Bisbee daily review., 1909-12-10
(By the Original Tsnsle.)

EAC DACD[o ADtElOn A@NtAOA 0NAC1
expedition, which left Bisbee October
18th for the island OF Tiburon. with
the intentions of prospecting the IS
land and the mainland. have not been
heard from since they left Guaynias.
and on this account there has been
quite a bit of talk as 10 their safety.
wish to state that have no fear
Of their being killed or captured by
the Seri Indians, whom some maya
zine writer's term as cannibals. AL
though the party has not been heard
from Since October 18th, this signi-
fies nothing, as their intentions were
to sail around the entire island. tax
Ing data of the geological conditions.
then they were to land upon the is
land. taking data, photographs auo
samples of anything that resembled
ore.
They were to spend six weeks.
After that the island known as
the Guardian Angel was to be search,
ed for its mineral WEALTH. was prom.
Used that | should be notified of their
doings and success about December
18th.
This notification will come by ths
way of Libertad. mining camp some
forty miles above the Tiburon Isle
on the mainland.
Prof. Fayette A. Jones, a noted
mining geologist of Albuquerque. y.
NJ. is with the party and as he of
fered the Mexican government maps
and data which he win collect, they
agreed to furnish him with a military
escort But this was turned down
with thanks by a vote of the party.
So they lefe Guaymas in an eleven
ton sloop. of American build, which
they purchased there, and they in
tend to keep the sloop with them in
case of emergency in going after
water or fleeing from any trouble
which they may run into.
The entire party registered with Mr.
Taylor, the American consul at Quay
mas. and reported off for three
months with a probability of extend
ing it to four. In this case if they
are not heard from IL is up to the
American consul for investigation.
The party is composed of good,
strong and sober Western men, most
of them have seen army and navy
service with Uncle Sam and know
of frontier life.
Joe Beals. the captain of the ex-
petition, is true westerner, origi-
nally from Idaho He was in the U.
s. Marine service for five years and
served three years in Philippine wa.
tiers as a corporal in the marine
corps. He has made Bisbee his home
for the past five years and has drilled
in both the single and double handed
drilling contests in this city and
Douglas. He was working at the
Gardner shaft up to the time OF his
departure.
John Hagan better known as ''Ncw
York" the chief navigator, is an old
English tar who has sailed the wa
tiers under every flag and bears the
tattoo marks of all nations, the le-
gal ear-marks OF salt water traveller.
He has sailed to the far north several
times; to the Isle of Borneo, the
Fijis. Australasia, South Africa Cen
trail and South America, the MeGe-
ternias Japan, Russia, China and
now to Tiburon. Hagan was working
as a miner at the Holbrook when he
joined the party.
Chester Kilgore is one of Ken
tucky's quiet and peaceful sons. born
and raised in the Blue Ridge mount
aims where men are know to have no
fear. even though they should meet
bunch of Uncle Sans internal rev.
enue scouts, roaming the hills in
search of the moonshiners, etc. Ches-
ter has made Bisbee his home the
past three years and was working at
the Horbrook up to few days before
the expedition left
Charles (Ciint) Ciendening. the
secretary of the party is son of the