Arizona republican., 1908-02-24
MORE PHOENIX MIN
 SEt RELIEF MINE
Ezra W. Thayer Escorted Another Automobile Excursion Party to the Property Yesterday.

Ezra Thayer may not spread over as much territory as Cook or Ray mond & Whitcomb but as an excursion master in his own field he does not take his hat of to them or anybody else His experience in that capacity is limited to trips to the Relief gold mine about once every So often. or d little oftener if il is desirable. hut they are always successes. for he knows the road Calthough there was a time when he didn'O and he always has something to show when he gets there
 Yesterday MT. Thayer in his flag auto took a fleet O. motor cars to the Relief mine with a hew batch of eX- , cursionists. few of whom had been there before and all of whom are glad they went yesterday The party in- cluded the following named: J. P. Rhodes. pr. J. w. Fess. w. C. Foster. W. G. Hartranft, pr. (. A. Van der Veer. F. F.. Kirkland. F. F. Dunlevy. C. s, Scott. pr. C. F. Clifford. W. H. Patrick, Dr. R. NJ. Tafel. Sims Ely. C. M. Scott, D. c. Coverdale and MT. Thayer
 The start was made before o'clock. and the party was on the ground in a little over an hour and a half Super intendent Hamlin was searching the horizon with his field glasses long be- fore the procession appeared. and on it's arrival he was attired in a cigar and a gladsome smile with his good right hand out like a pump handle. ready for people generally to shake. There was plenty ot time and every thing was done deliberately and in or der With Mir Eamlin in the lead the party ambled up the wagon road which led along the mountain side for over a quarter of a mile, from one prospect hole to another, along the general course of the vein which first attracted the eye of Sam F. Webb when he located the property many years ago and which veins were later developed somewhat by MT. Hamlin. In general way the ledge, or the vein which is composed of various lodges and which in places is twenty or thirty feet wide on the surface, runs along the mountain side from east 10 west. about a third of the way between the desert below and the top of the first range Of hills. From this road a beautiful view of thousands of acres of green valley is spread out from the Beardsley sheep camp on the right to the sugar factory on the left, and leaving the Relief gold mine out of the question the trip is worth while just for the ride and this view.
 The side hill iaunt was a mere pre- liminary 10 give the visitors an idea of how things looked before there was any Relief mine. Returning the crowd was pictured on the hillside. again at - the works and vet again within the mill as they crowded around the men who were dressing the plates. Later in the day the caravan was pictured as it drew up in line for departure The mill is an interesting place, though it is of small capacity. being a twenty ton Lane roller, which is operated about one-half the time. After the dressing of the plates the visitors were shown the process Of retcrting the amalgam and casting the little yellow bricks that spell success at the home office, or the mint. Then came the dinner. a fine one in regular mining amp style from beans to stew. but topped off with the luxury of pumpkin pie
 After dinner the entire party went