Weekly journal-miner., 1916-12-13
Leave For Home.

luIHcu a lcW daiN ago 10 'IOucStO } California.
 Visited the Coast.
 Homer Cummings, q large cattl, owner of Verde valley, returned yes terday in auto from the coast, where he had been on an outing for severa weeks, and leaves today for home. Brief Visitor.
 Melvin F. George, president of the Monica Mining and Leasing Co.,, re. gently incorporated to operate the gold mines of that name, was briei visitor yesterday from the camp.
 Cold and Dry.
 Bert Midgley, of the Valinda Rancho firm in Williamson valley was visitor yesterday, reporting a cold wave as passing over that region and the cattle industry at a standstill The country is dry.
 Country Visitor.
 Henry Clay, of Agua Fria valley, is in the city on business. and reports that farmers have had one of the most successful seasons known in many years, due to mining activity adjacent to Dewey, where many camps are operating.
 Range Visitor. 
 ]. C. Young is in the city from Fer guson valley, and reports the coldest wave known in many years as pass ing over that region. Cattle, he says, are in fair condition only, but are inn mune from blackleg through vaccina- ton.
 When your plumbing is out of or der, call Tommy Brown. phone 5Ol. '' Nearly Completed. John Toohey. one of the best known of Yavapai pioneer miners, is in the city from the Great Western Shelter Co. works at Mayer, reporting that the new plant is nearing completion and will be blown in next week. Inspection Trip.
 w. R. Hutcheson, division traffic superintendent of the Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Co.,, is here from Fl Paso, making an investiga- ton of service conditions in this dis trict. He will remain for several days.
 Passed Through.
 George Mitchell, we'll known in min ing circles, passed through the city yesterday from Jerome to Bouse, where he retains interests, being one of the owners of the Bouse & Swan sea railroad. He had been looking over the copper situation at Jerome for the past week.
 Going to Desert. H. F. Hudspeth. principal of the Howard Sheep Co.,, which has large holdings in the northwestern part of this county, was an arrival in auto yesterday from Seligman, en route to the desert country where his stock is in Winter quarters.
 Plenty of Activity.
 J. A. Forbes was an arrival We'd nesday from his mining camp near Jersey Lily, stating that every prop erty is active in annual assessment work going on. The field is attract ing attention also by mining engin- eers making inspections. Leave For Winter.
 MT. and Mrs. L. T. Lodge, of the Payson section in Tonto Basin, ar rived yesterday in team and will spend the Winter at Peoria, Maricopa coun- ty, with relatives. They stated that last year they were marooned for seven weeks by the deepest snow ever known in that section. Starts Camp.
 A. w. Mullin "a recent arrival from I iOShC, -NSH-, iS OuthitiiB III tiiiS Sits with supplies, and will establish a camp on Wolf creek in a short time to develop silver mines. He has talk en over under option three claims and located four more. Union Is Active.
 D. NJ. Locey, who recently took over the Union mines of John s. Jones at Chaparral, was brief visit or to the city yesterday on business, reporting mine and mill in action, and conditions gratifying. A temporary shutdown of the plant was necessary owing to the non-arrival of fuel oil Getting Mine Ready.
 J. H. Cross, who gave an option on his gold mines in Crook canyon to an Eastern syndicate last month, was in the city yesterday, and stated the large plan of development agreed up- on when the deal was closed, would start before the first of the year, he having received advices recently to this effect