Weekly journal-miner., 1917-08-15

] Wnlch attracted very much curiosity,
 for its size of over 24 inches in length.
 It was on exhibition during the day
 at Brisley's drug store, and the owner
 stated he has dubbed it Stacker" from its actions in resisting capture.
 Old Men Arrive.
 D. NJ. Purcell and Albert Wills,
 who are interested in oil lands of Big
 Chino valley, are reported to be on
 the ground making observations, and
 later will select site on which rig is to be erected. They come from
 Bakersfield, Cal, and this is the third trip of Mir. Purcell. who is rated as an authority in this line.
 Mining Men Visit.
 C. T. Mennen and his engineer, Jacob Fruel, from the Miami field, are returning south after an inspec- ton of a copper east of Mayer. Neith- CT would give out any information as to future plans, but both expressed themselves as pleased with the gen. cral mineral conditions of the above field. En route they will visit the Constellation country.
 New Location.
 A. s. Skaggs is a visitor from the McCabe section, where ne located re- gently two iead-silver bearing claims, which he will begin to develop at once The high price of the white metal is the inducement. Mir. Skaggs is a recent arrival from Virginia City, Nevada. Later he is to be joined by others from that old silver field.
 Summer Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. s. L. Sothern, Miss Belle Sothern and guest, Miss Ella Niger, are in the city from near Casa Grande, on the Southern Pacific, to remain for the rest of the Summer. While here Mir. Sothern will look over the mining situation, being in- terested in property in the Quijotoa range The visitors are very much pleased with the climate. Washed Out
 One of the Texas colony to return to the city yesterday afternoon from their camp near Cherry creek, report ed a cloudburst during the afternoon of Thursday, when considerable loose property was washed away, but re. covered later in a damaged condition. The principal loss was in provisions and the visitor comes to make pur. chascs of the articles required. He says that hereafter the goods will be kept high and dry in wagon. Heavy Rain.
 Peter Boone, mining on the old road to McCabe, is in the city, and stated that during Thursday after noon a cloudburst occurred, filling ravines to a depth of fully five feet. . Lightning struck near his tent, while he was away from the camp, burning up two pack-saddles and a pile of wood, on which they had been set. His burros stampeded and later were found two miles away. Nevada Visitor.
 A. w. Henkle, many years ago a miner of this section, arrived few . lays ago from Rhyolite, Nevada, and has gone into the Bradshaws on an investigation of an old property in which he was interested. He is . ! nephew of former sheriff of this county, Jacob Henkic. who owned . mines near Crown King, now known IS the Savoy.
 Road Opened.
 Daniel Purdy, a mining man who arrived Thursday from Kingman in auto, reports repairs as having been made to roads damaged by cloud bursts, and travelling conditions were again fair. In some places water had reached a depth of over Is feet, and horses were used to pull autos across ravines. Eastern travel to the coast continues heavy, an average of IA cars daily passing through.