Arizona weekly enterprise., 1881-12-10
SILVER KING VILLAGE.
Pinal City-A Thriving Mining
 Town.
Pinal Ranch-An Oasis fn the
 Mountain Desert.
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 liams' elegant spring mattresses, and donned our royal raiment. We were not quite early enough to catch the historical worm, but just in time to capture su- perb breakfast, a luxury the traveller IS sure to enjoy, when he becomes guest 1 of Mr. Williams. Breakfast over, We sauntered out into the rarifed and invig- | orating morning air and caught onr first glimpse of the village of Silver King, nes- tied costly at the base of the Pinal noun tains and bathed in the rudy glory of q clear November sun. The miners, of which the population is chiefly composed, had gone to their daily toll, and only a struggling pedestrian was noticeable here and there upon the streets. No sound disturbed the quiescence of the morning save the occasional whizz and whirr of the King hoisting works, as they lifted from the shadowy caverns of the mine silver freighted cars There were no groupes of idlers gossiping upon the corners; the peo-
 
 stores. We were surprised not only at the picturesque location of the town, but at the number of well constructed houses it contains. It has the finest and largest school-house in the county, paid for and furnished by private subscription. It is splendid monument to the enterprise of fha oil fn hn T of There are two large and commodious ho- tels, both kept in excellent style and pro vided with good sleeping accommodations. One of these is presided over by Wm. O'Boyle and the other by Robt. Williams. There are several stores and saloons occu- pying large, neatly finished frame build ings, and large number of comfortable dwelling houses. The merchants are do- | ing a prosperous business
 The mountains encircling the village are honeycombed with prospect holes, many of which are full of promise. As soon as these claims pass into the hands of capitalists and are opened up, the town will start forward and soon become large and lively camp. Its people are wide awake and enterprising and will lose no advantage that may offer.
 After looking the town over, we dropped nat Buckalew & Ochoa's store, and found hemanager, MT. Wildmsn, making gprepar- ations to join party in a Thanksgiving dinner at Pinal ranch, which lies over the summit on the Globe trail, about eight miles distant from the King. Ourself and companion, Mir. H. B. Montgomery, accepted an invitation to join him in the trip, and at 8:30 the cavalcade moved out Mounted upon capricious members of the mule family, we followed a narrow trail in its interninable windings over the mountains, and at the end of three hours entered the beautiful little valley, in which Pinal ranch lies. This small stretch of verdant vale liesli an oasis in the lap of barren range. It is crescent shaped and but a few miles in extent. A heavy growth of oak and cedar timber skirts its ends and sides and a tiny stream trails through the center and pours its limpid, laughing water into the Devils canyon, a branch of Queen Greek. Precipitous hills enzone it completely and their brown, somber sides form natural background to the virid landscape in the valley. Moth ing bat pack-animals can cross these ''heaven- kissing hills" and everything taken into or out of the valley must be carried on pack-trains. The soil is pro- ductive and grows every variety of the vegetable kingdom. The valley is divided into two ranches, the Pinal being the principal one. It is owned by Mir. Robt. Irian, christian gentleman of refine ment and culture. He has erected neat and comfortable house in grove, at the upper end of the valley, and is now build ing an addition of two rooms. It wal here our party took dinner, and it was without exception, the most sumptuous re past it has been our privilege to partake O
 
 , portion of terra frma. Everything tha could tempt the appetite was found oi the table, and the cookery was perfect , The dinner was prepared by Mrs. Irial , and Miss Irian, and spoke volumes fo their knowledge of the cuisine art Shortly after dinner our party, compose' !, of Mrs. Thompson, Mir. and Mrs. Wild man, the Mcqueen brothers, Messrs Stevens and Montgomery, and ourseli started back to the King and reached tha point just as the shimmering shafts of tn o setting sun were dropping behind tn = western hills. In the evening We al tended sheet and pillow-case party f given at the school house under the ausp , ces of the Lotus social club It was < novel affair and excited a great deal ( merriment. The dancers were clad
 loose-fowing and immaculate robes wit masks and head coverings of the same m; = terial. They whirled and wheeled throug the intricate figures of the quadrille, an ;r the graceful circles of the round danc, , like white-sheeted phantoms in fairy re-
 els. At II o'clock the masks were draw |. but the dance continued till long after u
 chanticleers had signaled the merida t- hour. There were about eighteen coupl S present, and the enjoyment was perfec n The people of the King are the merries
 ioIliest Deople in the world. they Dluck 2