly Miner) was a newspaper published in Prescott, Arizona Territory, from 1868 to 1885 and circulated throughout Yavapai County. The paper merged with the Arizona Weekly Journal in 1885 to create the Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, which was published until 1934. It underwent a succession of owners and changes in its publishing frequency as well as its political leanings.
The predecessor paper, the Republican Fort Whipple Arizona Miner, was established in 1864 at Fort Whipple as a monthly. It was owned by then Territorial SecretaryRichard C. McCormick[1] who purchased a press in Santa Fe, New Mexico on his initial journey to the territory and transported it in government wagons along with his other personal belongings.[8] The first publisher was Tisdale A. Hand.[1] The first issue was published on March 9, 1864, making it the oldest newspaper in Arizona.[9] The paper was published under military protection by staff who had "rifles strapped to their backs."[8] Later that year, after the first six issues, McCormick moved the publication to Prescott, the new capital of the Territory.[1] Emmet A. Bentley, editor from July 1866 was shot by Apache Indians on Weaver Mountain in February 1867 and died a few days later in the paper's office at age 27. Bentley was born in Burlington, Iowa and came to Arizona in 1863.[8]
Although McCormick established the paper as "the creature of the new territorial government",[10] the paper had little political content in its early years, aside from reporting on the reelection of President Lincoln in 1864 and on meetings of the Arizona Territorial Legislature.[1] Still, William F. Turner, the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Arizona and a political foe, felt that McCormick unduly benefited from being the owner and controller of the Miner.[11]
In 1867, McCormick sold the paper to John H. Marion, a native of New Orleans, Louisiana who came to Arizona in his 20s to prospect. He stayed to promote mining and Arizona's political rights.[8] During Marion's tenure the paper became highly politicized. Marion, a Democrat, was said to have a "combative and racist perspective that made itself known through his often aggressive and biting criticism of others".[1] Marion intended the Miner to be both "The Official Paper of Arizona" and an "Organ of the White People of Arizona."[10] Marion published weekly beginning in August 1867 and said he grew the paper from a circulation of less than 75 with a half column of paid advertising to 672 with "several columns" of paid advertising.[8]
In 1868 Benjamin H. Weaver joined the publishing staff and the paper's frequency increased from semi-monthly to weekly; it was also renamed the Weekly Arizona Miner. After Weaver left in 1874, the paper was renamed the Arizona Weekly Miner. Over the next few years the staff changed again, with Thomas J. Butler becoming editor and part-owner in 1875, then selling his interest in 1876. Charles W. Beach thereafter assumed the duties of editor, and Marion sold his interest to Beach in 1877. Under Beach, the paper's political leanings returned to their Republican roots and the name was changed back to the Weekly Arizona Miner. In 1882 Beach planned to sell the paper to Samuel N. Holmes, but Holmes died before the deal was signed.[1]
Merger
Despite ongoing financial difficulties, Beach continued to publish the newspaper for several more years. In late 1885, John C. Martin, the editor of Prescott's Arizona Weekly Journal,[a] proposed a merger deal. The two papers combined to create the Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner, with Martin as editor.[1]
Later history
A fire on July 14, 1900, destroyed the publishing office. In response, a temporary daily was published for about a month until regular operations could resume[1] in a small brick building on West Gurley Street.[9]
In 1903, the name of the paper was changed yet again to the Weekly Arizona Journal-Miner.[1] In 1904, the paper began using a linotype machine and became a franchise of the Associated Press.[9]
In 1908, John W. Milnes purchased the paper and took over as editor; he changed the name to the Weekly Journal-Miner. Milnes retained control of the paper for nearly fifteen years.[1] Needing more space, the publishing office moved to a two-story building at Cortez and Union streets in 1914 with a Goss web-perfecting press.[9]
The last proprietors of the paper were Arthur John Doud, publisher, and A. V. Napier, manager, who acquired the publication on July 1, 1929, and operated it until its closure in April 1934.[1]
Daily edition
From December 1873[b] to August 1885, a daily edition, the Arizona Daily Miner, was also published.[1][8][12] The Arizona Journal, a Republican-leaning paper established in 1883 merged with Daily Miner to become the Prescott Journal-Miner.[8]
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^"About The Weekly Arizona Miner. (Prescott, Ariz.) 1868–1873". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"About Arizona weekly miner. (Prescott, Ariz.) 1874–1877". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"About The Weekly Arizona Miner. (Prescott, Ariz) 1877–1885". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"About Arizona Weekly Journal-Miner. (Prescott, Ariz.) 1885–1903". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"About Weekly Arizona journal-miner. (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903–1908". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^"About Weekly journal-miner. (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908–1929". Library of Congress/Chronicling America. Retrieved June 15, 2019.
