Arizona daily citizen., 1901-10-09
OLD CAMPS
AND OLD
TRAILS
DESCRIBED
Pearce in a Flourish
ing Condition ndBo-
vie Holds It's Own.
Personal Mention.

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correspondent rode with French Frank
,,om Tombstone TO pearce and again a
few DAYS ago. taking in Tnrauols en-
ronte On the frat trip Frank pointed
in the direction OF Torquois saying that
+, vss an abandoned district. A glance
=, the location today conveys different
impression. Though quiet in septem-
her there ia the foundation for big dis
trict TO include the tileeson, Ryan Bros.
and Mex sttrick and Great Western
camps The former is about to be reha-
b,ltated by the introduction OF new
uIant etc. Orea have been shipped I'D
miles to Cochise station, loads going out
this month.
The Great Western 10 said to be
promising camp and Tombstoners are
,n,erested in it. About 80 men working
IN the three camps referred to. There
are half dozen saloons, the Gleeson COM
pany store, hotel, two restaurants.
taylora store and three dozen residences
IN Tnrauois. The camp will be on the
main line OF FL Paso and South Western
branch route, in early 1902.
rearce has changed in four years past
hut a triAe, the particular improve
menta heing confined 20 expansion in
the stores of Soto Bros. and Remand and
Norton Il Morgan. A half dozen saloons
evist, some improved in appearance. In
the main the town is largely. Tomb
stones frame buildings moved from the
County seat following the sale OF the
Pearce mine TO the Commonwealth com"
pany in 1895, or thercabouts, for s276,.
600 The fire Of a year ago destroyed
the mill but larger one took its place
and now there are so stamps in opera
ton and about rs men employed. The
Commonw ealth company has been using
oil io" year. They run day and night
employing electric lights in the mill and
Office. They ship bullion once month
through Cochise station. This is largely
SILVER, other values gold, The Penrose,
iiarringer Bros. and John Brockman
have added millions to their wealth with
immense annual returns for the product
Of the company. Mines, a group OF five
claims. They own the II miles OF tele-
phone line to Cochise stage. A railroad
connection with the Southern Pacific is
among the possibilities Of 1902
At Cochise Station there is activity IN
shipping the ore from Turquois, the
Peabody at Johnson. Hon. Burt Dun
lnp's Good Hope and occasional lots OF
bullion from the Commonwealth, oil and
other supplies for the company, and the
town Of pcarce, johnson and the other
mines in the Dragons are l. AIDED at and
hauled from the station.
:. l., Pearce is running q (l01 stamp
mill by gasoline engine power. the ore
carry from the Old Terrible, a six mile
haul. Mr.. pearce said that he expected
to incrase the mill capacity. The juno
tion has grown somewhat during the
last two years. Cattle this year were
phppef out OF this station for the first
time j. j. Roth has built EXTENSIVELY
and is good postmaster.
Wilcox has not made record in lDOl
IN keeping with former years, cattle
shipping being her strong cord. Ther'
Was not the demand this year from al
can gather. The location OF brancl
houses in the mining camps has decreas
cd local retail trade to some extent
bnycra suppling their needs In camp ant
avoiding the trip hitherto taken. VIII
cox is the transfer station for tn
boz Cabazas district, the camp
there being quiet. George Wilson
It'll takes caro- OF Army trafti
- far as relates to TT Grant, 28 mile
10 the north under the shadow OF th
Graham mountains. There are fou
companies and band OF the Fifteenth i
camp and only detail at San Carlo
the latter going from Grant.
Colonel II. G. Hooker, now advance
IN age, is reported quite well at his fan
"ns Sierra Bonita ranch % miles mort
IN the Sulphur Spring Valley. TIL
Colonel is lover OF high bred horse
and cattle, the finest in either line max
ing their home on the ranch.
gather that the John w. Mackey
Grand Reef mines are being pumped
water by direction OF James Qninn h
brennan who succeeded j. w, Payn
q 10 k< ha arA1 IN