Mohave County miner., 1891-01-17
LOCAL BREvITIEs.

the A. & p. road.
Old man Boreas makes 1t decidedly un-
pleasant these days.
Mulligan & Wilkinson are improving
their house on Third street.
Hon. l.. J. IasselI and ]. M. Boland
took trip out among the mines Sunday.
A. F. Gatewood has two men working
on claim OF his in the valley east of
Wallapai mountains
Geo. NJ. Bowers, superintendent Of the
Nighthawk rhine, was registered at the
Hubbs House Sunday.
Jack 0'Brien and Henry Ewing returned
from their prospecting trip to the .Walla-
pal mountains Tuesday.
Two engineers were killed on the A. &
p. road last week. Geo. Housen, near
Williams and Ben Thompson, near Pres
eott Junction.
The cold weather proved too much for
even the most enthusiastic ghost dancer
and the participants have gone back to
their respective places Of abode.
The cold weather has forced the lessees
on the c o ID dumps tc cease work. We
understand that about thirty thousand
dollars have been taken from the dumps
in the last ten months.
Robt. ROUSE was in town several days
this week. Mr.. Rouise and S. A. Tylor
have lease on the o ID mine, from
which they are taking out about tou of
high grade ore per day.
NJ. A. Knapp, who was 80 severely in
iured by an explosion at Stockton Hill q
few weeks ago, is getting along nicely.
The wounds are all healing up and he viii
be able to be around very shortly.
Booths Bazoo seems to regret the new
liquor law taking effect in the Needles, as
II seems TO have driven quite a number
of its citizens to Arizona and elsewhere
seeking new fields for investment.
Persons desiring riatas, bride reins,
hackamores, quirts,. or in fact any kind
of rawhide or leather work, would do we'll
10 order OF Lew BlakeIy, who is prepared
10 do all such work at moderate prices.
DR.. J. NJ. Marshall. OF Flagstaff, will be
In Kingman January 10 and will remain
one week. Those desiring work done
viii please call early. Teeth extracted
without pain, and all work guaranteed.
Henry schaefr is in from his Gold Basin
mines. He informs us that he has ledge
opened up TO depth Of one hundred and
eighty feet, which averages sixty-fve dol
lars in gold per ton. The ledge is three
feet In width.
At the Eta and Jonathan Mr.. Cum
mings has out carload of his rich ore
ready for shipment. These two claims are
Mr.. Cummings little bank, from which
he d raws his regular little "pile" when
ever he feels 70 inclined.
Prof. s. NJ MCGOWAN, superintendent
OF the Indian training sch ool at Fort
Mohave, was in town Monday. He in
forms us that there are now eighty chill
dren IN the school, and as soon as the
necessary buildings can be erected this
number will be greatly augmented.
VIM. Frost and Vim. Morrison arc
driving tunnel to cut the vein on q
claim which they have located near An
telope wash in Maynard district. They
have struck some very hard rock, bu'
expect to cut the vein in about twenty
feet more, when they look for rich ore
John Tillman, Ed. Gilbert and l.. Kim
eYly left on three months prospecting
trip TO the Santa Maria and Harqua Hall
country Tuesday. Mr.. Gilbert is wei
acquainted with that country and is ir
hopes Of discovering the source from
whence the placer gold found in that coun
try comes. We hope they will be success
full.
The Gold Basin mill will probably star
nm TN, first Of February. A thorough
.amnliny ot the mine showed an ayerag'
a...y value d fifteen dollars per ton for
width Of eigttee.. inches. II is claimed
,ha. the ore can be nired and milled 70
eight dollars per ton iesyipg good mar
gin Of profit for the owners. The propa
bility Is that the company ~iil also pur
chase a mine ol Judge schaeier, sFa Siti
tfsse two mines will be able to taaks
success u their mill.
John q. Kolar, Newt. Smell and Wm
Brown have claim situated about 81
miles south Of Wallapai springs, upoI
which two men are Vorking. They haS
four separate streaks Of ore on the elaif
from two to eight feet apart, and iron
three to ten inches thick each. 1hs or
is high grade, assays averaging over $40
in z,old and silver. The claim il a net
find and these gentlemen certainly haS
- 8attesfog prospect Of taking out nar
little stake before spring.