Weekly journal-miner., 1918-06-26
(From fridays Daily.)

(From fridays Daily) Summer Visitors.
 Mrs. O. (. Cole and Mrs. l.. IT, Graves of Florence, were arrivals this week to remain during the summer Visitors From Mine.
 Ar. and Mrs. W. II. F. Jones are in the city from the Union mine camp, Chaparral, where the first named again is in charge. Valley Visitor
 Fred L.aJeunnesse, Wcll-known farmer of Skull valley, was visitor yesterday. reporting an excellent out look for crops, since heavy rains had fallen during the present week. Comes to Visit.
 Mrs. L. B. Cannon, wife of a we'll known pioneer resident Of Western Yavapai, is in the city from Congress to remain for a few days visiting with friends.
 Light Rains.
 Arthur F.. King is in the city from Big Chino valley, reporting light rains as falling this week, and the range industry continuing in good shape.
 Mining Business.
 F. I. Bessette has returned from a trip through Big Bug district, where he has mining interests, and reports conditions generally as excellent, more properties being in action than in many years.
 Former Residents Here.
 Mir. and Mrs. ]. $. Thurman, for many years residents of Prescott, re- turned yesterday from Ray, the first- named to continue to the coast on business. and Mrs. Thurman to re main indefinitely in the city visiting with many friends.
 Phoenix Visitors.
 Mrs. NJ. Woolscy and son, l.. H. Woolsey, Mrs. A. L. May and son, Marcus May, motored to the city yesterday from Phoenix to remain in definitely to enjoy a change of eli mate, and are very much pleased over the mild temperature. Back From Canada.
 Russ Heath, who volunteered for military service in Canada, his na- tive country, and wasf accepted, re- turned recently and is on leave for few months, owing 10 a physical disability. He has returned to range life and is again with King brothers in Big Chino valley.
 Knows the Law.
 \. O. Vyne, a former resident ot Prescott for many years, when practicing attorney at law, arrived from Beaver creek yesterday and has been drawn on the trial jury panel of the Superior court. He has aban- doncd Blackstone for a Hoover ca recr in raising war food and says there Is more in ii than studying how to win a case in court. He will make an ideal juryman.
 Patterson in Harness.
 Ramsey Patterson, who arrived yestcrdav from Fort Rock, is again in the employ of the government Tn his vocation as a hunter and trapper, having been reappointcd last week. He has been assigned to the old Null doom mining camp east of Jerome function and will for few months hunt down coyotes which are becom- inp a nuisance to the country. Pat terson wins this distinction through his fine record as big game hunter, mainly in killing mountain lions. Freak Storms.
 Reports received during the past week by the $. F. ?. &, P. in this city, show that summer rains have been of the usual freak character. East of Humboldt to Crown King the fall has been light, while from Ash Fork to as far south as Hillside the coun- try has been drenched daily for the past five days From Cedar Glade into Clarkdale along the Verde val lev line, the dry wave continues un- broken. while from the r. & E. june ton to Dewey, good rains have fallen. The A. & C. line still is dry as a bone. and the country tapped by the Poland branch has been affected like wise.
 (From Saturdays Daily)