Mohave County miner., 1899-05-27


claim runs east and west, or parallel
with the street, and the 300 feet on the
south side takes in many houses and
lots. They are sinking shaft close
by and have put up notices warning
people not to trespass or build upon it.
No attention, however, is being paid to
the warning and the lots are all located
and tents and buildings going up the
same as elsewhere.
John Flynn is finishing his new
home ON Tennessee avenue in grand
style by enclosing the house and yard
with neat fence Water has made its
appearance in the well he is having
dug, but not enough for general use,
and it will be sunk several feet deeper
to make a good water basin. The new
residence has just been painted light
pea green, and, altogether, Mr.. Flynn
has delightful and charming home.
AS these lines are being penciled a
big tent is going across Tennessee
avenue, carried by twelve or fifteen
men. The men have to struggle man
fully for the tent is large one and the
mesquite brush is hard to push and
pull it through. 1t is headed for the
north side of the street and little
west of the Flynn home, but its ulti-
mate destination cannot be foretold.
G. b. Thompson, the carpenter, has
his new 12x14 tent house on Bullion
street in elegant shape and is impat-
iently awaiting the arrival of Mrs.
Thompson, who is in Kingman, to share
its comforts with him.
DR.. j. z. Holman, who was to visit
the iron springs at Mineral Park with
view of opening health resort some
time in this month, it lying very low
with la grippe at his home in Chicago,
and Mrs. Holman writes the MINER
correspondent that the visit and trip
will have to be indefinitely postponed.
Since these waters have been brought
to the attention of the public there
have been others making inquiries
about them, but DR.. Holman's PROPOSE |
ton precedes them all and no induce !
ments were held out to any of them to |
come. Not only doctors but investors
of other callings have asked for infor-
nation il regard to them.
Miss Hattie Weeks returned from
Los Angeles the past week where she ,
had been to have surgical operation
performed on her eyes by an eminent |
occulist of that city.
The baseball club has just had com
pleted a new play ground between town
and the Mollie Gibson mine. About |
ten acres of the brush and rubbish was
removed and next Sunday they will
have practice game.
The Wallapai mining company is
buying up great many mining claims
and are having them surveyed and
as fast as bought. They |
have corps of surveyors in the field
all the time.
Large quantities of ice from the ]
Crystal Ice Company's plant at King
man are coming into town daily and
but in a month from now more
than double the present amount will
be required.
The drug store is coming so is the
furniture store, bakery and meat mar
ket.
1t may be that an Independent stage
line will be put on in few days to ply
between here and Kingman, so as to
cover Sundays, running both ways.
People have to lay over here from Sat
lrday till Monday now, and the same
at Kingman to get here. The matter
Of receiving mails on Sunday from
kingman would also be settled until
.he railroad comes.
The new mercantile house of Chas.
is now open and doing rush
ng business, and it has already stopped
some trade from Utah that has hereto
ore went to Kingman and Los Ange-
es.
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