El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-07-13
CAMERON ) FIZZ
SHOP ENCLOSED
Government Is Restrained
Prom 0UstiIg Arizonan
From Grand Canyon.


years Ralph H. Cameron has been
fighting the Sana Fe Railroad com
pany for trail tights on the Grand
canyon. where conditions, from the
railways STANDPOINT. lately were
patheticaHy described in an eastern
PERIODICAL Tie Bright Angel and
Hermit trails, especially the former,
PASS through hostile ground, located
as mining clsime or mill sites, Just
Shout where The tran couldn't posi-
bly, be built elsewhere Cameron AYERS
that every claim bears precious metal
and. supporting his cpRtentiOn. pro-
duces assay reports showing gold, sill
yer copper and platinum He keeps
Up the assessment WorSs but lately has
'akad q bit Of trouble . attempting 70
patent some OF the loc-lons, the courts
filed Wi+h the sIpporl Of the railroad
Trail Once CameIOn's Property.
The Fright AnEe trail once was
Cameron's own propft y. put ms rlgHt
81 occur patton ran OF Inen the coun-
T. Of Coconino proceeded 70 lease the
trail for a percentage OF the receipts,
oddly enough renting 10 cameron or
his associates. InsInucl as the tr3ll
heads near Fl TNar, the santa te
hotel AT the end I the Grand canyon
railway. the effet upon the railway
interests may be imagined The rail-
road built auoter trail few miles
~ The v-ssfv-sr, but couldn't escape
the extent Of the Cameron mineral
ti1ldinEs.
Report Say, Cameron Has Sold.
Possibly an Lhis viii ne changed in
the future. Fom New ork has come
q renort thatSameron, for about $50
900. has sold number Of canyon min
ing claims II is assumed that the
santa Fe hs decided TO 20 into the
mining busaess' II lhaI De the only
Wv 10 get ne gentle tenderfOot 10 the
Colorado's rink. Even as important
is the fac that one Of the Cameron
holdings vas Indian Gardens. a fairly
level and -erdant spot half way down
9 Abe trail where there Is an ideal site
Tor a ret house and for smaller
hotel this climaticslly would have A
C-liaru1fn situation in winter and from
which re recesses OF the gorge could
b expired with a minimum OF et-
fort hen, Indian Garden springs
have g continuing and large flow OF
water the only dependable supply
short II the river. which is 5000 feet
beloWand seven miles from IoVar-
W-ter Plenty At Indian Gardens.
= tn hotel now gets its water by tank
cars from Peach Springs or Del Rio,
eithr several hundred miles distant
ar indian Gardens could be installed
hvfaulic works which. by the fall OF
abdt half the water 10 a point near
-, river power could be generated for
IN
v rim above This one feature
vuld appear TO sbe we'll worth the
ependiture reported 10 have been
ade by the railroad company
Government Tries to Dust Cameron
Litigation still is busy, despite the
umOred compromise Only Tuesday,
* Prescott. in the United States dis
trict court. judge Sawtelle made q
temporary restraining order directed
against the government which IS su-
ing Cameron. in an attempt 10 deprive
him or his agents Of an alleged right
- maintain a soda fountain and a
TrriO shop al the head Of the Bright
angel trail, which happens. very oddly,
% head on the Cape Horn mining
claim.
The governments demands that Came
ron remove from the surface every
thing that does not appertaIn TO the
operation of a mine, which would Z
eliminate. as well. the Grand Canyon I
postoffice and a store This demand !
Is based largely upon forest reserve I
rA-ulations.
!, sfiaIms Mining Location Since 1872
In rebuttal- attorney Robt. F. MOrri-
son presented evidence TO the court !
mat the Cape HoTn claim was located I
by Cameron in 1902. long before 4
forest reserve or national monument {
was established I'm the locality The
matter viii come up again IN court IN Z
August. In the meantime the SODA 4
water fountain may flzz 10 its opera
trr's content. furnishing elixir in a I
il land to these who escape the ter
rCrs Of the gorge.
Cameron hoy Oppase kibbey.
Cameron. who now lives in Phoenix !
is former Sheriff Of this (COcOninO) I
county He was congressman from Ari- /
iona Just bef3re statehood. and 10 him I
-iF considered due much Of the credit /
for the passage and signing OF the
statehood bill Then he was candidate I
for senator AT the first state election.
later running for governor.
There is 4 report that he proposes
10 return % Arizona at once and 10 j
shy his soubrero into the senatorial
ring. in opposition TO his tOWnsman.
judge J. II kibbey, who now appears
70 have tfe nomination grabbed
= In this connection there is q rumOr
ehat Dr. 7ercival Lowell OF Flagstaff, P
VINO has senatorial aspirations. viii /
prosecute this ambition no further at
present He had hoped for unanimous
endorsement az the Republican state
conventfn at Prescott. where II was
apparent that Kibbey had a clear ma
- he NJ