Arizona republican., 1899-09-25
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Val Verde. Sept. zi.-CSpeoial CORE
spondence Of The Republican, 1.-The
place to place viewists arrived in Pres
colt Tuesday afternoon en- the delayed
freight with the car CT Prescott water
works trenchers from Phoenix \
day was spent in outlining future cper-
ations and taking a few views. One
large negative O. Prescott was taken
and two smaller ones. The large one
will be til: finest picture of Prescott
extant.
During the stay movements CT few
Phoenix people were learned Mis-.
Carl Keller and Mrs. McNuisy are
spending a few weeks in the city. 1hey
will return in short time to Phoenix
w. "A. Davis passed through Prescott
Wednesday en- his way home from the
Atlantic coast. E. F. Kellne- return
ed to Phoenix Wednesday aftsr short
stay in the city, where he has been
cooling off. Mr. Jenkins of the Tenn
pIe Of Music came up to Prescott We'd
nssday fer a few days sop. Mrs.
Sutherland has taken a pOsi---1 in OLE
OF the Prescott stcTes. Louie MelcZer
returned from California and passed
through Prescott Tuesday. jerry Sui
4ivan shipped sev5T5l cars of cattle
from Kirkland Thursday. Mr.. Sulli-
vans cattle were to be put in the same
train at Kirkland with A. ]. Hansen's
cattle OF Tempe, but they were not
ready. Mr. HANSEN went en- up the
line with his cattle ard will wait for
MIR. Sullivan. Joe M-nihOn shipped
three cars CT feeders to Phoenix from
Prescott Thursday
This morning the expedition left
Prescott On the 8 o'clock Prescott and
town Of Val Verde where a Big custom
smelter is in course CT construction.
The trip was made over a first class
road bed. though new, and through as
pretty bit CT country as Arizona con-
tains. Val Verde is twenty-five miles
from Prescott, a greater portion CT the
distance being through the Lonesome
valley lonesome, but beautiful and
covered with feed.
Cecil G. Fennell. general manager Of
the company, and A. V. Tapson, secre-
tary. came cut from Prescott on the
same train and tCck the expedition in
charge, whers it still remains Alb
soluteIy the best meals the writer has
had since he lefs the garden on the
Salt were enjoyed today at the COM
pany table Fresh eggs, cabbage, po-
taItoes, milk and cream, meat, peas,
butter, Hubbard squash and fruit IN
plenty composed the bill of fare. About
six pounds in two meals were slowed
away for future use. The photograph
ing paIaphernalia YVES hauled around
the vicinity by the company's heavy
carriage. The camp is On a low point
formed by the Aqua FTia and the
ChaparraI streams and though the
bluff is low its top is 100 fe=t above
the bed Of the streams The Aqua
F,ria rises a few miles above a the ia
nous Bowers ranch. 2 piece of land
consisting of $50 acres Of patented real
estate A large and some smaller
views were taken of the smelter in
course of const- uction and the town
site and buildings. Immediately be-
low the town site are the Aqua Fria /
falls and the ruins of BashfOrd'5 pat
ented mill site, where thirteen years /
ago a smelter was located en- the brink |
of the falls. At the brink CT the falls /
a ditch was taken cut and run through |
the granite and slate and malapai side /
hill for irrigation farther down the /
stream The ditch is now in ruins I