Arizona republican., 1906-12-03
GRANITE REEF.

1 "A reiSnter coming down rom | Roosevelt the other day overlook a
 westward wandering William whu
 asked for a ride. After the man had
 taken seat on the wagon: "Where
 you goin'? began the freighter. "Go-
 in to h. recon, n," was the laconic reply. "Well." said the freighter,
 You'll have to git off at Government
 Wells and walk across. but it's not
 more'n nine miles,"
 But Granite Reef is not a bad place. There are no saloons and about the
 only momentary pleasure Is devourinS | friejoles and cussing the cook.
 There are upwards of l5O men on the
 work. The cement mixer, which was started the past week, Is working to
 perfection and it marks the beginning
 of means to su9~,y the substantial
 part of the work which is to be per-
 manent. A bridge is being built across
 the Arizona canal so that the work men can get to the other side of the
 river where there is as much to be done as on the south side. The cement
 posts for the monster tower have been ! put in place and the derrick for lift- | ing the timbers to be used in the tower will go up soon. This tower. when completed. will carry the stone
 from the quarry out over the dam on the cable and deposit at any point on | the dam. The grade for the electric
 line has been completed and the poles
 on which the wires will be strung are about half in. There are about a half dozen men in the quarry and enough
 stone has been uncovered to supply i the line for some time when 1t gets in
 working order. The transformers have been installed and the electricity will
 be turned on about the first of the year. Tents to accommodate the work
 men are being built and the work of
 preparation for greater things to fol- | low is going on at all times.
 l But Granite Reef is most alive at
 meal time. And whether you are iust
 a casual visitor or boni fide. button-
 ed resident of the place. it will not take but a short time to find it out. The kitchen and eating tables are built in the shape of the letter Y. with the Mexican's table furnishing one prong
 and the white mems table the other ! While the kitchen makes up the body
 or lower portion of the letter. While
 the writer. who happened to be a visf-
 tor one day recently. was informed bv
 man of affairs, that there was posi- lively no danger, yet just as a tip lei
 me advise you that when the an- nouncement goes out that "supper k
 now ready" it will be to your safety to get some place where you will be able
 to protect yourself from the stampede
 1T line bucks and flying wedges ever sell at a premium. money could be made by picking up a few pointers
 which might be sold to some college looking for 'sure thing tricks Tn tna football arena. Then the men. when they get down to business. some of them leaning over their places like q 93-pound jockey riding Embarrassment under the wire a half length ahead of second money. some of them leaning back like a chauffeur running his ma- chine into sand bank, but all intent upon one thing. they have a common purpose and they accomplish some thing. or at least that is the opinion of the cook. Sand Hill Willie and shorty take their third cup of coffee and Dad turns the frijole dish upside down over his plate. and above it all is sound of thousand kids practic- ing on roller skates on a tin roof. But these men with their pessimistic views Of life. some of them, and others who see little good in everything. have a common purpose in life after all. And who knows but what away back in some little corner. cobwebbed over perhaps of their heart repOses a gentle