Bisbee daily review., 1915-04-11
BREEZY NEWS FROM
 OATMAN DISTRICT
lContInued from pase Onel

There is not vacant store or house u the camp The roomine houses are filled to overlooking An exceptional profit making opportunity awaits the person who erects 90 comfortable hotc here Building operations and mine development are on the increase. There are less than score of iide men in the entire district Business in general is good and is getting bet ter
 The cactus is in bloom, the lizard ir summing himself on the ledge out crop and the camp is on the boom
 Conditions here are somewhat pri mitive but not ne arly su primitive as those which characterized early days iu Creede. Cripple Creek. Gold field and other famous bononza camps. piped water for instance. is an agree able change from the customary method ol distribution by water wae ou and precedent Co the contrary notwilhstanding the daily shower bath available here is immeasurably preferable to the round tub variety at one time indigenous to the South om Nevada camps
 propoa of Che water wagon we are an of us perforce, by this sover eigu will of the people ow Arizona, as expressed at the polls. passengers on that sodate vehicle and are pursuing the even tenor or our way WtJhout a guu-play and without a headache
 Also. our camp architecture does not sayor of the rag" house style SO much the vogue in other mining dis tricts Likewise we prefer the light shed by Edison to that difmsed By Rockefeller and insist upon haNag our eggs produce fresh from the ranca instead of from cold storage and c.,u.
 Telephone and mail facilities are not an that could be desired, bu, the day of their betterment is tt huud Allen F. Ware manager and treasu.- CT Of the ua-California-Nevad Telephone company states that a tel- ephone exchange is Co be established here at once having drect connection with the camps of Chloride Gold Road Frisco, Yucca and Copperville. with Kinunan and Needles and with Topock, the new freight station on the Santa Fe recently established for the convenience of this camp.
 Long distance connections will be included in this service. The work of stringng wires from Topock to this point was started the current week
 Henry F. Ashurst, of Prescott. Unit ed States senator for Arizona. was here a few days ago inspecting his political fences and has promised 10 mend that gap therein caused by the prevailing inadequate mail service.
 This camp Is the meeting point Of the three trails which connect with the Sauta Fe railway al Kmgman. | Needles and Topock It is likewise a station on the National old Trail the new route recently accepted by the . National Old Trail Association as the main thoroughlare from New York Co Los Angeles. ln am earlier day this was the emigrant trail giving west ward from santa Fe. New Mexico. to tine Golden Gate.
 Padre Garcia. religious zcalot and Franciscan monk, blazed Trail of the - Cross over what are now the sites Of this camp and Kingman. in the latter part of the 18th century That trail is still used as means of communi- 9 cation with Kincman, albeit the sand aled footprints oi the good padre who built it were long since obHterated Ten and l2-mule lreishting outfits have usurped the rght-of-way held formerly by the religious processions. heavily loaded auto trucks have sup planted the pack animals of the gentle imonks. and the harsh horn of hurry . ing passenger auto blarcs dts warn ' ing where formerly the bouly chanted u notes Of the re Deum broke renuy upon tho silence Of the breeding l-@ erl
 The eNieencies Of modern travel and business make necessary a change in the grade of and departure at points from he old Garcia trail TO that end , J. ". Wright Mojave countys sur ' yeyor, Is making an inspection there ol The county commissioners have !, appropriated Sl5,000 to be expended in altering the grade and otherwise bettering The road Mir Wriehrs plans 10 that end include the estab- fishing of less prccipItious grade on Gold Road hill The roads to Top ock and to Needles have already been sraded and are in excellent condition for travel
 Nearby the old Garica trail the Gold ore Mining company is blocking out ore as likewise are the United Eastern Emitted Western and a score of more companies pending che time . when milling facilities are available T A 3-inch air pipe line has been run over 10 the Gold Ore from the Gold Rold mine aId will be utilized for !. mine dcvelopment purposes until such time as the Gold Ore is equipped with a compressor plant and the other machinery necessary for deep min ing
 A. z. Werden, superintendent of tho Cold Ore mine states that the shaft !, is Co be lowered from the 350-foot t, the 55Ofoot point where a crosscui is Co be driven back. to the vein thai