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Show ARIZONA 'IS HIS FAVORITE (n Forty-Sevtii Years Gorge Carty of Columbia Did Not Leavt the Territory. Forty-seven years' continuous residence resi-dence in Arizona, without once setting foot nutsldo her borders, i believed to be the record tt was established by Ceorgo Carey of Columbia. Yacapal county, who haa Just loturned from a two months' trip to Los Angeles and other coast points after living In this territory since ISG-t When Cnre" first came to Arizona ho was a fielgbrcr. From raining camp to mining camp ho drifted, until tho want of lucrative builnoss forced him Into mining Thai was more than 26 years ago, but it vva not until last spring that pro,p.irlt came. Ho revolved re-volved tho flirt payment on some mln Ing claims that he had developed with his own hnndB, and bought a round trip ticket to California For two months this trail blazer gazed upon towering buildings rnd other modern wonders of which he had 'road, but which ho ba'd never tern Whon ho passed through l'rescott on his way to Columbia he said that he had en' Jojed evory nilniuo of it, but that he had stayed "Just' long enough." Carey Is now developing some prom Isfng claims near those tbat ho sold and jirobably It will be several years moro before lio leavia Arizona again. |