Mohave County miner., 1899-12-16
Order Of United Moderns.

Last Monday evening a free enter
tainment was given in Lake Hall by
supreme lecturer r. l.. Harper. The
lecture was replete with sage criticism
and laughter provoking anecdote. The
scenes of life from boyhood to old age
were depicted on large screen through
excellent magic lantern slides. Mr.
Harper compared the insurance feat
ure of the order with that of old line
com mpanies much to the disadvantage
of the latter. He is an interesting talk
er, far above the average lecturer of
the day. He was assisted by E. M. FL
liott, S. V. c., and by w. J. Burk, of
Needles, an enthusiastic member of
the order. The hall was well filled
with an attentive audience during the
evening. After the entertainment a
dance was given which was enjoyed by
all present. The gentlemen tried to
interest kingman people in the new
order but no organization was per-
fected. The three gentlemen are en-
thusiastic workers and make friends
for the order wherever they go.
w. G. and Lew Blakely came up from
the Aubrey district Monday. They re
port great improvements in the ores of
the Midas Mining Company in the
mines now under development. A
foot of ore is now in one shaft from
the surface to a depth of thirty feet,
that gives assay results of over 1905 to
the ton in gold The improvement
shown under the limited development
causes the company officers to feel
jubilant.
The San Francisco mine has i'm
proved wonderfully since operations
were begun on it by the Yucca Cya-
nide NJ. & VI. Co. few weeks ago. In
the shaft mineral bearing ore now
reaches from wall to wall and the val
ue is in excess of that in the old work
ings. The company is thoroughly
satisfied with its bargain.
Quite number of miners from the
Sheeptrail mines came to Kingman
/ Monday last The furnishing of poor
! ly cooked food to the men was the
cause of the exodus. Food in plenty
was furnished but the cooking would
not have passed muster even in Chi
nese hashery.
NJ. d. Rocheford returned Thursday
afternoon from Mexico, where he has
been looking after his mining inter
ests. He was met here by NJ. L. Requa,
of San Francisco, and the two gentle
men will probably outline a plan for
the development of their extensive
mining interests in this section.
Eff. Thompson and G.. w. Beecher
went out to Cerbat Monday last to
look into the subject that annually
strikes the mine owner forceably-as-
sessment work. They have men at
work on the Vanderbilt, Prosperity
and Sabbath Bell mines.
Lew Blakely is confined to his home
by severe cold that at one time
threatened to result in pneumonia.
Lew is a man of generous impulses and
his host of friends feel very much re
lieved to learn that he is convalescing.
Eli Hilty, formerly superintendent
of the Merrimac mine, was over from
Chloride Monday last. Mr.. Hilty, who
is thorough going miner, has great
faith in the future productiveness of
the Chloride section.
Lambert Smith went out to Chloride
the first of this week to put men to
work on two mining claims upon which
the assessment work for 1899 has not
yet been done.
Owing to the severe illness of sew.
eral of the members of the Symphony
Club the performance advertised for
this evening is postponed to some fu-
ture time.
Present your wife with White sew.
ing machine. Mrs. Lee, agent.
| If you would have the latest Christ
mas novelties go to Watkins for them.