Western liberal. (Lordsburg, N.M.) 1887-1919, 1912-02-16

Ob1Af VI OAAAN0hf was III AilG
city Saturday, en- route to Phoenix to
see Governor Hunt inaugurated, at
tend to some political matters, and to
be sworo in as State engineer, II It
should be that the governor should
announce his appointment.
The LIBERAL got a hurry up call
for some land Office notices this week
that has taken up much Of the space
usually devoted to the news matter.
1t is not often that such things hap
pen, but they are good for the cash
account.
The motor a pathfnders spying
out the route between El Paso and
Douglas, arrived here Wednesday
evening from Silver City. The board
OF trade entertained the visitors in.
the evening. The visitors were en-
thusiastic regarding the route, which
will be advertised, and as soon as it
is known there is a practical southern
route from ocean to ocean, below the
snow belt, there will be a great deal
Of winter travel over it. They told
that the authorities all along the line
had promised that the necessary work
would be done to put the road in
good condition, but they were glad to
fine that the road commissioner Of
of this section had not waited to
promise, buy they had found him at
work on a bad piece of road, just be-
fore they got to Lordsburg. They
left yesterday morning for Douglas.
Linus D. Giddings died at Gold Hill
last Saturday night, after an Hines of
about a week. The remains were
brought to Lordsburg Sunday, and
Inferred Monday under the direction
of the Masons, he having been a
member of the order for many years,
being a member of Resurgum lodge,
at Sabula, Iowa. Mr.. Giddings was a
blacksmith by trade, but had been
mining for many years. He came to
Gold Hill soon after the camp was
opened, in the eighties, and has re-
NAMED with the camp ever since,
with occasional leaves Of absence. He
was a mar about sixty years of age,
and had no relatives in this section
OF the country, at present, although
some years ago he had a brother iv-
ing and working with him at Gold
Hill.
Most Of the roads in this section
are pretty good roads, and are what
are known as natural roads, That is
when a man wanted to drive any
where he just drove across the coun-
try, and when he came back he fol-
lowed his tracks. and after a few
trips he had a well defined and mark
ed road. Occasionally, when the lay
OF the country was such that the
water after rains flowed in the wheel
tracks, the road would, after heavy
rains become impossible, and the next
traveller would turn out, drive along
side the old road, and soon have a
new one. There are few of these, and
most of the roads in the country have
been driven over for years. They are
in pretty fair shape, but the road
commissioner could improve them
greatly, at a very small expense. The
way to do 1t would be to send out two
or three men, armed with picks, SHOW
els, hoes and rakes, with a blackboard
to carry the tools they are not using.
With a rake the frequent tones that
have worked up to the surface, could
be thrown to one side, and this would
be the main work. This, with the
Illing up of an occasional chuck hole,
digging out the bear grass that the
original surveyor had his team strad-
die, and making the arroyas that are
occasionally crossed a little easier of
approach, would work wonders with
the roads. Some years ago J.L. Wells
and w. d. Gilland did this for the
road they travelled between Pyramid
and town. 1t cost them but a few
dollars, and made the road a first
class one. All the roads IN the third
district could be put In shape with
the money now appropriated for the
district, and the Improvements would
be permanent one