The copper era., 1906-06-07
THE BISBEE VOLUNTEERS.

The Bisbee volunteers, who an
swered Col. Greene's call for help,
went 27O strong. Every man was
armed with rife and IN most in
stances carrying rife and six-shoot-
er. The special train left Bisbee at
midnight and reached Naco about
1 o'clock.
Immediately upon the arrival of
the Bisbee boys there they learned
of the attack of Mexican guards, or
Mexican custom officers, upon the
Bisbee boys who went to Naco on
horseback, which occurred in the
vicinity of the stockyards. For
time there was loud talk and threats
of going across the line Immediately
to avenge the attack, but cooler
counsel prevailed.
The boys waited all night for the
arrival of Gov. Yzabal. of Sonora,
who was hurrying from Hermosillo to
Cananea on special train. He was
| first expected at 3 d. M, but it was
7:30 before his train arrived at NaCo.
He had few minutes conversation
with Captain Rynning,, who met the
Governors party at the depot. The
Governor of Sonora and staff then
proceeded directly across the inter
national boundary and, standing in
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house. called to Captain Rynning,
who had his men lined up on Ameri-
can soil facing the international line,
to send the Bisbee volunteers across;
Isl forma" (breaking ranks). This
formality was gone through to avoid
any international complications by
sending an organized armed force
into Mexico. The boys went quickly
across the international line. There
they again formed ranks and were
addressed by the Governor of So
DORA, who said:
81 am deeply grateful for your
volunteer of services on this oCca-
sion. l am going to Cananea to re-
store law and order, and am pleased
to have your offer of assistance. Be
fore we depart for Cananea, however,
desire every man to understand
distinctly that so long as he is in So
nora on this expedition, he is abso-
lutely under my orders and in addi-
tion is amendable to the laws of
Mexico"
Captain Rynning accepted the
conditions imposed in behalf of the
volunteers, and the entire party
moved over towards the Cananea de-
pot amid cries of 'Viva el Gobier-
nor!" ''Viva la Cananea" viva
Yzabal."
The Bisbee boys had already
learned the language and were doing
the thing up brown. But they didn't
care about little thing like that.
They were en- route to Cananea now
after delay of six hours, and they
would have sworn allegiance to any
thing and everybody in order to get
there. When the Bisbee special
pulled into Cananea carrying the
volunteers and governor and staff, it
appeared to your correspondent that
half of the population was at the
depot. Three automobiles were in
waiting at the station. Col. Greene
was standing in the front one, and as
the Governor ahghted, grasPed him
by the hand and lead him to his car
around. Waving his hat in his hand,
Col. Greene proposed "Viva el
Gobiernor de Sonoran' The 'vivas"
we're given with a will, followed by
similar demonstrations on the part
of the crowd when the success and
long life of Governor Yzabal and
President Diaz and the Republic of
Mexico were proposed. Other than
the popular demonstration accorded
the Governor and his staff, including
General Torres, the hero of many
Yaqui battles, everything was as
quiet about La Mesa as a Sunday
School picnic. The Governors party
was carried through Mesa and across
to Ronquillo at 2:4O clip. A hurried
visit to the concentration and nearby
mines was made and shortly after II
o'clock the party, with Col. Greene
in the lead, returned to Ronquillo.
In front of the general Offices the
Bisbee train had been drawn up and
the volunteers alighted and marched
up to the smelters, under the direc-
tion of the following captains: H. J.
Amphlett, Sam Powers, Al Matthews,
Billy Swan and Billy Olds. In the
meantime the word had evidently
been passed around that the Gov
ernor had arrived. When he and
Moson, reached the store in their
automobile, the streets were packed.
Fully two thousand Mexicans were
in the crowd. They crowded about
the automobile occupied by the Gov
ernor and President Greene. Moson
stood on the step of the automobile
with rife ready for instant use, but
there was happily no occasion for
violence in this instance. The Gov
ernor arose to speak and instantly
there was silence. Mexicans surged
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hear. Around the square occupied
by the important company buildings
American guards were stationed with
rifles on the crowd. The front porch
of the company store was bristling
with fighting men, Governor Yzabal
arose to speak. He began by telling
the Mexicans that all citizens of the
republic should respect law and Or
der. "You have done things that
cannot be3countenanced by the Mexi-
can government" said the Governor.
killing and looting cannot find a
place in this camp so long as 1 am
Governor. | am here in your inter-
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