Weekly journal-miner., 1909-02-03
YUMA SUPERVISORS VISIT PARKER
 COUNTRY
Plan Building Through Road From North
 End of County

BOUSE, Ariz., Jan. 29.-A H. Kent and W. E. Marvin, county supervisors of Yuma eOuntq, arrived in BOuse to- day from Parker. It is their first trip to the north end of the county since Bouse has sprung into prominence and they stated they were very agreeably surprised at the remarkable growth of Bouse.
 They made this trip to BOuse at the request of the citizens to look over the proposed county road from BOuse to Quartzsite, which road was sur veyed a week ago by County Surveyor lH. c. Johnson. It is estimated that it will cost about $l,OOO to put this road in first class shape for freighting and also for an automobile line. At the present time the stage route from the railroad to Quartzsite and Ehrenburg is via Vieksburg but the road from Bouse to those points is five miles shorter and a much better grade. The distance from Bouse is only p miles and when the new road is built autos will make the trip in an hour. Both supervisors are very favorable to the new road and as soon as they return to Yuma will make the necessary ap- portionment and work on the road will start in at once.
 The supervisors also made trip to the Clara mine at Swansea today and looked over that road. They have de- eided to spend $500 on this road and | the Clara mine people have agreed to spend like sum; Sl,00O will make a 1 first class road to the Clara property and work will begin on that road at once
 | Through Road Bouse to Yuma.
 Both Kent and Marvin are much pleased with the early prospects, of q ! through road from BOuse to Yuma, thus connecting the north and south end of the county. When the auto road is completed to Quartzsite it will be an easy matter to build a fine road on south to the east of the Dome mountains, through the Castle Dome pass and on to Dome, thence direct to Yuma. The entire distance will be about 195 miles and it is claimed the entire route will be level and no sand. Autos should be able to make the trip in less than five hours, thus pas sengers coming from Los Angeles to Bouse could leave home in the even ing and be in BOuse the next day nooN This line would be well patronized as soon as installed. Already there IS good travel to Kofa and the King of Arizona and North Star properties and with the new discoveries at and about Ouartzsite in the gold belt as well as in the copper belt there will be thous- ands of people to enter this country this spring and summer.
 Bouse to Have Jail The county supervisors while Tn Bouse called on the BOuse TOwnsite Company and stated that if they would give the county lot they would build ! iail at once. Their request was granted and they picked out the lot which will be given to the county for county purposes and both supervisors stated that they would start work on the new jail at once. It will be built for the present, twenty feet wide and forty feet long and constructed out of cement blocks.
 Justice of Peace Appointed | Judge J. A. Campbell has been ap- pointed justice of the peace for Bouse and he will open an office at once, Lend Street Grader
 While here the county supervisors stated that the county had a good street grader at Wenden and that if the TOwnsite Company desired to use it they could have it. The grader will be sent to Bouse at once and will be used to grade the streets of the city. The soil of the streets is a sandy, gravely soil and when graded will pack and make excellent streets. As soon as the streets are graded the townsite company will build concrete sidewalks on main street and other principal business streets.
 Mrs. Arthur Philbriek, wife of the vice president of the BOuse TOwnsite Company, arrived in Bouse from Reno, Nevada, on Wednesday and will make ner home in the city They will begin housekeeping on Philbriek avenue.