Arizona republican., 1905-09-05
THE PRESCOTT EXCURSION
The Mountain City is Ov<rrun With
 Valley Visitors.

Prescott. Ariz., Sept. 3.-(Special correspondence of The Republican.)-
 The last of the summer season pop ular excursions over the $. F. P. x r. railroad from Phoenix to Prescott left Phoenix at 2:30 D. m. yesterday and carried seven full coaches of Salt Riv- CT Valley excursionists for an outing of from three to fifteen days in the mountain city. The train arrived at 9:3O p. m. and the vast crowd pro- ceeded at once to the many hotels and rooming housces and enjoyed most comfortable rest in the cool air for which Prescott is justly famed. The special train was in charge of Gen eraI Agent Goldsworthy of Phoenix and every comfort en route was ably provided the water coolers of the coaches being refilled many times for which several barrels of mountain water carried in the baggage car were provided. The refreshment caterers also had a good supply of hot coffee and sandwiches. lemonade, etc, on the train, so that no discomfort accrued and the inner man was satisfied.
 The railroad department had ar ranged to run two side excursions to- | day for the visitors and the Prescott people, one to Jerome and the other 1 to Crown King. but word was receiV- | ed from the United Verde and Pacific ] road at a late hour to the effect that 1 their roadbed was not in the best of l shape, due to recent rains, to handle | a large crowd, so that this excursion ] was cancelled. Most of those who had l expected to go to Jerome accordingly 1 changed plans and enlisted with the | Crown King trip. As a result well | filled train left the depot this morn ing for this most popular trip to the i Wager Switchback, approaching Crown | King. and all were well pleased with the scenery along the Bradshaw branch of the $. F. and that marvel of railway engineering.
 Among the Valieyites accompanying this Crown King excursion your re- ! porter noted the following: Reuben Hill and wife, Dr. l.. D. DamerOn. Guy | Acuff. P J. Mckinney, J. H. smith J. A. Marshall, s. J. Roach, John Cook
 Mrs Wm. Rice and children, Ray ! Stauffer and V. R. Messinger. Others
 of the Phoenix excursion spent thc
 day at Granite Dells in quiet picnic punches. and among the shady groves
 on the route from Phoenix severa avaiIed themselves of the cheap rat'
 and stopped off at Congress Junction
 Skull Valley. Kirkland and IroI
 Springs to visit friends and relatives
 and to return home on the extended
 feature of the excursion.
 Those whose business at home ne
 cessitates their immediate return t'
 Phoenix will leave on today's anC Mondays evening train, but the oific' ! of the general passenger departmen
 was besieged today in quest of stop
 over privileges for ten days which il
 granted upon payment of 90 cents an' deposit of ticket with A. F. Taylor
 chief clerk of the department.
 Among the entertainment feature , presented today was the matched
 game of baseball between the Prescott
 boys and the Phoenix firemen. whicl resulted in a victory to the visiting
 team with a score of Phoenix 9. Pres
 colt S. The game was witnessed by large crowd of enthusiastic fans~an' was hOtly contested from the start
 Some fine work was done by the bat teries of both clubs and both sides hal
 splendid support from both in and ou
 fields. The Phoenix boys reached tn } city on the regular train this mornini as many could not get away yester
 day to accompany the special excur ] ci