Mohave County miner., 1891-09-26

'eaa ore 70 the sampler few days ago.
Reese NJ. Jones, Of Cerbat, sent in
small lot OF ore from his mines in thai
vicinity.
John Marshall, OF Todd Basin, ha,
concluded to yisit Chloride, with an ey,
to the Big Boy"
Monaghan and Murphy, the Needles
merchants, had small lot OF ore run
through the sampler this week.
ii, b. Cox has turned dancing master
The proof OF his ability is good-ii pre-.
llminary exhibition is criterion.
John Marshall has concluded to turn
his gaze toward Chlyride--to +. Fine.
gan's Big Boy, near h,s residence.
A. NJ. McDuifee had carload OF ore
from the Rainbow and Valley View
mines worked at the sampler few days
ago.
The Diamond Joe mine shipped ear
load Of ore to the sam pier this week. The
mine Is now ready to make regular ship
ments again.
A carload Of ore from the San Antonio
mine Was worked AT the sampler a few
days ago and ne,led the owners a neat
sum OF money.
The thanks Of this office are due Mr..
and Mrs. M. w. Scott, Of Stockton Hill,
for box OF beautiful peaches from their
garden at that place
Supervisor Daniel Smith will com
mence the erection Of a new building on
the site OF the one recently destroyed by
fire, at the Needles, in about week.
The Distaf, Chloride, are taking out
good ore, bat this mine is operated by
wealthy company and It's superintendent,
h. X. Buttoiph, confines his information
10 them.
A queer custom oi the WaIlapai In.
dIans Is that none OF the tribe killed or
dying in an unnatural manner should be
burned, bat instead are buried in some
secluded spot in the mountains.
A forlorn.looking animal, which We
have been told is a mule, has been wan
dering aimlessly around town for the past
few days, and is said 10 have recently es-
capped from Charley Merntt's corral.
William HUT, formerly in the employ
OF the Atlantic and Pacific railroad IT this
place, has made number OF locations in
the Needles mountains, few miles from
Franconia station. From one of the
claims he has taken several tons Of very
ri n gold ore Mr.. HUT has been in
town for several days past having his
claims recorded and making preparations
to work his property in good shape.
The question has been mentioned TO
us more than once-why not have the
town lighted by electricity? We are no
but this much We do know
q dynamo Of sufficient power to make the
town blaze OF light will cost bat little
the power TO drive the same is in the
heart OF the town and men who previous
ly strung wire and put in lamps for a
livelihood are in our midst. Pause and
reflect.
Last Saturday the Indians in this Vi
cinity reported to the officers the details
Of murder, committed on the night OF
September 18th, the murderer being
Wallapai Indian commonly known under
the appelation OF Niger, and the victim
was the partner OF his Joys and sorrows,
"a squaw named Quath-a-ma.tah. A
coroner's jury was empaneled Monday,
and an Indian guide lead them 10 the place
where the squaw was buried. On their
arrival at the grave the remains were dis
Inferred and careful examination Of the
BODY was made bs DR.. Dean. The head
vas found to horribly beaten up, presnU-
ably with rock, and the skull fractured
n several places. According to the tes-
,imony adduced from Indian witnesses,
Big Mary aud Quath-a-ma-tah had a
quarrel and the buck becoming angry
,eized rock and beat the poor squaw on
he head until she was dead. The Indian
vas arrested and on preliminary examin-t
stion last Tuesday was held TO await the
action OF the grand jury. The Indians
sav that IL the murderer is turned loose