Mohave County miner., 1892-07-09
White Hills Pay Streak
Newsy Letter From Our Own
Correspondent.
wHrr Hills. ARrzosA. July 2. 90.

send you the camp news AZ promised
and would probably have continued to
neglect you II it had not been for mick
ey" Nelson who insisted on the MINER
hearing an account OF his mountain lion
hunt. mickey" arrived in camp Sun.
day and was consuming largo quantities
Of "Soda Water" when word was brought
in bv tenderfoot that q large lion was
sleeping in the shade up the yulch.
Mickey at once organized posse, and,
with the Thermometer lie in the shade
started out to slsy the "varment." A
tramp of two miles through the bot sand
brought the party TO the spot, when an
over nervous young man In the party
fred off his pistol and aroused the ene-
my which proved to DO little NANCY,
half grown coyote. The party returned
tired out and disgusted and continued
the consumption Of soda. While over
hauling the arms few hours later, Mr..
Murphy accidentally discharged his shot
gun. the charge just grazing the abdomen
and inficting slight fesh wound. No
other causalties reported.
Aspark from booming trash pile set
fre to Mr.. Orin Psssley's bed the other
day, completely destroying the same.
Hence his sudden return to town.
Pursuant 10 call the miners Of this
camp met at the new Taggart store Mon
day night for the purpose Of organizing
new district, naming the town, petit
tioning for postoffice, etc. The meet |
ing was called to order by w. II. Taggart,
who stated the object OF the meeting and
nominated Judge Schaefer for the chair
and Cali Wright secretary. Judge
Schaefer made quite lengthy speech,
calling the attention OF the miners to
their various needs and expressing the |
wish that all differences now existing
might be amicably adjusted After con-
cluding his little talk the Judge asked
for suggestions for name for the
new district, and after several were sug-
gested the name OF 'Indian Secret
mining district was unanimously adopted.
Next in order beinga name for the camp,
considerable discussion took place, quite
number favoring the name of ''SchAef.
erville" in honor OF the Judge, but he
declined the honor, and the name Of
"White Hills" was unanimously chosen.
1853 men were present
'Old timers" say that our camp comes
near being genuine booming bonanza
camp than anything seen in many years.
Strangers, after viewing the mines
almost 90 Wild, with the prospecting fe-
YER, and all who cannot remain swear
they viii return as soon a. possible.
Several town lots have changed hands
in the last few davs At fair figures. One
lot was sold by w. g. Carleton 70 San
Francisco parties for $3.50, and another
was sold by Jack Wood TO Mr.. Gallagher
Of Prescott for. 800, all Of which shows
confidence in the camp.
Quite number Of strangers are ar.
irving in camp and most Of them have
money, and are ready to purchase any.
thing in the way Of mining property that
10 for sale, but the owners mostly prefer
TO keep their mines 40 they are rich
producers from the grass roots.
The new store Of the w. H. T. Co. in
almost completed and part Of the stock
is already in place.
Quite number Of the boys have Gig
nified their intention Of celebrating the
4th OF july by taking bath which is
quite luxury with water at $500 per
barrel. However the scarcity Of water
will soon be thing Of the past, as il
has been discovered in seversl places,
and is being developed as rapidly as pos
sible, and it is only question Of few
weeks when we will have an abundance.
The first wire silver discovered in the
district was uncovered in the "Chief Of
the Hills last Monday.
Mrs. Hunt, Of the Sandy, arrived last
Monday and has taken charge Of the
boarding house at Judge Schaefer's camp.
General Washington Of "qnekumber"
fame passed through camp Tuesday on
his wav to Weaver district from King
man He will move his boarding house
to White Hills at once.
Arthur Cordner and party from Pres
colt visited the camp this week and
tried to purchase some real estate, but
owing to their time being limited they
did not succeed. They will return in Q
few days and remain some time.