Brewery Gulch Bisbee was the largest city between St. Louis and San Francisco. It had a population of 20,000 and had become the most cultured city in the Southwest. Despite it culture, however, the rough edges of the mining camps could be found in notorious Brewery Gulch, with its saloons and shady ladies. Those activities began to slow as the mines played out, the population began to shrink and Prohibition was enforced. Choose another thumbnail from the list on the left, or return to the front page.