Weekly journal-miner., 1911-04-05
Friends of John Daily Fear He Is Victim
 Of Foul Play
Return of His Burros To City Alarming His
 AoquaintanoeS
(From Saturdays Daily.l

l
 question of the whereabouts of John
 Daly, one of the best known miners
 in the county, has been an all absorb
 ing topic of discussion among his
 many friends, and the general impress
 sion is that he has either passed away
 in some unfrequented part of the
 county, or else has been waylaid and killed. His friends are alarmed over | his absence and a movement is under
 way to attempt to trace his move
 ments from where he was last seen.
 The situation is alarming from the fact that his two fine burros, well
 known to many miners, are now in
 the city, and have been here for near
 ly two months. They were brought
 here, it is alleged by two Mexicans,
 and after they endeavored to make a
 sale of the animals and were unsuc-
 eessful turned them loose. They
 reached the city pound later and
 were subsequently, purchased. The
 Mexicans who were seen with them
 have left the city and their where
 abouts is not known.
 Daly was traced to Milk Creek, in
 the Bradshaw range, near Walnut
 Grove where all trace of him was lost. This was last December. At that time he had a pack train of
 five burros, three of dark brown color, and two of grayish white, the latter being in this city at present and identified as his property. He prized these two animals highly and it is known refused to sell them and from that knowledge concluded that ne has met with fold play.
 Another argument ,favoring this theory is MT. Daly's habits.
 He was known to have on his per son at all times considerable money. had fine prospecting outfit, and never was seen without carrying gold | dust, running at times to several ounces. When leaving this city last | fall, he had companion. but the latter is said to have left him in the Copper Basin section, and to have gone to the desert. Daly was seen alone by several prospectors after ne left Skull Valley and the Plaeeritas At that time he stated that the would work up the Hassayampa and in tended to follow Milk Creek to where it empties into the Hassayampa at the T. B. Carter ranch in Walnut Grove, and thence to the Rich Hill country.
 Daly was considered one of the best placer miners in the country. and made business of that class of mining. He worked along every creek, wet or dry, in this county, and returned to Arizona from Colo rado last summer, after on absence of year prospecting in the San Juan country. He mad been resi- dent of this Territory many years, md enjoyed an excellent reputation.
 In connection with the interest to locate the missing man, s. c. Yeo- i mans, of Copper Basin. manager of , he Yavapai Bullion company, states ; hat among his employees the matter s being earnestly discussed, and a i movement is to be started immediate , y to attempt to locate him. f
 The arrival in Prescott yesterday f rom Lynx Creek of Messrs Tate and i Fay, both of whom are strong friends C If the missing man, and their alarm I 'ver his sbsense has enlivened the f situation, and brought the question q before the people in a manner that I occasions deep interest. i
 The burro incident revealed in this q ity leads many to believe this good Q nan has been the victim of foul a Jay. T