The copper era., 1909-09-02
Franks Experience.

The experiences of an Apache in the tender days of Arizona history is not circumstance to the stories that Frank Connor is telling about his trip in the mountains. He left here several weeks ago in company with Mrs. Connor, MT. and Mrs. Reece Webster and MT. and Mrs. Harry Vinton, but Frank got into so many skirmishes with those silver tips that Reece run out of ammuni- tion and had to return home for more. A representative of the ERA visited Metcalf last week and while there heard something about a couple Clifton gentlemen who got caught in a flood while taking bath in the city limits: We'll, the cop didn't get them but fate almost did. Of course, we would not accuse Frank and Reece of anything like this, but the description that was given strikes awfully near home. Frank went out hunting one morning with his shot gun expecting to bring in supply of turkey. He had both barrels loaded with buckshot and after scratching through the thick oak brush for about four hours he finally located the chirp of fine big gobbler. He was going some and four hours put him pretty well up. He followed the gobbler for some time before he could draw a bead on him, but when he did he cracked both barrels at him. The report of the gun brought forth a terrible sound and when Frank pulled>Hrhself out ot the rocks and brush all that he could see was a few feathers settling in the top of the trees.
 It was a terrible thing and without stopping to investigate, the groans of mountain lion told Frank that his wife was in camp anxiously wait ing for him to return. The next day Jud Webster happened to be chasing sons mavericks through the brush in that particular section of country and was just about to get one cor nered in the brush when a new path was struck where the growth was cut out slick and clean. After the mav- erick disappeared Jud decided that he would make study of the cause of this straight and narrow path so newly cut. At the beginning of the cut he found the stock of what ap- peared to be once a fine double barrel. Parker shot gun. After fol- | lowing the path for a while he found the whiskerS of a monster gobbler; going little farther he discovered a big mountain lion in the forks of a tree; an examination showed no holes in him so Jud came to the con- clusion that the cause of his death must have resulted from the explo- sion. Going short distance further he picked up dozen fine young tur- keys which had been killed by the shot. In the immediate neighbor- hood he found a big silver tip bear with the top of its head blown off. At this point there came the side of high cliff, where Jud found an in- denture in the rock about twelve inches in diameter and three feet deep. The rock was pulverized and by scratching some of it from the hole he picked up tobacco sack full of heavy gold. It was indeed won derful experience and those who don't believe it should ask some member of the party, as they re- turned to Clifton Sunday night.
 Sims Ely, who was recently ap- pointed as a member of the Arizona railroad commission, has resigned his position to again engage in the news paper business. He is an old time newspaper man and before accepting the appointment as private secretary to the governor was editor of the Re publican at Phoenix. Since leaving the Republican he has continually desired to get back and his wish was recently granted when he bought his interest back. He will again act in the capacity of editor. His many friends throughout the territory, and especially the readers of the paper, are glad to see him back in the har- ness again.
 A difficulty between a Mexican and a Spaniard on Shannon hill Monday afternoon almost resulted in a free for all fight. The Spaniard stabbed the Mexican in the arm and then made his escape. The wound was not serious. Outside of the temporary excite nent no harm was done.