The Forrest City times., 1901-05-10
A DAY SPENT in ARIZONA.
The President and Party Spend an Inter
esting Day in Arizona Ter
ritory.

ritory.
Phoenix. Ariz.. May THE presi-
dental Party spent an interesting day
in Arizona. The beautiful turquoise
sky, bright sunshine and invigorating
air afforded the party much relief af-
ter the hot and dusty ride of yester-
day. The two hours in the morning
at the Congress gold mine up in the
clouds OF the Blue Tank mountains
were replete with incidents and were
thoroughly enjoyed. a large Ameri-
can flag was draped across the tunnel
through which the president passed
and after he emerged he told the lit
tie group of miners who congregated
about the train that he had seen old
glory floating from tower and state
house and war ship in many different
places, but that never before during
mis- life had he seen the American flag
l 500 feet under ground.
Leaving the rich mining section in
the mountains / 900 feet above the sea
level, the train dropped down into the
green Salt River valley, with its way
ing alfalfa meadows and big herds of
cattle. This valley is called the gar
den spot of Arizona, and was re-
claimed by irrigation.
On the way to Phoenix the tire OF
one of the wheels of the locomotive
tender became loose, and for the first
time since the long journey began, the
telegrapher with the train was com
PEELED to climb a telegraph pole to
tap wire.
At Wickenburg, the scene of the re-
cent gold mine strike, the train was
halted long enough to permit the
president to receive a visit from the
school children. The children present.
ed Mrs. Mckinley with a cabinet of
children in Mrs. McKinley's behalf,
and addressed them briefly as follows:
ut gives me great pleasure to be re-
ceived by the governor of your terri
tory and to receive your warm well
| come as we journey towards Phoenix.
1t is especially pleasant to meet the
| children, the boys and girls of the
public schools. There is nothing so
essential in a free government, rest
ing upon the people as education, and
| have been glad to note that in your
| territory broad and ample provisions
are made for education. The school
| house is the university out of which
come good citizens, and it is on good
citizenship we must rely not only for
| the present, but for the future good
and glory Of the republic"
| About twenty miles outside of Phoe-
nix the party saw from the ear win
lows the government agricultural eX-
pertinent station tic which Secretary
Wilson, Q year ago, sent 40 date palms
which had been brought out of the
Tripoli desert on the backs of camels.
The palms are doing well and much
is expected of them in the future in
| the southwest.
The accident to the locomotive
lender delayed the arrival of the train
at Phoenix two hours and somewhat
disarranged the programme there.
Nevertheless, the party received a
| rousing welcome. Gov. Murphy and
the territorial officials had met the
| party at tue congress mine, ana dc-
companied them to Phoenix. At the
station the territorial militia, a COM
pany of cowboys on bronchos, and
some of the friendly Pima and Mari
copa Indians joined in the wildly en-
tnusiastic reception. The party was
driven to the Adams hotel for lunch
con and afterwards was escorted to
the territorial capitol, where the
formal exercises took place.
Gov Murphy delivered an address
Of welcome TO which the president re-
sponded.
A drive afterwards gave the presi-
dent an opportunity to see the inter
esting ruins of the ancient Aztec irri-
CATION system. At the Indian indus
trial school, four miles from Phoenix,
the party had glimpse of what is be-
ing done IL the way of education OF
the wards of the nation. A pretty lit
tie ceremony was enacted here for
the benefit of the president. While an
Indian band played Hail Columbia, y
beautiful Indian maiden in panto.
mine pleaded with man dressed to
represent Uncle Sam for statehood for
the territory.
At five o'clock the party resumed It's
journey. The departure was so timed
that the Colorado desert and old
| basin of the Gulf OF California below