Weekly journal-miner., 1919-02-12

Nitro Collapses.
 c. C. Austin, who had been at Nj
 troo, w. ", has returned to the city
 to remain, and states the big govern
 ment powder town has been wiped
 off the map, with Asheville, N C.
 succeeding to the works. Many Ari
 zonans are preparing to return, whilc
 others will be transferred to the new
 location.
 Going to Kentucky.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert Birch are preparing to leave Nitro, w. Va. and
 contemplate locating in a mining
 town of Kentucky, to engage in the
 hotel business. They are negotiat- ing for a property, is the informa
 ton given by returning Arizonans
 from Nitro.
 Travelling Stops.
 Peter Gordon, the Jerome merch- ant. is in the city and states the big storm has made all wagon roads i'm passable, and only rail communica- ton is available. The road over Cherry Creek hill to Prescott is re- ported to be closed to any class of a vehicle.
 Leave Country.
 MT. and Mrs. D. V. Snowgoose left yesterday for Ossawatomie, Kansas. where they will reside in the future. MT. Snowgoose is manager of the Arizona and Oklahoma Gas and Oil Co.,, and had been here for sometime looking after the local in terests of the firm. The Kansas holdings are now in action, Severely IL
 Mrs. H. P. Schwanbeck, of Cedar Glade, was brought to the city on Wednesday for medical attention, being quite i'll with an intestinal af- fliction, and was placed in a local sanitorium. Her husband accom- panied her and returned home yes terday.
 Another Big Shipment.
 Passing through the city yesterday for the desert was shipment of ap- proximately 10000 head of sheep from the Winslow country, owned. by the Hart Sheep Co.,, and today an other train of 40 cars arrives. News of the desert being redeemed by heavy rains is causing rangemen 10 rush their livestock south as rapidly as possible.
 Is Overseas.
 Joe Winchester, IT,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Winchester, is now sta toned in England, attached to the radio arm of the navy. He states he likes the job, but desires to be dis charged, that he may return to Pres colt to resume his business as a mining engineer. His father is one of the most prominently known min ng men of the southwest, at pres ent residing in Tucson. Taking Layoff.
 Richard Hoskins, who with Henry lob is leasing a section of the Sen ator mine, arrived yesterday from lis camp, and is to remain indefinite y until the roads are opened. He states production goes ahead but shipping out will not begin until late his spring. The ore content is gold, | copper and silver and he is pleased | with the showing made. From Overseas.
 Claude Deming, who will be re- nembered as a resident of Prescott ! when his father, Rev C. w. Deming, | vas pastor of the Marina Street Methodist church, passed through | for Los Angeles, to join lis parents. He comes direct from Queenstown, Ireland He is releas- d from active service in the navy ut expects to be recalled. from Aguila.
 LaVern Crabb of Aguila, Arizona, vas in the city Wednesday, relative O settling up insurance matters of lis wife, Mrs. Nora Crabb, lately de- eased. Mrs. Crabb was a member # the Woman's Benefit Association f the Maccabees, and the command r and record keeper of that order .esterday presented Mir. Crabb with
 check covering the insurance car jed by his wife.
 Mining Men Arrive.
 Louis Goldman, president of the Copper Queen Gold Mining Co.,, sit lated at Stoddard, was an arrival esterday~ from Los Angeles, com ng on business. He remains for a hort visit His brother, Abe Gold nan, accompanies him, and his many friends here will be interested to now that he is recovering from uite serious illness. )ld Mine Revived.
 The Sunny Slope group, situated l Thumb Butte district, is to be- ome active, after being idle for over
 quarter of a century. The prop rty has been taken over under a ease given by J. R. Kyle to w. J. lead, Albert, Theodore and T. P. ( zee. It is stipulated that 10 per , ent royalty of the net smelter re- I 1rns is the royalty to be paid MT. 1 -yle and work is to begin early this ( ,Or+h ,