Weekly journal-miner., 1918-09-25
A BIC SUCCESS WAS THE TRIP
 ID NITRO
SOME OF THE BOYS HAVE
 GLORIOUS TIME AS THE WET TERRITORY IS EN- COUNTERED; MIR. PUL- MAN MUST REPAIR CARS
(From Thursdays Daily.)

sIlOLh quay DahF.'
 C. II. McI.ane, who went to Nitro, West Virginia, as commander of the party of workmen which left Yava- pai county nearly two weeks ago, re- turned from the east yesterday morn- ing. Judge McLane reports that the whole party reached the big powder works near Charleston in fairly good shape, only four of the men deserting en route.
 The big mistake, however, was routing the party through the wet state of New Mexico. As soon a, Albuquerque was reached, large number of the boys proceeded to liquor up to such an extent that it was hard for those in charge to re- tain any control over them. While the majority of the members of the party behaved in good fashion all the way to Nitro, a good many others found it hard to suppress their hilar- ity and by the time the train rcach- ed its destination two. of the Pull mans were nearly completely wreck ed and the government will have to settle for the damage. One whole end of a compartment in one of the sleepers was kicked into kindling wood and other wreckage will neces- sitate the shopping of the cars be- fore they can be put in service again.
 East of Albuquerque several other stops were made in non-prohibition territory, and by the time Kansas City was reached, the managers Of the party deemed it best to have a police guard meet the train and stick around until the trip eastward was re- sumcd. The same procedure was re- pcated in Chicago, but notwithstand- ing the vigilance of the officers, sev- eral of the men deserted, and are now being searched for by the representa- tives of the department of justice. Be- cause of the fact that the men had signed contracts to go to Nitro and also to pay the sum of SIS for the ex- penses of the trip, those who skip ped out are now virtually in the class of army deserters and the govern ment will camp on their trails until they are finally apprehended.
 The city of Nitro IS wonderful place. according to the statement ot Mir. McLane. Less than five months ago the site was a desolate swamp. Today. however. modern city com taining 5,0O0 dwelling houses, has been laid out and 35,000 persons are employed there. The big powder mill buildings arc about completed and explosives are already being manufactured. There is an immense amount of work to be done. and the crying need just now is for common laborers. there being an overplus or skilled mechanics and tradesmen there now. Much of the work con sists of grading, shooting off hills, concrete construction, etc, and take il from Judge McLane. it is no place for a weakling. only the huskiest of the Americans being desired there.
 As soon as the Yavapai party had been settled in the new quarters, the work of assigning the men to thelr respective tasks was commenced. lack Took and C. M Chitty were eiv- en jobs on the mounted police force, and others were assigned places where they fitted in best. It is under stood that while another shipment or men will be made from Arizona. Yavapai county and the northern part of the State will not be asked to furnish any more, it not being the de. partment's intention to strip out all of the available workers from any enc section of the commonwealth.