Mohave County miner., 1891-02-21
LOCAL BREvITTEs.
Silver. s.971s. Lead. s4.3O.

Capt Hardy is still drilling on the
courthouse well.
John Kolar had to take down his wind
mill for repairs Monday.
~. Jerom was a visitor to the me-
tropolis Of Mohave county this week.
Judge J. II. Wright, Of Prescott, was a
welcome visitor in Kingman this week.
Superintendent Benjamin, Of the Elk
bart mine, has been in Kingman this
week
Samuel Crozier and wife were guests
Of the Habbs House this week.
John G. Potts has been busy setting
out fruit and ornamental trees in his yard
this week.
Sheriff Lake and Deputy U. s. Marshal
Brown returned from their trip up the
road Sunday.
Wm. Jennings came up from the Sandy
Monday and went down TO the Needles
Wednesday afternoon.
Lud Bacon was in Kingman several
days this week looking after some of his
cattle interests in this county.
Mr.. Grant, Of tho Denver Mining and
Milling company, was over from the
Park the fore part OF the week.
ia. Riordan, OF the Arizona Lumber
company, Flagstaff, paid this section a
business visit the first Of the week.
Crozfer and Mackenzie have received a
sixteen foot Aermoter windmill which
they will erec: on their well east Of town.
The Indian who assaulted the old lady
in Yayapai county last week has been
arrested and lodged in the Prescott Jail.
A number of men have been tempo
rarily laid off at the Copper Camp, near
Yucca, owing, we believe, to the existing
depression in the copper market.
The dance to be given in Mineral Park
tonight should be well attended by our
citizens. as it promises TO be one Of the
pleasantest affairs Of the kind given in
the Park in long time.
Deputy Sheriff Neal arrested tramp
last Tuesday night supposing him to be
the one wanted in blackberry for theft.
He proved to be the wrong man, how
ever, and the guilty one escaped.
Hon. L. J. LasseIl and j. NJ. Boland
have returned to Gold Basin, where Mr..
IAsseIl has charge OF the mill for the o
X Mining company. The mill will be
started up for long run next week.
owing to the publication Of the delin-
quent tax list we have been considerably
crowded for local space, but hereafter
our patrons viii not have cause for com
plant for lack Of local and mining news,
Snow fell Wednesday in large juicy
chunks, covering old mother earth with a
heecy white mantle to deTth Of at least
two inches. The rain and snowfall to-
gether will be Of incalculable benefit to
csttlemen and farmers in this county.
Geo. NJ. Bowers has let contract for
sinking thirty feet and drifting seventy
feet on the Primerosa mine, in Todd
Basin, to Thomas Mcmahon and viii
Clack. The price agreed upon, we un-
derstand, was sixteen dollars per foot.
The walls Of the old hotel building
should be taken down, as they are leaning
outward and may fall at any moment,
These old walls are very unsightIy as
well as dangerous and their removal
would improve the appearance OF the
place.
Wm. Brown was in from Weaver the
FIRST OF the week. He informed US that
Judge Morton was preparing to start up
an arrastra on gold ore in a few days.
The Judge has good showing and Is
liable to make this undertaking grand
success.
The house warming at J. A. Carrows,
on the Sandy, Friday night, was a de-
lightful affair, and was attended by all
the nelghbors for miles around. Several
rent from Kingman and others were de-
fsrsed only by the great distance to be
travelled.
j. J. Jerome and Foster s. Dennis
will shortly put force Of men on the
Berkely mine in Deluge Wash, Cedar
district, which they recently purchased
Of Tburcio Padillo. The mine has been
good producer in the past and under
the present able management will doubt
less be made the best mine in that dis
trict.
John Brady and Tom Burch have been
working for some time past on new dis
eovery near the old Hope mine, Cedar
district. A shaft has been sunk quite a
distance on fine chute OF ore and drifts
have been run from the bottom Sink
ing In the shaft will be recommended In
sfsw days Mr.. Brady was in town the
6rEt part OF the week after supplies.
]. II. Johnson was fity-one years ol
age Saturday "a valentine in fact) and
his many friends celebrated it in be
fitting manner by pleasant party at hii
flak CraaL rauidnnna in the gvPHiDu o