This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series January 2014Arizona was made a separate surveying district on July 11, 1870.  It was a momentous occasion for the young territory.  Governor Anson P. K. Safford, newly appointed after his stint as surveyor general of Nevada, recommended his Nevada friend, newspaperman John Wasson, for the … Continue reading History Corner: John Wasson: Surveyor General in Apache Land, Part 1