Weekly journal-miner., 1922-02-01
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CHAMPION SNOW STORM OF TIE SEASON STORES MOISTURE FUR
 ARIZONA; NJ TROUBLES COME

Northern Arizona last night was wing with the eastern states as the seat Of winter 4 snowstorm that lasted almost continuously for A hours, at midnight had whitened the hills and valleys, blocked some of the roads and isolated the dwellers in the hills.
 Reports from the various public utilities serving the people of Pres cott and the county, were encour- aging; no breaks iii service weNe complained of by the railway and motor lines, telephone, telegraph and power companies.
 But those. who live in the lonely mountain cabins were confined to quarters. The snow-shoe and the ski were being taken from the back room to be put in use by travellers in the hills. In the city, a sleigh or two made appearance and noise on the streets. The lads and lasseS with the Christmas sleds, however, had not got organized in the face of school and tine continued blasts of wind and the driving and drifting snow According to reports transmitted l to the Journal Miner last night by | the long-distanee service of the | Mountain States Telephone company, | Prescott was in the center of the at | Inospheric disturbance which had failed to reach as far south as Phoe- nix. Flagstaff, although about POGO feet higher than this town, was not getting proportionately heavy snow. Following are storm bulletins:
 Rain in Verde Valley
 JEROME, Jan. 3O-Rain this alter noon dissolved the nearly five inches of snow that covered the ground this morning. CLARKDALE, Jan. 30. Two inches of snow that had fallen here this morning was nearly all melted | this afternoon when the temperature { rose and rain fell for several hours The Verde valley is wet but there is virtually no snow on the ground.
 Humboldt Has Rain
 HUMBOLDT. Jan. 3O.-Intermit- tent rain and snow here today thor oughly soaked this part of the coun- ty. There was some snow on the ground early today but by early even ing it had about all melted. There was continuing rain.
 No Storm at Phoenix
 PHOENIX, Jan. 30-It was cloudy i here all day, but no rain had fallen i uP to 9 p. m.
 Wickenburg Not Hit
 WICKENBURG, Jan. 30.-Clouds today were indications that it would rain before the night was over. There was no snow Monday morning.
 1s Inches at Flagstaff
 FLAGSTAFF, Jan. 50. Tonight after nearly 2l hours of storm, there was more than an l8-inch blanket of snow in this town, while in the mountains 10 the north and south, the fall was much greater.
 At S:3O p. Tn. it is still showing with increasing vigor, and by tomor- row, it is expected, there will have been regular old-time storm. There are 10 reports at this time from the country to the east.
 Hard Storm at Ash Fork
 ASH FORK. Jan. S0-Eight inches of snow here this evening and it is showing harder than ever.
 There was a sharp drop in tenn perature with nightfall and no signs of the storm letting up.
 Traffic Only Sufferer
 WHIPPLE BARRACKS, Jan. 30. Well, this place is looking out on the white, white world The men are well housed and warm. Some of them are enjoying the sight of an unusual snowstorn.
 Traffic throughout the hospital is the only sufferer from the weather, which balls up the transportation scheme