Arizona republican., 1898-01-01
FROM MOHAVE.
A Few Notes From the Far Northe- ]
 County.

Hon. l.. O. COwan, member of the Nineteenth legislature, who is accom- panied by his wife, arrived Thursday evening from Kingman and registered at the Ford, remaining in the city dur ing Friday prior to departure for Tue son. Mrs. COwan is a sister of Mrs B. J. Trippel, wife of the register of the land office, and will be a guest of the latter several weeks When Judge Cowan was intercepted yester- day afternoon he was found to be making the rounds in search of a small arsenal, being fully aware that the YaQuiS were a treacherous lot. and it was well to be prepared for an attack. The judge has several mining claims thirty five miles from Mazda lena, in the state of Sonora, and will leave Tucson on Monday next for the locality in which the claims are. It IS the purpose of MT. Cowan to de- velop the claims during the winter. lie is of the opinion that a rich find IS in prospect. The gentleman re- ferred with pleasure to the recent ex- position of mining matters in Mo- have, made through several letters furnished The Republican, and inti- matsd that he echoed the sentiments of many who had seen the half dozen communications on mining. Touch ing few propositions in Mohave the gentleman is here quoted:
 The Gro Plata in Todd Basin is most promising camp. This is b. cated two and half miles north of CeTbat and has been worked several yeaAA State Senator Langford of Cal iforn:a> and.2. c. Wilson were the first parties td0 D any amount of work on the claims, taking out considerable ore. John W. Garritt of Kingman secured the claims and has leased them to Clack brothers, who are getting out Dase ore and shipping largely to Pueb- 10. The ore goes three ounces in gold While silver takes precedence in vol ume, the ore. carryi- lead to some extent. Ddr.ng the fall threa car loads Of ore were sent to Pueblo. There IS plenty of water to be had. Twelve men are employed by the Slack broth IS.
 Senator Baker of New Jersey is op- erating in Cedar Valley, sixty miles south of kingman, for an eastern com pany. The ore is sent to the King man sampler and lots have proven a. wonder, going $500 to the ton. Gold runs decidedly above silver. The com pany has been working the property. the old Arnold mine, three years past
 Latest reports from the Union Pass district are most encouraging. Ma chinery is coming in every week. Cap tail Crawford of Philadelphia. who represents Emmens, Strong & Co. New York, is very enthusiastic over tn. proposition, and he is ably sec onded by Hon. o. D. M. Gaddis Of klngman, who is largely interested in the district Col Ewing is in the field working claims near the Union Pass company and has fine prospsc' s.
 Referring to the prospective railway up the Sacramento valley, Judge Cowan said that it was a scheme that is meeting with favor in Kingman and all along the valley, where the biggest mining camps in the county are To- cated
 "The transfer of water from the Col orado to the Sacramento valley means an immense outlay of money, but it seems to be the only plan to obtain & large volume of water, an article that is, as rule, very scarce outside of Kingman," said the ex-legislator and probate judge.
 "Kingman is looking up, the mer- camille houses being pushed with orders," the gentleman was pleased to remark PITTOCK.