No one can possibly understand how the building of this large and beautiful mission was accomplished, and I believe history furnishes very little information.

In its archives was found quite recently the charter given by Ferdinand and Isabella, to establish the "pueblo" of Tucson about the beginning of the 16th century.
After a few delightful days, we broke camp and returned to Fort Lowell.
And now the summer was drawing to a close, and we were anticipating the delights of the winter climate at Tucson, when, without a note of warning, came the orders for Fort Niobrara.

We looked, appalled, in each other's faces, the evening the telegram came, for we did not even know where Fort Niobrara was.
We all rushed into Major Wilhelm's quarters, for he always knew everything.

We (Mrs.Kautz and several of the other ladies of the post, and myself) were in a state of tremendous excitement.

We pounded on Major Wilhelm's door and we heard a faint voice from his bedroom (for it was after ten o'clock); then we waited a few moments and he said, "Come in." We opened the door, but there being no light in his quarters we could not see him.