Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1904-03-02
NEWS FROM
 BRADSHAWS

The following paragraphs are taken from a good live correspondence from the Bradshaw mountains to the Morn ing Courier, and being from a section that is of great interest to many Jour nal l-Miner readers, are reproduced:
 The right of way, depot and yard sites, etc., have been cleared of by gang of F. & E. Iaborers, pursuant to the securing last week of such rights from the Grown King Mines Go. and other land owners over which land the track will pass.
 number of persons already have in contemplation the erection of bus mess and other buildings on the spot which is undoubtedly destined to make the largest city in southern Yavapai, surrounded as it is by an endless wealth of mineral, most of which is as yet but in the development stage. Enough work has been done in this district, however, to prove to the or dinary mortal that there is every probability of its rivaling the famous Cripple Creek district of Colorado.
 Among those who have in view the erection of buildings are the Grown King Mines Co.,, who will erect a large warehouse and freight shed; the Grown King Mercantile Co.,, an i'm mense store building; the Tiger Gold Co.,, large warehouse for freight and storage purposes; while other mines, such as the Rapid Transit, Lane, Union, Lincoln, Mohawk, Great Peck, etc will ldoubtedly construct buildings for u storage of concen- trates, bullion, achinery, etc.
 The populati of Crown King year was about Gouls, while it can boast I5O-an increase of 500 per cent. The business of the postofice has more than tripled, while the general merchandise business now supports two we'll stocked stores, as against one verging on starvation year ago.
 Material for the tanks and various pipe lines which will furnish water to the Grown King mill are being freight ed in daily, and Supt. Hitchcock will soon have a force of men at work put ting them in place. Work on the mill is progressing rapidly, and it will not be long before the alterations and additions will have been affected and three shifts going night and day on that vast treasure pile of tailiDgs.
 TheJwater is being taken from the main shaft of the Union mine, and the sequence of events for the past month or two would indicate that either an inspection of this property will be made or that work is to be resumed.
 Report has it that the old Lane mine, which has been an enormous pro- ducer of silver since its discovery l some twenty odd years ago, and has been unworked for some time except | by chloriders, will be reopened short | Iy. A steam pipe in the Great Peck mine broke several sdsys ago, and had | it not been for the fact that man had | just previously been sent out to stop | the engine, serious results might have occurred The work of unwater- ing continues steadily, while about twenty men are employed in retim- boring and preparing for further de- velopment work.
 Johnny Lindel seems greatly recov- cred in health since the operation which was performed on him at the Sisters hospital in Prescott.
 Your correspondent has heard that the Ed Gobin claim, on winch his sa- loon and living houses were built, was jumped on the day of his death. A good deal of adverse comment is go- ing around over such action, as the widow was given no opportunity to look into the condition of her hus- bands estate.