Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-20
City NeUs In Brief
(From Thursdays Dailyl

CFrom Thursdays Daily1 Country Visitor.
 John O. Eckel. farmer of Fair Oaks. IS in the city on business trip. Mining Business.
 W. |. Conner, superintendent of the Bannie on Lynx creek, was brief visitor yesterday.
 Brief Visitor.
 Judge Ben w. AIowday, of Hum boldt, was brief visitor yesterday on business matters.
 Visitors From Seligman-
 AEr and Mrs. Albert Jones are in the city from Seligman, visiting Mir. Jones' mother on North Mt. Vernon street.
 Visiting Friends.
 NIT. and Mrs. Arthur Heath, and Mrs. Grant Eads. of Camp Verde, are in the city for few days to visit with friends, and incidentally to do holi- day shopping.
 Range Visitor.
 Henry Ritter the we'll known range man of Western Yavapai. was busi- ness visitor yesterday, reporting the cattle situation as satisfactory for tnlS tlTlle or the year.
 Visited Friends.
 NIT. and Mrs. w. A. Frazer. of Mayer, motored to the city yesterday for brief visit with friends, return ing home later in the day. The former stated that that town IS en- toying a building boom and mines ad- iacent also are in the same rating. Turns Over Mines.
 w. V. Owens, of Constellation, who closed deal in Prescott last Mon day for his copper-gold group with a Los Angeles syndicate, receiving the first payment, left for the camp yes terday to turn over the property. MT. Wayland and others interested will join him at Wickenburg. MT. Owens will return to Prescott and continue mining in this section.
 Resumes Mining.
 R. Robertson, a well known mine owner of the Zonia field, left yester- day to establish camp and start op- crating. He has large group of gold-copper claims on which develop ment has been given, and it is his purpose to work continuously since the red metal has reached a high price and to ship in a short time. Banker In City.
 Walther Wolf, a prominently known banker of New York City. is visitor for few days, coming from Phoenix as a guest Of Attorney Robert 5. Fisher. MT. Wolf is agreeably i'm pressed with Arizona, and while in the State for his health, is also be- coming heavily interested in mines, being a large shareholder of the North Maricopa Gold Mining Co.,, recently incorporated and now operating. Active Mining.
 Fritz Vierthaler, foreman of the Tillie Starbuck on Slate creek, was a visitor yesterday, reporting the low CT crosscut tunnel being driven to tap the main shoot as making good head way, reaching to 250 feet. during the past five weeks. About 250 feet fur ther will be required, when connection will be made with the main workings, and it is his belief that an attractive gold property will then be deter mined.
 Mining Man Returns.
 A. P. Pratt, a mining man of Ne vada City, Cal, who visited this sec ton during the Summer, returned a few days ago from Parral, Mexico, where he had been closing up the affairs of his syndicate, and is to re- main indefinitely. He stated he and his associates will make this county their base of operations in the future. Mir. Pratt Is now in the Mayer coun- try investigating conditions.
 Passing Through
 Captain and Mrs. Fulton Fullerton, the former a retired army officer, who was stationed at Camp Verde many years ago, and frequent visitor to Prescott when Fort Whipple was gar risoned, were in the city yesterday in auto for a brief visit with old-time friends. They are from Manuelito N. NJ, and are en route to Glendale, near Phoenix, for the Winter. Cap tain Fullerton is with the Indian As- reau on special service in compilH g livestock data of the Navajo tribe pertaining to horses, cattle. sheep and the wool industry. On the return trip they will visit the Verde valley. They are accompanied by their Indian ward Lillie Okakaka, girl of six years of age.