Bisbee daily review., 1915-06-13
MASCOT OPENING CELEBRATION
 ID BE BIG
Copper Spike Will Be Driven
 Into Last Tie Tuesday,
 Noting Completion of Con meeting Link With Shelter.
All aboard for Mascot

The monster celebration, which will be held on Tuesday to commemorate the completion of the Mascot and Western railroad, at the new town of Mascot, promises to be one which will live long in the memory of those who attend Arrangements have been completed by the officials of the rail- road, copper and realty companies to make the affair the most notable of it's kind ever held in the Southwest.
 Mascot is located a few miles from the venerable and historic town of Dog Cabazes, and directly in the shad- ow Of the twin peaks. from which the little town derives its name-Two Heads. lt is situated at the terminus of the railroad, newly completed that connects the property of the Mascot Copper Company with WillcoX and the rest of the country.
 Lying, as it does, in the mouth of a gently sloping canyon one mile be- low the workings of the company, and connected with them by an aerial ca ble which will be used to fin ore cars on the day of the celebration. the new town of Mascot promises to be anoth- CT Douglas.
 It is backed by the proven property of the railroad company It has had engineering genius expended upon it's streets and its every need. Mascot. new as it is. and in it's embryo. prom. ises to become a new metropolis in the southern part of Arizona. The Mascot Copper Company may be classed as one of the most substan- tial mining corporations in the state. it has been built to it's present place of eminence through the perserver- ance of the president, T. \. McCauley.
 It was a health trip which the now president of the Mascot Copper Com pany was taking, that might be cred tied with the present status of the mine NcCauley was of poor health. He was advised to get into the open. He was an active man, mentally and physically and after treveline about in the open of the great Southwest. and west decided 10 interest himself in mining
 He toured through Nevada He be- came interested in gold property and being a man of considerable means. was on the lookout for such a proper ty which would yield him an income and, at the same time. -leep him in the open. He traversed Nevada. Cal iiornia and Arizona in his search
 When he. in company with a min. ing engineer. arrived at WiIcoX. it was still gold that he was cooking for He had heard that there were several gold prospects in the neighhorhood of WillcoN Al the Southern Pacific town a miner from Bisbee. was en- countered, who told of the greatness Of prospect near Dos Cabe2as It was in this that the Mascot Copper Company was probably born
 McCauley. with his engineer. went 10 Dos Cabezas They casually look ed over the field looked over the claims of the present company and finally made a deal by which it was acquired Since that lime McCauley has interested many of his friends. He has developed the property and today it stands in the position Of a property ready 70 produce its flow or ! the red metal at regular and profit able rate,
 With the successful promotion of the mine, connection by rail was es- sential to its completion The com pany decided upon a railroad and the It has sixteen miles, approximately, of track and by this route the ore mined in the property will be sent to the Douglas shelter
 The celegration Of thc occasion will be attended by the driving of cop. D per spike, the metal of which has , been mined in the property of the company. Games, bands, barbecue rodeo sports, and everything possible to make the occasion memorable, will be on hand
 People from every part of the state 3 county and government officials: rail road officials from San Francisco, E Paso, Tucson and Douglas; ;le mill D ion dollas special, carrying stockhold CTS of the company. and many others
 from nearby points win visit the prop 3 erty on the day of the celebration. b Mascot will be a winner The eel ? ebration will be its Introduction, ana 3 1t is expected to make an excellen ? neighbor for the other thriving com - munities Of cochise county and Arizo
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