Mohave County miner., 1892-07-02
SILVERADO
The White Hills Camp
Booming.

beeu efecteu Oy the W. III. lARKaIt
Mercantile Company on the main
thoroughfare. There are now over fifty
tents IN town and as soon A. possible
honscs OF everv description will be erect
ed. Men are focking in by the score
and are promptly put to xork.
The water question is now the most
serious thing 10 be dealt with, a. not
enough can he obtained at present TO
supply the demand. The springs in the
vicinity OF the camp have b~en bsiled
dry by some of the big teams that have
gone in there. China Jack has opened
up hashery in q tent and il ready to
furnish bacon and Arizona Strawberries
ad libitum to the hungry wayfarer.
Gin mills are here in profusion and
more coming. Several new stores will
ne put in as soon as possible.
The mines are developing finely. The
Prince Albert, owned by Patterson & Co.,
is showing up better and better AZ dep'l,
il gained. The q. A. X, Schaefer's
Treasure, Horn Silver and others are
showing mp better than on the surface.
A piece OF ore that had been thrown over
the dump ~ waste gave an assay return
Of 2iO0 ounces per ton. The ore 10 Of
soft yellow chloride and horn silver.
Two miles north Of Treasure Gnlch
several lejses have been found that look
fully As good ~ the best mines in the
guIch, Work has been commenced on
these claims and pushed with ell expe-
dition.
1t 10 understood that Haegin and Carr,
the millionaire mining men of the Paci-
&c coast. have made An cffer Of $500. 900
for the bonanza property bnt the offer
has been refused. 100000 10 the price
asked. Should the mines develop a.
well as they show on top, they will GER
tainly he worth million or more. This
amount Of money can be placed in sight
in ti,e Horn Silver o. q. A. X. in very
short time. II does not take much Ore
Of the vzlne Of $ll0O per ton to run up 10
the million mark.
Schaeier 4 Co. are putting on all the
men who are in search u work and il ].
expected that shafts ON the leading
claims will lie snnk down very rapidly.
The Mercantile Company vas selling
goods before they could be unIosded
from the wagon. Prices are high, but
not exceedingly 10.
A uumber Of claims have been bonded
for from thirty to sixty days at good
figures.
Frank Wilson - still in mourning for
his bull dog that died on the trip out.
lie saysthAt there il no affection left in
his heart for any other canine brute since
Bull passed away.
It's expected that a stsqe line will he
put on about the first Of July. The tril
will be made through from Kingman in
ons dav. This onght certainly to bring
oil passengers through yonr town. Ali
orr shipments will certainly be made
over III. same road. II IL conceded f.y
oil that II il not over fifty miles by the
valley road to town.
TIE Fourth Of July will be celebrated
10 the good old early day style. Giant
powder viii have to take the place d
canon and our music will probably bt
the HARMONIOUS jewshzrp.
Several claims have been jumped bu'
90 far no overt act has been committed
Alarge nnm!,er of ints have been jumped
Our oh friend Cof.r Is hero ard thi,
morning has considerable sorrow in hi'
heart over the loss Of fine corner lot
II seems there vas an agreement amoni
the miners that only one lot should bs
staked off by each person. Cofer stakst
off three lots side by side. Two parties
in search Of lots came along and sqn.,,et
on the corner lot aad the one adjoining
Coier says he will law them through al
the cuurtz on earth or bfiox lis ease he
fore the tribnnal Of heaven or he vii
get his corner .ot back. China JACK ha
located nesrlv all the vacant ots in town
bat they are all gradually being absorbet
by the new arrivals in the ca mp.
There are now over one hundred mel
in camp with q prospect that as soon y
accommodations can I've provided Their
will be so great rush that at least thre'
or four thousand people will be in her
in two months.
No better prospect for permsnen