He was elected to a two-year term as Macomb County district attorney beginning in 1842, the same year he moved to Mount Clemens, Michigan.
[3] The new judge set sail from New York City with his son, Harley High Jr., and crossed Nicaragua before reaching San Francisco in mid-July.
[4] After reaching his new home, Catter proceeded to Prescott to attend the October 5, 1867, session of the territorial supreme court.
Threats from the indigenous population were the primary obstacle to developing the resources and Cartter felt the Federal government was dedicating too much effort with Reconstruction at the expense of the American West.
Foreseeing the decline of La Paz's fortunes, he lived briefly in Ehrenberg before settling in Prescott in September 1870.