Weekly journal-miner., 1916-11-08
(From Saturdays Daily)


 (From Saturdays Daily) In Jerome.
 H N. Coleman, of the Oatnan- Prescott Brokerage Company, left yesterday for Jerome on important
 business.
 From the Country.
 Albert Weisling, who has mining
 interests in the Peoples valley field, is
 in the city for few days on busi-
 ness trip.
 Visiting Friends.
 Mir. and Mrs. Arthur Heath, well known residents of Verde valley, are in the city to visit with friends for a few days.
 Country Visitor.
 Hiram Calkins, a rancher and .rangeman of Walnut Grove, is in the city and reports the above industries in excellent condition.
 Home Again.
 Lloyd Siegler, of the Hassayampa Farm Lands Company, arrived in Prescott Tuesday from Indiana where he went on business trip.
 Mining Camps Active. C. H. Hedenburg, of the Pacific Coast Steel Company, is in Prescott and brings news of great activity in all mining camps in Arizona.
 Back From Coast.
 ]. H. Robinson, LeRoy Anderson and (. T. Joslin, who had been in Los Angeles for several days on business matters, returned home yesterday. Farmer Visits.
 Henry Clay, a well known farmer of Agua Fria valley, is in the city, and gives a good report of crop produc- ton this season, mentioning corn as the heaviest yield.
 Brief Visitors.
 Mr. and Mrs. O. O. Ardrey, of i Huron, the former a mine operator of that section, were brief visitors yes terday with friends in the city, re- turning home later in auto. Range Visitors. | ]. H. Stephens and son, Bud Steph- ems, were in the city yesterday from the Toohey range country, reporting the cattle situation the best ever known for this time of the year. Returns From East.
 Miss Maude Banks returned to Prescott yesterday after an absence of year, during which time she visit ed many Eastern cities. She has talk en up her old residence in ldylwild. Land Man Arrives.
 B. H. Washburn, interested in the new colonization move of the Has sayampa Company in Lonesome val ley, was an arrival yesterday from Pasadena. Cal, on business pertain ing thereto. Seeks New Home. Ross Bueller of near Jefferson City, Mo, is recent arrival to look over land conditions, and may decide to permanently locate. He is visiting the Verde valley country, where he has relatives. Lively Section.
 James Wills, postmaster and mer- chant of Maxton, was a brief visitor yesterday on business, reporting more mining activity in that field than in many years, and the general condi- ton prosperous. Several quite large deals are reported as being negotiated. Come to Reside.
 Mir and Mrs. R. w. Rice, the form CT prominently known in financial circles of Tucson, are recent arrivals in Prescott to make their future home here. Mir. Rice states he will build home. and is now looking for suit able location. The climate is the at traction. Returns From East.
 State Bank Examiner F. E. Ross ar rived yesterday from the north. meet ing his wife and mother, who were re- turning to Prescott from Cincinnati, !. Ohio, where they had been visiting during the Summer. Mir Ross leaves | later for the capital, but his wife and | family are to remain in this city, their |, home Getting Mine Ready.
 J. A. Forbes, who recently closed a | deal for his Independence holdings Tn | Hassayampa district, was an arrival | yesterday from the camp, stating that | the new operators are getting ready | to begin development. Other deals, ! he states, are also pending in that 1. field, and the general outlook is en- couraging. i Mining Visitors.
 Walter Wilhelm, in charge of the | New State mines during the absence in California of his father, and F. A. Johnson, superintendent of the Gold | Blossom on Indian creek, were brief business visitors to the city yester- day. Both report their interests in satisfactory condition as development goes ahead
 From the Mines.
 AL Vroom, who is operating the Tom Kimbrough group of mines on the summit of the Sierra Prietas, was visitor yesterday on business and reports very much interest shown in that section since Copper Basin prop critics are actively operating. The country is being located by prospect ors who are coming in. Large Operations.
 Shipments of material, mechanical utilities, lumber and other wares to the Mint camp in Copper Basin dis trict, would indicate that D. A. Burns, who owns the group, had decided up- on large operations. The unwatering of the lower levels has started, after which exploration begins in extending the old drifts. He recently closed a