Arizona republican., 1912-05-23

for more tan1is in this county than Prof Lowell ever outlined on the en- tire planet of Mars, though not all of them We're built, ana it has been d frequent stunt for him to survey a farm before breakfast He also drew
 the plans for the first brick school house in this city, now part of the Central school building.
 Mention of canals brings one into another realm of activity in which AIr. Patrick has figured He is genuine antiquarian and has done more orig inal research along that line than any other citizen hcroabOut. The study or cthnOlOgy and the prehistoric. back in to the bOrderline of doubt has coupled his name with much that is humorous
 and when the limits of fact were reached his jocular friends attributed
 to him, until he began 10 believe it himself, such achievements as the ih-
 scriptionS on the pictured rocks with
 which the surrounding mountains
 abound, the excavation of the Grand
 Canyon, the running of the lines Of
 Salt river and the architectural de
 signing Of Comeback mountain. One of his real achievements was the sur
 Vey of tho~ ancient prehistoric canals
 with which this valley was covered
 like a chcckorbOard in earlier times.
 and many years ago ne published d
 small anu valuable volume COntainin9
 maps of these surveys together with
 explanatory and descriptive notes.
 Among his most treasured possessions
 iS
 assembled during the past quarter of
 century during his ramblcs over the
 desert. for Mr. Patrick is also d skill
 ful and accomplished grave robber. but he never desecrateS anything less than d thOuSand years old. This museum together with notable fund of folk lore would be valuable to the scientific world if he could be prevailed upon to part with it. He says he may do aO sometimes when the evidences of old age begin to appear but as be is stiI on the upgrade of life and coltish in his demcanor he has no present notion of surrcni"rinS his trcasurchousc
 This recital might lead the reader to believe that AIr Patrick was a scn.ie and doddcring old man judging from what he has don" but nothing could b. farther from the truth People d. things fast in this country and MT Patrick nad the foresight to come hero when he was just kid" He dropped into old Maricopa Wells in September 1 lS1S with %7J0 in his pocket and tine stage fare to Phoenix was s. He SO'd 1 a can ot condensed milk out of his grip to a hungry soldier for the other i half dollar and rode into Phoenix brOk5 1 with as much cclat as a millionaire H. 1 did q general architectural and engin- ! eerinS business built the school house mentioned above and got the California 1 fever the only black spot on his es- 1 cutcheon. tor he drifted over to thai 1 state and was engaged in building uI i the south land for the Santa Fe rail l road when he was invcigled back |, l erect the original brick court house
 which was attended to in 1S5&. with ! i cash balance of 965 left out of d funC ! of $49. GOO.
 i Since that time Patrick has been cn- l gagged in the icvciopment of this sec i ton in various ways and has a fin,
 home tract knowa as Montezuma Place ] on the Tempe road east of the city ! where he expects shortly to build ! comfortable abiding place for himscl and bride. He does not admit that m has aged bit since he and M0ntezum; lunched on sardines ana cove oyster
 in the shadow of Casa Grande and col laborated in the construction of th 1 Pima Indian Language. It will be th 1 sincere wish of their friends that Mr
 and Mrs. Patrick may live in happiness ana contcntmcnt until the Coiorad' river has worn holes through the bot tom of the Grand Canyon ani Camel 1 back butt" IS a mile high.