Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-07-17

NJ. J. Hickey this afternoon pur- chased John DeWitt's hack and team, aud the latter will return to Phenix this evening or tomorrow Mir. Hickey will have his hack stand in front of Hotel Burke, where patrons of either of the telephone companies can order it by telephone day or night, the hotel being sup piled with both phones.
 Mr. Creede the discoverer of the Holy Moses and New York Chance mines at Creede, Colorado, and after whom the town was named, left a day or two since for Los Angeles, after spending several days m Pres colt. Mir. Creede has a prospectoT at work in the hills and has already some locations made in this county.
 The case of Paul Loske and Wm. Shultz, under conviction for the murder of G. K. W. McNary, was not presented to the supreme court at the present session, and they are thus assured of freedom from the galows until January at the shortest time, as their appeal cannot be heard before then.
 Cripple Creek miners had a rock drilling contest the other day. The principal event was a double match in which nearly twenty teams were entered and for which $l,0O0 in purses were offered. The first prize $500, was won by Tom Onell and Harry McMullen of Cripple Creek, who drilled 335 inches in ten minutes. Davy and Fallen of Butte, Mont. took second prize, S250, having drilled 33a inches. Royal and Me Kee of Leadville. were a close third, coming within of an inch of the second team. This was tall rock punching and must win the admira- tion of men who work with the ham mer and drill-Ex.
 Prof. W. H. Nelson made q very beautiful balloon ascension from the west side of the plaza yesterday evening, little after o'clock. The balloon rose Co a height of 600 or 500 feet, aud then drifted eastward, directly over Patton's opera house. When lt reached a point over the school house, the aeronaut cut the rope which held him to the balloon, and commenced his descent. He dropped rapidly for short distance, when his parachute opened out, ar resting his rapid descent. He con tinued drifting eastward and landed on the roof of Hugo Richards hack porch, with his parachute resting on the roof of the house. He came down without any injury.
 PERSONAL MENTION.
 J. W. Sullivan leaves for Pheni1 this evening
 W. s. Head came in from Camp Verde on Saturday.
 E. $. Junior returned from Santa Monica this morning.
 Dr. Scott Helm, of Phenix, spent Sunday in Prescott.
 L. F. Hale is confined to his bed again with rheumatism.
 Profs. Nelson and Burke, the aero, nauts. leave for Phenix this evening
 Attorney General T. D. Satter- white returned to Prescott again this morning.
 B. NJ. Belchers condition is slight ly improved to-day. His condition yesterday was considered critical.
 A. P. Macksy, of Denver, who has some mining interests at Walker, passed through town yesterday, re- turning to Denver.
 John R. Murphy, one of the best known mining experts on the Pacific Coast, has been making his head quarters in Prescott for some time. He is very we'll pleased with this section.
 Dan Gillette. one of the promi nent mining operators of the Pacific Coast, arrived Saturday and will re- main for several days on mining business. His arrival recalls the old Tip Top days of activity, in which property MT. Gillette figured as a shrewd and careful miner. his fore sight and knowledge of the mine giving it years of prosperous life. The old town of Gillette, near the above mine, was named after the above gentleman, and though at the present but faint semblance of its past it serves nevertheless to remind one of the old time rush and that the deeds of men still live in name.