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John Philip Clum

John Philip Clum

Gold Rush Postal Inspector for Alaska

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From the March-April, 2021 issue of Alaskan History Magazine:

John Clum (circa 1870), an Indian Agent who was the only person to capture Geronimo peacefully, although Geronimo was later freed. Indian agent, First mayor of Tombstone, Arizona Territory, owner/editor, The Tombstone Epitaph, and friend of the Earp brothers.

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