Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1904-10-19
PROSPERITY AND
PROGRESSION
Ruling Factors in Town
Of Mayer.
Mining Industry to the Front
New Residences Springing Up
on Every Hand.

Mayer, Oct. IS, Especial by indie
pendent Telephone)-The blower ant
engine of the lew smelter of the Geo
A. Treadwell Mining company, are nov
in place and they are waiting for the
water jacket which is expected daily
to arrive.
Frank Giroux, who is ore buyer fol
the TIeadwell smelter, is building {
nice brick cottage on the Mob hill Of
Mayer.
II. c. Heffelman, ]. S. johnson ano
George Barnes with their families will
leave on Wednesday for a two weeks
pleasure and hunting trip in the Mo
gollon mountains.
W. II. Vaughn, who is in town to-
day with some very rich specimens OF
ore from his recent discovery on upper
Wolf creek and near sthe Pine Flat
country, says that the new road pro-
posed to be built from here to Pine
Flat will be a great benefit to him as
be can then haul his ore to the smelter
here at a small expense.
Bob Underhill has leased the Hotel
Mayer and is having everything over
hauled and renovated preparatory to
opening November LIST, under the new
management.
Manager II. A. Clark, of the Rigby
NJ. & r. company, is still in the east.
but is expected back this month when
work will be resumed on this great en-
terprise and rapidly pushed to compile
ton.
A new hoist is being installed by the
TIeadwell company on the Hack berry
mine and will be ready for operation
in few days.
The narrow gauge railroad owned by
the Treadwell company is now in
operation from the blackberry mine to
Arizona City. The Cars are pulled by
a dummy engine and the ore will be
dumped into the standard guage cars
at Arizona City and hauled b; the
Prescott d Eastern company to the
smelter. 1t is expected that the narrow
gauge line will be completed to the
Iron Queen mine in the near future.
z Frank r, Wagner. who lived in Pres
colt until about year ago sold out
his real estate there and has cast his
lot with US and is running the Mayer
blacksmith shop. Frank is a good
workman and is kept very busy doing
new work as we'll as in repairing.
The big store of Wicks & Mayer is a
busy place these days. A constant
stream of patrons keep the sales people
On the jump. Large wagons are fire.
quently loaded with supplies for the
surrounding mines and at all times
this institution seems to be busy.
Among other conveniences not often
found in a town of this size is first
class barber shop fitted up quite as
handsomely as many in the larger
cities.
The handsome Office building of the
George A. Treadwell Mining company
eliicts praise and comment from all
who visit our town. Alphabetically
it is a beauty and at the same time it
has the conveniences suited to the
handling of large amount of bust
ness. There is probably not a more
attractive and convenient building in
the territory.
There is some talk of having a big
barbecue and dance here about the
first of next month. The idea is also
to try to arrange for several promi-
nent political speakers to be on hand
and deliver a number of short ad-
dresses to mix in with the eating,
music and dancing. If the project
carries we will have more to say about
it through the Journal-Miner.
Much discussion of the various can
didates this year is to be heard and it
would:seem that voters are beginning
to inquire of the men fitness for office
as well as to vote their political faith.
A great many express dissatisfaction
with the court house crowd and think
it is high time to make a change, there
fore the indications are that Fowler
and the county republican ticket will
get handsome majority in this pre-