Bisbee daily review., 1905-11-01
DECISION, IS REACHED
 AS TO DRILLING PRIZES
FIRST PRIZE WILL BE s1.ooo. CIV.
 EN BY COL. GREENE.
Second and Third Prizes $500 and ss5o. Boys Contest Has s1o0 First Prize, s25 Seeond-outIook Good for Many Entries and Great Attendance.
(Special to ReYiew.l


 Fl Paso, Oct. 31.-The drilling con- test committees in charge of the pro- gram for contests to be held during the i session of the American Mining Con- gress, today ratified a final list of 1 prizes decided upon for the contests.
 For the double-handed contest the first prize will be s1,OOO. This amount is donated by Col W. c. Greene, of Cananea, to be placed as the prize for the winners.
 The second prize in this contest will be $500.
 The third prize is $350.
 Entrance fees to the double-handed contest has been reduced from $50 to $3O for each team.
 For the boys contest the first prize has been fixed at $1O0 and the second prize at S25. If three or more teams entrance fee charged.
 With this final decision on prizes all is in readiness for the drilling contests at the Congress. Final revision of rules has been made, no important changes having been made from those formulated and generally printed sev- eral weeks ago. Entries to the dou- ble-handed contest have been suffi- cient already, in spite of the custom prevailing among drillers to hold en- tries to the last hour, to assure the success of the contests. Beside these entries numerous assurances of partic- ipation have been received from drill CTS signifying purpose to be present at the Congress and participate in the contests. Assurances have also been received from the various mining camps of the Southwest that attend ance from these individuals will be large. Some of the drillers will bring large delegations with them.
 The present prospects in Bisbee are that it will send at least two strong teams to Fl Paso to participate in the | contest. Cananea will | be represented by one and possibly three teams. Bisbee will also sennd 1 one juvenile team and Lowell another, 1 while there may be two teams go from | Bisbee proper. Along with these rep resentatives of Bisbee there is prom 1 ise that the reduced rate of S10 for | the round trip to Fl Paso will take a | great many people from Bisbee. Low | ell and Cananea. Aside From many miners who will go with view of the drilling contests as the principal at- traction for them, many are going to attend the Congress in order to partici- pate in the proceedings and benefit from the discussions that are on the program for the session.
 Hon. B. A. Packard, Territorial Fair Commissioner. who was in Bisbee yes terday. stated that at the last meeting of the Territorial Fair Commissioners, held at Phoenix last week, 1t was de- cided to offer s1 300 in drilling prizes and in addition, the championship cup of the Territory, to remain the proper ty of the winner so long as he remains in the Territory. Mir Packard stated that 1t was the intention of the con- missioners to have double and single drilling contests, but none but resi- dents of the Territory could compete for the Arizona championship. The prizes will be announced definitely during the next few days, and the list will be forwarded to the Review for publication. It has been decided to make the annual drilling contests a regular feature of the Territorial Fair each year, and the winner of the Fair contests will be the acknowledged champion of the Territory until his record is beaten at some subsequent fair meeting.