The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-11-10
sOLoMON's TEMPLE SURPASSED
masonic Grand Lodge of Arizona to
Hold Sessions i'm II Fairy Cavern

| Hold Sessions in II Fairy Cavern
Globe Democrat Special
| Phoenix, Ariz., November 6.-In the
written lore of Masonry is told that the
order had it's birth in the cave quarries he
meath Mount Lebanon. where the work.
men OF Solomon's temple gathered at night
ana pound themselves brotherhood united
IN the triple cause of mutual protection
learning and truth. In the earlier DAYS of
'he guild, through the persecution that
ever is allotted a cult that is new, the cayes
oil syria were the lodge rooms. But the
| uays "heh Masonry was deemed allied TO
''e oiacA arts arc past and not for CEN
turtles nave the craftsmen of the order been
compelled to hide their lodges like the
foxes.
III Arizona this month is return 40 first
principles, for the annual sessions of the
grand lodges of the Territory Will be held In
a cavern. Not in a dismal quarry. roupo
strewn with the products OF the cnisei ao,,
ihaiieI, but IN a temple or SURPRISING
peauly' direct gilt lam The Supreme
.has'ei, unmarried by touch of human WORK
uiAn. Large 1t lis as the largest lodge room
Win iluted ana ireseoed roof, with woa-
urous columns and pillars, such as mortal
.ouiu never new, the walls the spotiess
wnioe OF purity, vita here and mere a
STRIPE OF the blue of truth. AT the masters
right hand nature has placed a pedestal ~
creamy white, that Will ring like a hell
unuer ms gavel. On either side the dats
are snowy curtains of purest lime, through
"Hieh the lights will shine, only mellowed
oy the barrier. Though the lodge room is
ooo ieet below the surface, it yet will be
reached from below; and well guarded may
~ pe' Tor the approach for rods is by mar
~" 'uniei' Ihen the way leads up
snort shaft and through a portal hroken
IN the caverns side.
AT the back beyond the masters station
- another gateway, but one that only adds
~ 'ne mystic influence OF the place. Out-
iet IL Is, yet no man knoweth whittier II
ieaes' Though the caverns air is swaas
a.. az pure no draft comes from the stygian
PIT NO man has ever been lowered
t 80 ie mouth, and lanterns swung down
snow nothing beyond tn, = arrow slit s,,.
teet In width, of unknown length and
nepsh. STONES thrown within are never
heaiu 10 strike the bottom. Such is The
fear"ard boundary Of the lodge room.
nc location is at Bisbee one of the most !
uniomahtic OF mining towns, set in eorcs
OF the Mule Mountains, in the southeastern
par vi ARIZONA. Down the narrow valley
IA. ~ shaSBie IN the usual nerve |
aisIactihg way. AT the head are the great |
sne.tius furnaces, surrounded by GROWING |
hiountalhs OF Stag. Below this lie, tbs |
,ouse room; down shaft, along a drift
ana up an "upraise," where stolid Corn,sh
l,iners broke through Inc side of W.
The room is approximately an
1rTe IN area and twenty feet in he;oht
= heerioot the white floor is almcst is,,n,
oNerhead the dripping of lime water ,on
ago drained has left the most o,r;o'
,lacery' much as though it has been ra
iot in coarser earth oeis ana
ne management of the Conner Oueo, 4.
rSt IN the mining business for ssntt,n -
nat me cave has not been distn~hsS ~
iiopapiy owing to the fact thar tho conr
leposfe cease In the surrorndirc III.
vck. so work has been prosecuted a ine
ha, NJ II. .ne SIXTY miles OF drifts and shafts
An ,aat 'eyeoulp the earth to the denth NJ
en,n tet the manager of the mine The
~, ol ,ne noted Williams brothers ;s
'es uah devoid of sensibility or NJ ~
use, ass re is, withal. Mason. &c has -.
,or .ne cavern for the grand lodge sss
iuns' ana, perhaps, the only mo1srn
'aiyu,p VIII be to brilliantly Iigbt !; Nc
.,speri,ity, Present on the Iotb a,n, py
ae ipliest attendance ever known w
assume governing body In tho So,,,h -. a
, = McCo-d OF Arizona. notentat
re snrfhers. will attend. as VOL,
asson,c majority OF The Officials as me
ona' New Mexico and Sonora. VI arr
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