Daily Arizona silver belt., 1909-02-19
NEW MINING TOWN AS II APPEARS
 AT PRESENT
SOUTHLAND WITH ALL CRUDITIES OF FRONTIER AND HUSTLES
 OF METRoPOLIs
TWO THOUSAND ALREADY THERE
FIGHTING MEN SAFELY LACKING AND ALL ROAM STREETS
 UNARMED

SOUTHLAND, February ls.-The Courtland of today lies in succession of canyons and little valleys opening into the Sulphur Springs Valley on the west about nine miles south of Pearce, | thirty-fve miles north of Bisbce and forty odd miles from Douglas.
 Six weeks ago the present townsite was practically barren. Today in the neighborhood of 1000 people are living in tents and shacks, by far the larger portion of whom arc on the Courtland townsite, opened three weeks ago by lJ. N. McFate just over the hill and across the division canyon known as no man E land west of the Great Wes- tern Mining company's townsite, which will surely be thrown open for purchase before the end of the present month. The big stores of the new camp are at present ou land owned by the Great Western company but in the natural course of events these stores must be removed to other and permanent loca- tions They are at present situated over some of the richest workings of the | Great Western company.
 | In the McFate Courtland townsite many are doing lively business in all branches of trade. There are restau- rants, groceries, general merchandise stores, q barber shop, pool room, hard ware store and number of "hotels " where one has the rare privilege, these | 4 at ha chance to get good bed over a dust floor for from seventy.fve cents to a dollar and half night. The short order houses located in the various townsites are running to full capacity 1 day and night.
 within six months, or just as soon as the railroads are completed and ready to haul the ore to the Douglas smelters from l,500 to 2,000 men will be put to work in the shafts of the Great Wes- | tern and Calumet and Arizona proper ties. Extensive development works in both properties have justified the state mont published that ore sufficient to produce 2,OO0,000 pounds of copper monthly for a period of four years has already been blocked out in the Great Western, Calumet and Arizona mines.
 The present population of the town ! is scattered over an area of mile long. Hardly building worthy of the name has been erected. Those of the Southwestern Mercantile company and the Remand General Mere handise com pany are the best Most of the build. ings are board shacks, many half can. vas and the majority just canvas tents.
 l Only few of the 2,000 are in busi- ness. Most of the others are usual | floaters of prospective camp. Nearly all have money to invest in some busi- ness, but the chances for such invest ment will probably be much better two months from now.
 There is not any overabundance of water and bath is a real luxury. The town is distinctly orderly. There are only two saloons and one of these is some distance from either the McFate or the Great Western properties. The ! former commands beautiful view of the Sulphur Springs valley to the north and east and the Great Western site overlooks the valley to the south.
 Both the Southern Pacific and Fl Paso < Southwestern are pushing with might and main to get into the new camp. The Southern Pacific has a big grading force pushing south from Pearce. The road must enter Court. land through the MeFate Courtland townsite and this fact, together with the natural location of that property, has given big boom on realty there. Where the Southern Pacific depot will | be located is rot known for certain at present.
 l The Fl Paso & Southwestern is rush ] ing work at both ends on the road which is to run between Courtland and Doug las. The depot site is on the Great Western townsite Both railroads are | rushing to get into the new camp with in the next six months. All reports agree that eventually the Southern Pa cifc will push on to Douglas. Reports are rife that the extension to Douglas will be pushed without delay but off eials of the company during the past week stated that for the present the company will make its terminal at | Courtland.