Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1908-08-02

/ development to support a metropolis
To name all the properties that are
likely within the next few years to
become producers would be impossi-
BILE at this time, but such mines rs
the Interior, Hale. Eagle. Yavapai
Silver Mines, Hite. Monarch, Ora
Grande, Grijalva, Minerva, White.
Blackjack, Blackjack Ltd, Uneida.
Silver Bar. Goddard and many others,
win always be supplied from this
point The Importance of this dis
trict, which in a broad sense is term
ed Black Rock, viii be fully realized
when the Bradshaw Mountain rail-
road connects with the main line at
or near Wickenburg. Today one OF
the best paying investments in the
country would be the establishment
'Of sampling works at or near this
town. This statement will be found
truthful if any one viii take the
time to investigate. The foregoing
briefly relates the ups and downs of
Wickenburg during the past forty
five years. While Wickenburg is the
hub of a rich mineral country. her
name is most generally associated
with the Nulture. and that has been
somewhat to her detriment in the
eyes Of those not acquainted with
her general resources. Wickenburg
retains Great faith in the Vulture,
believeng that she will yet be n
producer of great merit, but is in
nowise dependent upon her future
successes. Besides the Vulture. in
the years past the Monte Christie,
now the property of the Yavapai Sill
yer Mines Co. added It's wealth, as
also the Grijalva, to the support of
the town. In my next letter an IL
lustration viii show the reader what
Wickenburg expects to be her great
est agent in populations making.
though her agricultural features will
never be lost sight of.
The Importance Of the Roosevelt
dam to the Salt River valley is too
well known to be discussed here,
but in this relation just as it's great
ness is realized it has n twin in
the Walnut Grove storage system.
The Harvesting of the Hassayampa is
only second in importance to the
staying of the Salt. The Walnut
Grove storage certainly has nan adj
vantage over its more portentious
sister, for. the reasons that she is
located in the heart of a great pow
er consuming territory. is contiguous
to the great placer fields in the
southwest and last, more land than
there ever viii be sufficient water
to irrigate. With these conditions
existing, who could be otherwise than
most optimistic of the future great
ness of Wickenburg
The accompanying Illustrations
show the advancement of Wicken-
burg. The old adobe, built by the
late Henry Wickenburg IN 1864, is
marked contrast to the brick hotel
erected by Harry Cowell in 1867,
followed by a good number of sub
stantiaI cottages, of which the three
given on this page are specimens of
later architecture.
Harry CowelI came to Wicken-
burg in 1883, since which time he
has been engaged in merchandising,
hotel business and mining. He is
well known over the territory and
enjoys the confidence of every one
with whom he comes in contact.
He is entitled to a great deal more
of this worlds goods than he now
possesses, yet the statement is not
proclaiming him a subject for chart
ty. He has built up a lucrative trade
to which he is justly entitled.
f. X. O'Brien is one of Wicken-
burg's most enterprising citizens.