Mohave County miner., 1884-06-15
Local Brevities.
NYe editor is away.

Judge Russell of Blackberry paid the Par
 visit last Wednesday.
 CH. Jackson returned from his trip tc Signal Wednesday evening.
 Abe Bateman and Louis Never left Sigma
 for San Francisco last Monday.
 Pr.f. Ottinger of the Argo smelting work
 came in on yesterdays blackboard.
 WIZ. Geimann, the gentlemanly agent o
 the Blackberry mill. was in town last week
 Apache county papers are waxing wroth, ovar Che county seat and Mormon questions
 Yellow fever has again broken out n Quay mas. Several deaths have already occurred
 Kjngman merchants report a consider abl. increase in business during the past week.
 A. E. Fay and wife of the Flagstaff Cham pion have gone to Los Angeles for short
 trip.
 J.K. Mackenzie and E. F. Thompson want out locating bonanzAs last Wedncs- day.
 The latest rerort from the Quiiotoas is that the population has dwindled down to about 100.
 It is currently reported that the Southern Pacii, liI- ,ad bridge at Yuma has been washed away.
 John M. Murphy left on the train Mon day evening for Prescott. He will be gone about ten days.
 James Smith has been furnishing his patrons with excellent beef and deserves to Do we'll p ttronized.
 Jud Russell has applied for a charter for branch of the SIzerac Club to be es- tsbli shed at HacFberrv.
 -. The Mayor and four ex-CounLilmen of Tucson have been indicted by the grand izry fer malfeasance in office.
 George Haygis, watchman at the Signal mill. dled week ago last Friday from acci- dentiy drinking sulphurio acid.
 Louis Davidson took the west-bound train from Kingman on Tuesday morning He is of for business trip to San Fran cisco.
 A lot of flour and beans to be distributed ct Blackberry among the Waliapai Indians crossed the r.vsr last Tuesday and Wednes- day,
 Miss Kate Cornell has returned to her home on the Sandy from Los Angeles, Cal. where she has been at school during the past year.
 It is intimated that ", s. Clark will bring back with him bIuShing bride. provided there are any blushing brides to be found in California.
 We are under many obligations to Capt. J. A. Mellon of the steamer Mohave for numerous courtesies extended to us during | our stay st the Needles. It isslid thGt the Atlantic and Pacific railroad company have to pay one hundred | dollars day for the use of the steamer Aohsve at the Needles ferry.
 Daniel Bonelli. writing from Rioville. Nevada, says that the Colorado river at that place is now higher than at any period in the memory of the oldest inhabitant.
 Goldman & Burke are still running their ferry at the Needles and will take passen- gers across at any time, day or night, all assertions to the contrary notwithstanding. Eugene de Slbls. president of the Planet smeltiEg % uplny, went back to San Fr4n- cisco last Wednesday. The company have twenty tons of copper matte ready for ship msnt.
 Abe Bateman left for California on Tues- day and will be back in 10 days. He has f, k,c, | tsrial for tss Pacific Copper mine, on which work will be com neuced as soon as he rt. turns. W. J. Chamberl in of the Kingman samr. ling works has been to Denver and was e1 psoted hone yesterday. During his ab- { sence NIT. Mclaughlin, an assayer from Denver. was in charge of the works. We , understand that he will remain and take -, the responsible position of assayer for the I works.
 The pay car of the A. 6 P. railroad passed 2 over the line last Wednesday and the boys were made happy by receiving their allow anoe for April They don't like the idea of being kept waiting six weeks for their money however and zee no reason why they , should not be paid within ten days after their month is up.
 One hundred feet of the west end of the Yuma ridge has been washed away. and i, \ is expected that more will follow. Several miles of track on the bank is also under I, wster and affairs at Yuma are in & similar condition to the present situation at Pow . ell. The Steamer Gila. Capt. Polhemus, is transferring freight and passengers for the Southern Pacific.
 Capt MelIen of the steamer Mohave in- ., forms us that SOO,OOO young shad were de- posted in the river at the East Bridge last Sunday by the Fish Commissioners. The young fish were lively and in good condition P Some twelve years ago Clpt Mellon put 3oo catfish in the river st Fort Mohaye but says u he has never seen or heard of them since. V We hopee5 hear from these young shad ti scon.