MRS. A.L. McKESSON
November 19, 1898

The death of Mrs. A.L. McKesson at Kingman lst week recalls an 
incident in her career which will be remembered by many Arizonians. 
In 1876 while the Apaches who were then the courbge of Arizona, 
were on the warpath, a detachment of scouts headed by Ed Peck, 
had a fight with a prowling band about ten miles north of Camp 
Verde. The Indians were put to fight and on the battle field 
Peck picked up a papoose. The little one was about two years 
old and the kindly Peck gave one of the scouts $5 to carry the 
baby to Camp Verde.  The scout that took the baby to camp was 
A.F. Banta, now editor of the Pick and Drill, Prescott.  The 
child was afterwards taken to Prescott where she was adopted 
into the family of Wales Arnold, who gave her a good english 
education.

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