Arizona republican., 1901-04-29
NEWS OF PRESCOTT
Great Activity in Mining and Com
 mercial Enterprises.

Prescott, .Ariz., April 2I-(Special Correspondence of The Republican0- Delegate Wilson and Judge J. J.. Hawkins have formed law co-part- nership with offices in the K. of r.. building.
 On the 23rd. Mike Hickey. who Is now in Chicago, shipped three car loads of furniture for the Burke hotel.
 II. B. Clifford and associates are making a collection of ores from all parts of Yavapai county for an exhibit at lhs Buffalo exposition. About ten tons will be shipped.
 News was received here today that as soon as the water supply for Pres colt was sufficient to justify it. work would be commenced to re-establish Fort Whipple.
 Judge Dean and his party of eighteen eastern capitalists returned today from their visit to the Yavapai copper com panys properties in the Black Hills district. where they have twenty-five pa tented claims. This camp with its abundant supply of spring water and its sylvan surroundings promises 10 become summer resort in the nsas future.
 Douglas Lacy X Company, banker $ and brokers. 66 Broadway. New York, and fiscal az nts for the Pride of Art zona Copper company, and other min ing companies of this vicinity. have es- tablished offices in the Lawler block and are represented here by l.. D. Phillips. an experienced mining man. This cotaaaAy, and not the Queen oi -Arzona Copper company IS report -u in youy Issue of the sGth. Is the owner of the Rshrl mine in the Big Bug dis trict. watch the company is rapidly developing The Rebel mine is To- cated on fh- same vein as tbe Me- Cabe. which was recently sold to Illi- nois capitalists.
 There is no better criterion by which to judge of the activity of mining camp than the gin mill Within a radius of one mile on Groom creek there are five saloons in full blast.
 The Empire mine in this district has come to he great ploducer and other properties in this district are be- ing thoroughly deVt loped by eastern capitalists
 A party of twenty-five capitalists from the east are travelling over Yav- apai county In wagons. inspecting dif- ferent mining localities. They do not seem to be under the guidance of any of the mining promoters of this sec- ton of the country.
 The new company which recently purchas= the great McCabe mine is making elaborate preparations for eX- tensive operations. New machinery will be placed on the mine and its ca- pacity largely increased
 Owing to the burning of the 200-foot bridge between Ash Fork and Rock Butte. the southbound mail did not reach here until 1 o'clock today The bridge will be repaired and the south bouGd train will be on time tonight
 J. s. Collis' new harness and saddle store on the east side of Cortez street Is a spacious and conveniently arr ranged establishment. and in fact, is Ihe largest and best stocked store of inc kind that Prescott ever had.
 At no time in the history of Ari- zona has there been as great activity in the mining industry Of Yavapai county, as now A great number of capitalists are now here looking for mining property, and more are arriv- ing almost daily. There is, however. one great obstacle in the way of the development of some of our mineral