Weekly journal-miner., 1919-08-27
Resumes Mining


 . ment at once, after suspension o some months. The owner returned q last week and yesterday shipped ou quite large line of supplies to begir operating.
 Range Visitor
 J. w. Cook, of cook Brother 5 livestock breeding Iarm in Lower 1 Agua Valley, visited the city yester day and reported farmers and range men as jubilant over big rains and their industries facing a better flu ture than ever has been known
 Hazeltine Not Drilling Here
 That chug-chug noise you hear up on South Mount Vernon street alongside M B. Hazeltine's resi- dence, is not an oil rig working, as you might suppose It is his neigh Dor having the winters wood sawed ahead of the cold snowy days. Country Visitor
 Robert Leavell, a successful dry farmer of the upper section of Big Chino valley, was in the city yester- day and reported big crop in all lines as assured He will send his wife and three children to Walnut creek to reside this winter, in order that the children may attend public school
 Visitors Leave
 Leo Dryer of San Diego and Rob ert Dreyer of San Francisco have concluded an enjoyable visit with their sister of this city, Mrs. ]. Blum berg, as we'll as many friends, and returned to their homes. Both have been visitors in years gone, and met with a warm welcome from old aC- quaintances, who regret their leaving Mining Men Here
 Now making observations of sill yer mines in the Turkey creek country are Charles J. and Kenneth Goode, of Ouray, Colorado, this being the second trip of the last named to that section It is reported an option deal is to be closed and work will be- gin immediately.
 Miners to Leave
 J. P. Pratt and Alex B. Combes leave today overland for section northeast of Seligman, where they will prospect, platinum being ;he metal they desire The price of this article has advanced over 35 per cent as the motion picture business booms, 1 and now is in heavy demand. They are recently from the Indian reser- vations, being unable to get into the same. Quick Work
 Dan Condron, of the contracting firm of Conrdon & Webb, visited the city yesterday from Humboldt and the new $4O,O0O public school building as nearing comple- fion, and will be turned over to th- trustees next Monday morning. The fall term begins the following day. The rapidity with which this struc- -ure has been erected and the fine character of workmanship is whole somely commended in the above 
 Mining Deal Confirmed The sale by the Stoddard heirs, of Phoenix, of the Idaho patented mine rear Mayer to the Copper Mountain Mines company, mention of which !. vas made by the Journal-Miner a ew days ago, as reported, for $80, 100, has been confirmed by the ar ival yesterday of the deed for re- .ording. The legal transaction car ies a consideration for this holding If $8l, 500, as against the sum above mentioned. The property is to be- in moving at once. Had Some Force
 ]. E. Carrigan, an arrival from the late Creek range on Saturday, re- ,orted a freak rain that occurred on friday, in which a cloudburst was he principal actor and the country overed was less than quarter of nile square. This funnel shaped vol me bored a hole in the formation o a depth of six feet, while the out ying country was only sprinkled. darlington says there is big tank lied up to get the benefit of water or his stock.
 Back
 J. T. Clotter and Benjamin Purdy cached Prescott on Sunday from fanuelito, N. M., overland, driving heir two pack mules, and are very luch disappointed in not being able 9 enter the Navajo reservation and egin prospecting. Clotter is from he Vulture country, while Purdy, ousin, comes from Durango, Colo. hey have changed their plans and : i'll go on to the desert this winter l the Harqua Hala range, or until | le Indian reservations are thrown pen, which probably will take place | the latter part of December. Springs
 E. H. Meek has returned from his ossil creek hot springs, where he as started to make improvements