Weekly journal-miner., 1911-07-12
From Fridays Daiiy.)

last night The roll stands at 258, according to the figures announced by Treasurer Brown, with new re- cruits in sight and healthy balance in the treasury.
 Supervisor Harrington, for the Mines and Mining committee, stated that the mining booklet is nearly ready for subuz4sal to the chamber. The booklet will deal with Yavapai s wonderful, and in a large measure, unexploited, mineral wealth, in con vineing terms, at the same time, if will contain no "bluff '"
 The committee on advertising was authorized to repair and repaint the bulletin board, standing at the Santa Fe depot in Phoenix at a cost mot to exceed $25; also to purchase 100 copies of the current issue of the magazine, "Arizona," for mailing to enquirers as to the resources of this city and county.
 Reese NJ. Ling reported that enough funds are on hand from the Fourth of July celebration to pay all out standing bills, not to mention a sur plus.
 F. A. Cheverton, for the Territorial Militia Encampment committee, said that several hundred militiamen will eneamp at the Target Range near Point of Rocks next week; that, through the courtesy of Mayor Gold water and the Common Council, water will be furnished the campers free during their stay and that suitable arrangements have been made for the freighting of supplies to the campers by the merchant-suppliers of Prescott.
 Chairman Armitage, for the com mittee to investigate the possibility Of securing water by drilling a bore hOle in the city, reported the status of this matter. It appears that the council seems willing to appropriate I $500 for this experiment, provided the consumers will raise another like sum, to insure the fullest prosecution ! of the work.
 MT. Armitage opined that the i first $500 would be ample. It was dHly moved, seconded and carried | that the committee be empowered to continue its work along lines such i ss may be deemed most advisable
 pr. J. W. F1iAn, recently returned i from the annnal session of the Amer jean Medical Society, at Los Angeles, said that he had, during his trip, | visited Colorado Springs, Denver and Los Angeles, the most noted resorts in the Union; and that it was his opinion that Nature has done far more for Prescott than for any o& those places. He predicted that this city 1, will, one day, be as noted as those named; but, that a cheaper water | supply, which will enable the citizens 70 render their gardens and lawns more beautiful will be the strongest agency in hastening that day.
 Also that, during the course of his speech at Los Angeles, Dr. w. Jarvis Barlow, an undOubted authority on tuberculosis, remarked that ninety per cent of the cases of that disease did better at attitudes of from 5000 to 5000 feet and that the city of Pres colt was the best place for recovery jn Arizona
 Mr. Heap suggesed that a list of the contributors to the Summer Col ony fund be made public, at the next regular meeting. He added that many who had contributed were asking for this list and thought the suggested publicity might hasten payments by those who had signed but had not remitted. The secretary was instruct ed to compile such report.
 President Wilde, of the University