Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1893-08-03
The IF, P. & P.
Encouraging News Concern
ing the Enterprise.
Assurance Given That the Line VIII
Reach Phoenix by Next
Midsummer.
Cnrres pondence of THE REPUBLICAN

Core pondence of THE REPUBLICAN,
PREscoTT, July 30. With his usual
urbanity, Chief Engineer Vaughan who
is also vice-presldent of the S. F..
p. & P. r. X. Co., kindly allowed him
| self to be interviewed on railroad mat
tiers. transmit herewith, verbatim ct
literatim, all the news received from
that gentleman:
Only 100 men are kept working at
present, but that force is sufficient for
the rock work being done. One thou
sand men will be employed just as soon
as the closed eastern banks, in which
the company have funds locked up, re-
| open to transact business.
The Phoenix & Prescott r. r. Co.,
have ample funds and solid backing,
and no human power can prevent them
from continuing the work uninter-
ruptediy till the goal Phoenix is reach
ed.
! There are twelve miles OF grading
done and ready for the ties and rails
south of Prescott. The next move Of
the company will be to establish a sta
ton at Skull valley, twenty miles south
Of Prescott, with regular trains running
to and from Prescott.
No unforeseen event happening, the
road will be completed, fully equipped
and trains running into Phoenix next
July. The company is determined to
have large excursions from Phoenix
over its line to Prescott and the seaside
next summer and be ready to take
away to northern markets the surplus
crops OF the Salt River valley. Excur-
sionists will have an opportunity to
come up to Prescott for 81 TO IS round
trip, and to the seacoast not exceeding
500, also for the round trip.
From Phoenix the road will he con-
tinued without interruption to Tempe,
Mesa, Florence, Tucson and Gala basas.
The company will not under any cir
cumstances build along the San Pedro
river to Benson. This point has been
decided upon and logically everything
points out that way. THIS will be good
news for Tucson.
This railroad company has estab-
lished two-train service daily to Ash
Fork; the fair is now $500, where it
used to be "a 30; the trip is made in
two hours and twenty-five minutes,
against four to five hours it took to run
over the other line; thus everything is
very satisfactory to the people of Pres
colt.
The mining outlook in Yavapai couu.
ty is very fiattering considering the low
price OF silver. The Yankee Girl, TWEEN
ty-eight miles from Prescott, has been
sold to Chicago parties for $1,000
The Little Jessie, adjoining it, promises
well. The Gladiator, in the Bradshaws,
will soon be Il great bullion producing
mine like the Crowned King. The
north extension OF the Eclipse, as the
name indicates, is liable to eclipse all
surrounding mines. Messrs. Frank and
! John Luke and Kirkland of Phoenix,
the happy owners, have struck it rich
in the possession of this mine.
Among Phnniclans and Southern
| ArIzonians in Prescott are John Kinney,
Ralph Hall, Ii. NJ. Coe, T.. K. Ander.
son, Il. W. Wagner, J. l.. Brniger, w.
Nichols, G. Mexican, G. B. Genung, Mr..
Byler, DR.. Miller, formerly of the insane
asylum, Prof. Max. Hester, the we'll.
known musician, P. Morford, + Fisher
ana wife, Mrs. Stewart, Miss Cook.
Hon. .. +. Rouse, w. X. Mead and |.
Newsletter nail from Tucson in connec-
tlOb WIN Tue OHltcu states court.
The trial of Stage Robber Miller is the
principal case on the docket. A good
number of Tempe and Mesa peddlers
are doing n profitable business selling
fruit and chickens. They nd ready
market. Phenicians now soiourning at
Los Angeles and seaside resorts are be.
ginning to get h0mesick. Sea- bathing
and cool breezes are very good for a
change, but one soon tires of it and
longing desire for the dry, sunny eli
mate of Phoenix, with it's pure exhiiarat-
Ing air, is longed for. Fogs and mists
follow the cool sea breezes, and hot,
sultry days add to the discomfort.
However, the writer will not depreciate
the real value Of the refreshing surf
bath nor the inhalation OF a cool sea
breeze for change, If not OF too long a
duration.
ArizOnians INDUCED in q laugh after
reading the statement made in the
Phoenix Gazette recently, that the
young people OF Arizona never saw
bedbug or flea. Let those unsophisti-
Gated youths come to Los Angeles und
seaside resorts; they will find those in
sects quite familiar. The instinct of
these night pests is remarkable. Thev
crawl and hop over hotel registers to
ascertain the number of your room 80
be prepared for their nights picnic.
A. REDEwILL.