Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1913-03-26
(From Saturdays Daily)


(From Saturdays Daily.)
From the Country.
Miss Grace Roberts, of Fair Oaks,
was a visitor with friends in the city
yesterday, and returns home today.
Visiting Miner.
Andrew Martin, the well known
miner of the Bradshaws, is in the
city mingling with his many friends,
for few days.
Mining Business.
w. V. DeCamp of the Pacific
Copper Mining Company, left yes
terday for Mohave county, on
mine inspection trip for several days.
Visiting Family.
c. w. Bennett, with the Miller
Mercantile Company at Clarkdale,
arrived in the city yesterday to Wis
it with his wife and family on Easter
Sunday.
From Lone Star State.
Mr.. and Mrs J. L. Blankenship
were arrivals yesterday from Corsi-
cana, Texas, to visit with relatives
in this county, and are at the Pres
colt hotel
Brief Visit.
w. H. Lofand, wife of an employee
of the S. F. P. & P. railway, leaves
today for Ash Fork, to visit with her
husband, and to enjoy Easter Sunday
with friends.
From Swansea.
Richard Seatton arrived from
Swansea yesterday, to remain indie
fnitely to visit with his wife He
was in the commercial department
of the Swansea Consolidated.
From the Range.
B. F. Ainsworth, of Walnut Greek,
is in the city on business and reports
that range country as in fine con-
dition, with cattlemen enjoying pros
perity owing to the high prices pre-
vailing for beef.
From the Resort.
Mrs. J. c. Herndon has returned
from a sojourn at Castle Hot
Springs, and speaks in admiration of
that resort, which is unequalled in
accommodations and fascinating in
its wild environment.
Locates Land.
John J. Wheeler, of Ash Fork.
yesterday filed on 100 acres of land
near that town, as homestead, be-
fore Commissioner Moore, and will
begin improving and cultivating the
property Immediately as a dry farm.
Visiting Friends
Mrs. J. Link Smith, wife of the
superintendent of the Arizona Pow
err Company, with headquarters at
Poland Junction, is in the city for
few days visiting with friends
and is a guest of Mrs. NJ. V. Wat
son.
Mining Mission.
Major T. c. Jordan, we'll known
in this section as mining operator,
arrived from Tempe yesterday to
look after his interests in the La
Gracia in the Black Hills, in which
he is a large stakeholder and one of
the founders of the company.
Prospecting Trip.
Walter Blackford, we'll known as
pioneer resident of this county, ar
rived from the Upper Verde valley
yesterday and leaves today for
White Oaks, New Mexico, where he
will join a miner friend, and follow
prospecting for the yellow metal in
that section.
Teacher Arrives.
Mrs. Elsie Buchanan, of Los An
geles, recently appointed to take
charge of the primary grade of Lin
coin school, has arrived in the city
and assumes her duties Monday. She
comes highly recommended having
been engaged in that profession for
several years. She succeeds Mrs
Blodgett, who resigned.
Business Resumes.
George Human, merchant and me-
chanic of the Aqua Fria valley, was
in the city yesterday and reports
freight again moving out of Dewey,
and a general resumption of bust
ness for the first time since the big
storms. The country is lively and
several mines adjacent are preparing
to again go ahead.
to Resume.
P. B. Spofford, who returned yes
terday from Boston, announces that
he has been appointed temporarily
as the manager of the Brooklyn