Arizona republican., 1905-01-12

NStSOlhtu ie TOdu, Ike most Ollf- CTS, was built for business, and it's getting it. There is a pleasing air of activity all along the line, and many new properties are being developed and old ones feeling the touch of new life. There is also lots of game in the hills and it is quite a resort for sports men.
 At Crown King are the Crown King, Ora Belle and Tiger mines, all big properties, and well known for years in mining circles, besides numerous mines and claims that are less devel- oped. Near Yaeger station are the op- erations of the Yaeger Copper com pany, which employs a large force of men and is shipping concentrates reg ularly.
 At Cordes station the first of the sheep are arriving from the northern ranges this year and the indications are that many will be sheared at that point and fewer brought to this valley than usual on account of the light feed on the nearby ranges
 At Middleton station there is a great deal doing, for it is the scene of the operations of the Bradshaw Mount Copper Co.,, under G. w. Middle ton, which company also bought the
 
 it was destroyed by fire. This mining enterprise is a large one, and a long tramway has been built from the mine on the hillside to the station, where the ore is loaded on cars for the smell ter.
 At Mayer station Joe Mayer has band of 5000 Angora goats, and other parties own nearly as many more in the same vicinity. Goat raising seems to be a success thereabout At Mayer, also, the Treadwell Mining company has almost completed a 250-ton, stand ard water jacket smelter It is ex- pected it will be ready to blow in in about three weeks. They will treat their own ores taken from the Hack berry and Iron Queen mines. At the latter they have 4,000 tons of ore roasted and ready for reduction. The Iron Queen is about five miles from the smelter. but is connected with a narrow gauge steam railroad. as also is the Blackberry Still another en- terprise at Mayer is that of the Rigby reduction works the plant of which covers an area equal to several city blocks, This plant is also nearly com pleted and will do custom work. Re duction will be by new process. known as the Phole-C -Crossdale. It is believed that by this process not only the copper, but all minerals. such as zinc, antimOny, arsenic, etc, can be saved.
 There is the usual activity along the line of the Prescott S Eastern and the Poland branch, for which Huron is the junction point. The McCabe camp is tributary to this part of the line, be- ing over the hills three miles away. 4 number of new properties are being opened thereabout. and among the notable older producers are the Divi- dend and Gladstone mines. Both were ore shippers till recently, and the Gladstone continues to ship. The Div iderd, since the destruction of the Va! Verde smelter. has been piling the ore on the dump. pending the rebuilding of that plant, which was or such i'm portance to that section, and prepara- tions for which enterprise are well un- der way. The Val Verde was also an institution of more than passing mo- ment to the Walker and Poland dis tricts, and much ore from these points was reduced there. Its early recon struction is therefore anxiousIy awaited.
 One could scarcely ask for greater evidence of enterprise and push than he will witness by making a trip through that section, where the devel- opment of the country has been made possible by the railroads. It was not like going into a new country where the road had to meet competition. but 1t was development of a section that already paid tribute to the railroad. and the development was brought about by making freight rates to the smaller camps as low as they formerly were to Prescott. eliminating the expense Of the wagon freight and enabling many enterprises to operate that under for mer conditions wouh have been ua- profitable It may be some years be- fore the Bradshaw line will pay much in cash dividends to it's promoters. but 1t is gratifying to note that it's patrons. the people of Prescott and Yavapai county generally appreciate it's con struction and stand for more railroads and more development first, last and all the time.