Mohave County miner., 1885-01-04
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IMMORAL PARK. Jan. End lGa5.

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your paper that you seem TO be snx.ou
for information on tue county seat question
Tho question is plain and simple one v
my mind from the present situation o
things IL tho county. The present Location
is nearer the geographical center of th'
county than any plsos on the railroad nos
oontendina for II. II only shows humnI
nature, that the favored are always grasp
ing sitter more favors. Mount Trumbull ID
the farthsst precinct and school district
from the present county scat, She nearest
route on horseback being over 200 miles
This precinct paid into the county treasury
over $4,000 in ons year, thus ranking II
among the first precincts Of the county In
wealth. Why shonld Its citizens be discom.
fitted because they have not been favored
with a railroad.
Again, she population Of the county Ia
small. Tber were only 55z votes pollsd nt
the last election, and very large number of
those who voted nsvsr paid taxes enough to
penses. As general thing this class Of
men are In favor Of moving the county
seat. They talk about Court House rings,
criticiss the acts Of the officials, and seen
to think that II they only could get the
county sat there would be 20 many chan
nels where they could be useful. They talk
about the inferior qualities Of the present
Court House snd Jail, and say they could
replace them at Kingman or Haokbsrry for
$4,000. This is all bosh. That amount
would not keep the channels Of the ring
smooth. A. for the qualities Of the present
buildinfs, will say that their facilities are
fully sqsal 10 the business TO be transacted. :.
We have good jail with iron cells, 6re-
proof vault to keep the rscords in, rooms
for all Of tho offi,srs and a court room
large enough to accommodate Ave times the
amount of business. To replace the same
facilities ON the railroad would cost not
less than $4,000, though Of course make.
shift could be built for less.
II the business and population Of the
county justified the removal would have
no objection but it doesaot. Out Of the
552 votes east at the late election, 2O2 were
polled within a radius of ten miles from
Mineral Park, while 2t6 votes were polled
ON the railroad, which takes In space Of
country 20 miles vide and ll0 miles long.
The balance Of the vote was scattered over
tract Of country 100 miles wide and 225
miles long. Mineral Park cast the largest
vote Of any Of the precincts. Every town
draws its basincss from the product of the
country around it. In this county mining
is the principal source Of wealth. and Stock.
ton Hill is at present the most prosperous
mining camp. This. with the camps of
Cerbat and Chloride, is included in the 10
mile radius mentioned above; and any Of
those camps Is as liable to give the county n
boom AZ another. A. far as I am posted
in the character Of the mines here, there il
pay ore for short distance down, when the
miner strikes hard rim rock with water,
making IL impossible for the Chloridsr to
work his claim; hsnoe interest lsgs and
work stops at this point. But the leo will
coon be broken. b. Moses. the supe ten
don't of a New York company will bs here
in few days with machinery to 20 through
this rim roch, and believe that within
three months after this 10 accomplished
Mineral Park will have more inhabitants
than the whole county now has.
The finances of the county are too light,
and taxes are toe high at this time 70
think of moving the county seat. When
the last levy was made by the Board I
wanted to make the rate Of taxation lower,
but the running expenses Of the county de-
manded the present rate. and If the county
keeps even it is all that can be expected.
As for the mode Of Legislation in moving
the county seat, il should be left 10 vote
Of the people at a general election; IL shonld
never be moved except by the voice of the
people.
NJ. W. HESKLE,
Chairman Of the Board Of Supervisors.
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