Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-03-29

I ly assistance might have been Killed.
 As it was his injuries were of such a
 serious nature as to require his being
 brought to town for medical assist
 ance.
 The flood waters in the Salt river
 washed away about twenty acres of al-
 falfa from the Alkire ranch near Phoe-
 nix. As the land was worth S100 per
 acre the loss to them was g, 900.
 The Santa Fe system has just placed
 an order for locomotives costing S15,
 900, 900, and also for sixty passenger
 coaches of the large capacity. All of
 this equipment is to be delivered to
 the company as soon as possible.
 Traffic of all kinds is very heavy all
 along the system, and the new equip
 ment may be utilized at this time.-
 Coconino Sun.
 4 petition is being circulated in Prescott asking that the reunion of the rough riders next year be held in Prescott when it is hoped that the rough rider monument will be com
 pIeted. The reunion this year sche- duled to be held at San Antonio, Tex as, March 30 and 31, has been post poned until April and 6, owing to the inability of President Roosevelt to attend on the former dates.
 The members of the Beggar Prince Opera company thoroughly established themsevles in the good favor of the theatre going people of Prescott, dur ing their three nights engagement here. The production of Olivette last night was attended by as large an audience as the two proceeding ones and the audience was equally as ap- preciative of the good work done by them.
 R. D. French, who has had a mer- chandise brokerage office in Prescott for several years and is one of the best known salesmen covering this section of the country is again on the road re- presenting the Standard Soap Co.,, of San Francisco and is in town loading up our merchants with the goods that he says will remove even the mud ac- cummulated on our streets. Mrs. French and the children have spent the winter in Phoenix, but they will shortly return to Prescott and occupy their home on south Pleasant St.
 The Jerome News partially confirms the rumor of a strike of the boiler makers in the United Verde machine shops. After first quitting work, the union gave permission to all who de- sired to do so to return to work and about all of the helpers and some of the boiler makers went to work again, but later they were ordered out to which order some responded, while others remained at work, keering that department of the works in ope1 ation. The men have made no demonstrations and are quietly leaving town to seek work elsewhere.
 G. w. Sarano will leave today for Los Angeles where he expects to re- side, his wife having preceded him there four days ago. While he ex i poets to make his residence in Los 1 he has business interests in | this section which will require his presence occasionally here. MT. Sara DO during his residence in Prescott has made host of friends who regret bis departure. He is bright, ener- getic and competent young man and is capable of filling almost any posi- tion in satisfactory manner.
 Since the recent discovery of sever al gold nuggets along the creek, the gold fever has become contagious and men, women and children can be found along Granite and tributary streams and gulches with rocker and pan washing out the sand and gravel. i, Yesterday Manuel Madrid, who works in the Journal-Min office, and an other boy tried their luck at the bridge across Granite creek just south of town and were rewarded with a 'mall amount of fine gold and a small nugget, about as large as the end of mans little finger. Several women nave secured pans and have engaged n the search for the precious metal.
 Jim Evans had the final chapter in . lis examination yesterday afternoon nd at its conclusion Justice Talbot 'rdered him held to appear before the rand jury, fixing his bonds at $500. 'eing unable to furnish the bond he l 7as turned over to Jailor Mcconnell. { lvans made strong talk to establish 1 is innocence, even going so far as to I tate that he could not read, hence V i'd not know whether the bill he at e empted to pass was good money or t ot. He committed grave error how a Ter in stating so positively that he