Arizona weekly citizen., 1881-11-20
TIE BANQUET OF GIBRALTAR.
po'iesi.on Of New City Tbs old Ran of Casa ae efanda fresidcs- -skoTt-Hsnd RepoTt Of tho Proceedings Especially for the Cit.1sa.H
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 "A new Territory, q new city, whose
 foundations are laid in fields of silver"
 were the prominent words uttered yes-
 tefdaF evening by our eloquent speaker,
 1s the last rays of the sun of a November
 Eve Was dipping ia the west and the
 tTinkiing.of an eastern star glimmered
 through the dazed horizon announcing
 that day had bid farewell to night and
 night grasping cooly the hand Of reced-
 ing day had announced her assumption
 and reign for a stipulated period over
 the dcstinies of this mundane sphere.
 lns'antaueously a giant powder intona-
 hoa, deep, long and loud, from the shaft
 of the Pennsylvania" followed by
 similar lEtoaat;on from the depths Of the
 " Belle, supplemented in quick success
 sion by a vibration from the tunnels of
 the "Orizaba,' that shook the hills of
 Gibraltar and PTesaged that the time of a
 clty s dedication had arrived, that the foes
 of civilization no longer resided in these
 yiclnItles, but instead the ever charitable hand or the miner was cleaving the pro- gresslye way of progress, paving the path ol metal future anu bulllOniZirg rep- utatlon. It was at this particular june ture when around the banQuet table Was gathered representatives of eastern capital intermingled with stout-fisted, practical miners, whilst the table groan- cd under the best of substantlalities and ornamentally adorned here and there by the vlrc-sealed necks Of the ever cheer Ing land marks called "Oh, let us be Joyful, that the toast of Gibraltar and prosperity universal was offered. The same WAS replied to by Mir. Antone Jos eph, Of New York.
 Ar. Joseph said: Fellow Citizens: It Is indeed gratifying to see you here as- sembled thls evening. It betokens q coming chapter in the history of this Territory which should be hailed by all good citizens with extreme delight. We See here gathered men of different na- tonalIties and representatives from all parts of America, and l can sincerely assert that the foundation of a young city built under such favorable circum- stances and its corner stone laid in the nelgh6orhOod of such a reputable min eral country, cannot fail of producing such favorable results that the fame If Gibraltar will extend even be- yond the admiring limits of this Terri tory and become a standard of reference and quotation amongst the heaviest firms of Wall street"
 THE FRosPECToE" Was responded to by Mr. John Khron, of Boston. MT. Khron said:
 Fellow Citizens: The pen of inspira- tIun and the eulOeistic voice of humani- tvs warmest humanitarian can alone portray and justly eulogise ! the seeminEl., poor and fTiendless pros pectcr who, with hammer and drill, has l hewed out golden paths that lead into l valleys of silver, whose productions have l created the past, made possible the pres | ant and opened up a future of immense | 
 THE 8ESOURCEs OF ARIZoNA,' to by the "Old Man of Casa | ,Srsnde.' This extremely old gentle l man, who has passed his hundredth year | JE many years, and whose hair is bleach | ad IS white as the snOws Cf winter, along | with flowing beard of tine same hue | that reached down on his aged breast, | arose in a graceful manner and said:
 Comrades and Fellow Citizens: Brew | .t. in speech Is good, longevity in life is desirable, and a beautiful and healthy | country to reside in is also most desira- lle. Arizona Is in its infancy; preju- iices haze dwarfed her growth and mis- representations have classed her as a Territorial pigmy. But the time is near lt hand when the newspaper press, which is identified with the welfare of this Ter -itory, will dispel these preiudicial 'louds, silence the unjust invectives of hose euvlously opposed to us, and finally lay before the world in such an explanatory manner the admirable fea- ures of the metal prolific country fs to cause men of all States 10 seek this new field Of labor and en- erprise as eagerly and with as earnest a onEing as did the children of Israel when they turned their backs on Egypt's 'urses and sought rest upon the plains md in the Eden hills and valleys of Iauaan." Great applause.) Here the ,ld gentleman sat down and quietly peaking to those seated on his right md left said: "Ihat many years ago, before the death of Casa De GIande, lasa had laid great stress on this par icular vicinity as hls chief stronghold" speeches were made by Messrs. Jere Fryer, Lou De Pay, Col. Andrews, Thos 'omliHson, NIT. Gilson, of San Fran 'isco, and Richard Chilson, ef Globe, Ed others in a manner the most chcitous and pleasing, which drew forth rom time to time well deserved ap- llduse.
 During the evening and at the conclu- ion of the banquet an orchestra of tring pieces, secured in Los Angeles for Le occasion, played in d highly satlsfac- ory and artistic Style selections taken rom the highest musical programmes. Ind thus oratorIcal musical eloquence, with excellent music, so the passage of time that the tar of the previous evening had disap- ,eared and the planet of morn had put n it's appearance before tine highly .leased assemblaEe were aware that the ime of parting had actually arrived, and hat brotherly hand shaking, friendly di,us were admissible. "A splendid ime,' most enjoyable" "most enjoy ble," were the cheery salvas of depart Ire as a highly pleased assemblage dis olved itself after an evenings enter one of the most pleasant on