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AUTHORITY
ON MINES AND
MINING.
THE
BEST VEEKIT
NEWSPAPER
IN ARIZONA.
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Second Skries,
Vol. VI., No. 16.
NOGALES, ARIZONA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1906.
Whole No. 667.
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THE FATHER OF
VICTORIA CITY
IS AN EXPERIENCED BOOMER FROM
OKLAHOMA CITY.
Discusses New Town Scheme W th
Reporter While Passing
Through Nogales.
Thursday morning of last week
there passed through Nogales,
traveling from Guaymas, Sonora,
to Oklahoma City, Mr. G. W.
Patrick, one of the projectors of
the City of Victoria, the myster
ious metropolis of the State" of
Sonora, Mexico. Had the gentle
man stopped over in the line city
for the day, The Oasis would in all
probability be able to give the
blue print city of the Rio Yaqui
region another "boost," that might
j-esult beneficially to some of the
"residents of the once much boomed
territory of Oklahoma, in that it
might induce them to leave in the
bank till '"further information,"
that portion of their meager sav
ings which they are now doling out
to the venders of lots in the south
ern Sonora desert.
Though Mr. Patrick expressed a
desire to meet Mr. Bird of The
Oasis and have corrected some of
the errors that have crept into
print in regard to the future
''Pittsburg of Mexico," his desire
in that respect was not sufficiently
strong to induce him to lose a day
of his valuable time. Many lots
may be profitably disposed of in a
day, and there are many people
seeking the whereabouts of the
magic city.
""We have all we claim to have,"
said Mr. Patrick to the The Oasis
reporter who accosted him at the
depot, while he was attending to
the transfer of his luggage. "We
own five lots down there and the
town of Victoria is platted on Lot
No. 22. It is not exactly on the
Yaqui River, but Lot 18 is the
only lot between it and the river.
"Why, we are the people who
built Oklahoma City and I was
the first mayor of Oklahoma. Yes,
sir; we practically built that city.
I can give you all kinds of refer
ences to show that I am all right
and that everybody connected
with the Toledo Development fc
Exploration Company is all right.
Oh, I wish I had more time to talk
to you about this matter."
"So do I," responded the reporter.
"There are. a' number of questions
that I would like to ask you in re
gard to Victoria. For instance,
there was the statement made by
Mr. W. F. Reece of Gotobe, Okla
homa, who told me it was repre
sented to him by the people from
whom he purchased a lot in Vic
toria, that the deed to the lot
(which he had not up to that time
received) - ould give him the right
to take up 2"0 acres of fine farm
ing land in the vecinity of the new
town and give him the further!
privilege of buying in 5,000 acres
of good agricultural land in the
same vecinity at 374 cents an acre.
How about it?"
"It is not so. We make no such
representation and I have a letter
from Mr. Reece denying that inter
view." (Mr. Reece made the statement
referred to, while conversing with
The Oasis reporter in the pres
ence of others.)
"Well," questioned the reporter,
"how about the million dollar
smelter and the 1,500 men already
employed in the mines and saw
mills near Victoria?"
"That wps jus a mistake, We
were misinformed. We thought
tint the work was going on there
at the time. We were misinform
ed, that was nil."
"Well, Mr. Patrick, the train is
about to pull out and we haven't
time to discuss the matter fully.
But I have read some of your cir
culars describing the country
about Victoria and have been told
by men who have traveled through
that section that there is no such
country as that described in the
section mentioned. Now, weren't
those circulars distributed with the
deliberate intention of misrepre
senting the 'countrv and mislead
ing possible purchasers?"
"No, sir; they were not. No
thing of the kind. There were
some mistakes, but they were the
result of misinformation. We were
misinformed. There is no inten
tion to misrepresent anything. We
own the ground and have a right
to sell it."
"And as you own the land and
have a right to sell it, I suppose it
makes no difference ii the lot? are
not worth ten cents; if you can sell
them for $50 I suppose the pur
chasers have no redress. Have
they?"
"No Sir. That is just what I
say. We own the land and if they
buy it they have no redress. We
don't misrepresent anything in
tentionally. We own the land
and we are selling it.
"And say, you know the man
Johnson who first told Mr. Bird
about hunting for the City of Vic
toria and who had a blue print
of the town. Why he is now out
selling lots for us. Yes, sir; he is
convinced that we are all right,
and "
Just then the conductor's "all
aboard" interrupted the interview,
and after a handshake and mutual
expressions of regret at not being
able to continue the conversation,
the reporter and the father of Vic
toria parted.
But as the reporter wended his
way lo.vard Harry's place for
an early morning bite, he 1 bought
of Mr. Johnson, whom Mr. Patrick
says is now selling lots for them,
though unable himself to locate
the "city" after he made a pur
chase. He also thought of a scene
he witnessed in Chicago some
years ago and could not help com
paring the hero of it with Mr.
Patrick's new representative in the
lot selling business.
On State street in the windy
city is a saloon, the name of. which,
as near as memory can now present
it, is "Heineckahooboora." A well
dressed visitor at the place one
MARDI GRAS
FESTIVITIES
CARNIVAL IN THE LINE CITIES
COMMENCE TOMORROW.
WILL
Cananea-Nogales Base Ball Game
in Afternoon and Grand
Ball at Night.
