Weekly journal-miner., 1916-01-19

Sherman. left yesterday for Los An geles. to be away indefinitely. for the health of the latter. who has been quite i'll recently.
 Business Trip.
 Oscar Rush, justice of the peace or Kirkland precinct, and large goat raiser. was visitor yesterday on business. He gives a good report oi range conditions.
 Leave For Winter.
 The Misses Grace and Winnifred Gratz. daughters of Mir. and Mrs. NJ. Gratz. left yesterday for San Diego end Los Angeles, to remain away for the Winter with relatives and frienls. To Indiana.
 w. r. Bidgood, for the past three years secretary of the Hassayampa Alfalfa Farms Co.,, left last night for Indianapolis, Ind, his home. to re- main. having finished his duties in this section.
 Comes to Locate.
 l Harold Fenner, a recent graduate i from a New York law school. was an ! -,,-,1 I.-;,,o- ,1,o ,,.aof- md ,,-;II ,,,ol-a this city his future home, opening an office later. He is brother of Judge David Fenner of Philadelphia. In May his mother and sister arrive to remain indefinitely.
 Still Snow Capper.
 Fred Back, Q rangeman of Verde valley. was an arrival yesterday, and stated that country was still covered with snow, and residents were com i plaining Of slow traffic and business 1 generally being at . standstill. Cattle, he says, as yet have not suffered, ana 10 losses have taken place.
 Going East.
 1 r. s. Veile, president of the Arizona Power Co., left yesterday for New York, via Phoenix, having interests to look after in the latter city. He expects to return to Prescott during February. | Direct Connections.
 Under the new Santa Fe schedule, travellers leaving here i1 the afternoon at 40 o'clock will make direct con nections at Barstow and arrive in San Francisco at 6:40 o'clock the next day. The journey will take only 2G hours and 20 minutes as against 30 hours and 10 minutes heretofore. Ships Auto.
 Frank Co1dron of Walnut Grove, yesterday shipped his auto to Kirk land valley, and from that point will drive nome today. He stated that af- ter three weeks hoping for snowy roads to be opened. another storm breaking yesterday urged this action to be taken at once and without any further sparring with the climate. Colony Visitor.
 A. V. Crisp, who had charge of 1 transportation of the Russian colony out of Mexico. fo- the Hassayampa Alfalfa Farms Co.,, project, was in the city yesterday on brief business ! trip. He returns to Jerome Junction today. to assist in field distribution, when he returns to Mexico to con duct other contingents to this sec i tio1.
 1 Return East.
 Mir. and Mrs. H. w. Flentke, the | former interested in the Dolphin mines of Turkey Creek district, re- turned to Evansville. Indiana, yestcr day, to reside AIr Flentke is slowly recovering from pneumonia, and his condition is not satisfactory, hence the family has concluded to return home The property will resume lat ! CT, It IS stated. Mining is Active.
 Alex Denny, for many years resi- dent of McCabc district, and owner oi desirable mines, on which he con tinues development. was visitor yes tcrday on business. He stated that field is assuming more attention than in many years, through several new camps have been established in recent mo1ths, as well are old properties operating on a practical basis of deer mining. He anticipates good times this Spring and Summer.
 From the Basin.
 Charles Bolman. one of the owners of the U. s. Navy mines of Copper Basin, was an arrival yesterday after performing annual assessment work i for the Year. and reports the strike or the Loma Prietta as still absorbing attention among miners there as one