Mohave County miner., 1891-03-21
Silver, s.ss1S. Lead, s4.421z.

Ed. r. thompson went out TO the En-
pire Thursday.
DIR. Brown, the dentist, went to Hack
berry this morning.
DR.. Brown, the dentist will visit Min
eral Park in few days.
Considerable lumber went out to the
Sunlight mine yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erastus Ellibee were in
town from their ranch Wednesday.
A big load Of lumber went out TO the
Distaff mire at Chloride yesterday.
John Barry, Of the Sunlight mine, was
pleasant caller at this Office Thursday.
Joe Prick and daughter we're in King
man Sunday and Monday visiting friends.
A party Of capitalists from Chicago are
looking over group Of mines in Gold
Basin.
Henry Schmidt, who has been in the
employ Of Crozier 4 Mackenzie for some
tins past, has gone east
Miss Gertie Nelson came down frorn
Peach Springs Thursday and remained to
take part in tina masquerade ball.
The Atlantic & Pacific work train, with
McDonald's bridge building gang, was
sidetracked here for several days this
week.
X. p. Samuels brought in several tons
Of rich ore from the Green Linnet mine
which he had worked at the sampler,
Tuesday.
The many friends Of Uncle Charlie
Beckwith will be glad TO learn that he is
rapidly recovering from his recent ILL
ness.
s. Nusbaum, u. S. Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector for this district, has
been visiting this section on business
connected with his Office.
A number Of men who were sent TO
gold Basin through a mistake have re-
turned TO Kingman. They expected to
20 10 work for the o. X. company.
The party which recently built q boat
mi. X. Halsey's lumber yard for the
purpose Of navigating the Colorado river
In search Of orange lands, has returned
10 Albuquerque.
A petition has been circulated in town
this week asking donations to fund to
defray expense Of the removal OF the
bodies buried in the old cemetery TO the
new burial ground west Of town
Ben Hamilton win leave in few days
for the new gold fields in Pahrumpe
Valley. Mr.. Hamilton has number ol
locations in the vicinity and is thoroughly
acquainted with the country in and
around the new field. We hope he will
strike it rich.
Charles Meyer, who has been working
for some tirae past developing the Mex
ican mine in Todd Basin, left for Fort
Worth, Texas. Mr.. Meyer has an option
on several good properties in the vicinity
Of the Basin, and We hope he will succeed
in enlisting capital in their development
H.w. Hithcock, who has been out tc
the Gold Basin Country on an assessing
tour, returned home Wednesday after
noon. He informed Us that the mill hal
been running steadily for some time anc
seems TO be doing well. A clean uE
win be made in a few days.
Judge Blakely has received lettel
from Judge Wells stating that term o
the District Court would be held 10 TIN
county on the third Monday in April
From this it would appear that the Fed
eral Judges have no intention Of goinI
back on the old established rule OF settin
ss District Court Judges.
Jeff Bland, Of the Sandy, comes b
hand with the first snake story OF tn
season. He says that while walking a
the canyon near Ships ranch, and a
some distance from the house, be wa
startled by the warning rattle OF th
dreaded rattlesnake, and, upon exsmins
ton, found a member Of the genus ere
tslus on a ledge in the side Of the canyon
Firing his pistol at bis snakeship b
was horrifed to see heap OF what D
had supposed to be choyss, rise up
xriggling mass Of Of snakes. There wer
big snakes, little snakes, long snakes
short snakes, thin snakes and fat snake
all working their articulated attachment
4 TO the best Of their ability. jeff sale
4 into them with vim and had the sail
4 faction Of dispatehing about tWenty-elsn
4 d the vicious serpents before they game
4 the shelter Of the rocks. On his retuf
TO the ranch he exhibited hatful OF ra
( Tee as trophies Of the battle. The ne'
4 morning several parties went out no
4 the ranch and succeeded in killing aoo
4 one hundred Of the venemous rep'lie
4 The Indians have known OF the dsn
4 rattIsrs for years and have always giv'