Mohave County miner., 1884-04-06
THE LATE DISASTER.
Funeral of the Victims
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The Largest Gathering Ever
 Known in RiOhaVe County.

Known in kiOhaVe County.
 Last Monday, commencing at an early hour and up to three o'clock, the time set for the funeral, people roured into town from the surrounding mining camps, and | every hillside sent forth it's quota of miners to pay the last tribute of respect to the un' fortunate vict inns of the sad aco ident of the day before We doubt if the town of Min l eraI Park has ever had within its confines a l larger concourse of people than were as l sealbled together last Monday. No sooner ! was the news disseminated about than the l pick and shovel was dropped, and the mln 1 CTS at once made their way to the Park to l testify by their presence 2t his grave the respect which they bore one who for many years handled the pick and shovel with them. For many years Moss Steen was the trusted engineer of the Keysbone mine, and it is to his care, watchfulness and strict attention to duty more than to any l thing else that TO accident ever occurred al inc mine. No miner ever descended into
 that mine but felt that as long as the hand of Moses Steen controlled the engine that he was safe. His popularity and the gene
 raj esteem in which he and his family were hold among the miners was shown by the presence at the grave of every miner who was near enough to be there in time
 The natl onal colors floating to the breez' at half mast from the liberty pole hich h. himself helped to raise, early betokened
 that the town was in mourning, and VIC may trutafully say that no family was ever more sincerely mourned by friends ano neighbors than that of Moses Steen.
 The bodies of the three victims lay in tn Palace hotel all the morning, and nearly
 everybody availed themselves of the oppor tuuitv to t Ike a last look at the woll-known
 countenancas of this much respected family | Tle funeral services were held in tht
 Court House. and were conducted by in Rev. J. T. Pierce of Flagstaff, assisted b'
 NIessrs. Bla1ely, Hamilton and Davis Th' Court room was crogded to its utmos caploity and mlny stood outside unabls to
 cain sdm1ttanee. The eofin5 containing
 the remains were brought in by the pal
 bearers and laid side by side on tables Il
 fiji. center of the room. The coffins wer
 q c,verad with evergreens and bouquets 0
 wild RaSssrsssEib9tes of love and respect Am da6k { aaaaath, broken only bl
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 otes of the claim or claims in com t non, made by or under the direction g f the United States Surveyor Gen V ral, showing accurately the boun- 8 aries of the claim or claims, which 2 hall be distinctly marked by monu- I nents on the ground, and shall post ( copy of such plat, together with 2 iotice of such application for pat ( mt, in a conspicuous place on the | and embraced in such plat previous 2 o the filing of the application for | ,atent. and shall file an affidavit of : t least two persons that such notice | las been duly posted, and shall file t opy of the notice in such land ctfice { nd shall thereupon be entitled to patent for the land in the following laner: Tne Register of the Land )eTica. rpon the fling of such appi { .ation. plat, field notes, notices and { .fidavits shall publish notice that .uch application has been made, for la period of sixty days, in a news 5aper to be by him designated ss published nearest to such claim; and le shall also publish such notice ln lis office for the same period. The claimant at the timS of filing thls application, or at any time thereafter .i.hin the sixty days of publication, shall Tle with the Register certiti rate of the United States Surveyor General that $500 worth of labor has been expended or improvements made upon the claim by himself or that the plat is correct, with such further description by such reference to natural objects or permanent monuments as shall lden- 6fy She claim, and furnish an accur- ate description, to be incorporated III the 1aten.. At the expiration of the sixty days of publication the clam ant shall file bis affidavit, showing l that the plat ard notice have been posted in a conspicuous place on the claim during such period of publ ca tion. If no adverse claim shall have been filed with the Register and Re ceiver, of the proper land office at the expiration of the sixty days of publication, it shall be assumed that the applicant is entitled to patent upon the payment of five dollars per acre to the proper officer, and tlat no adverse claim exists; and therefore no objections from third to the issuance of a patent shall be heard, except it be shown that the applicant has failed to comply with the terms of this chapter. Where