Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-28
THE NEWS
OF JEROME

( vi J1ENOISh1
Jerome, July 25.-GSpecial CORE
spondence of The Republican )-The
mining boom still holds sway. People
who have resisted the peculiar fasci-
nation exercised by a location notice
I for years are beginning to succumb TO
/ the dazzling dreams Of wealth dangIed
before the eyes of covetousness. A
hammer, broncho, two or three of
Bancrofts forms, ard a great enthusi~
asm are the primal requisites. The
recent sale of George Mitchell and his
co-partners Of the Cobre Grande prop
erty for q half million dollars, thereby
enriching many/Jerome investors. has
augmented the spi1it of adventure
which always lies dormant in a min
ing region.
Whine the small investor IS earnestly
seeking for an appropriate spot to
/ plaster" the already iraugurated
enterprises are moving ahead with
method and business precision. There
was time when the Verde district
offered unlimited opportunities to the
hardy prCspectOr. That day is past.
Every foot of ground along the pre-
cipitOus hillsides, as we'll as the more
desirable levels OF country from Je-
rome to the banks of the sluggish
Verde now IS covered by locations.
This is very we'll. Every mining
center in the world has gone through
similar expener ce-frOm Comstock
to the Klondyke. But the conditions
in the Verde district are such that j
mine even where the ore may show
marvellous assays. carries no certainty
OF great wealth. unless there is a par
al.eI surety OF water. There's the rub
That Jerome and its vicinity is fabu-
lousy rich in the red metal has been
established beyond the peradyent1,I.e
OF doubt But the absence of can
tlguous smelters for custom work. the
isolation of the meteorological deposits
from the centers of trade, and the ne
cessarl4y nigh cost Of freightaga. rem
oers 1t compulsory upon the miner
that he shall smelt the product of his
mine. To operate smelter REQUIRES
supply of wafer The available wa
Ter IN the jerome district is/insuffi-
cs1I 20 supply present demands, and
unless new source shall be developed
The rOseate hopes of the number cf
new companies formed and forming
Will go gllmmering down the vista Of
stock exchange transactions in SYM
pathetic communion with Cshar bril-
Iant pOtentialities.
Nj. c. w. Hinchcliff, who has charge
OF the Sunset Telephone interests in
Arizona, recently paid visit - Jc-
rome with a view of acquiring the Ine
now operated by E. D. TreadweI be
tween this point and Prescott. It. an
pears that the Sunset has started ont
to absorb all private and indepeadent
lines on the Pacific coast. This as
sault upon the Jerome line no doub.
accounts for the visit of Frank Wrig1.
to the Copper City yesterday Mr.
Wight is the owner of an indene7denf
llne at Prescott that has been a thorn
IN the flesh Of the Sunset .peop;e for
some time past. It is possible that
the next week VIII witness the trans
Ter OF Prescott and Jerome ''hal!o' in
terests 20 the all-pOwerfUl Sunset.
Chris wager, who was bitten bv n
skunk down in the Equator region last
Saturday, and was treated bv Drs
woods and Hart, has been aken to
Prescott, it being a county case.
l. II Perkins has received the an
polntment of building inspector for
the town OF Jerome, compensation $50
per month Mr.. Perkins IS the archi- !
tect and master builder for the copper
now IN course of erection at Jerome |
nafketh new epoch in its arctitec-
U-dI adV3ncen1eE,t, will be lasting and |
magnificent testimonials to his eff
cheney. The kaleidoscope "d25e" in |
course of erection on the Charles /
Clark lot-adverted to IN the last Je-
rome Iecter-haS been condemned. Il |
bulged
L. L. Budwop,h has returned from |
California and brings with him a
unique and characteristic critique of /
the school marms now gathered IN and |
around Los Angeles In ether re-
spects he is normal
1t is reported that H. z. Owens has |
a lease and bond on tha Kirwaggin |
ranch; consideration. $4,000. Of |
course the spring is really the value
involved. Mr. Owen has already ac-
CURED Che Blowout" springs, :hus
evidenci1g his acumen il business
ability. Water is the thing.
H. J. Allen was visitor 1T Prescott !
DUNG Monday and Tuesday.
J. NJ. Dennis was drawn hence by |
business interests on Saturday last.
There is 4 crisis imminent il the re-
tail liquor business. As predicted in
this correspondence some time since
the weaker vessels will have 10 ar
loose" With the advance of civiliZa-
ton Jerome CONSUMES less of the ar
dent and IS less inclined to hazard
its hard earned wealth on the cloth CT
green than formerly.
HERBERT ALLATRE.