Arizona republican., 1905-07-29
QUEEN OF THE PINES
P5Oenix' Prescott Colony in Full En-
 joyment Of the Climate.

Prescott, Ariz., July Especial correspondence of The Republican)- The past few days have been warm and sultry cloudy days with many threatenings of rain but only a little rain has fallen. Yesterdays shower was enough to lay dust and cool the air, yet when the arrivals from the capital city quote some warm weather experiences, Prescott people feel that they are having fine weather.
 H. M. Weirick of Phoenix, who has been out at Granite Dells, is a recent arrival at Lees camp in South Pres colt.
 The apple trees are loaded with it's fruit and one variety is already in good eating shape. The small boy here as elsewhere has a liking for in vasion of such fruits and the grower is busy in persuading him of the error of his way.
 Mrs Sarah L. Lee returned yester- day from Phoenix, having spent ten days at the St Joseph's hospital un- dergoing special treatment, and is loud in her praise of the workings of that benevolent institution. The hospital at this season is well filled and a large percentage of patients are those af- flicted with the dread disease, con sumption. The Sisters spare no eff forts to provide for the comforts of these patients despite the fact that they are overwOrked and short of help. Several of these patients, too, are what are called charity patients or those who have no means of support. The Sisters certainly deserve the sup port of Phoenix donations in this charitable work, for some one must care for the sick who come 10 Arizona in search of health, who are depleted both physically and financially A short visit among these patients or a kind word and a few fresh flowers are very much appreciated both by the patients and the good Sisters who are in charge
 About 400 Prescott people availed themselves of the eXecursion to Crown King by the P. S l.. railway last Sun day. The weather was ideal and all enjoyed fine ride and genuine old fashioned lunch basket picnic at the switch back. The railway company will run another such excursion on Sunday, August 9th, to Crown King and also one to Jerome and still ar- other to the oil drilings. All these will be separate trains leaving at diff ferent hours of the morning. They are arranged in conjunction with the eX- cursiOn to be run from Phoenix to Prescott the day previous, the round trip being $500 to Prescott and the Sunday excursions $1.5O and S2 the round trip. Phoenix people can re- turn home Sunday or Monday. There will no doubt be a full train of Phoe- nicians who will take advantage of this low rate to spend a day or two in this mountain air and see the va ried mining centers on the side trips
 The improvements at Fort WhippIe are progressing as fast as men and teams can do the work. The excava- tiOns for the buildings are fast near ing completion. The new road being made by the Whipple authorities from the post to Prescott is nearly finished and will be a vast improvement over the old one and will necessitate no crossing or recrossing of the Santa Fe tracks.
 The Prescott street car line will soon be extended to WhippIe Barracks which will be a much needed conven- fence. The equipment will be increas- ed from one car to three or four.