The Arizona Miner
Prescott, Arizona Territory
September 6th, 1873
Lieut. J.F. Trout, with Company B, 23rd
Infantry, began work on the telegraph
immediately after the initiatory cerem
onies at Fort Whipple, referred to
elsewhere, and the wires are now up
through Prescott and some miles south of
town. After getting into the pine timber
south of Prescott the wires are, for a
distance of 17 miles, to be attached to
the trees, and very few poles will have
to be used in that distance. After
getting out of the mountains and timber
they expect to set up seven miles per
day of poles and wire. Two army wagons,
carrying material, tools, and camp
equipage, passed through Prescott into
the hills Thursday afternoon.
No comments:
Post a Comment