Bisbee daily review., 1911-07-18
San Juan and Others
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ford .and remained there a couple of days because of the rains, whence we came here; and shall tomorrow pass through a pass in the Graham mountain range and to the Mascot, Aravaiee, Grand Reef, Cobre Grande. and a great many more mines. From Stafford to Globe it is practically 100 miles. We are going to Globe-but We shall travel fully 300 miles to get there, and some of this over trails that have hardly before been used. excepting by prospectors and occasional cattlemen. It is a country of heavy mineralization, however. and there are several almost nn- heard of districts. and some mines that have been worked considerably and scme of them are well equipped with up-to-date machinery. We ex pect to travel an average of 20 miles a day.
 There were several interesting in cidents before we got to Safford The principal one happened hall way in from Morenei. We had noon camp-that Is. had unloaded the ami fnals that they might rest and were eating snack-when we heard something coming up the trail to the Bellmare saddle, where we were In a few moments a man showed lip, with two hack animals and riding another. He stopped end we al ientered into confab. J P Ford who was guiding us to the Bonito. suggested that the man go on with us, as he was headed the same way and the trail was unfamiliar. This was approved all round. and passed unanimously. The man was C. H MacPherson, an old prospector, pack CT and all-round westerner. Goine down the trail there was some trou- ble with our packs, and Mac helped materially. Getting down to the Bo- nito We decided to wait over a day in order to see ruins. caves, etc, and Mac also waited. That night he and l entered into compact where by he took charge of my paektrain the cooking, etc, and left my wife and l to enjoy as best we might this delightful trip, with no more packtrain worries. and with he and Manuel cooking the finest meals one ever ate. One doesn't know what real good cooking is until he has had food prepared by an old-timer who knows how, and Mac and Manuel either fills the bill. So we came on into Stafford, making 8 little more than 3 miles an hour. Here County Assessor John J. Birdno came to the fore with true western hospitality, told us where to make camp in a beautiful spot and gave us directions that would cut off many weary miles for us and keep us in the best trails of the country. Birdno knows this section better than any one man, probably. as he has been assessor for years and has travelled every byway and highway a great many times.
 Colt Gets Shoes.
 And l mustn't forget Trouble, the colt. The little cuss has the heart of lion: for he has come along excellently in spite of sore feet We can't shoe him, because fl that case in a couple of Years his feet would be ruined. So we de cided to put on rawhide shoes such as the Indians formerly used Now Rabbit-that's his proper name = isn't as tame as house cat; and he has been very shy Of us. Bu, Mac caught him asleep-the little fellow was actually snoring-and s, he was tied securely. And then tht rawhide shoes were fashioned ant tied in with whangleather strings since when he has been easier. Then to make surety doubly sure, Macl hardened the little hoofs by usin, hot tallow on them for a day o two. and then put the rawhides or again. Now the six-weeks-old col Is in fettle. and he is as tame al can be, having learned that when VI handle him we do it for his owI good and in kindness. These ar, mere incidents to the casual obsery CT, but to us they are real events, a they would be to anyone on thI trail. We now have F animals il our train, besides the colt, and VI hammer along or road with goo speed and no trouble. Everything i tied with the double diamond hitch and it is very seldom that we hay to make stop from camp t camp to fix a pack. This make things fine.
 Chinese Watchman.
 About 9 o'clack the other morn ing we reached the camp of tn Giia Valley Copper company. hold Ing and for a number Of years opeT uttng Inc san judn anu OlnSE mines but it is all idle now as has beel the case since 1898. wher they shu down because of the low price o copper. Arriving, we were met D. Lee Sing, the watchman, who ha been in this country so long tha he has imbibed the very spirit of tn west. First thing was to giv the animals fine feed, and the hot coffee for my wife and 1. Thel Lee and I went through the works but could not go underground, be cause the shaft and laterals ar ali under water. The San Juan ha had a vicarious career. It was dis covered q great many years agt and finally was taken hold of b two brothers, who s'worked"- th stockholders. They were associate vith a number Of New York gentle men and the fact that four of tn latter were put in the penitentiar for lengthy periods shows that jus tice also thought there was some trIng eminentIy crooked about thei mining operations. Finally, however other men took hold and John xvat.or was mt fin charge as suDel