The Newtown bee., 1906-01-19
A TRIP TO MEXICO AND THE PA.
 ClFlC COAST.
BYE B. KING OF BRIDGEPORT.

W Al1O III o14O&OkOAO OA NuOAuRy A0o we dropped into Fred B. Kings off1c' in the Arcade" He has just re turned from a three months' trip t, the Pacific Coast States and the Re public of Mexico, and his account O1 the various cities and sections visited indicates that he is a close observer O1 people and conditions. MT King sait amOn9 other things:
 "Tfis trip, like that of four years ago this spring, was undertaken fol the purpose of familiarizing myself with the various enterprises, mining oil and timber, which have from time to time been brought into existence by the firm of mining operators which have now for i've years represented in this county. I feel that my customers are entitled to the most accurate and complete information concerning these enterprises that can possibly be ob. tained, and for that purpose l have made these trips at my own expense in order to learn the exact conditions sur. rounding each enterprise"
 "I left Bridgeport on September 21 last, and proceeded at once by the way of Chicago and Omaha to Sidney, Neb., from which point I made detOur or side trip to Deadwood, s. D.. and re- turn. This was for the purpose of wis., iting the "HOmeStake Extension Min ing Company" property lying between Lead City and DeadwOOd, s. D., and adjoining on three sides the property of the famous "Homestake" mine. I found development work progressing there rapidly and satisfactorily, but as an abundance of capital has been pro. vided for the future equipment of this property, and the Company has al- ready withdrawn it's stock from fur ther sale, description of the proper ty will not be of general interest.
 "On returning to Sidney, I proceed ed westward over the Union Pacific and Oregon Short Line railroads, mak- and Granger, Wy, and Pendleton Ore, reaching Spokane, Wash, on the 8th of October. After short visit with my father and sister who live there, my father and I went down to Portland, where we had an opportun ity of visiting the Lewis and Clark Ex- position just before it's close"
 "From Portland, l went down to Sacramento and thence to Goldtield, New, my first view of that wonderful mining camp by sunlight being on the morning of October IT. Twenty-four hours Sutficed to visit an enterprise which we have, fourteen miles south of that point, and was again 'on the wing. It was matter of no small re- gret that time would not permit me to remain long enough in Goldfield an6 Tonopah to visit the great mining properties which have made for their fortunate stockholders such immense profits during the past two or three years since they were discovered. learned enough, however, while there to convince me that the mineral de- posits of that section are extremely valuable and undoubtedly permanent in their character and that the de velopmentS thus far have probably re- vealed only fraction of the enormous natural wealth which needs only the magic of hard work to produce the means which shall bring joy, comfort and happiness, if wisely expended, tt those who shall share in the profits ol the world s most important and profit. able business, legitimate mining. Al to our own particular enterprise ir that section, 1t is yet too early tt reach any definite conclusion, but the indications are sufficiently encouraging to justify the company in contin uina it's development work, believing tha at proper depths we shall find exten Sive and valuable ore deposits"
 II went back through Sacrament on my way to San Francisco where { | very delightful week was spent witt an uncle and his family. October 25ti found me southbound to Los Angeles which was reached the following morn ing. To have renewed all my old ac quaintances in that locality and t have visited the many points of inter est tributary to Los Angeles woul
 have fully occupied the next month
 but as my time for either purpose wa
 very limited, was compelled to foreg
 very much that would have been bot
 enjoyable and instructive.
 II did, however, take an afternoo
 for visit to the famous flower painter
 Paul de Longpre, whose beautifr
 lywoOd, about half way from Los Ar
 geles to the seashore. The large suit
 of rooms comprising the eastern ha
 of the lower floor the artist has uti
 ized for the exhibition of a large nun
 Der of his canvases, there being di
 played with almost as great profit
 sion, and certainly with quite as muc
 artistic beauty as are the origin;
 flowers to be found in the extensiv
 and well-kept surrounning ground , and from which he has drawn both il
 spiration and material for his art, evidenced by the life-like portrayal the work displayed within.'
 3 "Just previous to the time of n . visit, this great artist, whose skill
 known and admired throughout u : world, has produced two musical COT
 positions of descriptive characte
 and they had but recently been pc
 formed by one of the best local c chestras, and the criticism pass thereon by the local papers had be- 1 mora th2n A2ttorinn Durinu t]