Weekly journal-miner., 1911-03-15
Attorney Returns.

Robt. E. Morrison, attorney, ha
 returned from a brief professiona
 trip to Phoenix and other southern
 cities of the Territory. He state
 that interest in the Statehood issu,
 has been lost in the shuffle, and i
 so incOnsequential a topic that no
 one of the many prominent Arizon
 anas he conversed with took the timt
 to bring the matter up by even tn,
 slightest allusion. He reports pros
 porous conditions generally in tn,
 southland.
 Shelter Official Returns.
 Martin J. Heller, managing diree
 tor of the Consolidated Arizona
 Smelling company, arrived yesterday
 from San Francisco, and will leave
 today for his company's works at
 Humboldt, to investigate conditions
 MT. Heller, in the early days of re-
 facilitating this smelting project, was the consulting engineer, and is generally regarded as one of the most advanced and scientific men in the country, in smelting and en- gineering duties. He will remain in this section for several days, this being his first trip in many months. Jubilant Farmer.
 Charles Tnorne, farmer of Big Chino Valley, while in the city yes terday, on business, stated that not in many years was there such favor able conditions for the farming in- dustry, and big crops in everything planted was assured the coming sea son. In range outlook the cattlemen also are elated, and fat beeves and high grass is everywhere in evidence, with top notch prices the rule.
 Mining Engineer Here.
 A. R. White, identified with the Boyd mines, on the Santa Maria, was an arrival in the city yesteray, and reports that property as being placed in readiness for immediate operation by Charles K. Crosby, one of the owners. The purpose is to start the mill as soon as adjustments are made to the machinery, which will be com pleted in the next few days. Ores from the upper levels will be treated Returns from Works.
 H. William Stevens, president of the Mount Elliott Consolidated Mines company, who accompanied Secretary Short and Superintendent Martin to the camp few days ago, has return ed to the city, leaving the others at the works to inaugurate the resump- tion of operations. A small number of miners has been placed at work, and the company starts with the in- tention of operating on a permanent basis.
 Mining Activity.
 Frank Munkittrick, of the Santa Maria district, where he has range and mining interests, arrived in the city yesterday, and states that sec tion is passing through a revival of gold mining and several deals are pending The cattle industry is as- suming much prominence also, and several buyers are coming into the country, with attractive offers for steers. Looking at Interests.
 George Walker and H. D. Ste pnens, attaches of the s. F., P. & F. railroad, left yesterday for Wal nut Grove, where they are called for 3 few days to meet mining en- gineers who are to examine the Derby mine with a view of purehas- ing. Messrs. Walker and Stephens have expended a considerable sum of money in opening the property, and have what is considered by min ing men one of the most desirable | gold propositions in that district. The striking of good ore a short time ago created a great amount of inter este in the property.