Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-01-08
HISTORIC SALOONS DOOMED
"Bucket of Blood" Typical Name 70
Arizona Thirst Parlor.


Arizona Thirst Parlor.
Many a famous old Arizona saloon
will pass out Of existence today, ac-
cording to letter from Phoenix.
Tough handed miners and vaqueros
are complaining that Arizona Is not
what it used to be. Prohibition will
mean the closing of resorts that for
many years have been their clubs.
Fasteners who suppose the names
given to saloons in popular western
| fiction were wholly invented by
Brooklyn nickel a-liners should stroll
through a few Arizona mining camps.
| There are three Buckets Of Blood in
full blast in Arizona today. One is at
Jerome, one at Clifton and one at
Pearce. The best known is at Pearce
1t is owned by Joe Bignon, who Is
arranging to turn it into a moving
picture house on the first of January
Its new name will be the Orpheum. In
the early days there was a saloon at
the Fortuna mine, in Yuma county,
named Three Buckets Of Blood.
The Hoof and Horn Is in the dive
district Of Prescott, but Is known from
one end Of Arizona to the other be-
have taken place within its walls.
Only three or four years ago Dick
Bennett, wealthy cattleman, rode his
pony in at the front door, fired a few
bullets into the glassware and ordered
| everybody to line up at the bar and
drink with him. Some one behind a
whisky barrel plugged" Bennett be-
fore the first drink was served. Today
there is silver dollar, cut into the
shape Of star, on the floor where
Bennett fell
The "Stope" Of the Yavapai Club,
Prescott's' most fashionable social or
ed with rough pine logs. Everything
Is as primitive and frontierlike as
possible in appearance, but nowhere
in the west Is more perfect drink
mixed. Sir Gilbert Parker and other
notables who have been entertained
there have carried the fame Of the
"Stope" to the ends Of the earth.
In the early days Prescott was the
capital Of Arizona, and the Sazarac
saloon was the real capitol. No one
ever thought Of looking for terrific
Curley street, before going through
the Sazarac
The only two noted Phoenix saloons
that survived into modern times are
closed already. For years the old
Palace was the mecca Of all the spor-
lively inclined in Central Arizona. A
man who Is today one Of the leading
reformers in the state dealt faro
there, and history says he was a
good dealer. Tens Of thousands Of
dollars changed hands nightly. Only
two or three months ago the @. T. was
closed. Phoenix has a Bank Exchange,
famed for imported beer, sausages
and traditions.
Globes most noted saloon Is the
Gold Coin, owned by "Cuck" Rogers
a Richard Garfield Of the southwest.
Just across the street Is the Silver
Dollar.
Morenci is not dry" but all liquor
Is sold at wholesale by the Shannon
Copper company. Fifteen years ago
Morenci was swept by a terrible fire.
The company then decided to lease no
more ground for saloons. After the
fire all the saloonists went over hill
and founded Newton. Today Newton
claims the distinction Of beir~ the
wickedest place in the world. 1t Is
made up entirely Of dives and saloons
with not even grocery store.
Tombstone boasts the Pony and
Vents Place The latter Is owned
by Allen Wentworth. for many years
the mayor Of Tombstone, and reputed
to be the first white man initiated
into the Chinese Masonic order.
F'laPstaff has the old Vail and also
George Blacks place. the roof and
walls Of which are perforated with 100
bullet holes. Some bold soul named
one Flagstaff bar the x 10 U 8.