Arizona republican., 1903-01-29
NEWS OF PRESCOTT
Visiting Mining Men, Industrial De-
 velopment, Local Items.

Prescott, Ariz., January 27, 1903- Special correspondence of The Repub- lican.) )-The special Pullman car Wal Cour'' has arrived in Prescott wath a party of stockholders of the American Copper company, which owns the Iron King mine in the Bradshaw noun tains. There are about thirty of them in the party, almost all of them from east of Chicago. The party visited the Grand Canyon Saturday. and all ap- peared to be properly impressed with the grandeur of this wonder of the world. The car. with the party on board. was taken out on the Prescott and Eastern railroad to Mayer this morning. from which point they will visit the mine under the direction of Superintendent Ben Blanchard.
 Prescott banks are assuming metro politan airs. All the banking houses of the city will close at p. m. beginning February 1st.
 Major and Mrs. J. NJ. Watts are en- toying Q brief visit from A. H. Brewer. Of Delphi, Indiana. MT. Brewer is en- route to California.
 J. H. Emmert left for Los Angeles this morning on railroad business. and for brief visit with his family.
 Sheriff Roberts returned from Boston on Saturday nights train. having in custody J. T. Hinds. whom he arrested there on charge of embezzlement pre- ferred by B. B. Mitchell of the Prescott Realty Company, which company was organized by Hinds some months ago. The case will be tried Saturday. Febru- ary 9th. Meantime he is under bond of s2,5OO
 Lieutenant David R. Gump, of the 18th infantry, stationed at Fort Whip pie. is enjoying 9 visit with his par ents, Mir. and Mrs. E. J. Gump, Of Kansas City. They came ia from the north Friday evening. and will remain with their son for some time.
 Contractors will finish this week tho huge oil storage tank being constructed for the Santa Fe, Prescott and Phoenix Railway company, on the company's grounds just to the rear of the round- house. The company will begin pump ing oil into this tank in about two weeks, although it will be fully a month before the local equipment can be changed to permit the use of the liquid fuel. The tank is one of the largest of its kind in any place-eXcepting those used for storage purposes in the heart of the various oil fields. and the fol- lowing may enable the reader to form some adequate idea of it's capacity It is "A feet high. 78 feet in diameter and some 234 feet in circumference, and has capacity of 10000 barrels. The trans portation companies are steadily in creasing he carrying capacity of all kinds of equipment, and there is a great difference in the capacity of their oil tank cars; however, the s. F. P. & P. tank will easily accommodate 100 car loads. more or less. according to the capacity of the cars. and when full can give full tanks of fuel to upwards of 350 locomotives.
 Mrs. R. R. Coleman gave a delight ful luncheon this afternoon in honor Of Miss Norton, sister of T. J. Norton. solicitor for the Atchison lines in Art- zona.
 The new and handsome home of R. N Fre~ericks + is last nearing completion. 1t commands one of the finest points Of view in Prescott. and is modern in every particular.
 George Byron Scammel was passen- ger on the northbound train this morn ing. He said to the correspondent of the Republican that his trip was for the purpose of purchasing machinery for his placer proposition on the Has sayampa.
 T. c. Norris went up to Ash Fork this morning to meet a party of eastern men.
 Charles M. Shannon of the shannon Copper company is in Prescott from Clifton for the purpose of looking over the mining situation in this vicinity.