Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1890-10-01
THE CONGRESS- NINE.
\ fioarlshing Camp st Martinez. which has built up
 Prosrous Town.

ffosrous Town.
 Mr. Chss. II. Akers, our popular
 county recorder, who has just returned
 from Congress City, gives the JoussiL--
 MINER the following very interesting
 notes regarding the most prosperous
 mining camp in Arizona
 | Congress City Is a thriving town.
 with population ot $50 peoples. It's
 regular streets. well .kess premises and
 systemAtis arrangement. stow that the
 development and rapid growth it is now
 enjoying was anticipated hy the far.
 seeing meu who planned its conssrac.
 ton, Each side Of the main street ss
 beautifully adorned hy rowsoi tho um-
 breila tree, ismcd for its beauty aud
 perfect shade. Beds ot blooming roses
 grace the yards in front oi the rasl.
 denees, aud everything bespeaks the
 thrift aud and prosperity oi a coal-nted
 snd prosperous people who are building
 for them~elses permanent homes ia
 locality tha, i- certainly well chosen.
 feature of the town is a Gre depart.
 ment, we'll saanned and managed, which
 has one oi the newest inventions 10
 chemical fire eeglnes--oue oi the m os, efficient apparatus yet devised iof md
 ling tires in small towns.
 A public school, with n commodious l school building furnished sish tlis
 aeeesssriss oi a gosJ educational sys-
 tom. is in operation, sith an attendance
 of g paplls. taught hy Ais- Jennings.
 si Prescott.
 A distinct and spprecishlr addition
 to the accommodations ot tl,s town is
 the restaurant and lodging house. keps by Gas ShAmp Quests oi hi, house have nothing hot woids oi praise for
 the excellence of the fare sni the scru- 1 polous order and cleanliness which prevails throughout The rooms es- peciAlly ara bo,aelike and inviting, and the happy guest finds st his disposal every comfort and convenience shs, could be possibly expected in a town of even greater preientioas shan Congress City.
 The Congress mine, after which the tswn was named, is the great main. spring ffe,n which the commuaity sur rounding It derives it's motive power Everything depends on the tons oi rich sulphsrets which are daily raised from it's ersssstless depths. Eysry reader 0! the JouRSAL-NISsS Is iamili,r with the Congress aud it's history. an,s the pres ent writer will not attempt to rreoun, or add to the voluNe of information already at tue tongues end of every man at all versei in this enduring mon. ument to the mineral wealth. ol Iava- pal county The Congress stands as tribute written and riven deep in tha rugged tablets of the Brsdshtws, to the 1 ssgac:,y ot Jo Reynolds and tho energy. skill and good judgment of hts superin t.ndent, F. N. Murphy The sucoess- iul development Of this marvellous prop eIty has established more confidence in the mineral resources of this county. and lent q greater impetus la the flow ei capital in this direction, than all the glowing ehticements thou and uade- veloped "bonanEss' could offer in lifetime. Al present there are in the ware rooms of th- mino 80 tons ol coneen trates, which is being added ,o at the rate of Ii tons per day. These eoneen trstes are being shipped to Pres 'ott by teams as rapidly as possible, where they are ia turn shipped. Iii car load, to Socorro for final treatment Eight Frue c"ncentrators are kept constantly a, work on the orr, and 70 stamps aud l2 tables will suou he added to the 20 stamp mill now in operation. Four thonsand cords oi woo,L are stacked on the company's grounds, for Use in thair furnaces At present que ist Is run ming from the 500 level, and in about week new hoist W Il be put in over inc main body oi ore, wh ch will he run to the depth oi 1000, whom the company will add large number oi men to the force already engaged in taking out orc The mine Is SO perfectly ie- veloped that a comparat valy small force can take out sufficient ore to krep the present. plant fully supplied
 Professor Church is foreman of the mine. and Oscar Whitney is mill fore man, d the smoothness which mark the operation of these two departments sttests the ability oi the gentlemen m charge. The ssssying is one by Chas Allen. J. F. Bruce, well known in l Prescott, handles the large business of l the commissary with the case of s veto- ] lan, in the capacity of chief closk, and 0. A. Randall, as overseer, exercises general supervision over the several | departments under Mir. Murphy's di- l rection.
 ksstner < Ce. conduct the only | saloon in the town. anS it must be said | sf them that, psrsdoxics! ss il may 1 seem. they contribute to rather improve than de,rael from the high standard oi i @ oral,ty which prevails in the town, as they keep quiet and orderly estab- l lishment, holding all attempts st excess strictly in cheek. and intoxiostion is the exception at Congress rather than i the rule. kecp,ns house W,th Cockroachef, Beetles, water bugs, &c., is not pleasant. l V ard ,arp,aKahl 4