Weekly journal-miner., 1918-02-13
SPARKLE FROM AR|zONAN
 AT MEADE
WRITER IS WITH MINING ENGINEER RPS IN ARMY, AND DOING SOME BIG BOOSTING FOR MINES OF THIS COUNTY.
(From Thursdays Daily.)

Everybody in Yavapai county who ever had anything to do with mines or mining knows Tom Arnold, and the letter received from him yester- day by J. H. Mckee will be read with very much interest, matters of gem while military secrets are withheld for the good of tine great cause" Ar r;old is with the 27th mining engineer corps at Camp Meade, and in char 8cteristic language pertaining to his vocation has the following to say:
 Well. Jim. it is very long time between drinks on the Hassayampa, and am writing you in fear that you lave fallen down that shaft in your Lugcnia gulch property from the long silence at your end of the trail. I rope such is not the case, and trust you will hold on to the flourishing vine of life, as all will be we'll after this scrap is over. Now to the point. Mining engineers, mining operators mining managers, geologists and others high up in the profession arc thick as gnats around a Missouri mo- laSscs barrel and the roll call will show many to have been at one time or another with the big concerns oi the country. These mineral experts are hoping to get out of the army at ar carly date for this reason My missionary work for Yavapai has had the desired effect, and you may soon iealizc a snug fortune, as we'll will others in the same cadence Tn the financial line. So-wait and watch for the big mine drive; it's coming. Now tor another spasm in weary war do- 'ngS in this mOnotCnous camp; We gre over 1000 strong, and there are n action POS miners from Arizona do some fierce exploration every eve ming around the stove in the big ad- .niniStration building, and to make the situation perfectly agreeable in handling the high grade you never SEW the like. Why we have almost tinnclcd to Berlin already, and the only trouble we face is to get rid of the muck. This is due to us having around 75 mining engineers, 25 super intcndcEtS, 90 foremen, 25 shifters, "A 74 machine men and only one inucker. He IS ! Cousin Jack, so he will make 1t all right.
 Everything here of late has been very much improved upon. and con ditions arc certainly excellent. We have mess sergeant in charge who las served in the regular army for six year, and he knows the game. The othcr mess sergeant we are keep ing around, as there IS law against killing a man in this State All around, after all, its not so bad to Dc in Il c army.
 This IS a fine arm of the service, in fast, it is said to be the best in the nation. Our captain is promin- Cntly nowu mining operator, and he knows the men and what IS expected of them in action. We are being drilled 10 high state for carly duty and wi:ilc l cannot go into details. will say it will probably be sometime before YOU hear from me again.
 Let me say this: The training IS ,hc best thing in the world for young men, and also it does not hurt the older fellow like me. If you were 70 sec me in double time work in the field you would not believe your eyes # the kaiser could only see this regi- iucnt Inc would surrender at the drop ot the hat. pity the square head who runs up against it when we go over the top"