Tom Jeffords, the only white man to hold respect of Cochise, started life as riverboat captain Author P. Odens Article Date April 1965 Journal Title Southwesterner
A foolhard and uncalled for experiment Author M. Downs Article Date September 1989 Article Abstract Jeffords was the most celebrated of the three men who negotiated the treaty with Cochise and created a reservation for the Chiricahua Apaches. The other two were Oliver Howard and Jospeh Sladen. Biographical info. Ports Journal Title True West