Tomorrow the Mardi Gra fes"
tivities will commence in the town
across the line and as usual the
people of both towns will join in
the celebration. Nor will all the
pleasures of the occasion be con
fined to the Mexican side of the
line.
Tomorrow afternoon there will
be a game of baseball between the
Cananea team and the Diamond
N team of Nogales. The clubs
have met before, the Nogales ag
gregation losing a game to the
Cananea players at Cananea last
summer. Since then both teams
have been materially strengthened
and have had much practice. They
are pretty equally matched and
Dr. Noon's players realize that
every man must play ball every
second during the nine or more
innings of the gune. Of course
the game will be playe.l on the
grounds cn the American side and
the confetti and serpentina oper
ations will be suspended during
the excitement, that residents of
both towns may attend.
After the game there will be
music in the plaza on the Mexican
side and confetti and serpentina
day ascended a flight of stairs in
one corner of the barroom to see
the "Art Gallery." Returning, he
had taken but three steps downward
when the stairs was transformed
into a very slippery and treacher
ous sliding board. The visitor, of
course, tobogganed to the bottom
and after cutting a ditch in the
thick layer of saw dust on the floor,
crawled out from under a table
and brushed off his clothes. After
challenging separately each man
in the barroom to a rough-and-tumble
and finding none to give
him an opportunity to wreak ven
geance, be left the place, muttering
uire threats against everyone con
nected therewith. Half an hour
later he returned, accompanied by
a friend, also a stranger. After
drinking, both men ascended the
stairs to the "Art Gallery." When
'returning the gentleman" who had
"been there before" considerately
allowed his friend to precede him.
The friend descended about three
steps then duplicated the perfor
mance executed by the first visitor
half an hour before, while that
gentleman, still at the head of the
stairs, doubled u, like a jackknife
and uttered shriek after shriek of
laughter, vowing it was the best
thing he had ever seen.
And Mr. Johnson?
According to Mr. Patrick, he is
selling lots in Victoria Citv.
will be scattered by children and
senoritas, all dressed in their fiesta
finery.
At night the grand bnllc at the
Ramirez theater will attract all
lovers of pleasure and it is exnect-
iedthatmanv who will come to
town to see the ball game in the
afternoon will remain over to at
tend the hnile at night: It will
not be an ordinary dance, but a
typical Mardi Grass affair, with
costumes, confetti and serpentina.
I Supper and all manner of refresh
ments will be served by the ladies
of the Nogales, Sonora, Catholic
church. The guests will have the
priviledge of choosing -their own
waitresses from among the ladies
in the ball.
Responsible messengers will he
in attendance to deliver messages
or flowers to anyone in any part of
the hall. Flowers, confetti, ser
pentinas, postal cards and other
necessaries will be sold at the hall.
The ladies in charge of the af
fair are:
Reception: Mrs. Elena de Pa
redes, assisted by Antonia Buelna,
Josefina Salazar, Rosa Bustaman
te, Jesus Gaxiola.
Bar: Mesdames Teresa de Flo
re3, Emilia de Levin, Ana de Piiia,
assisted by Misses Maria Joffroy,
Gertrudis Vega, Adelaida Bachilier,
Maria Boubion, Beatrix Calvo,
Maria Covarrubias, Panchita Brick
wood, Lupe Serrano, Mercedes
Rothenhausler.
Confetti and Serpentinas: Mes
dames Ana de Garay, Carlota de '
Gonzales, N. K. Noon, assisted by
Teresa Covarrubias, Genoveva Ve
ga, Berta Gabilondo, Dolores and
Guadalupe Gil, Lijarazas sisters,
Elvira Rodrigues.
Supper: Mesdames Elisa de
Chenoweth, Ana G. de Isla, Teresa
de Rosas, Catalina de Ramirez,
Matilde de Gayou, Luisa de Mas-'
careflas, assisted by Misses Jesus
Ramirez, Gumercinda Escobosa,
Angela Ortiz, Maria Gabilondo.
Flowers: Mesdames Maria de
Bonillas. A. Lapport, Dolores de
Bartning, assisted by Misses Lolita
Bonillas, Victoria Boubion, Ana
Isla, Concha Molina, Hortencia
Paredes, Ambrocia Covarrubias,
Ana Garay, Hortencia Estrella,
Margarita Brick wood .
Postal Cards: Misses Pastora
Joffroy, Enriqueta Calvo, Belen
H-scobosa.
Messengers: Misses Amalia Bo
nillas, Deltina Paredes, Ida Brown.
Ice Cream: Mesdames Erlinda
de Miller, Con O'Keefe, W. Over
ton, Jesus de Bowman, Luisa de
Fleischer, assisted by Misses Mar
garita Joffroy, Armida Pesqueira,
Amelia Gaxiola, Lorraine Cheno
weth. Bank: Mrs. Rita de Torres, as
sisted by Misses Amparo Mendez,
Maria Solon.
Floor managers: Misses Anita
Ramirez and Alejandra Gabilondo.
Monday will be devoted to the
children, who, for that day, will
own the band and the plaza, as
well as a carload of confetti and
serpentina. While they revel
the older folks will rest up for the
pleasures anticipated on Tuesday
when the festivities will bu renew
ed with vigor, to end with another
grand hall at the Ramirez theater
Tuesday night.