Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-01-30
TRAVEL HAS RESUMED.
Opening Hp of All ThFoa8hisras Again
 Around Prescott.

 eTen stages afs ready for business. X peculiar isstuyt ,i gn ArZ pa sto m is that pa matter boN tieireiy it ralns or vloiVatiy lt suoWa, iurly eight hours aiterVarea, lba couUtgy begins to assume lt usual ury aspect, Such is tho slate of affairs to ,lAy and those who Ia o beed wed her bound in thIs Vity iur over yrek aud those whus.s business Ua!E tucm to the mines, are already on the move for their destinations. A train for tho south i,aye, to- morrow morning at tu1 usual hoar aad carries the foiloNIng named passeb gers who go i1 Pbeaix: q. A. Helm, Robert F. Morrison, J.. r.. Morrison, r. D. BarnhaFt, l.. B. Si. James, k. J Bab5itt, G. W. Hull, C. W. Culver ana wife. C. b. Reppy, M. Roseubcrg, S. M Culum, j, r. Wilson, R. II. Cameron, Darwell.
 The road to the north is saiJ to be In very good condition aad a ,rain arrived this afternoon at 3.
 Telegraphie advices from other points state that the work Of To- paring tracks and opening up roads IS heinz prosecuted at iAyoly rate, and trains will again bo running on regular time before the eud oi the week.
 The Black canyon stage IS also in the processln anu will carry mail and passengers with its accustomed regularity, all streams on that route beng iordable.
 The Castle creek route will also start it's regular stages south FTi- day morning, opening up cOmmuni- cation to Walnut Grove aud other points for the first time in 10 days
 Many mining men are in Prescott at present to look st various claims aud will start out to the districts tn a day or so.
 The many wagon roads leading to this city ara reported ~ a damaged coalition and consider able money Willha to bs expsndod to make them passabie for vehicles.
 Reports coming in from every nook and corner of the county have the usual ring of plenty of waier, and gulches that for a hundred years E. C. have been dFy layouts, are now sand To be living streams.
 Cattlemen are jubilant over knee hig1 grass this summer, while dry washing machines, of which there are many, are lad aside. and tho old time gold pan IS being polished up.
 The miner and the farmer have grown hoarse in praying for rain, and now that 1t is to be had in ovor abundance, considerable character istic kicking is bcing indulgesl in because some damage has resulted. It is hard lo satiiy everybody.
 Several Of our business men com plained of dull times and in the same breath hoped 1t would rsin. Business ought to pick up anyway, now.
 Dry ranchers have been knocked out and think of leaving. They had better stay here and dig irriga- ting ditches.
 Thumb Butte is said to have es- capped injury and so did the prize box well on goose fiat.
 Ourvarious officials feel chagrined that that they had no jurisdiction over the elements in the collection of big fee. for damages sustained while the chain gang even got iu lts york in complaining of bad luck and no pay.
 To-day the weather is simply ethereal and the hum of the festive fly is heaId sounding spnng time.
 From a week ago the scene has changed, and as tho Hassayamper mingles with the tenderfoot and recites the doings of the big storm each becomes dry, and of course enthusiastic. Take one with me.
 There is water everywhere aud if the mines do not pan out from now on, it will certainly not be from ''lack of water"
 The different streets in Prescott look as is they ought to be graded over again. Another rain will level them down if we wait long enough, judging by the past.
 The county is sale at any rate, with the possible exception of West Prescott, which is still soft, although it Is not as yet "out of sight"
 Taken all together the county should prosper and fl the dreams of enthusiastic admirers are not real ized on this year, we will simply have to wait until the tina comes for that 'ong expected boom that has t,N.a place annaaly-"neXt