By Judy Stoycheff
(When last we left the story of the Sandretto property in northeast Prescott, we became acquainted with the history of the property prior to the Sandretto purchase and the family history of the Sandrettos.)
Dominic Sandretto purchased Section 10 in 1915, and with the assistance of Phillip Brito who had a herd of dairy cows, began a dairy and vegetable farm. Initially, they produced and sold butter (for ten cents a pound) as well as vegetables. This was not enough to support both families, so, according to Dominic's granddaughter, Catherine Miller (personal communication in 1996), Brito moved to Williamson Valley where he found "rum running" to be more profitable.
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