Weekly journal-miner., 1910-10-26

weeks to look after his interests in this city. He owns a business house on Montezuma street and real estate on Marina street. MT. Dake was given cordial greeting by many friends.
 Home From Visit.
 Mrs. s. D. Monroe, who has been visiting friends and relatives in the Verde Valley for several weeks, has returned to her nome in the city. She speaks in good terms of the fer tility of that section, saying that winter grain is being sowed, and the prosperity of the country pleasing at all points.
 Sale Pending.
 Albert Lofgren, until recently an attaehe of the Sherman House, left Sunday for the vicinity of Needles, Cal, where he has mining interests that are under negotiation of sale to Los Angeles investors, who are on the ground, making examinations. From | that point he will go to on into the state, to remain indefinitely. Report Decrease.
 J. A. Russell, R. N. Morrell, c. F. day from a two weeks outing and hunting trip in the Camp Wood eoun- try. They state that only the limit in deer was killed, the combination acting as one man. They state that they saw fully fifty does and lawns while away, but that bucks were very scarce.
 Visiting old Scenes.
 Dr. L. P. Knaull, formerly a phy- sieian of the United Verde Copper company, and well known to many in this city, passed through yester- day, en route to the Black Hills, to hunt deer for a few days. He is now located in Los Angeles, praetie- ing his profession. He was accom- panied to Jerome by T. E. Camp bell.
 Indefinite Itinerary.
 Assistant Assessor Gentry left Sat urday for Kirkland, Hillside, Cotton wood, Congress Junction, Date Creek and was finally located at the attrae- tive camp of the Coronado Mining company He returned yesterday, and it being out of season for of fieial duties, his intimate friends are naturally speeulating on his secretive movements.
 Goes to Desert Mines.
 Ed. Shumate, interested with H. L. Scott, Charles Anderson and Herman Voge in extensive placer and quartz mines near vieksburg, left yesterday for the eompany's camp, where oper- ations will begin immediately on an extensive plan of development. He will be absent several days. The firm eontemplates an extensive system of dry washer experiments and will also start shaft work on their four quartz claims.
 Starts Up Mine.
 Matt Hall, one of the best miners in the country, will leave this morn ing for the camp of the Baumann Mines company, near Humboldt, where he will take charge and resume work immediately. For the present a small force will be employed, but later extensive operations are con templated. Under the plans outlined the property enters a favorable car eer and new ground will be selected for development.
 Rapidly Improving.
 The agreeable news was received from the Mercy hospital, yesterday, that John Carleton, who met with an accident by stepping on rusty nail, from which blood poison result ed, was daily improving, and no fur ther alarm is felt for his recovery. He was in a serious condition for several days, his foot being badly swollen and discolored. His eondi- ton yesterday was reported as hay ing taken decided change for the better, but it will be several days before he is able to resume work. Called for Consultation.
 E. H. Meek left yesterday for Los Angeles, where he will consult with stockholders of the Arizona Copper Corporation for several days, the purpose being to consider resumption of development immediately. The eompany's interests are located in Copper Basin, and have the same min eralogieal features as are in evidence on the Commercial ground. Theplan is to sink to depth on the old work inps and to establish a permanent