Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1900-07-25

visited by a very heavy wind storm. followed by light rain. While it no more than laid the dust, it shows that we are not out of the ''rainless belt
 The Palace barber shop will be open for business next week, with lady barbers. by the way. They have prom ised Jimmy Dunne ticket So that he can ride out of town. Judging from the number of experts. drammers. mia CTS, cowboys. etc. that are always coming and going. both establishments will be kept busy.
 Thursday. Dan McNeil. the hustling merchant. unloaded car of barley. consigned to Jacobs. McNel & Co Wickenburg now uses about three car loads of rolled barley month 10 one ear in two months this time last year When the mines around Wickenourg are opened up wickenhurg will be Phoenix best customer.
 An effort Is being made to obtain charter for the A. q. |. w. lodge in this place. The matter Is in the hands of Brother James Dunne. well known here and in Phoenix. Mr. Dunne IS very enthusiastic lodge worker and the X o U. W is hts pet order. He Is justly proud of being d member it IS quite likely to go through. as there Is good material enough 10 be had. and
 Jimmy" is the boy to get them In line.
 Mir Cal Ogburn of the Acme Smei'- ing and Refining company of Phoenix spent wedneeiay and Thursday m town. He was here for the purpose of selecting a site for their smelter that will shortly be erected here. By look ..,z over the ground most suitable ooth above and below town. he found three different sites that will answer the pur- pose. The final decision will be made as soon aS they can have survey made and the one most suitable Tor building the spur from the railroad So AS to get the greatest amount of grade possible will be what the decision IS based on. Below town will be the best for property owners and for the health of the place. while the first cost of in staIung the plant will be more, the sites above town will be easier t0 get to with the railroad. but the best land
 ies in this section and is bound to De- come very valuable. while the land be- low town, where the sneiter will De erected. should that site be decided up- on. Is not worth much for anything else and they will have it all to themselves and will be on the river and railroad as we'll. MT. Ogburn says that they
 are now awaiting the return of some of the directors from the east to begin active operations.
 From present indications the first smelter put in wickenburg, with good, honest management. will reap har- vest. It is an opening that cannot cemain open long. The reason Wick enburg is the most natural and best shelter site Is that we have. nrst of au. the ore. next cheap trs importation. plenty of water and. further. It Is a town hill pull from most all of the mines within twenty miles
 Friday evening the Chinese cook at he CoweIl hotel. broke out and began ,o yield the customary SiNtsen-incn bread knife. After running around the 4 a,,,;g.s4ag and through open Inur- self- .ral times. MT. Cowell succeeded in | ,stching the Chinaman and was ahlt | ,o make use of his ever ready "hstic | battery" the result being that thu \ rhIusnsn took to the brush and was | no, seen again until he took the mid | night train for Phoenix. It has been | suggested that a company of Hass'.y' | ampers be organized to go to China \ md that Harry's ability to handle th' yellow boys be recognized by his be ng put in ss corporal
 Tn. rain that fell here Thursday ahc ! Friday has done an unestimSot
 amount of good. IL will be a source |"
 ,upply to springs in the moun'si" | and make excellent feed. Your c"rfe
 ,pondent's long residence in the terri | tory enables him to predict E""' l rainy season. as if is always the "as | when the season starts with goo | steady rains instead of the blum am
 hluster noticeable some seasons. 1
 good season will put an army ot rtse l In the mountains prospecting. which | If itself. win be very beneficial as AT
 sona practically has not vet be \ nr,SneCfpd d--RepubiiCAu,