Arizona republican., 1897-11-17
STAGING AND FREIGHTING.
Yavapai County Takes the Palm
 New Routes Opened.

completion of ths s. F. P. & F. and the United Verde & Pacific railways sounded the death knell of two stage lines, the creation of the formar road leading to the discontinuance of the Wickenburg routis to Phoenix, and the latter necessarily closing up busi- ness for the Brown & KaStner outfit, a profitable route for years subsequent to the time the United Verde Copper company took charga of the Jerome mine.
 A "trip over the Black Canyon route to Mayors suggests the idea that the days of thfs line out of Prescott to Phoenix are mum bered, or at least its business will be materially reduced upon the completion Of the Big Bug branch of the s. F. P. & F. There are few of the old time stage men a d drivers left to tell of thelr many Ex- periences, some of them being of an exciIhing character, hold-ups in early days occurring with more or less ire Quency. Thls drivers had some tough stories to relate, they being, if any thing, more exposed than the pas sengars, who generally exercised eau tion in not being oveirburdenad with valuables. It was different with the
 
 and valuablels, even to this day. The bad men have found bktter gama in a train hold up, as witness the num- Der in the current year, that at Grants, N. M.. only a few days ago being one of more than ordinary profit to the participants, though fer tunateiy devoid of fa.ai results.
 Columns could be wr.ttkln of hair breadth incidl nlts, in which stage drivers and passengers were the sub Jaots of attack. With an intelligent man handling the 1ibbons passengers nave found stage itlfp a pleasant and pd1ofntabld outing. The cid fashion5d stage h3s seen its best days and light eT TehdcseS have supplanited the bulky anAir. Even l,bday this county leads otlher counties in respect to the num- ber of staga and freight Hines, as VIII be noted by the list herewith
 The Black Canyon rou.e from Pres colt to Phoenix, 110 miles; knew old man Salisbury a d Jack Gilmore, com taotcrs, in the past The la.tsr is dI-ad and Salisbury is living, it is said, in reduced circumstances in Cal dfoTmia- The late Captain George of Phoenix was at the helm until three years ago, when J. B. Hooker, Jr., of Phoenix and his brothl;r, Clarence, of Prescott took cha ge Thtre is a change at Mayer, twenty-six miles oula, a Id again at God'dard's s or Black Canyon. The Chapparal, Big Bug, Mayer and tihe onyx fields, R:cheu bar or Gold Note camp, Squaw Crerk m n- ing district, Goddard's or Black Can yon, Rumble Bee, Tip Top, New River are ofn the route. Two years ago White, the Phoenix painter, and / others, had an exparitlrlee at the top of Black Canyon hill. A s1lot from Wlld e scared the mule team and they fien down the hill towards Phoenix, 1eavizlg the road men paralyzed with astonishment, no less so than White and his companions, who told thla s5uy to the Phoenix reporters Daily stages are nun from the ter mirtals.
 J <. Wagner ol Wlag CT in the Walnut Grove country, runs the tIi- we,-.lizly stage out of Prescott. to Pho nix, CT what is known as the Gas ls creek route. On this line ara Walnu Grove, Wagner, Briggs and Castle Greek The distance is d15 mTAis am the route lies wasl Of the Black can yon above referred to.
 WIn. Zent ran a stage to the Sen asor, Gladiator, Turh5y Creek am Crowned King, a run of forty-fvt miles from Pinasc9lt. Tom Bidwe1l o Turkey Crack is now running th4 daily stage carrying mail on thi route.
 The Stevens boys of Csmp Verd' ar,e at thia head of the blackboard rout from Prescott ito Camp Verde, fit, 1rx- Jis,ta iI,o ,,. as do the Rockers, Wagner and B.d we'll, which are subject 10 a change aiha lowest bidders back;h by goo bonds being the fortunate ones. Tb Verde route takes in Massicks' hy draulics on Lynx creek and min.n camps on Cherry creek. The c0urs of this line is east and hri-weekl. Stages and mail are scheduled.
 Fourteen miles south in the Has sayampa is the Jersi;y Lily, wlhic promises to go on record with tf famous actress, but on a differ;mt I'm Wm. C. Bashford of Prescott is il 1ereeled in this prospect and a tr weakly stage Braves Shepard and Kai Hner's store. The contractor runs daisy outfit, as the nama may impl
 Juniper, forty miles west, is in u 1nIidtst of a stiock country lying in u Gffreo-ion of the Santa Maria Wi Iianson valley is passed throug This is a blackboard st:tEice and ca riIes mail The contractor is A.
 Dillon.
 ". E. Allen of Mayer dlives a co O;Walce between Joe Mayors al Crowned King, twemty-two miles tweCn points. It is a tri-weiakly En
 The Prescott and Walker tri-wee ly stage and mail leaves hare. w.
 ker is at tine head of Lynx cree something li5ss than sixty mile Brobst & Anderson have the contra
 c. B. Reynolds of Congress Jun fion runs a team to Fools Gulch, Va nlsTa and Stanton from Ehe Congre
 dietTiot. He carries passengers f the junCItrlcn to Congress store, a, vfo5 versa as do two Turks and
 Gallardo, all of Congress
 A stage goes to Santa Maria. (
 of Congress, occasionally, and M. I