Graham guardian., 1901-04-12
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Fchandise or household effects up
to the residences, they have made
them water carriers and they are
generally run in lots Of about ten.
The water bags are made out of
heavy canvass in the shape of
large saddle bags and will come
close to the ground; at each lower
corner comes the spout, which is
hung up on the top when travel
ing from place to place and as they
pass on this or that trail perhaps
some housewife living further up
the hill will be in need of fresh
water, 50 she crys ont to the Mexi-
can water peddler "Agua-Agua-
Senior" Even to the old-timer,
this is amusing, but enough Of the
city; what the reader desires is the
fact to substantiato the many re-
ports that Phelps, Dodge & CO.,
are going to build rail road to
El Paso and are they really build
ing to Nacozari or Cananeas, Mex
ico? or how faris it and what have
they there to need a railroad? and
from what point will they go and
is it true that the Southern Pacific
people have an eye open to go
into Mexico at some other point
besides Nogales to Guaymas? The
writer will give it as he sees it in
the short time here.
The Copper Queen Consolidat-
ed at Bisbee is certainly big
thing and when one will consider
what one hundred and twenty-five
miles of underground railroad is to
mine they can form their opin-
ions of the Copper Queen and |
am told, the output averages a
million a month and with just a
few months run they can afford to
build railroads,
Douglas is much talked of at
present and is about 25 miles from
Bisbee on the international line.
1t is said, that they can get plenty
of water by digging wells. Con
gress has already made it a sub
port of entry, while the Mexican
government has named their town
on the opposite side of the line
"Agua Prieta" and also made
it one Of their sub ports. From
here the track is already layed to
near FrontcraS on its way to
Nacozari which is about one humid
red miles to the south, where the
company has great mine of cop
per and a large smelter that will
warrant 4 railroad. 1t is reported
that contracts have been let for
grading from Naco to Cananeas
while others state, that a junction
will be made near Fronteras for
Cananeas and bring everything by
way of Douglas.
Of course there is great deal
of speculation where the road will
end going east from Douglas, Ell
Paso feels to q certinty that it will
be there, while others think it will
come out on the S. P. near Dem
ing, but probably it will be built
on to El Paso to get low priced
coal, etc, from the east and will do
their smeItiug on the ground
where the mines arc.
1t is considered certain that in
the next two years Douglas will
make great border town, with
plenty Of room to build city and
where a large supply Of water can
be had fine elevation where the
summers arc cool, especially nights,
very healthy climate and the
sights to the eye are very attrac-
tive as one can look away to the
north at Dos Cabezas, seventy-fve
miles away, and off to the south,
similar scenes. There seems to be
but little doubt of its making a
good business point as we'll as quite
Il healthy resort, but will be two
or more years yet to bring it well
to the front.
The Mexican government have
sent what we call range riders up
to the line and woe be to the
Mexican or American evil door on
their side Of the line. They catch
him and then start of with him
and when they return the captain
says, the prisoner tried to make
his escape and they shot him. The
story is, they tell the prisoner to
run and he thinking it is his liber-
ty, accepts their word and goes