Weekly journal-miner., 1916-05-17
City NeUs In Brief
(Prom Thursdays Daily.)

(Prom Thursdays Daily) Visiting Friends.
 Mir and Mrs Ed. Kurmeier. Of Je- rome, are in the city for few days to visit with friends.
 Vacation Trip.
 ]. \. Piper. assistant postmaster of the Prescott postotfice. has gone to California for a few weeks on his an nual vacation trip.
 From Hayden.
 Gus. H. Hirschfeld, of Hayden, was an arrival Tuesday night to remain for few days visiting with his wife and many friends in the city.
 From the Mines.
 w. P. Sanders. who recently reviv- ed his copper holdings in Yeager canyon. was a business visitor yester- day. and reported development as go- ing ahead under favorable conditions. Leave the City.
 Mir. and Mrs C. L. Byers, the form CT until recently brakeman of the s. F. P & P. railway. left yesterday for Kansas City, Mo-, where they will reside, Byers accepting a situation with the Terminal railroad.
 Mining Business.
 Ed. Sullivan, interested in tungsten mines of Eureka district. as well as in Mohave county, left Tuesday night for Los Angeles on a business trip for a few days pertaining to his holdings.
 Mining Business. Gideon Shull was an arrival yester- day from the Lookout copper camp on Slate creek. where he reports de velopment under headway by Richard Hoskins, with mine conditions as sat isfactory Shipping begins later. Boom in Autos.
 The Hill Hardware Company re- ported the sales yesterday of three autos. two Fords to Harvey Hancc and William West of Dewey, and an Oakland to J. V. Dickson, of Skull valley. The Yavapai garage sold a 1917 model Studebaker to J. H. Mad CTS, of Agua Fria valley. To the Bradshaws. Ed. Block left yesterday for his Fairview mining camp near Crown King, on a trip of inspection of de velopment for a few days and it is re- ported he is to meet with engineers, who are to make an examination, on a deal pending. The Fairview has as sumed in the past two months con spicuous rating from the excellent showing made. Going to Navajo. Mir and Mrs. Fritz Stein aid fain- fly of eight children were arrivals in wagons yesterday from Pnal county and are en route to Navajo county to locate and engage in farming. They travelled over the old Black canyon route, and reported very difficult journey in negotiating what they termed a third-class trail for more than six miles, that required four days. Needs Fixing.
 T. J. Laird was a visitor yesterday from Groom creek, and reported the i main State highway through the dis trict as in excellent condition, but the link leading thereto from the Spruce mountain country, difficult to travel by auto. In view of that sec ton being popular with sightseers during the Summer, an effort is to be i made to get it in good shape at an early date. Successful Project. Sam Boblett was an arrival yester- day from the Wichita Placer Com 1 pany camp on Lynx creek, and re- ported what appeared to be a success ! ful undertaking in hydraulicing meth ods to recover auriferous values, the i only drawback being shortage of water. The plant is giving excellent service, and a test run made would | indicate heavier returns in dust than was anticipated. Tungsten Business.
 Asa Bozarth, who is operating tung- sten mines in Eureka district, was an arrival yesterday, reporting develop ! ment as progressing. Production IS | going on at half dozen camps. with l shipping to market under neadway. l He states there is no relaxation in the keen interest shown toward that ] belt, and investors as well as pros pectors continue to come in. Every | location, he says. is also developing and more than 30 miners are at work | in the small tungsten area.
 
 (From Fridays Daily.) Back From Coast.