Mohave County miner., 1889-05-25

Spring this week.
DR.. Sherman is on tour throughout
the mining camps this week.
B. Moses is now in charge Of the board
ing house at the Flores mine.
John Lynch's residence has been
handsomely repapered and painted.
The Bon Ton restaurant IL being fitted
out with an entire new set Of wire
screens.
DIR. Livingston and wife left Friday TO
attend the X. Of r. dance and concert at
Flagstaff.
James A. Smith this week sold the
Harrison White property in Mineral
Park to John Kay.
II. ii. Watkins is building an addition
to his dwelling. 1t is to be Of adobe,
l3xls feet, one story.
j.. +. Luthy and James A. Smith Left
Thursday to look at some mining proper
ty in the Cedar district.
NJ. w. Henkle Of Mineral Park was in
town Wednesday. ELe has purchased the
Partridge property in the Park.
A strike Of high Grade ore has been
made in the Cupel m me, but We are un-
able to learn any Of The particulars.
Sheriff Lake returned this week from q
trip to the southealt end OF the county,
and he has about fin shed assessing.
Hartley Thompson was in from Coara
Springs Saturday snGl reports grass good
in his section and ca tile In fine condi-
ton.
Miss K. McCiee ammo unces elsewhere in
this issue that she has ,ngaged in dress
making, cutting and fitting. Read her
advertisement.
Mrs. 4. j. Goldman and Mrs. j. X.
Mackenzie returnesl Thursday from two
weeks visit at AIRS. Sam CroGier's at
Truxton Springs.
Alex Mcdonald and his gang of bridge
repairers have been at work during the
past two weeks repairing the bridges east
and west Of this place.
James Twiggs and Jack Kelly have
just completed the contract for sinkhg q
/ twenty-foot shaft on q claim near Flores
for Campbell & Moses.
| The Colorado river is very low for this
season Of the year and 1t is believed that
there will be NO dangerous rise OF the
river a. 1t 10 30 late in the season.
| A. NJ. McDufiie was over from Chloride
Monday and while here bought OF John
Harvey one-quarter interest in the
Russler mining claim in Chloride.
The Taegart Mercantile company are
supplying The Needles with ice, and it
seems TO take large amount Of it to
keep the denizens Of that place cool.
The contract for enclosing the new
church has been let TO William Aitken
for 1895. The bids received were from
all the carpenters and ranged from 1886
TO 1910.
"Hobos," or tramps, are getting rather
numerous Of late. California weather is
getting rather warm for them and they
are on their way to the mountains to
spend the summer. ... ...
Captain Hardy is negotiating for we'll
boring outfit, and If suitable one can be
obtained he will probably purchase it.
II he does the problem as 10 whether or
not water can be found in this formation
viii be settled.
Foster s. Dennis has commenced the
erection Of residence just east of the
Sampling Works. 1t will be Of adobe,
Que story, and when finished will be the
most unique as well as the handsomes'
residence in Kingman.
| Professor Shook, assisted by his wife
and Rev. G.. II. Adams, gave SACRED
concert at Taggart's Hall on Wednesda,
night. Our citizens were well pleased
with the concert. The professor has or
ganized class in vocal music here and
will at the close Of the term give con
cert. a..
Two long term convicts escaped from
the Territorial prison at Yuma on TIT
l2lst inst. Just how they got out OF prison
is not stated. The convicts' names ar
Porter and Walker. They stole boa
and floated down the Colorado river
Parties are in pursuit and it is probabl'
that they viii be retaken.
Judge w. g. Blakely has completes
the taking of the biennial school censu
for this school district. The report show
that there are in this district twenty-nin
children of school age-that Is, betwee'
the ages Of and IS years-twelvs boy
and seventeen girls. This is but sligh
increase over the census Of two years ago
The Globe Democrat Of the 18th ins
says that "the work on the Monarcl
mine is progressing finely" Inasmucl
a. Colonel Besttie and his force Of miner
did not leave here until the 18th inst W
: think the item was q little premature
The "Great Religious Daily" 10 consider
ably off in its mining intelligence from
; this county.
The various departments in the Jun'
3 number OF Lippincott's Magazine are ex