Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1888-05-02
noRIHERN ARIZONA.

The e0ltCT OI tnIS pdpeI Ic'NhSo, recently. from business trip, to num- Der of towns in northern Arizona, and was surprised at the evidences of pros perity found. and the rapid progress in the way of substantial developments being made.
 The beautiful little town of Williams in this county, which was only short time ago swept almost out of existence and. which was for months after para lysed from the effects of it, commenced to rebuild last summer and has cortin- ued to improve ever since until now the town has not only attalned its former size, but much more. The location of the place is picturesque and beautiful in the ex-
 ueme being situated at the base of the Bill Williams mountains, whose pine clad peaks, which at this tune of year are covered with snow, rise to height of several hundred feet above the town. The altitude of the towE IS something over 6,ooo feet and surrounding the place are some beautiful and fertile val leys, although at present they are rot cultivated to any great extent. Without any exception or exaggeration the finest potatoes grown m this country are those produced in these mountain attitudes. The secret of this may be found, no doubt, from the fact that Professor Lemon, the eminent botanist, who made an extensive tour of this section, recently in the interest of botanical research found the potato indigenous in the above section and even at an altitude of over 1000 feet.
 In the vicinity of Williams are some of the finest stock ranges in Arizona both for cattle and sheep, grazing being good and a reasonably good supply of water. Among those engaged in the sheep rais- ing industry there, is J. B. Tappan, 2 former resident of Prescott, who has ex- perienced an uninterrupted era Of pros peritY in the business during the past few years.
 In addition to its agricultural and stock growing interests Williams has the advantage If being freight division of the Atlantic x Pacific railroad, which with the shops and other adjuncts Of the road makes it the headquarters of large number of employees of that road.
 Among the substantial improvements made during the past year is fine resi- dence erected by MT. Boyce, the prin- cipal merchant of the town. A number of other residences has also been built.
 John R. Tabor, in addition to belrg proprietor of saloon, runs the principal lodging house and restaurant in the town, and has erected new business building during the past year.
 H. F. Little, formerly conductor on the Atlantic & Pacific, and who is very popular among the railroad boys, hes erected a good substantial building and is proprietor of the Railroad saloon.
 As stated, the principal merchant oi the town is C. E. Boyce, who owes much of the success he has experienced to the correct careful and systematic of John L. Davis, an enter prising younm.a connected with him in the business.
 F. R. Nellis, one of the oldest resi- dents of the place, who has stood by the town in diversity as we'll as'in prosper ity and shared its fortunes. continues in business.
 ]. A Wilson, a former resident of Prescott, is also located in Williams, and for the past year has done the principal work in his line of contracting ano building.
 A mention of the principal business business men and proment residents of this town. would be incomplete without 2 notice of Judge J. M. Sanford, who IS probably the oldest resident of northern to-day, his advent in this terri tory ante dating the Walker party. He first came to this section with the Wea- yer party in 1862 and of thirteen darlrg aud intrepid men who composed that but two are now alive, the rest having been killed by Indians Judge Sanford is the only one residing in this territory and his narration of the experiences of the party as we'll as his personal experience during a residence of over quarter of a l century here sounds more like romance than reality. He has for a number ot years been a resident of Williams where he owns ranch and also dispenses jus s~o s,,e&1~o of tho