Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-08-18
PRESCOTT.
The Beautiful Gem City Of Cen.
trail Arizona.
A Great Mining District Large
ly Developed,
New Rail cad Enterprises Now In Ac
tive Pregre,s.
PRESCOTT.
BUsTLi q BUslNgsS POI T.

Prescott. Aug. l5--"Our city will b
great y benefited 10y the COMPLETION a
the santa Re. Prescott 4 Pho.nis ,n..l
instead VI being injur,si, As poms p.npl
are disiS'p-d W anticipate. 4" was the en-
-rgetic way Judge Wright .xprrssed /
yesterday. ''It will open an exchange a
cotnm0fiti-s to the advantage ~ this cnp,
nunIty thIs is nov den,e,l US, and m.a
time our citizens will actively engage il
enterprises calculated tO prsiuce rost
rcsal,s; aud the great .xpens- ATTENDING
shipsnrnts of ore will be luasen.d Ia ,
wonderful degree mining interests iyinu
dormant will revive from their enforced
hiIsn-ss, due 10 pr,hibi,lye trauHlprta..
'lon rates." concluded the gentleman
Coi. Rogers, referring Ia the beautiful
weather aud the pr,,gressiyenesa " Pr,s-
cft, ssket the writer what opinion h,
had of the place, aud the latter ex pr.ss-,I
a most emphatic answer to the effect ths,
the climate At ihis saasJn In all tba,
could be wished for. and the town al-
poared more active than any yet visited,
though apparently experiencing the II.
fects of the present staxnation. - situA-
ton known to all localities.
IMPROVEMENT.
since our last visit the elegant resi-
dence 81 J. L Fisher, costing $6,3cU that
u Henry GoldwAtsr, $500. and John
Lawlor's $4,000, have been com plet-d
and are occupied. TIL. county hospital
has beon completed and occupants pro-
vited Tor In comfortable manner.
The new city jail In under roof and will
contain four iron celia, the whole ~ cost
$500. Btone 10 used In the construc-
ton, this being secured within hAuli ing
distance, and Of good quality.
About $4,000 will be expended on the
Catholic church, which 10 constructed Of
brick and cut sand stone, the former
made here The building will be CON.
plctsd about Ssptrmber 10 Dimensions,
60x6lj seating capacity, 800, height OF
tower, 100 fses. John Quiul,ycp, of All.
buqossVue. doss the rnasonry, y. q. Par.
her. cArpsntsr work and superinte ndeuce.
An addition Of some twenty -four r,Dms
in the nature Of . msnsArd rrof To the
HO,el Burke, will b~ finished at a coet Of
about $500, furnished, during Novem.
Der The work N Contractor J. X Pat
tons, Who complstsd the residences lien.
toned. and nov prosecuting the work on
the club house aud thcater Mr.. Patton
built = thestcr In Phoenix, and also at
williams
The Brinkneyer hotel is being enlarged
by an addition.
One hundred leading citizens have paid
yearly dues In the sum Of $;s2 each as =
guarantees fund 20 J. X Patton 10 build u
club house at the head Of Gurley street
The building 10 three stories, frame, hve
rooms and bath on Hrst aoor being rs-
served Tor Mr.. Patton az residence On
Nl...a A..~.. L-s
cisiug roosn In connection with q gymnAs-
ium for club use. On the second hoor will
he billiard room, psrlor aud reading
room, and two card rooms Of ample di.
mensions. Third door divides into two
pArlors aud i've bcdrooms. Around the
whole are 70 bs two balconies, north and
west front also IN eight foot an,rAncs ou
the drst noor leading 10 the opera house
la the rear. The butiding will be ready
for occupancy by October !. klsctr,c
lights ara 10 be introducsd. Joined 10 the
club house will be Patton's new opera
house, work on which will bs commenced
shortly. The auditorium 10 10 be 40x70,
stage, 33x60l seating capacity of former
TOO. From the stage The arrangement for
turning on four 300 candle lights and
twelve Is power will he conducted
Raised seats will be placed In the rear,
the Arraogsmsnt being such ~ Ia facilitate
the clcarancs of the hall for dancing The
building will be frrme, with gad exits.
aud Il 10 expected will be opened by n
special sutsFtAinment under club auspices
ON Nov. I. Cost estimated Al 1900
The Turkish Bath and the Roycs. Lansing
company are booked.
Electric hghts nave been placed Ia and
around the dspo. buildings also in the
Courier oeSics
John Lawisr 10 building . %. 500 resi-
dencs, adjoining the club house, the build.
ing 10 be occupied by one Of the Lsn-
trys
TRACK AED FRAIh,
The track Of tho Santa W, Prescott a
Ph9nix railway was laid 10 Skull valley
In May. Delay in receipt Of rails until
this week has prevented track laying be.
yond. Eleven thousand, Eve hundr-l
toas II 81 pound steel rails Are due, suik
cIens 10 complete the road 70 Ph9niX
nmbess, tea, etc. have besn ordered for
the baiancs of the work and are being
turned oa, - RAPIDLY 90 possible. T-le.
graph line up 10 Skull valley will follow
track lAyers. Some SIXTY men now EN-
ploy-d will be inc,vassd two . week,
thence 10 25O.
Grading has been completed by Ian.
try's forces, some coo men, twenty seven
miles bsyoad Skun valley and ,hirtssn
more win he fnisbed by the end II the
month. bringing she grading 10 the vicip-
ny 0f the big Congress mine, where q
thrss iniis spur will enter tho mining dis.
,r,e.; Rail to sais point will 10 laid by
Tho contrast for grading S limissd to