Arizona republican., 1905-04-17
HOME FROh SAN ANTONIO
Col. HcClintOck's Return Via Southern
 Arizona.

Col. McClintOck returned home yes
 terday morning from tine annual reuE-
 ion of the Rough Riders at San An
 tonic. having detoured through south ern Arizona and northern Mexico on 1 the way back. A week ago ycster- J day he reached Fl Paso. From there
 he went to Nacozari, arriving there Tuesday night. He reports a most | pleasant visit there and says the big copper camp. which is mainly an en- terprise of the Phelps Dodge Co, is
 one of the most interesting places he ever visited.
 At Nacozari town is a mammoth concentrating plant. From the town
 narrow gauge steam railroad takes
 one to the mines five miles up in the
 mountains. Here a transfer is made
 to an electric motor line which runs
 in a tunnel a mile long to the center
 of the mountain where it bisects the
 working shaft of the mine. which goes
 considerably deeper. This tunnel is not exactly an air line for it curves some and loop at the inner end Of it circles the main ore body as at pres ent outlined This ore taken from the mine is a very heavy mixed sulphide containing fine specimen pieces show ing all colors of the rainbow
 Asked about the reunion Col. Nc Clintock like all others who have re- turned from San Antonio says it was highly entertaining affair and the people of that city and state did all they could to make it pleasant for their guests. Especially notable was the warm reception given to the pres ident and there was no evidence any where of partisan lines or anything else but united hospitality. One fea- ture of the reunion was but very brief ly referred to in the dispatches It was the banquet in the presidents honor on which occasion Nat Washer a leading business man of that city. speaking for the business mems com mittee, in a most eloquent address pre- sented the president with a pair of silver spurs, the rowels of which were cut out of twenty dollar gold pieces The incident was not only q surprise to the president but to most of the guests as it had been kept a secret from all except the committee which purchased the spurs. In response the president delivered Q brief but proba- bly the most magnificent address of his visit or his tour, dwelling at some length on the thoroughly united north and south. MT. Washer was also the citizen delegated to deliver to the Rough Riders the address of welcome in the opera house, and Col. McCHn- tock was very much surprised at be- ing called upon to respond in behalf of the regiment. He managed to full fill the duty sufficiently at least to satisfy and that was all that was re- quired.
 Another honor was unsuspectingIy thrust upon him and one that is in some measure embarrassing if he does what he thinks ought to be done. for 1t will entail a great deal of work. At the last business session of the regi- ment in the fair ground pavilion a res olution was adopted creating the office of regimental historian, the same res olution appointing Col. McClintock to the office. He protested, not that he did not appreciate the honor but be- cause of the work such a position will demand. But the protest was over ruled and he finally accepted.