El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-15

RASCOT, Ariz-, June 15.-With big
Nj delegations from Ell Paso, Doug
= \ las, Bisbee and Wilcox still &c
arrive, there were already at least
1000 visitors In Mascot Tuesday to at
tend the celebration Of the opening OF
the Mascot & Western railroad, the
first shipment OF ore over the road
from the Mascot mines and the dedica-
ton Of the townsite Of Mascot.
Three thousand visitors, representing
every part Of the Omitted States, were
on me ground this afternoon, when
president Thomas n. McCauley, Of the
Mascot Mining and Railroad companies.
clinched the last rail on the new rail-
road with a copper spike made OF Mas
cot copper
Mascot Gay in Flags.
The proud, new town Of Mascot pre-
scented gala sight TO arriving visitors.
The pretty, new depot, just completed,
was gay with flags and bunting. Out
OF the middle OF the townsite rose a.
huge speakers stand where the formal
exercises Of this afternoon took place
Seating arrangements were provided
for several thousand people, and the
long benches were crowded to capacity.
Not the least OF the signs Of jubilance
were the huge buckets Of ore passing
continuously over the heads Of the
sighseeFs on an aerial tramWay two
miles long, which conveys the ore from
the Mascot mines to the great ore bins
site.
Many Speakers.
Preceding the driving Of the copper
spike, an interesting program was ar
ranged for this afternoon. Among
those on the program fer speeches were
Thomas n. McCauley, president Of the
Mascot Mining company and the Mas
cot & Western railroad; H A Morgan,
q leading merchant Of Wilcox; Frank
X. Mott, mayor Of Oakland, Calf: John
NJ Raymond, Of Aurora Ill; T. H. Will
lams, superintendent Of the Tucson di-
vision Of the 5. P, and James Graham
McNary, vice president Of the First Ma
tiOnal bank, Of FL Paso. Other features
OF the program were a broncho riding
contest, indian sports and selections
by the 6th artillery band, from Douglas;
the Wilcox Glee club and the Arizona
reform school band.
Monster Barbecue.
The afternoon formalities OF Tues
day were preceded at noon by a mon
ster barbecue, one Of the most famous
barbecue experts in the country having
been engaged for the occasion
The first regular passenger train to
traverse the new Mascot & Western
railroad, which connects the south with
Wilcox, arrived at Mascot early Mon
day morning, bearing the big party of
eastern officials and stockholders who
ud4 uEEn llE guests OF L4E Ii EdiSO
chamber Of commerce on Sunday. The
visitors were met by a reception COM
mittee composed of local officials Of
the Mascot Mining company, together
with the 9Th artillery band from Doug
las.
Weaferners by TrainlOad.
The fasteners had no sooner been
made comfortable than there arrived a
seven-car Pullman train from San
Francisco. bearing 500 Pacific coast
stockholders. Mascot officials were
fully prepared for these early arrivals I
and promptly put on a broncho busting /
contest under the direction Of Ed E. !
Chols who claims the title OF cham I
pion roper of the world" Later Joe
Beecher and Matias Pachecho, both (
Mascot mine employees engaged in a T.
drilling contest. Pachecho won by 4
driving a Is inch hole with hand drills I
in Is minutes
Big Ore Supply.
Monday afternoon practically all the E
visitors on the ground visited the Mas !
cot mine operations proper, being con- /
Quoted through every part Of the work 4
ings by a staff Of expert guides in /
charge Of superintendent Frank L. I
SiZer- It was explained to them that ]
experts who have examined the proper 4
~ from time 10 time were unanimous d