Arizona republican., 1906-07-03

in blankets and long hair, etc, felt inn pelled to accompany the party as far Prescott, and noted with satisfaction
 the neatly dressed, plump faced boys and girls going home with a fair Knowledge of the English language,
 and the beginnings at least of a civil
 ized life. Whatever may be the out come in later years two years and a half of school life with good food and
 kind treatment will have removed to
 very large degree the blighting con-
 servatism which makes a radical
 change of life for the older generation
 almost impossible. Needless to say the
 Indian contingent. of the camp was out in force.
 Being in Prescott at the usual time of
 day for writing to The Republican it seemed quite natural to drop in here and there inquiring for news. General ] Manager w. A. Drake accepted the in- terruption with a pleasant smile. In
 regard to the new depot for Prescott he could only say that the road was en-
 gagged in getting the right of way with plenty of breathing space, an item that | will be appreciated even m a mountain
 town where the exhilirating air espe-
 cialiy at this season of the year seems ] to make cubic foot go farther than twice that amount at a lower level. | Speaking of the new building at Ash | Fork which is to have an arcade run ming for three or four hundred feet, of | reinforced concrete, electric lighting, steam heat, d bath for nearly every room of the Harvey house and good l toilet arrangements in the station Ca ! long felt want MT. Drake remarked:
 Tt will be one of the finest buildings
 in the southwest" adding after fur ! Tf
 allowed within several hundred feet Of
 the station"
 We were glad before leaving to ex-
 press the appreciation felt by the Iron l Springs people of the new rate which
 will make the Saturday night husband
 train" more popular than ever.
 Claude Plummer of the Bashford- Burmister store reported business quite
 brisk.
 [ Passing down the railroad we noticed
 the piles of handsome sandstone brick
 in the yards and at Prescott we found
 the newly discovered plaster used for their preservation about to be applied
 to one of the public buildings.
 Of course, before leaving Prescott
 one must ride out to Whipple Barracks.
 Major Foster, the genial officer in com
 mand, reported life very strenuous, but still had sufficient leisure to show the courtesy to a reporter which is always appreciated. He recalled a visit to the Phoenix Indian school in company with
 Colonel McClintock, where he received
 a very favorable impression of the companies inspected. While chatting
 of the school and barracks a fine Llew- elyn setter entered the room, evidently
 quite as much at home there as his
 master. who may justly feel proud of fine a EnaPfr1an of hraa6 Ia
 was accompanied by a Maltese cat. with which he seemed to be on the friendliest terms.
 The boys at the Barracks are looking forward with interest to their practice
 march. They start for Cheyenne about
 July 10. There are to be seven ma noeuver camps made up of four. five or six regiments of infantry and cav airy and some artillery, not counting the volunteers.
 Some figures concerning the improve ments. at present in statu quo, were gained from a visit to the office of Major Walcott, construction quarter master. Had it been possible to carry out the Frederick H. Barnes contract some twenty -four buildings would now be nearing completion, furnishing ac- | commOdations for four companies of militia. The contract with the San Francisco firm amounted to $275.47S. When operations were suspended it had | earned of that amount only $40O91.S4 In addition to the Barnes contract the books at the office show a plumb ! ing contract which involves S23, 635 on which some work has been done; a heating contract amounting to S14,475, and a contract for electric wiring, run ming up to $42OO. Work on these last
 two contracts is of course held up until | the buildings can be completed. The
 suspension of over $3OOO0O worth of l needed improvements is a matter of l general regret but Major Foster assures
 us that the government having taken l over the main contract will proceed to | finish the work as soon as the neces- sary preliminaries can be arranged. | The Congress hotel is finishing a | substantial addition and furnishes | substantial and well cooked dinner. E. ROE SHANNON.