Bisbee daily review., 1909-05-16
(Iron Ore)

zona to attract the attention of the miner who is legitimately seeking to better his condition. and wko believes the new location has enough to war. rant fair trial. It is a copper camp and while 'rushes" are usually men. toned an connection with discoveries of the mere precious metals, in this instance the manner of the going Of the earliest visitors very nearly ap- preached the spectacular stampedes on the frontier to the historic gold diSginsi of our western country.
 In the case of Courtland there were automobiles to take the locators inio the district. The distance from Bis. bee is about 35 miles, and from Doug las it Is a few miles less. the inter- vening country from bp.h roints be- ing comparatively level thro,:c :ch inc Sulphur Springs valley, in wbich Douglas is located he latter point being nearly sou.n from the new camp
 Automobile Plays important Par..
 And the automobile has Vo, Ike q wonders for the west since it was in troduced. a few years ago. being the agency that saved much time in the opening of Goldfields, Rawb:de, Bull frog and the other new gold camps of Nevada. as well as in other ;tlaces made famous either by very rich gold discoveries or gigantic failures. :: IS wonderful how the modern automo- bile is sent over the face of the west ern deserts, often where no wagon has preceded it to blaze the way The
 Presbyterian Communion Service. Sunday morning. May 16th, the sac rament of the Lords Supper will be observed in the Presbyterian church and all members of the church should be present at the service, if possible. There will be the reception of mem bers into the church at both the morn ing and evening services, and. for the benefit of those who desire to unite with the church and have not yet met with the session, there will be a meeting of that body Sunday morning at 10:30 o'clock in the church when members may be received. There will be a special musical ser vice at night, and a cordial invitation .tC attend the service is extended to the public.
 JOHN r FRY, Pastor. high power gasclifa CHS are driven through sage brush CTsr valleys and ridges, across dry riyCF Deds heavy with sand. at terrific speeds, carrying heavy loads of passengers and bag gage. and doing this with great eff ciency. Those who have had to dc with car driving only on city boule' wards or fair country roads would be surprised at the difference presented by the western conditions. There is no sparing of machinery or rubber. It is continual pressure at top speed. the throttle wide open and the lever locked in the high gear slot.
 The prospector. or locator. anxious to get into the new camp early pays the price and the auto driver delivers the goods. If he fails the passengers know he has tried his utmost.
 These desert trips are the severest tests the automobile have and the splendid maner in which the best grade machines hold up is high trib- ute to the skill, material and work maaship of the American builders of these ears. The reliability is much greater than those who may not be familiar with the business imagine. The car the editor of Iron Ore rode iTi from Douglas to Courtland, and thence to Bisbee, had made forty-four round
  us he had purchased the machine sec ond-hand at that. This serves to illus trate what the automobile is capable of with skilled driving even if put to such great exertions as these desert engineers subject them. One has con siderable respect for the car that can take him at express train speed on the surface of such 2 country. There are several cars doing a regular business between Bisbee. Douglas and the new camp. making trips at stated. times daily, and besides these there are those which can be had for special trips according to the wants of tho passenger.
 Town Grew Rapidly.
 Courtland has today 5000 people. Al this number are not needed to trans act the business of the new camp, but despite this more are coming. We passed several wagons on the way out these bearing their loads os wome- and children and household furniture At the camp we observed tent goins up about whicir the family were grouped the good wife, with grea presence of mind and a desire to get started right socially, being engaged in combing and doing up her hair iI the latest fashion while her lord wa: getting the residence hoisted, pro ceeding which was not the easiest a: the wind was blowing and in Court land we can assure you that it car blow. The framework of new hote of goodiy proportion. which was all il place when we went into the caml wag leyeled to the dust when We left the wind having made plaything O it. Great closds of dust came hk' showers down the gulches. Some wer' of the tornado type, others cyclonic and all of wonderful vigor. Sand wa carried along. also small pebbles. 7 ride of thirty-five miles against sucl a blast is an experience one does no care to repeat and he soon concludes that one sand storm on the Arizon; desert is worse than hundred biiz zards of the Lake Superior variety Still. these wind storms are a sprint visitation We are told, and We cal imagine the relief of the people whe' tho seascn is ended. We do not sa! th!s unkindly of Arizona. Sand | needed in such country. and this | probably one Of the tests Dame Natur' ----'~ te~ -owcc-lcr tc !n order 10 tr' lis fcrL,adc.