^ abcdefghLutrell, Estelle (1950). Newspapers and Periodicals of Arizona, 1859–1911. Tucson, Arizona: University of Arizona PRess.
^ abcdMcClintock, J. H. (1916). Arizona, Prehistoric, Aboriginal, Pioneer, Modern. S.J. Clarke Publishing Company. p. 752. Retrieved June 19, 2019.
^ abLyon, William H. Those Old Yellow Dog Days: Frontier Journalism in Arizona, 1859–1912.
^—— (Summer 1978). "William F. Turner, First Chief Justice of Arizona". Journal of Arizona History. Arizona Historical Society. 19 (2): 198. ISSN 0021-9053. JSTOR 42678105.
^Estelle Lutrell (1950). Newspapers and Periodicals of Arizona, 1859–1911. University of Ariz. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
External links
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Arizona Miner alternatively the Arizona Weekly Miner Miner or Weekly Miner was a newspaper published in Prescott Arizona Territory from 1868 to 1885 and circulated throughout Yavapai County The paper merged with the Arizona Weekly Journal in 1885 to create the Arizona Weekly Journal Miner which was published until 1934 It underwent a succession of owners and changes in its publishing frequency as well as its political leanings Arizona Miner 1 Arizona Miner March 9 1864TypeWeekly newspaperFounded1864LanguageEnglishCeased publication1868HeadquartersPrescott Arizona Arizona TerritoryISSN2165 9206OCLC number9251680Weekly Arizona Miner 2 Weekly Arizona Miner August 8 1868Founded1868Ceased publication1873ISSN2165 9060OCLC number8793533Arizona Weekly Miner 3 Arizona Weekly Miner January 2 1874Founded1874Ceased publication1877ISSN2165 9052OCLC number8793499The Weekly Arizona Miner 4 The Weekly Arizona Miner June 8 1877Founded1877Ceased publication1885ISSN2165 9044OCLC number8793462Arizona Weekly Journal Miner 5 Arizona Weekly Journal Miner January 1 1886Founded1885Ceased publication1903ISSN2166 5877OCLC number13019318Weekly Arizona Journal Miner 6 Weekly Arizona Journal Miner March 3 1903Founded1903Ceased publication1908ISSN2166 5893OCLC number12956138Weekly Journal Miner 7 Weekly Journal Miner September 20 1908Founded1908Ceased publication1934ISSN2166 5915OCLC number12956074 Contents 1 History 2 Merger 3 Later history 4 Daily edition 5 Mastheads 6 Key people 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksHistory EditThe predecessor paper the Republican Fort Whipple Arizona Miner was established in 1864 at Fort Whipple as a monthly It was owned by then Territorial Secretary Richard C McCormick 1 who purchased a press in Santa Fe New Mexico on his initial journey to the territory and transported it in government wagons along with his other personal belongings 8 The first publisher was Tisdale A Hand 1 The first issue was published on March 9 1864 making it the oldest newspaper in Arizona 9 The paper was published under military protection by staff who had rifles strapped to their backs 8 Later that year after the first six issues McCormick moved the publication to Prescott the new capital of the Territory 1 Emmet A Bentley editor from July 1866 was shot by Apache Indians on Weaver Mountain in February 1867 and died a few days later in the paper s office at age 27 Bentley was born in Burlington Iowa and came to Arizona in 1863 8 Although McCormick established the paper as the creature of the new territorial government 10 the paper had little political content in its early years aside from reporting on the reelection of President Lincoln in 1864 and on meetings of the Arizona Territorial Legislature 1 Still William F Turner the Chief Justice of the Territorial Supreme Court of Arizona and a political foe felt that McCormick unduly benefited from being the owner and controller of the Miner 11 In 1867 McCormick sold the paper to John H Marion a native of New Orleans Louisiana who came to Arizona in his 20s to prospect He stayed to promote mining and Arizona s political rights 8 During Marion s tenure the paper became highly politicized Marion a Democrat was said to have a combative and racist perspective that made itself known through his often aggressive and biting criticism of others 1 Marion intended the Miner to be both The Official Paper of Arizona and an Organ of the White People of Arizona 10 Marion published weekly beginning in August 1867 and said he grew the paper from a circulation of less than 75 with a half column of paid advertising to 672 with several columns of paid advertising 8 In 1868 Benjamin H Weaver joined the publishing staff and the paper s frequency increased from semi monthly to weekly it was also renamed the Weekly Arizona Miner After Weaver left in 1874 the paper was renamed the Arizona Weekly Miner Over the next few years the staff changed again with Thomas J Butler becoming editor and part owner in 1875 then selling his interest in 1876 Charles W Beach thereafter assumed the duties of editor and Marion sold his interest to Beach