Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1901-08-07

two children left this morning for
 visit to the Grand Canyon.
 Thomas Elder, president of tn
 Venture Hill Copper company of Je rome came up from Phenix this morn ing.
 The present price of the Circum stance Mining company's stock vii be advanced to 15c per share, com mencIng Friday Aug 2nd, 1901.
 The case of Wiesling against tn, owners of the Cobre Grande mine i, on trial today before Judge SloaI without jury.
 A washout occurred yesterday or the Santa Fe road near Fairview. Il was repaired with but slight interrup tion to traffic.
 J. B. Hanna, superintendent of for. est reserves and Forest Supervisor Frank R. Stewart returned today from their visit to the Black Mesa forest reserve.
 Lightning yesterday afternoon struck a cottonwood tree in Lindsay's $ gardens. 4 tent occupied by Mr. and Mrs. Al Brow received part of the current by means of a wire connect ing the tent with the tree.
 The rain fall in yesterday after noon's storm amounted to ten inches by the Journal-Miner's rain gauge. It may not be absolutely accurate though as the overflow from the Burke hotel empties into it.
 A recent assay of ore from the Eureka claim, shaft No. 2, belonging to the Circumstance Mining O., gives values of S43.63 per ton in copper. These properties are improving won derfully with depth.
 A cloud burst occurred this morn- ing about II o'clock in the vicinity of the Senator. The storm extended towards Prescott, causing quite vol tune of water to flow down Granite creek about noon.
 The funeral of the late Henry V. Briot took place this afternoon from the residence of Mir. and Mrs. Geo. Wooster. Itwas quite largely attend ed, great many residents coming in from McCabe to pay their last re 'pects to their old friend.
 
 A washout south of Ash Fork last night delayed the south bound train bout three hours. Passengers speak n high terms of the promptness with which it was repaired, as they expect d when they saw the amount of dam lge done that they would be detained here all night.
 Chino valley was visited yesterday Dy big storm. The water flooded he pump house of the new water works.
 Prescott Hotel arrivals, July 3l- Mrs l c Hazelett, Denver; J H Vie and, Gro Grande; J R Hagins, Big Bug; Chas Roberts, Agua Fria; Max Tantin, Walker; E Foster, Los An reles; H NJ Suter. Washington. D c; ] H LaRue, San Francisco; Alfred B }elchell and wife, San Francisco; J ,t Nolin, Phenix; J H Cananan, Los Angeles.
 Word was received here today that l miner named Frank Wasson was killed at che Cash mine at noon by falling down the shaft from the POO .o 300 foot level. He had just fired his shots at the noon hour and was ready to be brought to the surface n the bucket. Just how he happened to fall was not learned here.
 There is now very little available land in the Uri.cl States that is open to entry under the homestead act. In the west there is a vast area of land that will in the future be available for cultivation. but is now useless for want of means of irriga- ton. There is no longer a chance to pre- empt tillable land that is tempt ing to the home seeker. Land for cultivation must be purchased and the price is rapidly advancing.
 Crop reports for Kansas, as com piled by the United States depart ment of agriculture up to date, show improvement. With season able rains many counties in the east ern counties will produce ne-fourth to one-half crop of corn. Pastures have improved and farmers have ceas- ed feeding wheat. Apples and peaches show improved condition. In the middle division some counties show about one-third of a crop. Tie west ern division is in the best shape of.
 Gradually the government is doing away with the distribution of rations to Indians. In five years the system will have been practically abolished There are now in the United State. 26s.000 Indians. Of this number 45, 250 draw ratioDs regularly, while F, 600 more are provided for at various times when they are unable to worl or do not feel like it. In the latte class are included most of the Indians who have grown old and have beer deserted by their young relatives.