Arizona republican., 1905-06-10

cut, having been luckily steered In to-
 wards the wall instead of going om
 over the brow of the dugway. to an
 awful destruction into the canyon,
 1,C0O feet below.
 The party had all arrived at 6 o'clock
 at F'raser's ranch. where the,- were to remain over night. and were busy
 washing the dust of the mountain or
 when the supper bell rang. They were seated at meal that would have done | credit to the Hotel A6ams of PhCe- nix. Fraser makes splendid host. and he soon made all feel at home The blue dome was utilized for the bed room and by 10 o'clock nothing could be heard save the 'snOrinS of a horse" and the argument between Dr. l Chandler and our host over what should be the menu for brea--fast- At o'clock the carriages were again ! on the move and the ride uo tO Roose-
 welt was made without incident other
 than the losing of a purse containing i Sl15, by the Collier correspondent. which was found by a man without "a dollar. hunting for work. and return ] ed to MT. Powell on the return trip ] The party was halted by MT Hlu at the brow of the hill overlooking the
 dam site. From this point the dam
 site can be seen to advantage and u
 number of rictures were taken by ] Elwood Mead ana others of the com
 pany. A slight sprinkle drove the ] travellers in past the cement mla and up to the engineers quarters. where
 the rain came down in a veritable ! downpcar. But the downnour didn't keep the visitors from descending ou the cement mill and going carefully ! through this giant structure. directed . by MT. Duryea. The mill Is only op-
 
 ent and is turning out 175 barrels of
 cement per day The cement Is Of the very best quality, an inch square be-
 ing subjected 10 a pull of 60 rounds
 before breaking. The visitors then re-
 turned to the quarters and were ush-
 cred into the large. spacious dining
 room where the tables fairly Eroaned
 under the load Of Sp-endi5lv pre-
 pared menu The party after dinner
 visited the power house and then werc
 down the canyon and were shown the dam site and the preliminary work be- ing done for the building of the DOW
 CT house The driving in the peustock of the power canal is just being com
 pleted and a number of the visitors
 ascended the penstoCk for about I-o
 feet and witnessed the work or the dia-
 mOnd drill as it bored its way into the
 solid rock The place was very close anu uEtW EeTSIfiEaLton Ike sweat
 box. and the psrty didn't remain loug The start back to Fraser's was Go , be made at 9 D. m- and from here @ party climbed the mountain to the
 road while others went back to the cf-
 ment mill to meet the teams as they
 came along. and by the above time
 all the carriages were headed down the
 canyon and were rolling along on a
 lively trot down the splendid road cut
 in the side of the canyon about s81
 feet above the waters Of the Salt rtv- f CT The trip was made to Fraser-s p without incident. other than the nul- ing Of an honest man and a rocket > book. the former Of whic.l is mon. s common in Arizona than the latter. AT h b O clock the supper bell rang and The = table was surrounded by a hunrrs-
 crowd, but Fraser was equal to thf
 occasion and supplemented tho. l-u of 9 fare with Arizona strawbarrieS'- }. Cbeans). and when one asked for more O Jack said. Give him some .herrEes'- % O The rain still continued a,-rla- th-
 night, singing the requiem ef s2ser-
 iessneSs- At o'clock in the aaasesnz
 the teams Were again in the hzr=zzs
 and bidding adieu to MT Hill aha
 returned to the dam site. and ta NfF
 Fraser the party started on the Fas q turn trip Fish Creek hin was mezaEz - ci on foot by most of the comraaE1 9 Tor the purpose of enjoying the sesaz g cry, and one Of the teams resna lass-7 q behind to await the coming of ola kss f in order to take some good picts~sa e
 this wonder of the world ConaaaseuER s on the scenery elicited from MT Med . the statement that it surpasse8 zarz = thing that he had ever witnessss 0zsz Q side of the Yellowstoue pe-k- asr. P Iiill was complimented highly sa tAz - fine roadway. Nr. Dubois. vha hzs e traVeled much across the Wat~e. ale- e olared that it surpassed the fzy1aszs y road built by Napoleon across the Q Pyranees. Halls station was rezrAesI e on schedule time. where lunch gas
 served, and at 12-30 the party started IT on the last stretch. We passed sae - large traction engine about haif saa. ,- but it was alone and still. having tsaea -- deserted by humanity for some r~zsas- ,f the only apparent reason beiua tks q way 1t buried itself in the loose slrt, $ Mesa was reached by some o- shz -e teams at 3:20 and others came in tzfzs. l. as they were pretty weary The F=Esz ,f was driven at once to the AihaHlizs q II hotel or to the train to prepare FaE l. the banquet which was served in ahs l. Alhambra dining room. The Fof=5 e was handsomely decorated with fsasl |; and flowers and eVergTeens- The e-e7 d itors were treated to lunch. the ttsr l of which. with it's surroundlnEs "a n seldom seen even in this land or sre- q CTS and plenty. After supper aH ta- r. formal reception was tenderei tlses- r. when they were introduced to some es l. our citizens. They were then drives tc t. the Santa Fe depot where the traiz d awaited to take them to Phoenix. TAs le entire affair. from beginning GO es.E 7- was a success Not only did the r,as D. ervoir score several points. but autia O. joint statehood became couSidsr.i l,ls " stronger through the impressions r1alz in upon these strong men of the senate re and house