Weekly journal-miner., 1918-01-23

in this city during his furlough, re- turns 10 Camp Funston tonight
 Duck Hunting Trip.
 Attorneys Perry Ling and l.. ?. Spalding left yesterday evening for the south part of the county, where thcy hope to encounter q few wild ducks.
 Mine Owner Visits. Martin Schuber, owner of mines in Copper Basin, was visitor yester- day. reporting three camps now in action and the general outlook quite encouraging for other properties soon to be in action.
 Visiting Coast.
 Mr. and Mrs. NJ. ?. Randolph, the former with the Bradshaw Develop mcnt Co.,, as . principal, were arri- vals from Crown King Friday night, leaving yesterday for San Diego for an outing of few weeks.
 Southern Visitors.
 Dr. and Mrs. E. R. Petskey, of Douglas, the former practising phy- Sician, motored to Prescott Friday, and are making a tour of the north They will stop here few days when they return home.
 Back From Coast.
 C. P. Hicks, until short time ago deputy clerk of the Superior court n this city, returned yesterday from San Francisco, where he had been vIsiting with a daughter and friends, and is to remain indefinitely. Returning Home.
 Mrs. Alice Morgan and three chil dren are in the city from Peoria, near rLoenix, returning home to Cocon- mo county after a two months so JoTrn with relatives. The open Winter m the north brings them back two months ahead of time.
 Again in Good Health.
 Eric Bloom, quite seriously injur- d few weeks ago in an auto acci- -ent, near Hooper, while en route to ~rown King, has fully recovered ana : again at the Pine garage, in which Ie is interested. He has been under treatment at Crown King since the ccident
 r1ere From Cottonwood.
 Deputy Sheriff Angus McDermid, tationed at Cottonwood, was Pres ,ott visitor yesterday, being here on -fiicial business. Mir. McDermid re- ..orts that things are on the boom in that part of the Verde valley and that III unusually large amount of build lg of all sorts is going on. <angemen Return.
 Thomas Orr and c. T. Wrenn, angemen of Navajo and Apache ounties, who had been Investigating he desert country south of Wicken urg, returned yesterday, giving an cnfavorable report of water condi- l ;ons, but favorable as to grazing -hcy will ship a trainload of ewes 10 outhern California for pasturing.
 erde Visitors.
 Mir. and Mrs. Henry Sec and Mr. | nd Mrs. Homer B. Cummings. of Camp Verde, motorcd to the city 1 Friday on business, returning home . yesterday. These rangemen report ne cattle situation as satisfactory 1 nd while the long drouth has affect d grazing, stock will pull through . he winter without loss.
 Mining Man Arrives.
 Clinton \. Patterson, a Denver thing operator, nephew of the late Senator Patterson. of Colorado, eached the city yesterday in auto, ',cm Wickenburg, where he had been 'ooking over the mining country. ater, he continued to Jerome, and -tated he would make a thorough in estigation of this section, before re- 1rning to Pasadena, Calif., where he
 spending the Winter. Nevada Visitors.
 E. l.. Merry and T. N. Chaddick, inning men of Tonopah. Nevada, are II this field Investigating the silver 'fuation, and contemplate remaining ,or several days They returned yes 'crday from the Peck country, and later leave for Turkey creek and Tip Top district. Mir. Merry until cw years ago operated a section of he Ophir on the Comstock lead, and 's quite enthusiastic over silver con- ng back He also has interests in he Leadville, Colorado, region.