Weekly journal-miner., 1921-10-19
MEMORIES OF PIONEER DAYS IN MAGAZINE OF
 1901, WEALTH OF LORE HISTORICAL ONES

On the verge of it's nineteenth birthday, Homer Wood yesterday presented to the Yavapai County Chamber of Commerce copy of the I"Prescott Prospect" special mining edition, January, 1902, Yavapai coun- ty, Arizona"
 Valuable historical data is to be found in this edition, which is pro- fusely illustrated, the cover page be- ing unusually attractive, showing a miner equipped with his outfit ready for work in a tunnel; above candle stick with lighted candle, the verse on the cover page being a tribute to The Man Behind the Pick"
 The first article deals with brief history of the stirring incidents and hardships endured by those sturdy pioneers who laid the foundation for grand old YavapG and was written by P. C. Bicknell.
 Included in this list is a correct list of the Walker party, which was given to the Prospect" by s. C. Miller.
 Quoting from one section of this Interesting narrative: "Prescott-On May 30, 1864, meeting of the citi- ,,zens (then numbering less than 200) was held on Granite creek, at which it was decided to establish town to be named Prescott, after the historian of the Spanish conquest, and Judge H. Brooks, Van C. Smith and Bob Groom were appointed to decide up- on and lay off the townsite. Bob Groom, being a civil engineer, sur veyed the plat; and thus Prescott be- came town before Yavapai became county, for the first session of the Arizona legislature, at which Arizona was divided into two counties, was not held until the 4th day of Oc- tober of that year. There were but one or two houses along Granite creek at that time and only one of them is now standing. It is well known to all citizens of Prescott as Fort Misery It is little old log lhouse, roofed with split shakes, with a homemade stone chimney built outside against the gables. It was here that the first term of the dis trict court was held, Justice Allen presiding. The house was at that time owned by Judge Howard. As the time approached for holding the first session of the legislature, elab- crate preparations. were made for it. There being no house in the com munity large enough, one was built with logs especially ordered, that were to be long enough for house of two rooms, one for each branch of the law-givers. It stood where the Shumate building now stands and served its purpose satisfactorily"
 Following this appears a list of the first legislature council, the house, officers of the council and the of- ficers of the house. Due credit is given to the type of sturdy pioneers which made up this assembly. Fol lowing the article states:
 
 Tt is interesting to note some of the proceedings of this pioneer legis- lature. The bills passed were not many, and most of them were neces- sary. There were a number of bills granting rights to build toll roads i'll various parts of the county and ter ritory; a bill incorporating the Hual pal Mining, Smelling and Assaying company in Mohave county; bill granting a charter to the Arizona Historical society, money ordered ap- propriated for public schools and a provision that all proceeds of town licenses should go into the school fund; a bill authorizing the raising of company of rangers, not to ex- ceed 600, for a campaign against the Apaches; and one authorizing loan of $lG0,000 to run 20 years, for pay ing the expenses of the campaign; bills allowing the military to vote for elections, and to hold mining claims; bill creating territorial seal and $100 appropriated to pay for it, and bill to organize the Arizona Railway company to run from the Mexican border down the Santa Cruz tc Tucson, thence northwest across the territory to La Paz.
 Among the memorials to con gress was one asking an increase of salary for the members of the legis- lative body, from s to $8 per diem; and also for an increase of salary for the territorial officers; while two other memorials asked respectively for an appropriation of $250000 to aid in the war against the Apaches; and $l5O,OOO for the improvements of the Colorado river"