Arizona weekly miner., 1875-12-10
BUSINESS PROSPECTS OF rPREscoTr

watched the growth of Prescott, both as
 the number of its houses and inhabitant:
 and its business increase and with firm re
 solve not to over state its past or present al
 vancement or prospective importance, W
 come deliberately to the conclusion that it
 growth has been almost unparalleled in th
 history even of Pacific Coast towns which al
 proverbial for the wonderful rapidity wit
 which they spring from hamlcts to cities | Walking about the streets of Prescott wher
 less than year ago we first examined tb
 lay of the land with view to possibly be
 coming the owner of some of the varant lot
 that every where lay like blank pages in
 partially written book We find them to -day
 covered with comfortable, and in many in
 stances, stately buildings and the prices Q
 those still unoccupied enhanced froEl on, ! hundred 10 five hundred and thousand dol
 lars each In the pubir school where were about thirty pupils there are now over a hundred and the number increasing almos, daily. The streets, in which at that time were more dogs than men to be seen, and a strangers advent among Us was at once dis cussed and canvassed until who be was, his business, and where he anne from were soon understood by all from .he oldest to the youngest, are now daily filled with new forms and faces and no one pretends 10 try to keep the run of our constantly increasing popula- ton. Trade has, of course, kept pace with the increased demand created by this mighty influx of people and every thing really wears a prosperous air. Estimating the number of new houses by the new roofs visible from any elevated position and one is forced 10 the con- clusion that where there was one house in Prescott one year ago, there are two to-day, and still the demand for lumber and carpen- ters is unabated and the work of building goes steadily on. The immigration from the East, which has been especially heavy, has about ceased for the season, but every stage from the West continues to land its usual quota, and the arrival of parties in their own conveyances and on horse back is not an un-
 
 The quartz mines, tributary to Prescott one year ago, with the exception of very few on which arrastras were running, were idle and their owners living principally upon hope. Now the Senator and Crook mills are running day and night yielding profitable re- suits, and several new discoveries are rapidly l-,py tbair r;oL ,r;thnrt tion works, by the shipment of their high grade ores abroad to find market. Within tue year efforts, intellectual on account of the inferior quality Of imported fire brick have been made to smelt the galena ores that bear a large percentage of silver, and now the difficulty is believed to have been overcome hy the discovery of body of superior fire in close proximity to the mines and ! large reverberatory furnace is being erected oy Willis & O., only short distance from own, which if successful will attract vast quantities of this class of ore to it, of which :he country is full, and inaugurate an entirely lew industry, giving work to hundreds and arge profits to the owners.
 New roads are being built shortening and ! improving the routes of freight and travel, nd though the one recently constructed at Government expense across the Granite range l s not perhaps on the best route that could | 'e found, il has demonstrated the fact that | wagons can go over the ridge and will stim- Hate citizens to construct a better one. | The one now being made in the direction of | 'alt River is highly spoken of by Mir Swil- ing and those best acquainted with the 1 ountry. Verde has been connected with us y direct road and sundry other improve nents have been accomplished in various di- ections, including that towards Bradshaw.
 Although we do not claim that this is an gricultural country, there are nevertheless lany fertile spots and places where excellent roduce is raised and this has been year or bundance to all who have titled the soil. lany cattle and sheep ranges hitherto vacaat re occupied and the stock in nearly every ase fat and their owners we'll satisfied.
 With these facts staring us in the face, and e think We have not exaggerated them, We m come to no other conclusion than that rescott is in an emiuently fourishing con- itlon and that future success is assured eyond any reasonable prospect of failure.
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