Weekly Arizona journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1903-1908, 1906-03-28
Lieut.. Lowering Arrives
To Inspect New
Buildings
Post Competition In
Small Arms Firing
Tomorrow

WHIPPLE BARRACKS, March % .
Lieut.. Col. Leonard \. Lowering /,
9TH Infantry, arrived ut the post few |
days ago for the purpose of an inspcc'
ton of the construction work.
Release Purchased.
Private william Jones, Go. !,
29ih Infantry, was recently discharged
from the service Of the United States
by purchase.
Promoted Corporal.
Private George Runyon, Troop i,
has recently been promoted corporal In
his troop.
Privates Transferred.
privatcs Anthony Drangclis and
Frank !. Kilison have been transfer
red from Co. NJ. end Infantry 70 Go.
|, Goth Infantry, stationed at this
post.
Now Girl In Camp.
First Sergeant Henry T.. Johnson,
60. I, Goth Infantry, aud wife are re-
joicing over the arrival of new girl
Mother and child are doing nicely.
Admitted 70 Hospital.
Sergeant Frank Lee. Go. |. Goth In
fantry, was admitted to the post hospi
tai n few days ago.
A Practice March.
Company l. Goth Infantry made N
two days practice march last week,
fully equipped for field service to the
vicinity Of Copper basin. Instruction
was given in pitching conical wall
tents" "small section of outpost Mt
night" "small parties against same"
and "cscort 20 convoy Private
6rst-class Richard A. Lewis, hospital
corps, accompanied tho command
mounted, 10 render necessary medical
attendance.
Monthly Competition.
The regular monthly post compcti-
ton in small arms firing win take
place Wednesday, 2s,h inst, at $3.50
n. m, ny follows:
The company and troop each will he
represented by team of thirty men.
Each competitor will fire one score and
no more during the contest.
A detail from the company and troop
consisting Of one non-commissioncd of.
iicer and one private each will report
Ia Captain II. ID. Thomson. assistant
surgeon, 4. y. A., who is detailed in
charge of markers.
End Lieut.. VIM. r. wbcatlcy, 9Th
Cavalry, and End Lieut.. Albert q.
GOODWIN, Goth Infantry, are detailed
ns scorers for the competition.
Observation-Disclosures
working ten men( and will increase the
force soon. ii. l.. Leroy of Phoenix, n
mining man Of wide experience, il In
charge Of the work.
The Will Smelling Co. has Its 50.ton
smelling plant completed, with the OK.
ception Of n sampling plant, which will
be installed shortly, when they will
commence buying ores. Jos. Bowyer,
Of Phoenix, Is in charge Of the smolter.
This company has it's own teams, and is
hauling coke and supplies from Salome.
II owns 6rstclass hotel, good store
and largo corral. and has every APP
pearanee of being u permanent part of
the country, and will, no doubt, be nm
important factor in its development.
The company owns vast areas of good
placer ground, and has some patent
dry washers to take out the gold, but
owing TO the heavy rains during the
winter these machines have not beer
In use, and hence the placer ground.
have not been worked to any consider
able extent. The dry washers will
handle $50 tons Of dirt day of Il
hours, and will be started ms soon as n
becomes dry enough to make II prac
ticable.
Gus Adams Is in charge Of the wori
OF Los Angeles people, who have re
Gently taken y bond on John Brown
aud G. +. Cowell's property. They mr.,
working 10 men and may increase thei
force In tho very near future.
The entire Quartzitc country is look
ing forward with a great deal Of inter
est to the time when the new railroa,
will be many miles nearer.
Mike Hnggcrty, "A Big Bug miner, n