El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-25
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II ING COPPER. the magic COM
munity builder. has once more
raised his Furnished scepter-and
once more a tiny mining camp. a mere
speck Of Arizona landscape. has re-
ceived the industrial stimulus which
should shortly transform il into a fac
tor &c be reckoned with among the
busting, little cities Of the southwest.
me tiny mining camp Of the past
was Dos CabeZas- The coming city is
Mascot And the transformation scene
took the form Of a celebration which
IN point of attendance. enthusiasm and
plcturesQueness-ha probably never
been equalled in the picturesque annals
Of the southwestern copper country.
The celebration was held on June 10
and there was triple occasion for it
the opening Of the new Mascot and
Western railroad connecting Mascot
with the Southern Pacific at Wilcox.
Ariz- the first shipment of ore over
the new road from the mines of the
Mascot Copper company, and the dedi-
cation Of the townsite of Mascot. the
city TO come.
Celebration Is Unique.
The celebration was unique in every
respect and its success spoke valumes
for the future Of Mascot. About 1000
people. representing every section OF
the United States and including many
nota bles in the world OF business ard
mining, were present at the gala ex-
erclses OF June IS, and no man left the
new little city that night without the
firm conviction that he had seen the
opening Of a new and important chap
ter in the Industrial history Of the
southwest
Although the celebration proper was
held on June Is. the memora bic Mas
cot festivities really began early in the
Of June Il with the arrival
Of special Pullman train bearing a
party Of nearly 100 shareholders and I
officials from Chicago and other east
a. CO ID
itors alighted from their coaches to the |
strains OF a lively march played by the /
band Of the sixth field artillery band, !
Whic had come overland for the Oc-
casion from Mexican border patrol dIty /
at Douglas, Ariz- A reception commit !
tee headed by president \. 1IcCauley- J
the man Of the hour in Mascot 1
greeted the visitors at the pretty. new 4
Mascot railway station, completed just
two DAYS before
Gala Scene ut Celebration.
The scene was a gala one indeed Tho
station was gay with bunting and
swastika" streamers- a huge speakers
stand doomed up in red, white and blue
brilliance in the back ground: seats
Tor more Ihan sOUO people stretched Tar
into the Mascot uOwnsite. and a further ]
touch OF noise and uveness was added Z
BY the incessaut whirr Of the great !
steel buckets which convey ore over a
two mile aerial tramway from the Con-
solidated tunnel OF the Mascot mine 10
the huge ore shipping bins at the town 4
Of Mascot proper.
The eastern visitors had no sooner
been made welcome and comfortable
than four huge locomotives were seen
tOiling up the new railroad in tow Of
no less than II special Pullman cars.
bearing more than 300 Mascot share
holders from San Francisco and Pa
cific coast points A gain there was
scene OF cheering jubilation. and again
president McCauley and his reception 1
committee showed how happily com
plete were the plans for the entertain
ment OF the coming host Of visitors.
BronchO Riding and Drilling.
Although by the time IL was nearly