Arizona republican., 1901-01-15
JEROME JUNCTION
Confidence in the Cutting Of of
 Clarke County.

Jerome Junction, Arz., Jan. H. Special correspondence of The Repub- lican.) the greatest newspa- per in Arizona would be pleased to get communication from this placr-the greatest little place in the territory I act on the thought and send in few lines:
 There is quite crowd here this af- ternoon waiting to take the train fer Prescott-no, waiting for the train to take the crowd to Prescott-that sounds better. Mayor Tovrea. J. B. Hoover. Mir. Lincoln and your corres- pondent. all from Jerome; M R. Har- Ian territorial organizer for the Unit ed Moderns, who resides wherever his hat is off. Gen. Minty. formerly audit or of the United Verde and Pacific R. R.. with headquarters at Jerome but now of Tucson: Chas. J. George. presi- dent of the Verde of the Verde King Copper company. one of the leading oil and mining men of Los Angeles, who has been looking over the property at Jerome. and who is now on his way to examine a gold property near the Crowned King mine: Sheriff ]. l.. Munds and District Attorney Ling both of Prescott: Editor Dunbar. of the Phoenix GaZettr. and one or two others composed the aforesaid crowd. The crowd is amusing itself Tn various ways some are playing whist, some are sleeping and some are booZing An Arizona cr1wd Is apt to amuse itself most any old way.
 The weather at this place is all that could be desired by the most exacting weather cranks. The sun is shining forth as Is the fashion for it to do here most every day of the year; but the weather is a little too chilly for the prairie dogs. all of which are ir their holes.
 Jerome Junction is lively little place and everyone here works early and late. The transfer gangs work ev- cry day loading and unloading cars of coal, coke, timber, provisions and oth- CT supplies for the great mine and shelter of w. A. Clark and the town of Jerome. The yards are always full of cars and three trains come and go each day to and from Jerome. Thun, to add to the general busy scene. the full grown trains of the Prescott and Phoenix railroad whir past the town at regular hours during thu day. Then there is Joe Smith. who adds to the lively appearance of the little hamlet. Joe Is in a sweat from morning till night--trying to keep from working. Mir. West. who Is head key -pounder for the P. and P road, is also a busy disciple of the town. Hr was bit buster in Phoenix during the carnival than he is in Jerome Junction: but he does enough here to keep from getting tired.
 There is general feeling prevailing the atmosphere here at the present time. and every man you meet is car rying around quartz. and part of our crowd who have been at Alex. Duff's place playing whist all afternoon are carrying around gallons, but it is most- ly~ quartz and pints. Now that was cruel joke and if any of you don't tum- ble, call in at Duff's and take drop" Leaving all jokes aside, there Is consid- erable prospecting going on all the time. George and Jor Smith own some promising claims near town. Joe says they have been promising all the time. but have never kept their prom ise. Some time ago 1t was oil, here; be-  terprising prospector says he has dis covered a two-foot vein of bacon. He thinks that the mixing of prairie dogs and petroleum for the endless crntu- ries previous to the present centur" have caused the bacon to form. He does not know how far down the ledge extends, bnt thinks that the contact of petroleum shale and prairie dog holes is a sure sign that 1t is a permanent vein.
 l just met a man here who Is sollc- iting aims from the great throng of emancipated colored people and ,thrir friends, to build church in Phoenix. The man Is one of the emancirated, and his soul seems to be in his work. He has the plans for his church and es- inmates 1t wll cost about $17O00. He says he has walked ever two hundred miles since starting out from Phoenix Opposite Jerome" he has written ESQ cents and a humping" Now that sounds bad for my native town. but men there are thumpers and some even knockers It, is no disgrace for man to get a humping while working for the Lord, and 1 am sure the good brother will receive an extra blessing at some future time to repay him for that humping.
 r The people here are all excited over the prospects of a brand new county. There seems to be a certainty that the question will be Hrlumphantly settled in favor of the new county when the