Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1907-09-09
AN ODD DELAY-There was rather

an odd tie up Of the train service in
the vicinity Of Maricopa on Saturday
night and the little old NJ. K =. engine
had TO pull the whole Southern Pa
cific out Of the hole. 4 west bound
passenger due to arrive about IL
O'Clock pm. was ordered to take a side
track about four miles east Of Mari
copa at a lonely point where there is
no telegraph office. and wait for the
passing of an eastbound passenger. In
the meantime the train due from the
west was stopped two miles west Of
Maricopa by an accident to the firebox
or some other portion of the internal
construction Of the locomotive that
caused its sudden death. The teIe-
graphone carried on the train for some
reason was not available and n brake
man walked to Maricopa to report con-
ditions. The NJ. & p. engine, which
was awaiting the arrival of both trains
went west and pulled in the dead
train and returning had to go down the
line toward Tucson to carry orders -
the westbOund train that was still
sticking to the sidetracE and painting
nervously for somebody to tie it loose.
1t reached Maric2pa about am.
APACHES QUIET. f. Asher of
Mcdowell was in the city yesterday
and reports that the Apaches are quiet
and that there is not one white man
on the reservation. even the storekeep-
Ter being gone on his vacation One
white woman. the school teacher and
Postmistress. and her sister are alone
there with the Indians at present.
HOME AGAIN j. T. Whitney
returned to Phoenix yesterday after
an absence Of about three months. part
Of the time being spent i'm Philadel-
phia. at the Elks convention. at New
York and other eastern points. and the
remainder of his vacation at Los An
geles. where Mrs. whitney has been
very i'll but is at present improving.
VISITING MINING MEN-George
F. Good and son, Frank +. Good OF
Detroit and l.. y. Cobb composed a
party arriving in the city yesterday
to investigate some mining property
in the vicinity Of Phoenix for eastern
parties George F. Good says that this
is not his first visit to Arizona, hav-
ing been here when Phoenix was hard
~ mark on the map. as early as
1872. He relates that he came from
Colorado on horseback down into the
territory. to Prescott, Phoenix and
Yuma. Mr.. Good is interested in man.
ufacturing concerns in Detroit but has
devoted most of his life to mining. be-
ing one of the leading experts and en-
gineers of the country and has been
over the world from Kalamazoo to
Timbuctoo. He was at one time sent
down into Mexico, and after investi-
eating its mineral resources. wrote a
description of the same for the Iron
Age. He also completed some work for
the Biographies used in the schools of
Mexico. Taking it as a whole his life
has been a varied and interesting one.
participating in battles. Indian fights
and all the experiences incident to a
life OF travel.
ON TO THE SAcRIFIcE-The Mex
lean Maroons of Phoenix have signi-
fled their desire to meet a Florence
baseball team on the bloody field of
battle at Phoenix on. the 10th of Sep
TENDER in honor of the Mexican indie
pendence, says the Florence Blade.
Still clinging to the old form of bar
barism and must have something to