The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 8, 1901, Page 1

SRR B R RED . - — SAH FRARCISCON F SACRAMERTO HLlos Angss OaxLAND SToeKTOoN COMMITTEE BUSY ON FINAL PLANS HILE the members of the Presidential party are feasting their .eyes on the verdure of sunny, ferti Southern California = dreary trip the desert and are listening to the plaudifs of a people enth v determined that no welcome shall outvie , hundreds of busy men and women in San Francisco will be working with the industry of beavers, intent upon perfecting the arranigements for the local reception, which, they say, must and shall be the greatest of them all in every respect. The executive committee will hold an fmportant meeting at 11 o’clock this morn- ing. The chairmen of the various sub-committees will make detailed reports, and { Continued on Secai:d Page. | dent, advancing toward Richmond. | Rediands to | HOENIX, Ariz., May 7.—The trip of the Presidential party to Cor Ariz., to visit the Conzress mines, was the most adventurous and thrilling of ths entire journ in point of novelty and excitement no other place yet visited will-compare with this. Congress is about seventy miles north of Phoenix, |and the principal line hLere is owned by rphy, D. M. Ferry, the Detroit seed man, The town 0 feet above the sea and the mine The members of the Presiden rty, accompanied by Mr. Gage, the president of the mine, went part of tk way up the mountain in a railroad train, the nce of the distance being made afoot. The President hfm- elf headed the long line of travelers winding up the mountain The scene was so strange that the photographers of s begged the President many times to pose for them, ind he did o. At one time he started toward a cactus tree to stand in front of it to have his picture taken. He stumbled nd in reaching out to catch something his right came in contact with the needles of a gigantic c ree. His hand was painfully pricked. Several people | in removing the sharp points. | Before the train located far above the town. al he par reached Congress the President had | evinced a desire to go down into the deepest shaft at the mine, a distance of over 2000 feet into the bowels of the earth. Mem- | bers of the party urged him not to do so, saying that if any- | thing should havpen to him blame would rest on the | other members of the party for not opposing the project. The | Pres ced with his friends znd so did not go down into | ft. He stood at the mouth of the deep hole and watched others start down, telling them good-by as the litle incline | cars began to disappear out'of sight. All the members of the | party except Mrs, Mc v and Secretary Wilson went down nto the shaft Mi Hitcheock, Miss Barber, Miss Wilson, Mr: Smith, Mrs. Hay, Mrs. Cortelyou, Mr: Moore and N Rixey exhibited the greatest pleasure in the feat they had President Traverses Deep Tunnel in Mine The President accomplished a daring feat, however. From | the mouth of the ft where the party went down is a deep, to the mill tunnel lez ding the ore is crushed. ross under the mour Accompanied by Mr. Gage, the ent walked b through this tunnel. At times he was 1560 feet Lelow the surface of the earth. The tunnel had an occasional candle burning along its sid 3 practically no light track of a little tr President in his movements. A few photographers were following behind the President. pping at a dark place the President said, “This is where you ought to get a photograph.” One of the men wanted time to g0 to the train for a flashlight apparatus, but the President would not consent to Wait, and so the opportunity for the greatest picture of all was lost. Emerging from the tunnel at the mill where the ore is crushed and the gold separated from it, the President was conducted through the building, paying close attention to the ptions of the workings. He inspected the cyanide works saw cast a bar of gold worth §28000. The President was much interested and asked if he could not see the bar, “It is redhot,” said Mr. Gage. “I will show it,” shouted one of the melters, a man named Richmond, stepping forward, and with only the protection of a few rags for his hands he seized the redhot mold and dumped the white-hot bar of glowing metal upon the stone. The rags were ignited by the heat and the young man’s hands were scorched, but he did not wince. “That is the true American pluck,” exclaimed the Prosi- “I want to shake your hand.” He grasped the man’s hand and shgok it cordially. Through the Fertile. Salt River Valley. The President did a great deal of walking up and down the mountain sides on the way to the varlous points of interest, and Re seemed to enjoy it. His wife was a little troubled when he started from the car and begged the members of the party who were going to places of more or less danger to take care of her husband. Secretary Wilson said that it was in the section of Arizona around Congress that the Department of Agriculture some time ago sent some date palms that had been secured by the department in Tripoli. He expects to hear good reports from them at an edrly date. The railroad from here to Congress was carefully gone over’ by the railroad officials before the long train of the President was pulled over it. A train of an engine and four cars was dispatched ahead of the train from here to Congress and re- turn, so as to guard against accident. Two engines pulled the train, but they did not run tandem. Between the first and sec- ond