Mohave County miner., 1891-06-27

haspoerries are now in the klngman
market.
Deputy u. S. Marshal Brown was up
from Prescott Tuesday night.
The Mohaye Indians brought up some
nice g!een corn from the river last Sun
day. ...
The Needles Eye says that the nights
there are rather chilly. 1t is cold day
in Hades when the nights become chilly
n the Needles.
The gardens in Kingman are looking
fine. Roses have now been in bloom for
the past TWO months and lock as fne as
when they first bloomed.
Thos. j. Christie had the misfortune Of
having fine .horse bitten by rattle
snake last week. The animal died in a
short time after being bitten.
There is less criminal business in Mo-
have county than in any other county in
the territory, there being not one crimi'
nal case before the district court at the
last term.
w. III. Clark, the prize fighter, has
shaken the dust OF Needles IRON his feet
and hied himself across thu desert to a
more salubriOus CLINE. He thought he
was too near the warm place to run the
risk Of being whipped.
The township in which Kingman is
situated will soon be surveyed and then.
the greater portion will be taken mp aud
placed under cultivation. The township
extends several miles into the best por-
ton o. Wallapai vall9y.
G. A. Woodward, who was severely
cut in the arm some time ago at Mineral
Park by Ill. A. Rodgers, came over from
Mineral Park Monday and is now under
the care OF the physician here The
wound has almost entirely healed up and
he is gradually regaining the use Of his
arm.
About fifty Mohave Indians came up
from the Needles Tuesday. They brought
with them all ~inds of their own produce
which they barter with the Wallapais for
-four and beef They also were prepared
TO accommodate the Wallapais with any
kind OF a game from baccarat to Indian
poker.
The Hubbs House has been refitted
and refurnished throughout, and is now
one of the finest hotels on the line OF the
Atlantic 4 Pacific railroad. There are
now eighteen cUUl and well ventilated
rooms for the accommodation OF guests,
and the table is the best in the county
and is well patronized.
The little Indian boys, who have been
at the Indian school at Fort Mohave for
the past eight months, have made Won
derful improvement. Much more so
than white children could possibly have
done in the same period OF time. The
boy Jinks can write very well, and his
spelling is much better than most boys
Of his aye.
The law against selling liquor to COM
mon drunk ards should be rigidly en-
forced in this Territory. A class Of bumG
and common loaiers spring up around
town who exc out miserable exis'ence
by doing small chores for crust OF bread
or drink OF whiskey. Should the saloon
keepers set down on this class Of men
hey would have to go TO work or s.irve.
There is law on the Statute books OF
Arizona entitled the Sunday Rest Bill"
that is sadly overlooked. The enforce
ment of this law would etIectuaIly close
all places of business on the Sabbath.
and we do not see shy people cannot do
all their trading on week days and give
the poor overworked clerks a needed rest
at least one day in the week.
John Engelland was seriously injured
a few days ago 10y falling down the shaft
OF the Distaff mine at Chloride. He was
descending OF the bucket and when he
reached the eighty.foot level stepped off
and not noticing that the door covering
the manway was open, fell through a
distance OF thirty feet, when luckily a
projecting rock forced him onto the tim
bers on the other side OF tile shaft. where
he caught on and sayed himself iall Of