Mohave County miner., 1889-03-09
Peach Springs Notes.

Peach Springs is the end Of freight
division of the A. & p. Railroad. The
company have ten-stall round house
and repair shop here, and employ about
twenty men in the shop. The company
have number OF cottages for the use OF
the families Of engineers who make this
point their home. A bunk house is being
built for the convenience OF engineers and
firemen, convenience which will be
greatly appreciated by them. The water
supply for the railroad company and the
town is obtained from spring about
three miles north of the town. An eating
house is also located here, and at present
trains take dinner here. John Love is
the Master Mechanic Of the shops and
round house, and is a thoroughly compe-
tent mechanic and a pleasant gentleman.
T. o. Hurst is the A. & p. Railroad and
Wells, Fargo Express Co.'S genial and
accommodating agent, a position which
he has held for number of years.
The railroad company recently COM
pleted sheds and a corral here for Fred
Harvey, the lessee OF the A. Il p. eating
houses, which are intended for dairy,
from which Mr.. Harvey will supply his
eating houses along the A. & +. with
milk. About forty cows will be kept and
stalls, grain and hay sheds have been
built for the accommodation OF that num-
Der. The dairy is an experiment, and it
is hoped that it will be successful one.
The railroad company have recently
taken up one side track here and will
soon take up another one.
]. N. Cohenour has the only stock OF
general merchandise in the place. Mr..
Cohenour started in business about two
years ago in small way, and has gradu-
ally added TO his stock until now it rep
resents the value Of several thousand
dollars. He has during the two years
built new store. Mr.. Cohenour is also
the postmaster and d. S. Murphy is his
accommodating assistant. Mr.. Cohenour
pays close attention TO business and looks
TO the interest Of his patrons.
DIR. Albert Crook has recently COM
pleted the handsomest building in town.
1t is original in design and construction
and is an ornament to the place. The
Doctor enjoys the reputation Of keeping
the choicest liquors along the line Of the
A. &P. James Carter, an old Kingman
boy, is the Doctors assistant.
J. l.. Nelson has a full line of first-class
"Kentucky hardware and boasts of hay
ing the finest bar in Mohave county.
Mickey" is the Chairman of the Board
of Supervisors and is popular among the
railroad men.
Sam Sing runs the only restaurant and
Lung Choo runs the only lunch counter
in the place. .s .- .a.. ,ls-
Smith & Kinne have recently purchased
the stock and fixtures Of the saloon for.
merry run by j. T. Somerset, and will
add to the stock and refit the place ir
first-ciass style. ~,
/ J. III. Farlee keeps the lodging house
and runs the stage line to the Grand
Canyon Of the Colorado, making trips tt
the Grand Canyon, twenty miles north
whenever parties desire TO make the trip
John ID. Selken furnishes the peopL
with choice fresh meat. Mr.. Selken Il
also Justice Of the Peace and day tele
graph operator.
The yards at this place are filled will
cars loaded with coal, and but little freigll
= aside from coal is now moving west.
/ J. w. Shanklahd is now running tn
. switch engine days. Jim likes to taxi
life easy. .sa
, Some enterprising capitalist could mak'
( money by building small cottages here
: az q good many families are living in car
> and dug outs at present.
Last Saturday some yandals amuse'