Weekly journal-miner., 1911-02-22

Many miners are at work and as depth is reached the showing is at- tractive. He returned with supplies for his camp to continue development on his claims.
 On Mining Business.
 R. H. Burmister left Sunday for Los Angeles, where he goes to con- suit for several days with associates on business pertaining to their min ing interests in this section, import ant developments being under con- sideration.
 Contract Awarded.
 At the meeting of the board of supervisors yesterday the contract for doing the county printing for the ensuing year was awarded the Journel-Miner Publishing Co.,, and an appropriation of $500 for repairing the wagon road from Copper Creek to the Hillside mine was also author iZed.
 Pumpkin Grower Visits.
 E. G. Sharpneck, Oak Creek range man, was a visitor to the city Sun day, and returned home yesterday He reports the cattle industry in flOurishing condition, and farming attaining much prominence through the reclamation of many hundreds of acres of new land. On his farm he has raised some of the largest pump kins ever known to grow in Arizona Mining Visitor.
 Floyd I. RittenOur, resident agent of the Ohio Mines Co.,, was a visitor to the city yesterday from Chaparral, and reports considerable activity at points adjacent to his camp. The inspection of the district generally by several mining engineers during the past few weeks, has given rise to many rumors for the taking over of large group of well known min. ing claims in the near future. Returns to Eastern Home.
 After a residence of six months in this section, Richard Blatehford, of Memphis, Tenn, will return home to. day. fully relieved of what was said to be a serious attack of quinsy. He has resided continuously in the pine belt of the Hassayampa section, and after the second week commenced to improve and now believes he is fully restored to his former health. Receives Good News.
 Receiving news that development was terminating successfully on his mining claims in Mohave county William Bright left yesterday for his camp joining MT. Heck, who is prosecuting the work. The mines are situated in the Tom Reed belt and about three miles distant from the main works of the bonanza. Mir. Bright intends to remain indefinitely and will increase the force after his arrival
 Federal Official Arrives.
 A. E. Burnett, chief inspector of the immigration service of Arizona, attached to the department of Com meree and Labor, arrived from Tue son Sunday, called to the present term of the federal court on a Chin ese exclusion case as a witness. MT. Burnett is highly regarded as one of the most efficient and faithful at- taehes of the government in his special line of duty, and will return to his station tomorrow.
 Returns to Range.
 After a few days in the city look ing after his livery interests Geo. C.. Ruffner left yesterday for the Horse shoe range in the Lower Agua Fria country to continue the construction of his two dams. He expects to have the second one finished this week when ne will have the most up-to-date range water service in the country, which will practically cover a section twenty miles long, and afford suffi- eient water for the dry months to the great convenience of the industry. Leaves for Desert.
 w. W. Davis, of Albuquerque and E. l.. Bittner, of Fl Paso, after few days in the city returning from the Bradshaw mountains, will leave to- day for the California side of the Colorado river in tha Rir0rsia0 -o.