Bisbee daily review., 1913-01-14
BRIDGES SEEM
 NOW ASSURED
House Passes Bill Appropri- ating Money for Bridges on Indian Reservation,
 Gila and San Carlos
GOV. HUNT ENTHUSED

PHOENIX, ffiJan. l3.-Telsgraphis advices were received last evening by Governor Hunt from Congressman Carl Hayden to the effect that the bill appropriating S70.000 fer bridges across the Gila and San Carlos rivers has passed the house. No trouble in getting the measure through the sen ate is expected. Another week may see the presidents signature attached.
 The two bridges are to be on the San Carlos Indian reservation ana six miles apart. Because they are to be on a reservation it was compara- lively easy to persuade the congress men of their necessity, though MT. Hayden had a lively argument with Representative Mann of Illinois on the floor of the house last Saturday.
 One of the bridges is to be over the San Carlos river, in Gila county. 1 and the other over the Gila river. in Graham.
 Before we know it we are going to have a boulevard completed across ! this state" Governor Hunt said to- | day. This is another assurance O the highways early completion.
 Beyond the site of the San Car | los bridge. Graham county is making the old railroad grade, up to Geroni- mo. a firstclass automobile and wagon road. our oonvicts have nearly com | pleted the road west from Florence to l Higley, and when they are taken ofi that stretch they may be put to work | between Florence and Tucson.
 Since the cold weather set in the convicts in the Pinal mountains, be-
 tween Globe and Ray, hsve been un able to work. Their camp is in l draw on the north side of the Pinala at an elevation of GO0O feet and among timber. Snow often lies there till June.
 It is evident that little good car be accomplished on that road for month or six weeks and We are Seri | ously considering sending the twenty five conyicts there back to the peni
 tentiaTy.
 We will have to adopt a system o
 working the convicts on the northern highlands in the summer and on tho
 southern Iowlands ia the winter. |
 is possible for them 10 work Tn snow
 and slush, but not to the best ad i vantage"
 Governor Hunt is enthusiastic owe the prospect of a bridge across th' Colorado river at Yuma.
 The Yuma bridge will be grea benefit to the entire state and wi.
 send many travellers through Yuma
 the governor said this morning
 "Yuma's prosperity should be in creased tremendously by the Comple
 tion of the bridge"
 Within a few days the work 2f lo
 eating a site for a bridge across tn \ Gila river near Dome will corlmenc 2 lunder the direction of State Enginee 2 Lamar CcbE It is expected LEAt tn . wcrk will not rcqljre more tSan r week as :Cunditgs gre new mac [ with a machine. When the souIei ng !, are made and the width of the rive r at the most favorable site ascel tained, it will be easy to make an e' n tinate of the cost of the bridge. f By the time that the Tempe Bridg is completed it may be possible l; move the convicts to Dome. Tn 7. Tempe bridge is fast nearing compl '; ton When finished i5 will be th most ornamental in tao southwest an
 will have cost SS01Oa IL is plannc E io make the enc al Dome less orran 1 mental aEd less expensive.