Arizona weekly enterprise., 1890-10-18
Congress Mine.
Corr. Prescott Courier

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 On the rugged breast of the Date Creek mountains, fifty miles from Prescott, open ing out into the broad. undulating Marti- neg plains, facing the Golden West, is sit uated the famous Congress mine one of the best gold mines in this territory, owned by the Congress Gold Mining O.. and successfully superintended by F. M. Murphy.
 There Is a very large body of ore in the form of sulphurets rich in gold. This is taken out of the mountain side through shafts, the deepest being 730 feet; the new shaft Is 320 feet deep, on which a new hoist is being erected. Other shafts are from 100 to 800 feet in depth, with side drifts at numerous levels. Ore is taken out daily of which there Is at present a sufficient quantity on the dump to last a long time. Mir. Church is in charge of the mine.
 The min a concentrating mill, of 20 stamps. and eight Frue-V Vanner concen- trators with a capacity of fifty tons per day, is in neat fire proof building, GOV cred roof and sides with corrugated iron, and neatly finished on the inside, and lighted at night by electricity-the Edi- son ineandescent lights.
 The concentrates are hauled to Prescott by teams. and from there shipped by rail to Colorado and New Mexico smelters. It is proposed to increase the capacity of the mill by putting in twenty more stamps and mole concentrators. Millman Whiting is in charge of the mill. Water IS pumped a short distance from Martinez creek, the relative scarcity of which has been draw back heretofore. This is now remedied by running the water, after using in the mill, into tanks, settling 1t and using 1t again By this method abundance of water is sacred.
 Alr. Allen, the company's assayer, has his office, which is fully equipped in every particular, next the mill. A chemical en- zine in case of fire, is housed near by. Everything in and about the mill is neat, ! substantial and finely planned. The town of Congress is built in the immediate vicinity of the mine. The buildings are of wood, several being neat, 1 even pretty houses. The Main street is lined with thrifty shade trees. The com | pany's store in good-sized building, car | ries a very large stock of general mer- chandise, groceries, dry goods and so forth, all of good quality and sold at req sonable rates. Mir. Randall, the company's bOOkkeeper and chief clerk. presides here with NIr. Bruce as assistant clerk. The pOstOiuce Is m the store. Dr NlcKerS, resident physician, has his office here also.
 Kavanaugh Brothers keep the butcher shop
 Gus. Shamp keeps a very good restau- rant
 A fruit and news stand, well supplied, is kept by MT. Condie.
 There are two blacksmith shops owned by the company, one at the mine, the oth- CT at the mill.
 Mir. Wm. Kirkland justice of peace, has supplied the town with milk and butter from his dairy near town.
 Good, fresh vegetables are supplied from the ranch of James Pierce on Date creek. Fresh fruit from Brill's ranch at Wickenburg.
 The population numbers 300 and a good school is maintained during the cool months. Wood, principally Mesquite, is is furnished by contract.
 A night watchman patrols the streets, store and mill at night, to guard against fire The large stock in the store, the sub stantial buildings and other solid improve ments are evidence in the companys ab- soiute faith in the mine, which no doubt will continue to pay and prosper for yearr to come.