engines were a flatcar and a caboose. The railroad offi- cials did not want to risk the weight of two engines on some of the tall bridges. ACROSS DESERT TO OASES " OF THE SUNNY SOUTHLAND SPEEDS 'PRESIDENT'S TRAIN |After an Adventurous Day in Arizona the President Con- tinues Journey While Multitudes Wait at { BY C. C. CARLTON, | Special Correspondent of The Call. . that he was not in the party. Greet Him. Leaving the rich mining section in the mountains, the train drepped down {n‘o the green Salt River Valley, with its wav- Ifalfa meadow’s and big herds of cattle. This valley is ed the gavden.spot of Arizona, and was reclaimed by irri- zation. Yesterday, passing through New Arizona, the cow-punchers at the quired vociferously where “Teddy” w. Many of the Vice President’s Rough Riders during the Spanish war were re- cruited in this section, and there was much disappoimment‘ Mexico, and to-day in| tops along the route in- Address to the School Children at ‘Wickenburg The tire of one of the engines expanded from the heat on the way from Cor ress to Phoenix and there was a delay of some tim e wire was tapped by an cperator and the which was waiting The operator who tapped the wire sent a request that an engine be sent out from X to relieve the crippled engine, which the officials were id would jump the track. The train pulled along slowly ived. the scene of the recent gold strike, the £ halted long enough to permit the sident to re- ceive a vi from the school children. The children presented Mrs. McKinley with a cabf The President | thanked the children in M behalf and addressed | them briefly as follows: i of the delay sent to Phoer impatizntly for the coming of the party. until the fresh e At Wickenburg train w: It gives me great pleasure to be received by the Governor of | your Terr and to receive your welcome we journey to meet the children, the There is nothing o essential veople as education. and I ur Territory broad and ample made for education. The schoolhouse is the university ch come good citizens, it is on good citizenship we not only for the present but for the future good and glory of the republic Train Arrives at Phoenix Two Hours Late. The accident to the locomotive tender delayed the arrival of two h Nevertheless the party received a rous- At the station the Territorial militia, a company bronchos and some of the friendly Pima and ined in the wildly enthusiastic reception. ven to the Adams Hotel for luncheon and orted te the Territorial Capitol, where the s tool place. 3 i the train at Phoen and somewhat disarranged the programme here. ing welcome. of cow Maricop: The party ws afterward was formal exerc Governor Murphy delivered an address of welcome, to which the President responded as follows: . f “Governor Murphy, my fellow citizens: 1 am glad to be greeted here by the Governor of your Territory. I have heard a good deal abaut Arizona from those of your people who come to Washington. They have, as 1 suppose, never understated the facts. I am prepared since my visit through your Territory eve that what thsy have said {0 me and to others is no exaggeration of your real condition. “You need a few more people, and there i§ nothing helps mmigration like irrigation. (Great applause.) I have been glad to note the splendid progress you have made and 1 am glad to bow in admiration of the pioneers of progress in the Territory of Arizona. You have triumphed over many trials, you have overcome many difficuities, y8u have done what it has been given to few people to do—you have made grass grow where it-never grew before. You have field and forest, you have mines, you have rich products from one end of your Ter- | ritory to the other, and you have a larger area of square miles than the kingdom of Italy, that contains a population of thirty millions. (Applause.) “I am glad to make acknowledgment to the State builders here in Arizona, the men who build the commonwealth that at | , last becomes one of the glorious States in this glorious Union. 1 have been glad to note your splendid public improvements. o3 This Capitol, on 'the steps of which I stand to-day, Should be a matter of pride to the people of your Territory. Your public schools, your university of learning at the old capital of the Territory, your care for the unfortunate people that dwell in your midst, all give evidence of that splendid civilization which you so nobly represent. “Nor do I forget, standing in this presence, that when we were constrained reluctantly to go to war with Spain and the call was made for volusiteers it was in this Territory that the first patriotic response was made. (Great applause.) This Territory furnished nearly 200 soldiers for that unique and gal- lant regiment of Rough Riders (applause), and here the flag was made by the noble women of Phoenix that first floated over a Spanish fort in Cuba. (Applause.) “What a record that regimént had! It lost some of its 34 28A0EHA | VENTURA AWAITS CHIEF MAGISTRATE BY W.F. BURKE. EDLANDS, May 7.—Redlands is astir with all the bustle ana prepara- tion that presage an event in her history. The streets are filled with people, a good half of them strangers, or at least visitors, and down the main street flags and banners and colored bunting flutter in a be- wildering but brilliant confusion. The last touches are put on decora- tion. The last palm leaf is being tacked to the apex of the great arch Continued on Second Page. Continued on Second Page. e