Bisbee daily review., 1907-10-05
DIED FOUR YEARS
AGO; IS NOW
LIVELY
Odd Story of Phoenix Man Who
Was All But Laid Out In His.
Coffin By The Doctors Who
Attended Him.
(Phoenix Republican,

Joseph's hospital in THIS city In May
1908. an account of which appeared
In the Republican at the time, came
down yesterday from his camp in
Ysvapai county to transact a little pri-
waite business and incidentally to at
tend the circus. He is feeling better
than for several years and is shaking
hands with host of friends who are
glad to see him. He returned from a
visit TO his old home in the east few
days ago and says he is done with
the country forever. He has been
back twice since his untimely demise
and says he gets sick every time he
goes there so he has "cut out" the
east for good.
This is not ghost story. though it
seems little uncanny, but it is rath-
er interesting and shows what ART
IONA climate viii sometimes do for a
man. Mr.. Cameron enlisted in the
regular army some ten years before
the Spanish-American war, reenlisted
over and over, and served everywhere
finally going to the Philippines during
the insurrection. While there serv-
ing as sergeant in the Fifth Cavai-
~, he contracted consumption, was
discharged for disability, sent home
and came to Arizona to-liye. He
formed the acquaintance of ]. H. Kin
nye, who was then city marshal and
who was his most intimate friend here
at the time, though he is a compan-
ionable man and soon got acquaint-
ed with many others. Though very
sick he went TO the hills up above
Wtckenburg and took up the life of
prospector. looking for health and
gold at the same time. This was in
1902. In the follbwing spring he
was seized with pleurisy or pneumo-
MIA. or both. and came to Phoenix, be-
ing taken to the hospital at once by
Kinney. He grew rapidly worse and
one day he died At least he became
unconscious and the physicians.
nurses and all in attendance said il
was the end. Preparations were be-
gun for his funeral and his relatives
we're informed by wire that he would
die before morning. His death was
recorded in this newspaper at the
request of friends who knew his ser
vice for his country and who sought to
give aim the honor due. and the next
morning he began to regain conscious
ness and got better.
AS soon as he was sufficiently re-
stored he returned to the hill coun-
try and was given employment by
Governor Brodie, who was then in
charge of the property of the COM
pany that built the old Walnut Grove
dam. Since then he has made that
section his headquarters, being en-
ployed at small salary as a watch
man and doing a little prospecting
on his own business. His health has
continued to improve and he looks
better now than he ever did since
coming to Arizona. He says he has
only had one lung since he had pneu-
monia but 1t has done him better SER
I vice than both of them did for some
! time before
| He has been to Phoenix two or three
| times in the last three or four years.
1 In an interview yesterday he said he
liked his mountain life, and with his
dog and gun he found satisfying ccln-
/ lanionship. There AZ quite number
! ci mining camps i'll that section ard
! he is not entirely alone for long 2r a
time. During his j)aTe moments dur,
4, ing the last year D. two he has plant
ed and cares for nice little noun ain
garden and sells vegetables 10 Inc
! ! CARLY mining-cam i. He caE't get
IlGu dL u bAI 81 t''eshC5 a htt4C iSNSA4-
7 IC thai way ana with MS ITLue pension
ana mis- little salary as d Watchnan ne
is Independent, makes enough for his
needs, keeps the wolf away and does
not work
Mr.. Cameron is located on the Has
sayampa at the site of the lower dam
OF the Walnut Grove Co. about q
mile above the White Cold camp
! Asked about conditions thereabout he
said everything was going along very
smoothly. The new ten stamp mill Of
the Black Rock Co., Ltd. two miles
away, was running day and night anC
the ore is running about eight dollar.
per ton. Superintendent Carmiohae
is pushing things. Superintendent
Kaufman Of the White Mining Co., il
preparing to start a fifty stamp mil
built on that property but never rur
great deal Asked about the pro
posed rebuilding of the Walnut Grove
dam Mr.. Cameron said he had heart
the story. He thinks it a very plaus
ible one, though he knows nothing
about the acts more than that he hal
been told the company win go out o
the hands of the receiver the first o
the year.