In 1863, he moved to the Arizona Territory and became a guide. While in Arizona, he became a mining prospector and surveyor, and was appointed by Governor John Noble Goodwin to lay down the streets of Prescott and later Wickenburg. He was then elected to the 1st and 2nd Territorial Legislatures for the 3rd district and the Yavapai district. He stayed in Wickenburg until his death on January 21, 1899.
