The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-05-10
PRESIDENT TASTES OF CALI
FORNIA HOSPITALITY.
FIRST ACCIDENT OCCURS
Tire Of Wheel of Tender Becomes
Loose Causing Two Hours
Delay.

dentlal party spent an interesting a
in Arizona. The bright sunshine and
i~nvigorating air afforded the party
much relief after the hot and dusty
ride Of yesterday.
Two hours in the morning at the
Congress gold mine up in the clouds
o. the Blue Tank mountains, were re-
plete with incidents and were thor
oughly enjoyed. An American flag
was draped across the tunnel through
which the president passed and after
he emerged ne told the little group
OF miners who congregated about the
train, that he had seen "Old Glory
floating from tower and state house
and warship in many different places,
but that never before during his life
had he seen the American flag ], 800
under ground.
Leaving the rich mining station in
the mountains 1000 above sea level.
the train dropped down into green
Salt River valley, with it's waving
meadows and big herds of cattle. This
valley is called the Garden Spot of
Arizona and was reclaimed by irriga-
ton.
Yesterday, passing through New
Mexico and today Arizona, "cow
~punchers' at stops along the route
inquired vociferously where Teddy"
was. Many of the vlce-president's
rough riders during the Spanish war
were recruited in this section and
there was much Disappointment that
he was not in the party.
On h way to Phoenix the tire on
one OF the wheels of the locomotive
tender became loose and for the first
time since the long journey began
the telegraphers with the train were
compelled to climb a telegraph pole to
tap the wires.
AT Wykenburg, the scene of the re-
cent gold mine strike, the train was
halted long enough to permit the presi- |
dent to receive a visit from the school
children who presented Mrs. Nc
klnley with a cau1net of speciment. |
The president thanked the children in
Mrs. McKinley's behalf and addressed
them briefly.
Tne accident to the locomotive ten
der delayed the arrival of the train at
Phoenix two hours and somewhat dis
arranged the programme there. Never
theless, the party received a rousing
welcome. Governor 4uurphy and ter
ritorial officers had met the party at
the Congress mine and accompanied
them back to Phoenix. A. the sta
ton the territorial militia, a company
OF COW bows on bronchos and some of
the friendly Pima and Maricopa In
dlans Joined in the enthusiastic recep-
ton.
Inc party was driven to the Adams
motel for luncheon and afterwards was
escorted to the territorial capital,
Where the formal exercises took place.
Governor Murphy delvered an ad-
dress OF welcome to which the presi-
dent responded. A drive afterward
gave the president a chance to see
the interesting ruins of the ancient
Aztec irrigation system. At the In
dian industrial school, 4 miles from
Pnoenlx, the party mad a glimpse of
what is being done in the way of edu-
cation of the wards of the nation.
A pretty ceremony was enacted here
for the benefit of the president. While
the Indian band played Hail Column
bla, a beautiful Indian maiden in nan
tomlme pleaded with a man dresser
TO represent Uncle Sam for statehood
for the territory.
At 8 O'Clock this afternoon the presi-
denllal party resumed its journey.
.I.ediands, Cal. the first stop, will be
reached at 9 a. m.