Mohave County miner., 1886-07-11
THE FOURTH!
HOW TINE PEOPLE OF MIN
ERAL PARK CELEBRA-
TED OUR NATAL DAY.
THE LARGEsT GATHERING o.
PEOPLE EyER KNOWN
IN THE COUNTY.

The morning Of the Fourth of July vhs
ushsrsd In with the usual accompaniment
Of freerackers, giant powder, anviis, pistol
shots, etc.. and after daylight sleep was Ina
possible in our usually quiet town. All day
long the town Was snlivsded by the noiss Of
crackers and bombs and general good fes,l-
ing seemed 10 pervsds the very atmosphere
itself, everybody doing their very utmost to
have good time and get all the enjoyment
possible. The day being Sunday the oele-
bration proper was reserved until the fellow.
ing day.
On the morning of Monday ths noise and
merrinsnt Of the day before we're repeated.
only little more Of Ii. By noon there were
more people in Mineral PARK than at any
tine within the recollection Of the oldest
inbabitant, Stockton Hill, Csrbst, Todd
Basin and KnRman were particularly we'll
represented, while the other mining camp
we're out in full foroe.
A 2.U p. m. the Literary Exercises at the
Court House commenced with few well
CHOSEN and appropriate remarks by the
President of the Day Fostsr n. Dennis
Esq. Of Kingmsn. This was Immediately
followed by the singlng of "Our Glad Ju.
bilse, BY the choir, which was composed of
a number Of ladies' and gentlemen, whose
able efforts added mach to the days enjoy
ment and received frequent and we'll merit
I'd applause. Eb. Williams. ESQ. followed
with a short and thoughtful introductory
address
The speaker was frequently applsuded, and
his eloquen. periods carried the audieno, by
storm.
THIS address though short Was fsrvsnt,
and left an impression in many minds that
will not soon be efaoea.
The next on the programme was ths ting
ing Of the ''Star Spangied Banner. by the
choir and the large audience present. The
Declaration of Independence was next
read by j. w. Stephenson Esq. in his usual
earnest and effective style. The choir shsn
sang the hymh America" after which
President Dennis intro6aosd the Or tor
of the Day W. q. Blahely Esq. Our Dis.
trict Attorney held the attention Of the
large audience for nearly three quarters Of
an hour with an able eloquent and thought
fol address suitable 10 the occasion, which we
much regret we have not the space to pub
lish in full. The exercises at the Court
House closed with the singing Of The Red
white and Blue by thr entire audience.
In the evening there WINS fine display Of
FIRE vorks under the direction 0f Measrs
krider and Clark followed by dance at the
Court honss. Never in the history Of Min
sral Park has there ever been such a social
gathering ~ was present on Monday night,
and the spacious room was hardly able to
accommodate half th,se who wished to
dance. The music was excellent, the hoor
good, the hoor committee attentive and
careful that all who wished to dance were
provided with partners, and dancing was
kept mp almost continuously until midnight,
whom u recess of All hour WAS declared for
supper.
The whole resources Of the falsce Hotel
wore brought into requisition TO sccomno-
date those present. and 1t was necessary to
set the tables two and even three times, be-
fore all were satisfied. There was no lack
Of good things to eat however and all went
away ooctented.
After supper dancing was resumed and
kept up until broad daylight, at which time
all went home Thoroughly tired oat, II was
conceded by all that IL was the largest and
most sucooessful affair of the kind ever Civ.
on in the county, the number Of thoss pres
ent being entirely unprecedented.
The dresses of many Of the ladies present
were beautiful and elegant. and for style
and fashion would compare favorably with
any similar gathering in San Francisco or
in tho East.
Among those present our reporter no-
ticsd the following:
Ladiss--Misses Isabel Eonelli, Alice Bon
ELI. Hamblin, Maekay, West, Murray.
Miller, Annie Roe, Ruby Roe, Hsmie Roe.
Ellen Prisk, Caroline Gross, Lizzie Sbsr.
man, Matte Phillips, Bette Phillips.
Mesdames-w. q. Blakely, Williams,
Sherman, Bucksbaum, Knenoer, Murphy,
Smith, Prisk. @. W. Blaksly. Kay. Krider.
PattrIdge, Haas. Bufdiok Christie, Roe
johnson, Brakeman.
Gents-Mepsrs. Dennis, Kilbourn, Bates,
Larkin, c. II. B echer, All. Smith, kichaeis,
Barry, stenson. Aitkens, X. Gray, 7. L.
Smith. Muesser, Brakeman, Ewing, Kelley,
Watkins. Burt, Crozier, Eliibes. and many
Others