Weekly journal-miner., 1919-04-16

Missen had the misfortune to have his horse fall while riding the range and his left leg was fractured when he was caught underneath the an imal. Missen attributes his mishap to being an infantryman and says he was out of practice in the saddle He was a participant in the Frontier Days doings of two years ago in Pres colt.
 Business Change.
 Under judgment given some months ago in the Superior Court of this county, the sheriff's deed to the holdings of the Fair Oaks Or cnard Co.,, was recovered yesterday in favor of the Valley Bank, of Phoe- mix, in which James F. Ford, figures as the grantee to receive the property.
 The sum involved was $4,0O0, and the defendants in the action were H. NJ.
 Maus and F. R. Stewart.
 New Mining Deal.
 Articles of incorporation of the L. T. S Milling Co.,, with a capitaliza-
 ton of $99,000 and shares of the par value of $l.0O each, were recorded
 yesterday Figuring in this move ment as principals are Ben Schur- man, G. T. Thrasher and Dan Lewis, all of Mayer, which is to be the prin- cipal place of business. The purposes of the company are to buy and treat ores for reduction, and to conduct
 mining business generally.
 To the Mountains.
 s. E. Watterson, who had been hunting small game in the Castle creek country during the winter, is in the city with his outfit, and later this week leaves for the Oak creek region on a bear hunt. He will be joined by his partner Samuel Logan, and this summer is to be their last in hunting and trapping. They will locate in Utah to follow farming and cattle raising, and have been in the hunting business for over five years, prospecting patticugatly during the past year, as pelt prices have been the highest ever known.
 Over the Flu.
 Writing from Asheville, North Carolina, Mrs. Bessie Hayward states her son. Harold, had recovered from influenza after having been serious ly ill The young man was in the navy at Norfolk when stricken, and his mother left at once to be with him. He will be discharged soon and his mother states they will at once return to the mining camp of MT. Haywood near Wickenburg. So eager was this youth to serve his country that he ran away from home, enlisting at Phoenix, after being re- jected in Prescott.
 Official to Hunt.
 M. E. Musgrave, head of the Bilo- gica1 Survey Corps with headquarters at Phoenix, arrived in the city Satur- day night, and is anxious to see Ramsey Patterson in action in hunt ing big game. Both are to leave to- day for the country east of Crown King. where mountain lions are re ported as plentiful, and MT. Mus grave states he will discard his of ficial title to receive orders from his appointee for the time being. From Overseas.
 Writing from Trenton, N. J., liar rison Banks states he has returned from overseas with a contingent of Kentucky troops, and for the next month will visit with relatives in Ohio. He will probably locate in Canada to become associated with brother in the printing business. Banks joined the regulars at Doug las, and followed mercantile clerk ing at different places in this coun- ty.
 Death Tidings.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert D. White lett last night for Trinidad. Colorado, re- ce;ving news of the death of son in an auto accident. The young man of eighteen years was getting ready to bring his sister to Prescott overland to join their parents, and in turning a corner the machine collided with another, his skull being fractured. MT. and Mrs. White arrived in Prescott a few weeks ago, coming for the health of the first named, which was improving. They return later.
 Prominent Mining Man.
 J. H. Shockley, one of the best and most favorably known of west ern mining engineers, formerly mak- ing his headquarters in this city, ar rived from New York city recently and is going into the field adjacent to investigate silver property. Mir. placed the Henrietta in its present state by recommending de velopment carried out, and revived the old Homestead, at Walker, which has attained a desirable rating and has been sold to an eastern syndicate. The visitor remains for short time leaving later for the east to return later