The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

sAppiausel What record that regiment
mad IL lost some OF its bravest and best
81 q Suasimas and at San Juan hill, but they
len 's Tor noble cause. The first colonel
VI VI Jour regiment Is now successfully ad-
mInlnistering M the affairs Of the Island OF
S,ga Suoa as its governor general-General
Wood GApplause.l
voice-"Three cheers for General
wood tCheersl
And your second colonel is the Vice
resident of the United States. I con-
character or your people, and L leave with
you my best wishes for their happiness
ana progress. and that they soon may be
sole TO show the Congress of the United
strongly and wisely this great Territory
and are prepared TO be admitted into the
Union OF States" Enthusiastic applause.l
AT THE INDIAN SCHOOL.
drive afterwards gave the President an
opportunity TO see the interesting ruins of
the ancient Aztec irrigation system. At the
Indian Industrial School. four miles from
Phoenix, the party had a glimpse of what
Is being done in the way OF education for
the wards of the Nation. A pretty little
ceremony was enacted here for the benefit
of the President While an Indian band
played Hail Columbia" an Indian girl in
pantomime, pleaded with a man dressed to
represent Uncle Sam for statehood for the
territory. The President spoke briefly.
saying:
1T has given me very great satisfaction
10 meet with the pupils of the Phoenix
Indian School. Ii was a very beautiful
spectacle, and one which 1 shall long re-
member as i came to the stand marching
through your ranks and even more beau
tlIul 10 have you assemble around me and
declare, as you have, that you are for one
country, one language and one flag. / wish
you Well and bid you all goodbye" LGreat
applause.l
The gold mine visited by the presiden-
tial party to-day produces $500 900 in gold
month. The party tramped up 10 the mouth
Of the shaft, which descended at an angle
CT thirty degrees, TO 31OO feet into the
mountain. The President did not make
the descent, but all of the members of the
Cabinet. except Secretary Wilson, went
Gown in a cage TO the lowest level and wit
messed the drilling and blasting process.
The President. accompanied by President
+. ID. Gage, of the mine, walked through
half-mile tunnel, lighted by candles, 10
the stamp mills, where eighty stamps were
crushing ore. He then inspected the cyan
ide works and saw cast a bar of gold worth
$4,000 The President was much interested
and asked if he could not see the bar.
1T is red hot" said Mr.. Gage
II will show it, shouted one of the
melters, named Richmond. With only a
few rags to protect his hands, he seized
the red-hot mold and dumped the white
hot bar of glowing metal upon the stone.
The rags were ignited by the heat and the
mans hands were scorched, but he did not
vince.
That is the true American pluck" cried
the President, advancing toward Richmond
Il want 10 shake your hand" He grasped
the mans hand and shook it cordially.
On the way back TO the train the Presi-
dent had a good view of the mining camp
in the valley below. The famous Vulture
mine, on one of the spurs Of the Vulture
mountains. forty miles away, was pointe
out to the President.
The statement that the State Department
has delivered a new isthmian canal treaty
TO the British ambassador is officially de-
MED by Secretary Hay.
At o'clock this afternoon the presiden-
tial party resumed its journey westward
from Phoenix. The departure was so timed
that the Colorado desert and old basin oi
the Gulf of California, below the sea level
and barren Of all vegetation, would be
traversed during the night The Colorado
river, which is the boundary of Arizona
will be crossed at Yuma and the party will
awake tomorrow in California. Redlands
the first stop. will be reached at a. IN.