in 1877 Under Beach the paper s political leanings returned to their Republican roots and the name was changed back to the Weekly Arizona Miner In 1882 Beach planned to sell the paper to Samuel N Holmes but Holmes died before the deal was signed 1 Merger EditDespite ongoing financial difficulties Beach continued to publish the newspaper for several more years In late 1885 John C Martin the editor of Prescott s Arizona Weekly Journal a proposed a merger deal The two papers combined to create the Arizona Weekly Journal Miner with Martin as editor 1 Later history EditA fire on July 14 1900 destroyed the publishing office In response a temporary daily was published for about a month until regular operations could resume 1 in a small brick building on West Gurley Street 9 In 1903 the name of the paper was changed yet again to the Weekly Arizona Journal Miner 1 In 1904 the paper began using a linotype machine and became a franchise of the Associated Press 9 In 1908 John W Milnes purchased the paper and took over as editor he changed the name to the Weekly Journal Miner Milnes retained control of the paper for nearly fifteen years 1 Needing more space the publishing office moved to a two story building at Cortez and Union streets in 1914 with a Goss web perfecting press 9 The last proprietors of the paper were Arthur John Doud publisher and A V Napier manager who acquired the publication on July 1 1929 and operated it until its closure in April 1934 1 Daily edition EditFrom December 1873 b to August 1885 a daily edition the Arizona Daily Miner was also published 1 8 12 The Arizona Journal a Republican leaning paper established in 1883 merged with Daily Miner to become the Prescott Journal Miner 8 Mastheads EditMasthead Frequency NotesRepublican Fort Whipple Arizona Miner monthly 1864 1868Weekly Arizona Miner weekly 1868 1874Arizona Weekly Miner weekly 1874 1877Weekly Arizona Miner weekly 1877 1885Arizona Weekly Journal Miner weekly 1885 1903 after mergerWeekly Arizona Journal Miner weekly 1903 1908 after mergerWeekly Journal Miner weekly 1908 1934 closureKey people EditName 8 positionRichard C McCormick 1864 1867 ownerTisdale A Hand Mar 1864 Oct 1864 publisherEmmet A Bentley Jul 1866 Feb 1867 editorRandall Meacham Feb 1867 Jul 1867 editorWilliam Ford Jul 1867 Sep 1867 publisherJohn H Marion Sep 1867 1877 editor owner part ownerBenjamin H Weaver 1868 Feb 1875 editor part ownerE S Penewell Dec 1873 Feb 1875 part ownerC F Mitchell Dec 1873 Feb 1875 part ownerThomas J Butler Feb 1875 Dec 1876 editor part ownerCharles W Beach Dec 1876 Mar 1877 editor part ownerCharles W Beach Mar 1877 1884 editor ownerWilliam O O Neill 1884 Feb 1885 editorCharles W Beach Mar 1885 Aug 1885 editor ownerJohn C Martin Sep 1885 Mar 1904 editor ownerJohn W Milnes Apr 1904 Jun 1929 editor ownerArthur John Doud Jul 1929 Apr 1934 owner publisherA V Napier Jul 1929 Apr 1934 managing editorNotes Edit Established in 1880 as the Arizona Democrat before becoming the Arizona Weekly Journal in 1882 Some sources say the daily began in 1876References Edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m About Arizona miner Fort Whipple Ariz 1864 1868 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About The Weekly Arizona Miner Prescott Ariz 1868 1873 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About Arizona weekly miner Prescott Ariz 1874 1877 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About The Weekly Arizona Miner Prescott Ariz 1877 1885 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About Arizona Weekly Journal Miner Prescott Ariz 1885 1903 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About Weekly Arizona journal miner Prescott Ariz 1903 1908 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 About Weekly journal miner Prescott Ariz 1908 1929 Library of Congress Chronicling America Retrieved June 15 2019 a b c d e f g h Lutrell Estelle 1950 Newspapers and Periodicals of Arizona 1859 1911 Tucson Arizona University of Arizona PRess a b c d McClintock J H 1916 Arizona Prehistoric Aboriginal Pioneer Modern S J Clarke Publishing Company p 752 Retrieved June 19 2019 a b Lyon William H Those Old Yellow Dog Days Frontier Journalism in Arizona 1859 1912 Summer 1978 William F Turner First Chief Justice of Arizona Journal of Arizona History Arizona Historical Society 19 2 198 ISSN 0021 9053 JSTOR 42678105 Estelle Lutrell 1950 Newspapers and Periodicals of Arizona 1859 1911 University of Ariz Retrieved June 18 2019 External links EditArizona Miner on the Arizona Memory Project Arizona Weekly Journal Miner on the Arizona Memory Project Arizona Weekly Miner on the Arizona Memory Project Weekly Arizona Journal Miner on the Arizona Memory Project The Weekly Arizona Miner 1868 1873 on the Arizona Memory Project The Weekly Arizona Miner 1877 1885 on the Arizona 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