Las Vegas optic., 1914-12-29
the floor where Bennett fell.

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There is no more unique place of
its kind in the world than the Slope
of the Yavapai club, Prescott's most
fashionable and exclusive social orga-
nization. The "stope. Is underground
and is walled with rough pine logs.
Everything is as primitive and from
tierlike as possible in appearance. Sir
Gilbert Parker and other notables who
have been entertained there have car
ried the fame of the "Stope' to the
ends of the earth.
In pioneer days Prescott was the
capital Of Arizona, and the Sazarac sa-
loon was the real capitol. No one
ever thought of looking for a terrific
ria officer in the official capitol, on
Gurley street, before going through the
Sazarac. How the Sazarac got its
name, or what the name meant, is one
of the unsolved mysteries.
Tucson is well supplied with historic
drinking places. Best known of all,
perhaps, is the Legal Tender" Con
gress Hall" at one time the most fa-
nous gambling house Of the southwest,
was closed a number Of years ago. A
quarter of a century ago, shooting
scrapes occurred almost nightly in
Congress Hail., and flashlight
photograph taken there had an impor-
tant effect on the political history Of
4 Arizona
1t was tat the beginning of Cleve-
lands first administration. A demo
cratic governor was to be appointed
to succeed the republican incumbent.
The leading candidates we're L. c.
Hughes and man named Parker.
Parker had the endorsement of the
democratic territorial central commit
tee, the chairman Of which was Fred
| G, Hughes-no relation to L. G, Fred
Hughes who was faro dealer in Con.
gress Hail." but in those days that
was regarded as a perfectly legiti
mate occupation in Arizona. One day
a photographer employed by L. G.
Hughes unostententatiously entered
the place and set up his apparatus in
corner where Fred Hughes was deal
ing to Chinaman, a negro and tive
freighters 1t looked like a flash light
of the whole room was to be taken. In
stead, only the Hughes tables was in
cluded in the cameras scope. The
picture was sent to President Cleve
land. Here is my opponents princi
pal supporter at his daily work." L. G
Hughes wrote, He was appointed gov
ernor soon after that stroke of poll
tical sagacity
a The only two noted Phoenix saloon
0 that survived into modern times ar,
: closed. For years the Palace wa
q the mecca Of all sportiyely incline,
4 in central Arizona. A man who is tc
/ day one of the leading reformers c
the state dealt faro there and histor
O says that he was a first class dealer
Thousands and tens of thousands Q
n dollars changed hands over the "Pa
it ace1 tables nightly. Outside was
Q sign proclaiming the palace" 9Th
4. only second class saloon in the terri
y tory Just what that meant, no on
IS knows. The accommodations wer
Q pretty much the same as in any othe
n resort of like character.
Only two or three months ago tn
\ Q, T. was closed and the building /
a had occupied for thirty years wa
II torn down to make room for mod
ern office block. The Q. r. was
Q fayorite rendezvous for cowboys an,
q plospectors.
: Phoenix had a Bank Exchang,
s which is not a financial instittion bu
J. thirst parlor noted for its imported
t beer, its sausages and the traditions
i, which hang about it
q Globes most noted saloon is tn,
Gold Coin owned and managed b!
2 "Chuck" Rogers, as well known in tn,
}. southwest as was Richard Garfield ii
the east. The Midway and "E
$ Moro" are Clifton's historic resort
!. for the thirsty. The "Blue Goose wa
, the biggest Of them all 20 years az