Tombstone prospector., 1899-10-16

thanks stated that on this sccssion he found himself iu . dual position-ihat sf . guest of the Copper Qus-n Go and slso ss its pres.deut. IL was peculiar. he sAid, se be, in . ssnse, returning thanks to himself. He remarked that Arizona had produced not only copper but patriotism, and touched feslingly upon the memo ory Of the late Captain "Backy" O'Nsil. He remembered him, he said, as miner. . writer and capital story teller. and related . ssy- ing of Capt. O'Neil's when he, (,h- Capt) was asked what were the prin- eipsl thinas he found necessary when promoting au enterprise. The Cspt. would reply: "Imaginstion and money."-hs to furnish the imsgins- ton aud the others the money. That, ssid Prof, Dougla., bears in msdiately upon this point. Mining As she Cen tral office means inauguration, but the succsssful ex eeution must remain with those who have ths direct snper- vi.ion of the mine. The real credit, ssid the Professor, lice in the manage meat. He said that most of the suc- cesses of the Copper Queen mine were due to the sfhcient superintendent. MT. Ben Williams, ably seconded by his brother Mir. Ls~is Williams. Prof Douglas then called upon Prof. Blake for his views on Mines and Mining.
 Prof. Blske. responded briefly. He touched upon mining matters as the, were iu ls4s an. as they are today. He insisted that the sscret of suocess :n mining lay in sinting deep and drifting wide. His comments were received with marked attention.
 Col. Herring wac then called upon to respond to the toast "1he Tsrri- tory of Arissna." The Col, wss at his iest and favored his listeosrs with aD eloquent eulosy upon she vast resour- res Of this region.
 Mir. Calhoun, on Converting" then followed and delivered come pithv re- mar ks on tha, subj-ci.
 Short sd irss .ss were made by Dr. Fleming and Secretary Rand, and Prof Douglas made the closing speech. A toast -ss drank ts the Copper Qieen Go ard it's employ ees. and three cheers were given to the young gentlemen who ofioisted S walters and for ai! who were instrumental in preparing the entertainment.
 Prof Dorglas then called attention to the lateness of the hour and the necessity Of adJourning ia order that they might prepare to leave.
 After mutual congratulations the party then returned to their trains | nd soon were speeding away towards the Colorado.
 Among thoss present were, Pfof-s. sor Duugla. and wife; Secretary Rand i; Theo. Dwight; F. E. Bachmsn; N W Lord; H. Retse; ". s D. Camp and daughter; A. w. sheafer; W. G. Psrke wife and daughter; Jno C.hat, Jr; wm HArris; W. F. Crane; Prof Blake snc wife; W. F Downs; E. W. Parker and wife; E. Ludlow and wife; W. R. MsElv.ne; Jnn. Lilly; Theo. M. Ey- non; B. F, Fackenstsl and wife; Allen Wood the Third; Ssml Thpmas wife and con Dabiel Williams and wife P Rnbins; E. W. Parker and wife; S. M. Richardson; A. Thies; Daniel Will jam. and wife; the Mi-ses Rsyner and Bliss.
 The local xue,,s included only the heads Of the different departments of the mine and their vivee, and were q. follows:-Ben Williams, Superinten- dent; Levi. Williams, Asst. Su. erin ter dent and Manager Sm-ltinS Works, and wife;S W Clswson, Foreman of mines. and wife; c. l. Beck~itt, Min ing Engineer. ard ~ife; J. A. Camp bell. Chief Clerk, and wife; W H Br''- phy, Store Manager. and vile; Dr. F. A. Sweet, Chiei Surgeon; W. A. Har- vey, A-st. snpt- R R; J. G Pritchard, Lihrsrian, and wife. The above nam ed gentlemen also constituted the committee of Reception.
 Ts slI who h-lp,d to make the sf- fair the sucoess i, was is due msec of credit. Psrticuisrly should the eff cient servic~s of Madame Cro-sey of the Bsseemer Hotel, be commented on. The general supervision Of ths bsnqne, was placed in her hsnd-, and therein Issgely lay its sue 'es,. Harry Rndder, the proprisror si that sxc-l- lent cafe. tIs B phs uia in San Diego