Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-02-13

the Prescott forest reserve. As result of their research MT. Stewart says there are 101 pat ented mining claims and groups of claims in the reserve, embracing an aggregate area of 3,645 acres. There are pending cases where applications have been filed of fifty claims. There are nineteen patent agricultural claims embracing an area of l, 400 acres. The reserve contains 5S2 square miles, or an area embracing 372,4S0 acres.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, Feb. ': E K Carson, Washington, D c; Edgar Stephens and wife, Williamson Val ley; c H Allabach, Meath; R D Jones, Cripple Creek, Col; H L Radusul, Albuquerque, N M; H H Shaw, Den yer; N N Craig, c L Smythe, San Francisco; T M Elder, Los Angeles; Chas F Hammond, Ouray, Col.
 The steel pillars and beams for the new Belcher-Brow- Smith building have arrived, and they are the finest that have ever been brought to the town. They are capable of support ing a weight of 100 tons to the square inch. Just as soon as the storm abates they will be placed in position and the work of constructing the building pushed as rapidly as possible.
 Possibly the truest standard by which to judge play is to watch the impression it makes on the audience. While an author naturally desires the approval of the critical few, it is the verdict of the many which makes or mars. Measured by the rule of the majority, W. E. Nackeville's Human Hearts" which will be presented at the Dake opera house February F is a successful play and is destined to finger in pleasurable memory.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edgar Stephens came in yesterday from Williamson valley and are guests of the Prescott Hotel. They leave this evening for the Salt River valley. In speaking of the re- cent storm Mir. Stevens says that the western part of the county has been generously favored and more snow and rain has fallen than for several years combined. With others he is heavily interested in the range cattle industry and accordingly feels jubi lant over future prospects of the in- dustry.
 This is the tenth day of the storm, it having set in on Thursday, January 31, and has showed more or less every day since. Therewas rapid fall in the temperature last evening just after dark for a short time, and the sky was practically clear, but a wind sprung up, clouds again covered the sky and snow was falling again at day light this morning and has con tinued all day.
 Captain Weeks, who has had an open ditch in Granite creek for some time for the pipe of the Del Rio water sys- tenn, concluded yesterday that it would be a wise move to get his pipe laid before the inevitable rise in the creek occurred. By concentrating his whole force at the work he accom- plished the task and the pipe is now laid one and one half miles which carries it beyond the creek. As an il- lustration of the extreme dryness of the creek bed, this ditch which was from three to seven feet deep and was open all the time during the storm, did not have even a suggestion of water in it, the sand just being slight ly moist.
 w. H. Smith, chief clerk in the of flee of Superintendent w. A. Drake. of the s. F., P. x P. railroad will leave next week to take the position of chief clerk in the office of R. E. Wells, general manager of the Salt Lake railroad at Los Angeles. Mir. Smith is one of the most popular young men connected with the rail road, and in saying this no disparage- ment is meant of other employees as the company is extremely fortunate in having corps of courteous, oblig- ing and popular employees. MT. | Smith is also one of the most compe- tent young railroad men in the south west, and it was his demonstration of this ability, while he was with Mir. . Wells, in Prescott, that has secured ; for him this responsible pasition to which he has just been appointed.
 While colgratulating Mir. Wells in
 securing his services and congratula- ting Mir. Smith on his promotion, the Journal-Miner regrets his departure i from Prescott.
 SATURDAYS DAILY The coasting fever has broken out { among women.
 Granite creekon Friday commenced to show results from the storm. 2 The boys and girls, bless thei souls, are having a fine time thes, r days coasting.
 It is said that King Edward will re > turn Emperor Williams visit soor . after the opening of parliament. I A. F. Leach, special agent Of tn, 5. interior department, returned on las r nights train from his trip to Williams
 where he was examining a number O land cases.
 s A Phenix girl of note has made ar e engagements with an undertaken to b, Is photographed in a coffin and shrouC e in his parlor in order that she ma n see how she will look when dead