Arizona republican., 1898-03-23
ADIOS CLIFTON.

AD1OO SLIF
 Scattering Notes of the Big District i Stock News of Interest.
 Clifton, Ariz, March 21.-(Special correspondence of The Republican. )- As one of the oldest camps in Arizona, dating back to the early seventies, it 1 is but natural to find the town of Cliff ] ton to be one of the settled sort The i bad element which drifted in here from Tombstone has long since been eliminated and more quiet but active i place could not be found in the terri i tory. For years the savage Apache held sway in the canyons and many a bloody affray has been chronicled in
 the days prior to the time that a qui- etus was put upon their evil and fatal attacks. Today we find Clifton as at tractlVe as many towns which have had from their inception all the advan- tages of culture, places of worship and the public school. The town is prop erly named Clifton, as above it rear great cliffs and the ever rushing waters
 Of the Frisco pass on through its cen
 ter down to form a greater volume in
 the lengthy and circutious Gla Riv- erside. which begins with the home of Superintendent and General Manager James Colquhoun and ends with the pretty cottage occupied by MT B. F. Leonard and his bride (formerlv Miss Kemp of PhoeniX) is very attractive The occupants of the cottages in this array of cosy homes are those who
 fill responsible positions in the gift of
 the Arizona Copper company. limited i and all Riverside can be seen in pass
 ing out and across the Frisco to the
 mountains over which the companv's
 railroad crosses in it's run to Guthrie 1 Duncan and Lordsburg
 1 Speaking of the railroad reminds me that the seventy-one mile stret.h S a goodly sum to build and equip, pret- ] ty close to two million dollars. Just
 now and for two months past it has l been taxed with the extra freight of
 the Detroit Copper company of Nor
 enci, machinery, coal, coke, lumber
 and merchandise going up and bullion coming out. The regular business of 1 the Arizona Copper company and that | of other immediate propositions and | Of the town in themselves keep the road active. Heavier rail is being laid
 on the twelve mile mountain stretch ! Thomas Smith has the bulk of the work of management in his hands
 being company express agent, operator
 etc The veteran Mike Reardon and little Tommy Simpson, conductor and
 engineer respectively, are on duty Ac- | cidnts are rare and delays likewise.
 An extra is now running daily and it happens, too, that a Sunday train is put on. The stop at Sheldon Is a great convenience, as many like to
 make the cut over to Solomonville via | the stage route. The route via rail, l touching the Gila most of the way, is
 certainly interesting.
 The library building at the west end
 of the swinging bridge which spans
 the Frisco, is to be one of the spring attractions and everybody is cordially
 invited to be there when the dedica- tory exercises take place. The build
 ing will be two stories and of brick construction, the site being on the old
 slag dumps. The dimensions are 30xS0 feet. The ground floor is de signed for library and postoffice, and the second story is under lease to the | Masonic lodge, who in turn will sub-
 let to the A. o. U. w and K of P
 lodges and others which may be born
 hereafter This building will be erect
 ed by the Arizona Copper company
 and the library, which will be par tially equipped with books donated by
 the company and prominent gentle
 men. is to be turned ever to lCca
 committee acting as trustees as a gift
 minimum fee will be charged month ly by the committee to defray curren expenses and to purchase magazines papers, etc The library when full, equipped will compare favorably witt
 any like institution in the territory Golf has taken a firm hold here an( } none are more devoted to it than thu } Riverside folks. beside Dr. Hoeffe
 and Colonel Egan.
 ? The telegraph line to Lordsburg ii l owned by eastern parties and the man ] agement is in the hands of the Ari 7 zona Copper company.
 g MT. s. J. Forbes, formerly of Kell = ner's store in Phoenix, has retired iron :, the management of the grocery de Q partment at the company store. Or
 March 1 he became associated with = W. Price in the grocery business O e Chase creek, just west of the smeltel k The chile mess at Dr. Hoeffer's in t cludes Col. M. J. Egan, Mir Foster c g the office at the store and Joe, brothe t Of the doctor, who has charge of tn . ice factory. This is a choice corne 0 in the camp where MT. James A. Fien1 r ing, MT. John A. Riley and the write n were recently entertained in royS s style.
 l, Smith Bros. have gained an exec h lent reputation as business men. The T have recently enlarged their mercar n tile establishment and need moI > room.
 Il The town of Clifton is partially dt it populated at intervals. Last year te e of it's citizens were absent in Englan e and Scotland.
 The singing dealer of stud poker of on duty at one of the saloons of whic n there are nine in town. Few gamt l. are going and little music. Fan ta )f is favorite pastime of the moon-eye m celestial who confines his pleasur,