Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-10-10
TRIP OVER 'fHEE|. E|'; < ''': N
 NEW A. & (. ROAD
Prescott Business Men Journey Behind The Iron Horse Through New Copper Country And Are Impressed With Its Wonderful Possibilities.

trunks. Thanking th. one side of this splendid valley are the Iiarcuvsr Mountains to the right, while guard. ing it on the lcft ia the majestic range of the Haraua Halas, with spurs here and there projecting into the valley.
 This is the country which Is pierced by the new A. { C. railroad, the com ing overland highway of the Santa Fe. For fifty miles the steel bands run in an absolutely unbrokcn line, with only one small curve during that distance. Then wcndcndalc Is reached, where a large crowd grcets the excursionistn. IL is prctentious town now and is nl ready n large shipping point for tho ores from that district. Otis F. Young Is tLe father of the town and the main owner of the various business enter. priscs established there. He has . charming home there, somewhat of the Mission style, with n roof garden form. ing the upper story, while tho lower part is on the lines of the bungaI.~. It was at this delightful place ,hn. reception was given to the v,sito's. who were greeted ny Mir. Young end his talented and charming wife. ke treatments were served on the rof garden, Mrs. Young being assisted by the following ladies of wcndendalo Mrs. Robert Dickson, Mrs. II. B. Hanna. Mrs. Carrie Farnsworth, Mrs. "a'k Graham, Mr. William Ballard, Misses Maud Graham, Grace Hsnna, L''iian and Gcnevicve Dickson, Grace Mat. thews. Elizabeth Scales, R. Q. Morley and Kittie Knight. It was will sin core regret that the guests took Icnvr of their host and hostess, and re-nmcd their journey. Opposite wcnden'ialc is Cunningham Pass, in the ilarcuvars. through which the rond enter, into Tho . country made noted by the discovery of ] Carrigan. It Is the Bill Williams Fork 2 district, and besides the Clara ",inc, - arc the Oro Cebre, the Bcllc Crown, the ' American Ventura, the Jo-cphi group, and o.l,crv, To the left of wendcn, ir ' the iiarquey Iiaia range. arc seen the buildings of the Pittsbura. iIarqun Hala . mine, which has large capital behind Y, '' and .tss under competent management Q Further to the west Is the Hcrcnlc' ' minc, which is bciag actively operated and over bcyvnd salomc Ia the famop' e IIarqua liala, hidden behind spur o' !" the range. IL was, ens ef ,Ihr old bon W anxa propcrties,' and is now said to b !" on the eve of being as goel ms ever. !" At salomc, the Wight.serr yere greet
 ed by \. F. Jones, the principal mor It. chant there, the two Halls. Dick an y Ernest, and other hospitable citlxen' 's They joined th. exeursienisis, and ven 't with them to vicksburg, the last sta '' tion on the line at present. The tsasl Ia laid about twelve miles beyosd thi ." point. but is not ballasted. The prndor so have reached Houscs' Wells, and by th U end of the year, ears will he runniD e' to Parker, on the Colorado river, whic " Is Co be spanned by m immense sts'
 bridge, the construction of which vi
 probably consume year.
 On the return trip, the train lei
 vicksburg fifteen minutes late hut
 reached Prescott that night exactly 0
 schedule time. Through the new col
 per country it upeeded along st tl
 rate of forty miles m hour, and yet, !,
 level Ia the track. and so well baIlasts
 the road bed, that the movement VI
 surprisingly smooth, there not bein
 the slightest jar noticeable. This fe
 ture elicited much fayorabl. eomme,
 from the passengers. an of whom wci
 surprised that new road should he
 such excellent condition.
 rnquestionably, the excursion vi
 prove of great value ,o th. busina
 men of Prescott, placing them in clos.
 personal touch with tho commercial q
 trrests cf the new country, and q
 relations thus formed should rsssit
 mutual benefit