Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1903-11-18
KIRKLAND AND SKULL VALLEY.

division. Albuquerque CltlZen.
KIRKLAND AND SKULL VALLEY.
Farmers in Skull Valley have been
very busy taking care of their last
cutting of hay which was a good yield
and extra fine quality.
Mrs. Howels was suffering from an
attack of acute rheumatism but after
getting medical advice in Prescott, is
improving.
Aaron Stull is about to start baling
on a large amount of fine hay on
the Grape ranch. Mr.. Stull has also
a good crop of fine potatoes.
Gardens, owing to uDfavorable
spring weather, have not yielded we'll,
but Mrs. Shupp and her son Chester
are reported as having obtained good
results from iIate paintings and re-
paintings.
The Miller boys have just received
a large amount of rye to be used as
seed for next years hay crop. Their
success with rye hay this year in
duces them to try it more extensively
next year. They have also increased
their acreage of alfalfa considerably
and have an extra fine stand ON it.
John Ehle is contemplating trip to
Phenix, where he may spend the
winter. His daughter is there with
his sister, Mrs. Crouch, attending
school.
Walter Roberts and family are also
expecting to winter in Phenix. Mr..
Roberts made a good crop of hay and
garden stuff this year.
Mr.. Laswell is also reported to be
a very successful gardener this year,
having turnips and some other scarce
articles on hand. Harley Miller is
also said to have fine stand of tur-
nips.
Grant Carter will cut five crops of
alfalfa this year, which is one better
than usual.
c. W. Platt is in good humor since
the striking of the new ore on the IL
lizona properties neal Kirkland. Mrs.
c. ". Plat, who was for many months
in Prescott under medical treatment
is now at her post as deputy postmast
er and in good health.
There is talk of the Zonia mine be-
ing again taken in hand by capitalists
and prospected to a finish These
men are said to be expert and very
practical copper miners. As the dyke
is such an immense proposition of low
grade ores there is doubtless more
than rumor in the report. George
Miner has also slgniied his intention
to return to Bisbee am lJyk after his
interest in the Zonia.
Henry Gohrman resumed develop
ment work on his holdings in Copper
Basin, by the help of friends. He
became sick, however, and could not
stay to finish cabin at the mines,
and is now on his way to the soldiers
home in the hopes that Uncle Sam
will help to restore him to some de-
gree of usefulness. He is some strong
er and improving slowly. His case is
peculiar in that his stomach has gone
on strike and refuses to have any
thing to do with any of Gohrman's
cooking. 1t will repudiate and
'throw up even weak soup and a
cup of coffee and keep it up for
twenty four hours leaving the rest of
the man sick and helpless, but never
fiinches at two bit meal-which in
Prescott, by the bye, are excellent
and be keen for the next.
Jim Russell of Ferguson valley, and
others have an immense proposition
in ledge 100 feet wide, but are en-
countering too much water for poor
men to prospect further in. This fault
is valuable one and capitalists are
examining it with every show of con-
tinuing the development and making
an immense mine near Skull Valley
This mine is about twelve miles from
Prescott.
Tom Earhart ct al are taking out
ore and milling it in Peoples valley
and making more than expenses. But
they are losing over thirty per cent
of the values under present method of
treating the ore. This would indi-
cate a "good thing" if rightly
handled. Lily Dale.