The copper era., 1906-08-30
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CLIFTON
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men at work at the upper dam and
the flow of water through the break
had been checked. The ri yer is fall
ing and the hydraulic pump is work
ing in good shape, so that the water
can soon be removed from between
the dams once the upper one is re-
paired. The machinery is all sub
merged and will have to be cleaned
as soon as the river falls, but a week
or ten days at the outside, will find it
ready for business again. The flood
has carried a large amount of silt
into the space between the dams,
and filled in where the excavating
had been carried on and this will
need to be dug out again. 1t means
possibly a weeks setback, all told,
and some financial loss to the con-
tractor. However, it is not as seri-
Gus as at first reported. As to the
machinery, it is all intact and as
above stated, will suffer none from
the flood, except to get sand and silt
mixed in it, which will necessitate
cleaning.
The efforts at breaking up the
great border smuggling ring which
for years has defed the best detec-
tive talent of the United States and
NJ exico, had a sensational climax in
Nogales last week when the Mexican
customs officials swooped down on
the big brokerage house of Cirilo
Ramirez 81 Co., and arrested the
wealthy head of the concern and a
number of his clerks. Ramirez owns
mines in Sonora and is man of con-
: siderable prominence. He has a
brother who is partner in the firm
but who is at present in Los Angeles.
1t is alleged that these two men were
the kingpins of ring which annually
smuggled thousands of dollars worth
of dutiable articles across the inter
national border. Anything from
cigars to diamonds, it is alleged, was
slid over the line by ways known only
to the members of the smugglers'
ring. Arrested with Ramirez we're
l.
Escoba, a clerk, and Antonio Rami-
rez, another clerk of the company,
but said to be no relative of the
head. Just what part each of these
men took in the alleged smuggling is
as yet unknown. The Mexican Off
cials are making the greatest mys-
terry of their catch. Rumors are
rife in Nogales that many more ar
rests are soon to follow. 1t is claim
ed that the Mexican government, in
some way, has at length secured the
inside history of the smugglers' ring.
The men who made the present ar
rests were special customs deputies
sent here from the City of Mexico.
ago and almost Immediately arrested
A. r. Campillo, a we'll known broker,
who is now in Jail awaiting trial.
The fact that they still remained in
town excited the suspicion that more
arrests would follow. Developments
indicate that there are even more ar
rests to come. 1t is alleged by the
custom men that Cirilo Ramirez is
an old hand at border smuggling.
They claim that five years ago he
secured place in the border customs
service and almost Immediately en-
gagged with confederatcs in SNUG
Cling goods across the line. 1t is
said that he was arrested at that
time, convicted of the offense, and
sent to Belen prison in the City of
Mexico, where he served three years.
At the time he was styled the "King
him that it is alleged he was COM
PEELED to walk under guard, the en-
tire distance from Hermosillo to the
City of Mexico.