Weekly journal-miner., 1919-12-10
City NeeOs In Brief
(From Thursdays Daily.)

AIlOt I HUI SAdJ ~AAAJ-J Small Mining Deal.
 P. A. Johns has sold to C. F. Cham pie for $500 the Rattlesnake mine in Castle Creek district, the deed being recorded yesterday.
 Holiday Visit.
 Miss Agnes Brannen left yesterday for Los Angeles to be away until after the holidays, and will be a guest of Mrs. (. \. Mortenson.
 Jerome Realty Deal.
 James F. Ellis has purchased from A. D. Hayes a tract of land situated in the Mountain View subdivision to Jerome, the deed recorded yesterday being for $6,500.
 Fraternal Mission.
 Colonel A. ]. Herndon, district deputy grand exalted ruler of El&s for Arizona, left yesterday for Phoe- nix, where he will officially visit that lodge, returning later in the week. Visiting Old Home.
 Mrs. R. Johnston, of Phoenix formerly of this city, who will be pleasantly remembered as Mrs. Sadie Overbeck, has returned for few weeks visit with friends, and is. a guest of her aunt, Mrs. J. R. Lowry. Mining Business.
 K. (. Houston, owner of desirably rated silvers in the Pine Flat section, is in the city on business pertaining to his interests, reporting develop ment as proceeding satisfactorily and all properties are making a good showing.
 From Overseas.
 Sergeant Frank C. Welding, who had been destined to special duty at Governors Island, New York, since arriving from overseas about six months ago. passed through the city yesterday for White Picacho district, to resume mining this winter. Road Opened.
 ]. H. Cross arrived in the city Tuesday from his silver camp in Crook canyon, and reported that an auto truck has blazed the way from this city through to that country. Traffic in and out has been resumed and the road is cleare:I for rapid travelling again.
 Climatic HandlCap.
 Enos L. Ambrick, a mining man from Colorado, has returned from Mayer being unable to go into the field on an examination trip, on ac- count of bad weather. He leaves this morning for the Wickenburg section to make observations, returning here late-.
 Barred Out.
 Fred Young arrived from Phoenix yesterday and his destination is the summit of Mingus mountain to in vestigate livestock conditions. He backs out in making the trip on ac count of five feet of snow, but will go to Dewey to take long range view of the coveted place.
 Caught In Storm.
 Frank Erlanger and others of-the Geodetic Survey corps, who were transferred to duty with the forestry service east of Mayer on Sycamore creek, have returned to the city after "bucking the snow" in trail blazing. They report 48 hours of being ma rooned, and without food or shelter They were caught unawares, but for tunately no physical ills resulted. Big Exploration.
 Frank c. Cannon. of Jerome, who follows diamond drilling as a profes- sion, is in the city and Is preparing to begin exploration by this method on the holdings of the Pittsburg- Jerome Copper Co.,, having a contract to bore to a depth of 1000 feet His firm is widely known in this line, and has a battery of plants in action else where in the Southwest
 Big Fruit Crop.
 William Robers of Fair Oaks, visit cd the city yesterday and has finished shipping apples for the season, 5,550 boxes going to Ph0enIz, while less than 500 were sn,d in this city. He had the biggest crop in the history of his place, and with a favorable season next year will exceed this year. He brought two. skilled packers from the coast, who returned home yesterday. The trip to the city was made by automobile, and roads are badly washed out, he stated.