Arizona weekly citizen., 1896-11-21

growing rapidly. It is fast assuming
 proportions which bid fair to make if very shortly successful rival of many older mining centers ID the territory. Its situation, in the famous Sonoits val. ley, Is all that could be desired from a natural standpoint. The town has been surveyed into lots and blocks, and ,ts streets are already named. Richardson avenue, Flames avenue, Kelley avenue and Smith avenue have been named in honor ot gentlemen who have been pro-
 nlnent ID the upbuildipg O: the town. These avenues are intersected by First, Second, Third, Fourth and Fifth streets.
 Two additions have already been lad out and are known as Hilsinger Park and Rsndslps addition. The lots are | oOxl0O feet and are held at S1QO each.
 A spur track has been put ID from the railroad station at Crittenden to the smeiter and the town IS building up on both sides ot this track.
 The Rollin Trading Company has al- ready built large and commodIous store room which IS we'll stocked. It is under the immediate supervision of J. G. HllslDger and Is already doing a splendid business.
 A large boarding house, containing bed rooms, dining room and kitchen is completed. A number of other houses are in process of construction and the town IS building very rapidly.
 There IS proposition now on foot to build narrow gusge railroad from the town to Washington Camp and will con- nect several of the most important miu- ing camps in that section.
 The foundation of the town is, of course the mining company which is developing and working the properties it owns there.
 The general superintendent of the company's affairs IS Dr. Chss. J. Flames, an inventor, metgllurgist, engineer snd a gentleman of exceptional general abil- ity. He is fully capable of successfully managing the gigantic work he has un- tertsken. and will be the prominent fg- ure around which will cluster the result of his labors.
 Ia course of erection. with the foun- dhtion lad and the grading all complet- ed IS an 00-ton water jacket smelter for the treatment of gentiferous lead ores. There are also the necessary buildings for the company's use-an assay efice, chemical laboratory, general office. store room, blacksmith shop, etc.
 If the furnace, after trial, proves 6 success, nine more of the same capacity will be erected at once and the total capacity of toe entire plant will be 1000 tons of ore per day. The ores are easily reduceable and are practically selfhux- ing. Seven or eight car loads of machi- nery are waiting to be put in place. It is now calculated that within four or five weeks the smeiter will commence operations. Conservative estimates place the amount of ore in sight at 20O, ,GC0 tons. There IS practically an endless deposit co draw from and when once started the machinery will be in operation night and day.
 There arc now 45 men employed in the Flux and Hsrdshell mines, and 50 on the works about the smelter.
 The progress of this little city will be watched with interest, and it's prosperity will be matter of supreme satisfaction to every body.
 Hon. R. R. Richardson has purchased the entire Camp Crittenden reservation consisting of 3,31346 acres, paying thsre. for S4 ,290.