Arizona silver belt., 1888-08-18
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books are lies from end to end and some great lies were naver penned, leaving 1t, doubtless, to D. E. Cald.
 well, editor and proprietor of the Lex ington Kentucky Transcript, 10 sup ply omissions. If called upon to de- sisnste the biggest liar in the United States we would unhesitatingly say, the editor of the Kentucky Transcript,
 with Sheriff Rogers 10 give the cue, and as we admire genius, our last thought as VIC press our pillow IS of l Caldwell, the man who knocks Tom 1 0cheltrae as cold as wedge And as
 we never make statement without proof to back it, We will publish ex- tracts from CaldwelI's account of tno tortuous trail, ef 40o0 miles aad an inch, followed by Captain James Reg CTS, Sheriff of Fayette county, Ken lucky, in pursuit of the coon, Tom
 Waltz, whom he awoke, with the tee of his boot, at San Carlos, Arizona,
 Indian Agency. His lies, like good 1 wine, needs no bush, and, therefore, it WAS out of place fsf Sheriff Rogers to i writa q ietttc to SherlG Shute in re- lation to the brilliancy of Galdwell's s statements, which bears upon their face that evidence ot research so char actorlstic of the dramatic life of Sin bad the Sailor, We have shed tears over the accounts given in that sacred volume ot that lmperiled old salt and at ths moment we are pumping the sympathetic brlne in consequence of tho dangers and hardships enceun- tered by Sheriff Rogers Tn bis hazard ous tnp through Arizona, After reaching Tucson, Rogers presented his requsihon papers to Gov. Aulick, and tho Transcript gives the following ac- count of the interview, and also a glowing" description of eur country; Here the requisitlen papers from Governor Buekner are presented to 1 the Governor of Arizona, who gets up in his robe de nuit in tue middle of q hot July night, and while lie swears "the country IS as hot as tho kitchen of h-l with dinner on cooking and all the pot lids of, he ustled around in bis office and signs tue necessary or der of ths Sheriff of Gila county. Then Rogers gets on the Atlantic and Pacific and hurries away to Prescott. Here he takes inc buck board vehicle in which the mail is carried and starts out ou his perilous trip across tho the mountains. What of the beetling precipiccs, the sickly looking mesquite bushes, tho burning thirst that can only be satiated by alkali water car r!ed in big tin eanteens by the stage driver What of the Gila monsters, the cougars, and the millions of prai- Tie dogs, that vary tue monotony of tho dreary rsute, not to speak of tue yillainous bucks and squaws peering down from the rocks here and there at the travellers along the mountain trail. These would fill good sized volume if described Tn detail, The first stage trip after leaving the rail read was from Prescott to Phnnix 126 tailes; Casa Grands to Florence 2 miles; Florence to Riverside 5 miles, Riverside to Globe 40 miles; Globe to San Carlos 8 miles; 372 miles away from the railroad and the haunt of ei- gIlized man. There is where Rogers went for Waltz. Is it any wonder the men of Faystto of all creeda strive to do themselves honor III honsring sucb an officer"
 This is what ho has to say of our efficient sheriff!
 He wore the grey shirt, white som brero and raw hido boots of the ortho. dox cowboy be was tall and wiry with nigh cheek bones, marked features and deep set grey eyes He was the shcr- 1 if of Gila county, Arizona Ter, and to emphasize his right to his name which was Shute, he wore at his waist pair of dangerous looking Colts royolyers and a leather belt studded with cart ridges"
 The Transcripts description of Al Seiber, the distinguished Chief of Scouts, would hardly be recognized by his acquaintaaces. It says:
 "I'hen the Colonel walked to the rear of the tent and brought back with him hard looking old man, tall and angular with bald head hidden in wide brimmed straw hat, with a countenance covered with scars and wrinkles whom he introduced as Lionel Siebur, Chief of Scouts.
 The article from which we quote was written as an electioneering dodge. Rogers was candidate for reelection and as his prospective chance looked blue 1t was thought best to present him as hero, having the character of sleuth hound, and as such introduced him to the voters, who were caught in the trap and ral- lied in sufficient numbers to elect