Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-08-23
INCREASED WATER SUPPLY n
 IT .EAMS.
(Fron --day's Daily.)
} the weather

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 Temperatures were decidedly lower, the departures from the weekly mean being plus l degree. The ma ximum was 112 degrees at Phoenix, on the Sth; the minimum, 46 degrees at Flag staff, on the 11th. There was much less sunshine than usual, eloudiness prevailing on the 9th. Light to cop ious thunderstorms occurred daily ov- CT the northern section, and light show CTS over the central and southern DOT tiOns on four days, attended by hail. storms over the central section on the 7th and sth. The winds were variable averaging $ miles per hour. Maximum wind veloeities: Phoenix, 30 miles, north, 7th, miles, northwest, 10th; Tucson, south 7tb, and east sth; Yuma, 30 miles, southwest, sth. The total rainfall measurements made during the week were as follows: Flagstaff, O.s5 inch; Mesa, ,0.29 inch; Phoenix, ,0.21 inch; Prescott, O.16 inch; Tucson, e.02 inch; Yuma, trace.
 Oats have mostly all been gathered over the northern section; threshing is extensive; yield and quality, fair; wheat and barley are not all in stack, and but very little threshing has been done. The fourth cutting of alfalfa is being pushed with great vigor in the central and southern portions; yield, fair; quality, good; prices on alfalfa are advancing. Over the ex- treme northern sections the second al- falfa crop has not been fully gather ed. Corn is improving over the cen tral and southern portions; some has begun to tassel. The first crop is be- ing laid by over the northern sections. Garden truck is doing well. Cabbage transplanting has become general.
 Nectarines have matured. The crop is larger than usual this season. Grape and eantaloure s,ipments to eas ,7s markets have Ees' decreased to any s-. tent. Peael '. pears and plums ss yielding we'll T7se late varieties eI peaches are D ?. larger and of b, s7 quality than the early crop. Almond picking continues. Prunes, figs, and raisins are being dried in large quan- titles. Bees appear to bd accommodating but very little honey. Apiarists re- port the past season one of the most successful known. 4a
 There is an increased water supply in the streams, due tO the copious showers on the upper eatehment basins. In consequence, most of the canals and ditches were running under full head, throughout the entire week. A slight diminution in the serving of irrigation water is reported from the lower Colorado alley.
 Range grass is deteriorating over the western section; some improvement is noted over the northern, central, and southeastern sections. Reports from an sections generally indicate that stock is healthy and fat, and that there is but a small percentage of loss. Heavy shipments of stock were made from the northern section, which is considered late for the season.
 Yavapai County.
 COlumbia-Cloudy, thunder and lightning Several times during the week, but no rain; warm, ., with high Irving winds, damaging to gardens; range is drying out, and cattle com neneing to fall Off-M. J. Nolan. . Gilbert Good showers occurred on 9th, sth, and 10th: all growing crops loing nicely; ranges are improving, md all range stock in good condition; somewhat lower than last week; nights are cool and days rot rery warm; severe storm on 7th.-W. [. Gilbert.
 Prescott Rainfall amounted s.s z neh, and hHtest tempeTstz3a as: ummer rains greatly deficient; gses n all stages cf growth and dcax yell; fruits and farm grown veget- bles abundant; quality only fair; .rass and natural verdure making ome growth.-W. E. Day. NJ. n.
 Yarnell-The several light showers. mounting to nearly one inch ot rain all, with magnificent display of leetrieity, have done some good 10 the orn crop, although they came too late or the bean crop, which consequently s failure; hay baling has com neneed in Peoples valley; good peach nd apple crop; more rain needed for orn.-L. Walloth.
 W. c. Foster, territorial exani7r~. vho has been spending tEe past woo'5