Arizona silver belt., 1888-09-15
The Home Q, renlmore Cooper.
LCooperstown Correspondent of the N.
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 The summer season at the old home of FenimOre Cooper is now at its height, and where, years ago, the smeke of the Indian camp-fres curled away towards the heavens there arises vapor just as blue. InnumerabIs camps, around which sit rugged spe- cimens of humanity, are now and then come upon unaware. The camps are hunted ones; they are the prey of ci- vilization, which, in the person of the brass-buttoned officer. of the law, is always on the tramp's trail. Officers get S2 for every tramp they capture, and the business at this season viss with that of hotel-keeping in its ex- cesaing lucrativeness.
 The sal over the lake on the Natty Bumpo is a delightful ono, and many points of interest may be seen from the deck. Five-Mile Point, with its historic associations, IS beautiful lit tie prsmontory jutting cut into the water. Up in the everlasting hills Leatherstocking Cave may be plainly seen, and the falls through which he so fsarlessly steered his frail craft run rapidly beneath. About two miles  before reaching the town the boat passes the site of Coeper's residence. The old house was long ago torn down and Tn Its stead now stands a pictur- ssque mansion, built from the mate rial of the original building. Here re- sides the nsvslist's enly surviving daughter, who is known for her many charities. The boat glides swiftly by & little bay from which stream flows gently cut. This IS the source of the lordly SusquahanHa, which here be- gins its journey of over four hundred miles to the sea. How insignificant it seems! how noble it Is after being fed by hundreds of broeklets and making fertile the valleys of New Yerk, Penn sylvania and Maryland, until it at last finds an outlet to the ocean at Havrs de Grace, ia the latter State One more interesting thing is to be seen befors the little steamer ghdes up to the wharf. Up through dense mass of greenery on the east side of ths lake pure white column of mar ble rears itself. This Is the monu ment erected to Cooper. It's beau tIful shaft and Is surmounted by figure of Lsathorstocking in the act Of loading his rife. The intrepid hunter from his high perch can look over vast extent of territory and the scene of many of his adventures.
 Cooper is not buried here, however. He sleeps in the village churchyard along with his kindred, his neighbors and friends. There are two plaln stone slabs side by side. On ona ot them IS this simple inscription:
 JAMES FENpoRE COOPER,
 Born Sept. l5, 1769..
 Died Sept. 14, 1851.
 Only this and nothing more. No chronicle of his busy life, of hls works or his deeds. A little further on his parents life, and by his side sleeps the wife who first suggested and inspired his work. The wind sigbs requiem ever the graves where lie buried these lifelong partners. The old church looks down upon his last resting place, and the path which he so often trod, to and from worship. is as worn as ever.
 Governor Ross, of New Mexico, is in as bad ed9r with many of the Dem ocrats of the Territory, as is Zulick in Arizona. The Celfax county Demo- cratic Convention, in series of sca.h- ing resolutions, denounced Gsvernor Ross as unworthy te longer hold an appointment under Democratic ad- ministration.
 
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