Weekly journal-miner., 1919-03-12
Praise Roads.

mining men ot Plnal county, arrived during the week by auto and are in this field to make observations. They praise the Yavapai end of the Blacl, Canyon highway, but are .reticent over the Marieopa strip.
 Made the Rounds.
 School Superintendent Miller, has returned from an official visit to pub, lie schools, in the southern and west ern sections of the county, motoring for a distance of over 400 miles. He reports conditions as good, and the general health of children as excell, ent.
 Out of Army.
 Roy Bell, of Camp Verde, is in the city for short visit with friends, who are welcoming him back from military life. He has two brothers overseas, Don and Ralph, who have escaped injury, although they went lover" several times in the thickest of the fighting.
 Still Blockaded.
 John Burris, who IS operating mines at Walker, visited the city yesterday and stated the snow blockade is stil! disturbing conditions, only few mines being in action. Snow to the depth of over two feet remains and the winter drawing to close has been the most severe in over thirty years.
 Returns From Coast. s1
 William Parr, representative. of the .Head interests in this city, returned yesterday from Los Angeles, leaving immediately afterward for Castle Creek to remain away until the shear ing season ends. Mrs. Parr remain ed at Los Angeles with her parents, 1 Col. and Mrs. A. J. Head.
 Coming Back.
 1 While visiting the city yesterday from Palo Verde, near Phoenix, af- ter trip into the Jerome country, Is. A. Dollands stated he and family and several others would again spend the summer in this section. Last year they were camped out for eight weeks on Aspen Creek, which place pleased all.
 Mining Man Here.
 T. P. McSherry, one of the bes7 known of mining men in Eureka dis trict, is in the city on business, and reports quite a number of properties lin action, with others also being shaped Up to resume He also states | the Copper King continues to en- lgross more than common attention by the big showing made and heavy | ,hipments of ore.
 Will Return.
 Lewis R. Clanton, young mining Ienqineer who was in this section over | two year ago, writes from Brooklyn, IN. Y, that as soon as he is re leased from naval duty as an engl- Ineer, he will return to the country to pursue his studies by the practical rotite. He is a son of Cleveland O.. banker. and it is quite probable he may make an investment. An op ton he holds has been extended. ,. | NJz TL,aoa tTo1ter1DlatGd
 General Manager Colvocoresses, ol 1 the Consolidated, who returned to Humboldt few days ago from the east. visited Prescott yesterday and | in reviewing the copper situation. 1 said We propose to and will con I tinue mining and smelting as at pres ent conditioned on market prices as at present being maintained; it the metal drops much lower there will follow naturally shut down; our production continues as normal, but the custom output has been badly disturbed" s'- Welcomed Back. -fa..
 Lieutenant William F. Wheatley. l as he was popularly known when stationed at Fort Whipple many years ago with troop of cavalry, IS again , in the city, but as civilian. He re- turns to familiarize himself with old time scenes, and on business, and he , is receiving a warm welcome from many friends. This trip he will not visit Whipple, stating that the"buck
 should be passed up to Colonel Wal cutt, who is conversant with rehabili
 tating work now under way at the historic military center. The visitor
 is making Emporia, Kansas. his home where Mrs. Wheatley is residing.
 (From Sundays Dsily) : Jerome Arrivals.
 ] Mir and Mrs. Lester O'Mara, of the