Prescott,

Prescott, till 1891 the capital of Arizona, lies in a picturesque mountain-valley, some 6000 feet above the sea-level. There is a railway (74 miles north) to Prescott Junction, which is on the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad, 595 miles SW. of Denver. Gold and silver are found in the neighbourhood, and daily lines of the United States Mail Coaches connect it with the numerous mining camps round about. Besides bullion, it has a trade in lumber and wool. Pop. 1759.