Arizona republican., 1912-07-08
SPEEDY BUT
 INEXPERIENCED
Winkelman Birdman Still a Fledgling; Prospective Sale of Big Mining Prop erty; Other Brief News of the Section

WINKELMAN, July 6.-UpOn mak-
 ing inquiries regarding the exhibition
 test of the new flying machine in-
 vented by we'll known mechanic of
 Ray, which was to come off at Hay
 den on July 4th, the correspondent
 was informed that the test was made
 at a very early hour and only a
 few were privileged to see the avia-
 or on his start to Phoenix. When
 the start was made the machine rose
 gracefully into space. It then sud-
 denly shot a couple of miles high
 and started like streak backwards.
 Presuming that the aviator was a
 novice, he put on the reverse by mis-
 take and the a:r5hip backed almost
 to Tucson before he secured control.
 The reason that dispatches have not
 arrived announcing his safe landing
 at the capital city was easily given
 when the great speed and ineXpe-
 rience of the aviator are taken into
 consideration. Stated the old hard
 rock miner at Hayden. The sky
 larking gent just simply couldn't stop
 Ter at Phoenix and has probably over
 shot the landing place a couple of
 hundred miles or so. Oh. it was a
 pretty sight, all right, all right"
 Jack Collins, of the Winkelman
 Meat Co.,, has just closed deal with
 outside parties giving an option for
 thirty days on fourteen claims, own
 cd by him in the Saddle Mountain
 mining district near Winkelman. The claims of Mir Collins constitute a gold
 property of some considerable extent
 in this promising district.
 Giffer & Leonard are nearing the completion oc their new fireproof
 building 22XS9 enc story wit? d base bank will occupy the front cf the hu'.cing n, the rear will be used as a stock TO -G n connecLi1r with IEeir st.rc. Th:5 tr5iding will make three fireproof tulC.l2s stlnGinC togath- l CT. :he Othe:- tvo being the pnstOffice l ( nc Griffin & LeOnarG's store. Grif- fin & Lehni:rl are set .nc an exam lic to the people of W,nkelman in | the erection cf fireor0of buildings vLich will srtrtly be followed by l other enterprising merchants.
 w. P Steele, who has recently opened an assay and engineering of | flee at Winkelman. has just returned 1 from Sampling a property near Kel- win.
 R. L. Jones has just returned from ) a business trip to the coast. He states that he finds more pleasure in life in his automobile and lives run ming between Winkelman and Hay II No To There is spice in the life between
 two cosmopolitan Arizona towns. MT. Senner, of the law firm of Senner& Feier, is in Los Angeles for the week on business.
 The ladies of the Christian church gave an entertainment on the night of the 4th, which was well attended. Refreshments were served free of charge.
 W. H. Millar has recently leased the Mesa theatre from MT. Collins, | it's owner. A number of changes have been made in the building. such as cutting large windows and ven tilatOrs, and the erection of a screen room for soda fountain. Mir. Mil
 lar has several associates with whose assistance he will give a vaudeville performance in a week with moving pictures on the other nights. Per formances were given the 3rd and 4th of July. which were well attend ed. Mir. Millar expects to give week ly performances at Mammoth.
 G. NJ. Wills. who has been boring for water on his ranch on the San Pedro river about 13 miles from Win kelman. has found oil at depth of about 1000 feet Some samples have been sent to Phoenix for analysis. but the returns have not yet been re- eeiVed. The existence of fairly eX tensive coal fields within q few miles l leads many to hope that a consider able oil district may be opened. 4 modern plumbing system is to be 1 installed in the Story hotel in the l next few days.
 MT. Eshlantz is erecting a two story rooming house in Winkelman which will greatly increase the ac- commodations of the town. The 1 building is erected entirely of con- crete with concrete walls separating all rooms. These rooms will be well l plastered and finished, making them