Arizona republican., 1901-06-14

commenced soon, the gift of the Dodge family to the Presbyterians.
 The greatest drawbacks to the camp are the lack of a good supply of water and the absence of proper sewerage facilities. What water is to be had here Is in the hands of a big trust trust in the hearts of the Mexican drivers that the burros packing the heavy canvas water-bags will not slip and rolling over the cliff breaking their necks. It is a primitive sight, indeed. to watch the Bisbea Water company. six burros carrying water-bags shaped Ike bagpipe, urged up the trails by .he frequent use of a club and the never-ending chatter of ~their noisy
 irivers. who dispose of the liquid-like milk at so much per bucket. This water is unfit to drink without being
 boiled, and even then is still tainted with an unsavory flavor. Water that has been distilled is not at all bad and Is obtained from the works and used extensively.
 The sewerage and debris is collected by scavenger wagons and carted away
 from the city. Owing to the situation
 of the town this is at present the best that can be done. but proves very un-
 satisfactory, In the heated season the
 tench Is unbearable in the closely crowded portions of the camp. as nat urally this system of cleansing the city of impurities is not thorough and as
 consequence some little sickness is the result. However in the best resi-
 ience portion of the camp, which is
 situated up the gulch slightly over two
 niles from the works this danger is
 'educed to a minimum and the sani- tary conditions are far better.
 Outside of the camp one hears Q
 'reat deal said about the sulphur smoke from the shelter, and it is lia-
 i.e to mislead one to believe that it is
 greater nuisance than it really proves
 Itself. Two immense stacks conduct
 the bulk of the smoke from the fur
 aces up the incline nearly to the top
 of the hill, where they discharge 1t nto the supper currents of air which carry it away. The smoke which ,others most comes from the roasting urnaces, which are not connected with the above mentioned stacks, but dis 'harge their smoke through a brick >'"Ni ooi't i"o itSt niSu' He WiHu' shich Is generally down the draw" | through the gulch. carries the smoke
 way, and it very rarely happens that the air is still or the breeze in the
 wrong direction. Perhaps once within wo weeks it happens that one of | these sultry or contrary days, and nen one suffers little inconvenience from the sulphuratmosphere. The s O ? which escapes direct from the fur naces also lends it's aid to this dis agreeable condition. However, I may truly say that from this source little ] ,an be argued against liivng in Blsbee. Scarcely little occurs to relieve the | monotony of the work-a-day world. The town has very good band which, | through the generosity of the Copp r Queen, has quarters of it's own and Is l relieved of the burden of current ex- ,enses. The band is composed of men rom the works and plays on all pub ic occasions. During a twelve months few companies make their bow al the opera house, and the local dramatic dub render few evenings of enter ainment. This latter club played here ast week and also put on perform lnce in Tombstone.
 The lodges seem to be fairly active here and the following orders have arge memberships: Masons. Odd Fellows. Elks. K. of P.'s and the Red nen.
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