Bisbee daily review., 1906-06-17
Came West at 1s Years

Came West at 1s Years
 and Is Still a Westernel Col Greene left home when he was
 1S years of age, and went to Montana where he became a contractor, selling ties to the Northern Pacific railway. After a few years in the Rocky mountains he embarked in the range cattle business in western Texas, To
 G ting ol the Clear fork of the Brazos river. It proved to be one of the most dangerous spots in Texas. A white
 man who held his position was obliged
 to fight for it. Indians stole his horses
 and cattle rustlers inflicted such
 heavy losses on the herds that Col
 Greene was obliged to retire for a
 time from independent operations and
 hired out at S15 per month.
 In 1882 he moved to Arizona and
 mined for short time in the northern
 part of the territory. He then took
 uB his residence near the southern border and again engaged in cattle raising.
 During these years he took part in
 many dangerous encounters with In l'dianS and outlaws, and became widely known as one of the coolest heads and best shots in Arizona. Five times ht was wounded fighting with Indians but never seriously.
 Desperate white men who infested
 the southwest and lived off the cattle
 herds were fully as dangerous as the Indians. One day a bad character whc
 had a personal grudge against Col
 Greene came suddenly upon him, ex claiming as he rushed forward anc
 raised his revolver, I've got you now
 I'm going to kill you"
 Was Noted as Cool
 and Daring Gun Fighter
 On another occasion Col. Greene and
 two companions were riding into a defile of the mountains when one oi the riders remarked: "Boys, the In dians are going to jump us here Scarcely were the words out of his
 mouth when bullets began to fly and
 he was struck by eight bullets ana fell dead to the ground. Col. Greene was wounded twice in the fight, buI he killed two Indians and escaped. Under these exciting circumstances
 it required men of courage and ofIime! | reckless daring to sustain their posl | in the rough society in which he wa: placed, Col. Greene met every ex- 1 igicency with perfect confidence thai . his life was safe, taking chances tha
 the ordinary man would not have dared to face. He lived in the midst
 Of danger until he almost became un | conscious of it. It was men of thi: temperament who could endure tnt sIIain.
 Tn his COW hunting expeditions ht travelled extensively in Arizona ana
 Mexico and gained an intimate knowl edge not only Of water and grass :up plies, but of the mineral possibilities | While prospecting for mineral he be came convinced of the existence of copper deposits on the Mexican sid' of the line in the state of Sonora. Thi: deposit had been worked in earlie times by native miners, but the Yaqu | Indians drove the miners away.
 Experts" Turned Him Down, But He Has Made Good The dream of great mining caml at Cananea entered the mind of Col Greene twenty years ago. 1t requireC | fifteen years for the first tangible real | ization. During this time he had sev eral options On the property and pre- | sented his plans to some of the great est mining companies of the Unite' l States. The magnaJe3 followed the ad 1 wee of their mining experts, who mad 1 personal examinations of the district
 and turned down the propositions bu | the coloLel neye. allowed himself |