Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1914-02-04
DROUGHT IS BROKEN
.'. COUNTRY IS SAVED
(From Fridays Daily)

(From Fridays Daily)
''The drouth is busted and the
country is saved was the tritc ex-
preston used yesterday by a well
known rangcman Of this section, As
he recounted the results of the ten
days rain storm that seems TO have
abated.
Yesterday there were over score
OF country people to arrive in Pres
colt. and coming as they did from
all parts OF the compass. the same
interesting story was told over and
over again. of the freak weather
providing an abundance OF water
for ranch and range. January was
twisted To meet the demands of the
times and instead of slect and snow
it was rain and plenty of it, tem-
pered with 4 mildnesS that proved
all the more agreeable.
. Several in the city give quite in
teresting accounts of the delugc
Rain i'll January was surprise to
all and many took the back track
to 1890, when it started to drizzle on
February and never let up for
moment until twenty-five days had
gone by. Others go back to the 70's
and few liassayampers peep over
the divide OF old and recall the COS
when Granite creek had Il flowing
stream for the year, and there were
also plenty OF mountain trout to be
caught along the stream on account
OF the winter rain storms. At any
rate the past ten days Of 4 down
pour has proved a revelation to all
and the outcome is reflected i'll the
happy mood of those most deeply
commemorative rangemen. All in
this industry agree that the country
is again in better condition than
known for very many years.
In Williamson valley during the
week the greatest body OF water
known TO pass through that lowland
in the past five years was reported
yesterday by ]. w. Stewart. IT.
swept away fences and proved quite
destructive otherwise. The loss,
however, is inconsequential. as the
land is soaked and the main indus
try is again fortified for the future
The volume OF water carried through
that strip exceeded any summer
cloudburst, another revelation OF the
caprice OF the elements.
On Tuesday i'll Kirkland valley,
William Andrick states that light
fall of snow occurred. but in few
hours melted away, when 4 twenty
four hour rain storm followed with
out 4 moment oil cessation until
afternoon. New feed is
springing up as il by magic and
poor cattle by the hundreds are
seen nibbling At the aliileria That
section will be more materially bcne-
fitted than other localities nj high
er elevation, and had not rain come,
the losses would have been very
heavy, it is admitted. The rain cx-
tended in all directions from that
point
From Hillside. Hugo Burton states
it was 4 continuous rain for sew
eral days, and the benefits will be
simply incalculable to rangcmen.
From Yampai in the extreme
northwestern part of the county,
J. L. Munds stated it was the same
"old story" of the good that will be
forthcoming to the range interests.
Lester Jackson. who arrived
from Crown King. states
the fall OF snow was only six inches
in the Bradshaw mountains, but the
rain was abundant.
+. \. Stroup and John McElroy,
carpenters of Clarkdale
who made the trip in their auto to
this city on Wednesday night and
were seen at the Yavapai garage,
stated it was like blowing through
4 mud stream rather than along a
roadway and their car substantiated
this version OF the difficult journey
made.
From Ash Fork reports were
given that all water storage dams
on the northern ranges were run
ming over and for the first time in
many months the piping of water
to that town was again going on.
The deep snow insures a further
supply for the rest OF the summer
to rangemen.