Description

A hand-tinted postcard entitled: "A Mountain Scene near Prescott, Ariz." The postcard shows an overview of the mountainous country along the Senator Highway in the Bradshaw Mining District in Yavapai County, Arizona. The postcard implies that the Senator Mining Camp might be included in background.

The Hassayampa River originates as a small spring on the north side of Mount Davis in Yavapai County, Arizona. Its’ headwaters are in the Bradshaw Mountains, which form the northeastern boundary of the watershed. The Senator Mine was discovered in the 1860s and was one of the longest successful mining operations even though Apache Indian attacks halted work there from time to time. The Senator was a gold mine located about 10 miles south of Prescott, Arizona at an elevation of 6,749 feet, on the north side of Mount Union. It was best known as a gold property, but its primary production was lead and zinc, with lesser amounts of silver and copper. Among the many miners who worked in the Senator Mine, in 1891, was James S. “Jimmy” Douglas, an eminent Phelps-Dodge Company mining engineer. Later in his mining career, in 1922, Douglas took over the reorganization of the United Verde Extension (UVX) mine in Jerome, and after four years struck a bonanza that made the UVX famous. In 1916, Jimmy built a huge residence, the Douglas Mansion, on the hill just above his Little Daisy Mine. The Douglas’ Family donated the Mansion to the State of Arizona in 1962, and it was opened as the Jerome State Historic Park in 1965.