Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-01-21

standing the general demand TOT economy, the appropriations for Fed eral activities in Arizona as provided for in the Sundry Civil Bill, which has just passed hte House, were lib eral. On the Yuma Reclamation Pro- ject $415,000 will be expended next year of which $sO,OO0 will be used to further develop the drainage system.
 The appropriation for cooperation and miscellaneous Investigations by the Reclamation Service was increas- ed from $50,000 to $100,O0O. This ap- propriation was so small last year that but $10,000 could be advanced by the Reclamation Service to match the $1O0,OOO appropriated for cooperative work by the Arizona Legislature.
 The usual sum of $20O,OOO was made available for the maintenance of the eight experiment stations of the Bureau of Mines. The South west Station at Tucson has recently made marked progress in >devising new processes for the treatment of low grade copper ores heretofore considered valueless.
 The appropriation for the Grand Canyon National Park was increas- ed from $6O,O0O to $10O,0O0 for the next fiscal year. A part of this money will be used to complete a suspension bridge across the Colorado z4 fa0f nf Prirht AnppI Trail so as to make the north rim of the Canyon more accessible to visitors The road from Fl Tovar to Hermit's Rest will be repaved and construc- ton commenced on road eastward to Desert View so that ultimately there will be a rim-road automobile drive for a distance of over forty miles. Some expenditure will also be made for the destruction of wild burros living down in the Canyon which have increased to such an extent that they are consuming the forage needed to sustain wild game.
 The appropriation for the care of the National Monuments was increas- ed to s12.500. In discussing this item Congressman Carl Hayden of Arizona saids
 MIR. HAYDEN. MT. Chairman, l have offered a number of amend ments to this bill, but the House has been hard-hearted and none of them have been agreed to. In view of this fact that the Committee on Appro- priations has increased this item for the care of national monuments by S4.5O0, I shall not attempt what IS obviously impossible at the present time by offering an amendment fur ther increasing this amount to $21'- 900 as estimated for by the Secre- tary of the Interior, even though l am convinced that $12;500 is made quate for the proper administration of all the national monuments.
 There are "A national monuments under the jurisdiction of the Nation al Park Service, and it is not only vain but foolish to expect that they can be administered, protected, main tained, preserved ,and improved at an average annual cost of little over $500 each, as is provided by this ap- propriation. Six of these monuments are located in Arizona and are an nually visited by increasing numbers from all parts of the country. The visitors to the Casa Grande Ruin in creased from 3,667 in 1919 to 7,72O in 1920. But $4,OOO has been expended for the repair and excavation of this "Great House." built by prehistoric race of which the present Indian trib- es have no tradition and which was found as ruin by Father Kino, the Spanish explorer, in 1894. The amount appropriated herein will pro vide practically nothing but the sal ary of the custodian.
 Montezuma's Castle is another na- tional monument which is sadly ne elected and suffering from vandalism. A custodian should be appointed to protect this wonderful cliff dwelling on Beaver Creek, which is three stor- ies high and contains 10 rooms. The Navajo National Monument is locat- ed in such an out-of-the-way place that but little damage has thus far been done by vandals, but with the opening up of an automobile road to these ruins there is now greater need for it's restoration and protection.
 A custodian should likewise be ap- pointe dior the Tumacacori Mlsslon' which is threatened with destruction by those who have from time to time dug up it's floor and undermined its foundations in search of gold and sil- yer which, according to tradition, was buried there by the Spanish priests About $4OO was heretofore made available each year for the care of this monument, which is wholly ln- sufficient to prevent even the dam age caused by the elements. Unless an amplA appropriation is made thS mission founded about 173O by Fath- CT kino, will fall into complete ruln' Over 5000 visitors inspected this an
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