Arizona republican., 1907-11-13

the like of which one seldom has an opportunity to see. The band played in front of the grand stand all yester- day afternoon and was repeatedly given the plaudits of the multitude. The music is incomparable. equal to many enteytainments people are in the habit of paying a couple of dollars to hear. The band gave concert on the city hall plaza last evening where thousands turned out to hear them.
 There was disappointment again yesterday in the failure of Governor Torres and party to arrive They were detained in Mexico by official business. but two telegrams were re | ceived yesterday saving they would surely be here on Thursday morning. and Consul Pima will go as far as | Tucson to meet them. having returned home yesterday morning in company with the band.
 ToDAY'S DoINGS.
 Before entering upon a recital of yesterdays events, it will be well to talk little about today. and let the dead past bury it's dead for a few min utes at least This is officially known as Yavapai day and High School day the athletic teams of the high school grades performing on the big track in front of the grand stand. These track exercises will occur promptly at F o'clock and the people are asked te come early for there is too much do- ing on the track in the afternoons to brook any long delays.
 For the Yavapai features the people are especially requested to look over tthe Yavapai exhibits today. The chief features will be found in the biz exhibition hall. and the mining build ing. In the former. q special visit should be paid to the Verde Valley eX- hibit. Anybody can see the sign, for it's almost as big as a house and as red as it IS big. There is an agricul- tural and horticultural display that viii make even the eyes of 'he Salt River Valley farmers bulge out. and incidentally there is a large delegation of Verde valley people at the fair Attorney Rutherford of Jerome as- sumes the responsibility of saying that the Verde valley people are proud of 1 the good work being done by their commissioner. A. A. Johns, as the whole county in fact has reason to be Tn the mining building the whole Yav- apai exhibit should be given 9 good booking over. but just to bait the peo- pie. attention is called to two things in particular. one is the largest gold nugget ever found in Arizona. so far as anybody has a record of. IL was picked up some six or eight years aga on Big Bug creek in Yavapai county, l I,r-. ! EogSs. In the course Of events, it finally became the property of the | Bank of Arizona This institution has entrusted it ;o John Duke. who yes terday brought it to the fair and it may be seen in the Tavapai mineral exhibit today. This little nugget weighs nearly five pounds. contains about $500 ia pure gold. and Is valued as specimen at s1.O00. That much has been refused for it. There is also d nice lot of smaller nuggets. The other specimen in this department is q lar O. copper. 99 6-1O per cent pure, and most of the alloy being gold. It was made bv Thomas Taylor. chief of the smelling department of the United Verde Mining Company. This bar is of the vintage that took the premium at the worlds fair in St. Louis. To Superintendent w. l.. Clark of the T.. V. Company. is the credit due for the fine exhibit, he having done all he could to help make the fair a success
 AGRICULTURAL SHOW.
 In the agricultural department which is tO be mentioned more specif- ically when opportunity offers. there are other special features beside the Verde exhibit. that mention is made of now, that visitors will not forget to drop around and see the whole show ! One is the exhibit from Yuma county which is q fine one, and which every body should see as an earnest of the | possibilities of that section after the completion of the Laguna diversion