Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-29

<1ned myself to the mining districts Of
northern Yavapst in course of devel-
cpment. | have concluded to give Mo-
have county q turn and for this ptlf-
bose am now at Kingman, intending
tomorrow to run up TO the Chloride
mining camp, twenty-five miles north
Wesst from this place, over the new
railroad which Kenefick and Lusk are
building from McConnico Junction,
four miles west of Kingman, to Chlo-
ride. Twenty miles of track are al
ready laid and the read into Chords
"a camp which has of late attracted
considerable attep,ion-.s expected to
be opened for traffic in ths early part
of next month.
1t might be well at this point to take
slight preliminary survey of Mohave
county, which. situsLed at the extreme
northwestern corner of the territory,
is bounded on the north by Utah, on
the west by Nevada and California, on
ahe south by Yuma county and on the
east by Coconino and Yavapai cOun-
ties. 1t gives one a pretty good idea
of the magnificent distances Of the
territory to remember that starting
from Phoenix, situated 200 miles from
the eastern and $50 miles from the
southern boundary OF Arizona, 1876
miles have been travelled northward
from Phoenix to reach Ash Fork
Then lis westward to make Kingman,
and from this place one can go an
other fifty miles to the west and $50
to the north before getting beyond the
boundaries of the territory.
Mohave county itself covers an area
of 1872 miles from north 20 south and
eighty-four miles from east to west
the Colorado river separating it from
Colorado and Nevada.
1t is by no means an. easy county TO
get over, being traversed north and
south by seven distinct ranges of
mountains. Some of these mountain
ranges are covered with heavy
growth of timber while between them
are valleys with a good growth of feed
on which cattle thrive well.
The principal Interest Of the county
is not, however, agricultural. but dis
tlnctly mineral, and some considerable
openatIons have been carried on since
1860; but Until the building of the
Santa Fe road the only means of t.orn-
munlcaton With the outside world
was by way of the Colorado river.
steamers piled on that river from Port
Isabel on the Gulf of Mexico and the
trip to San francisco was a six weeks
Journey, while the same distance can
now be accomplished by way of the
Santa Fe in dwenty-four hours
BEFORE dealing with the .fnintng in
Uerests OF the county, which is what
am here for, it may not be out Of place
10 STATE that MQhave, Ike the other
counties of the territory. has an ex
ceiLent system Of public schools, being
DIVIDED into e.even districts with five
grammar and seven primary schools.
K1ngm2n, the capital. has a handsome
high school building with accommoda-
lions for 200 pupils and there is a
good school house also at blackberry.
The principal towns in the county
are kIngman, White Hills. Peach
Springs, blackberry, Signal. Cerbat
and Mineral Park
Kmgman IS evidently busy ana
prosperous little town. Situated on
the main line of the Santa Fe about
fifty miles east OF the Colorado river
it has a population of one thousand
and is blessed wish an excellent water
supply from copfous springs in the
adjacent mountains. There are some
sltbstanH alsblsiness blocks and a num- i
Der of comfortable residences and a
large trade is done here with the sur
rounding mining districts
1T IS gOI0d deal warmer in King |
man than in Prescott, but the temper
allure rarely rises in this, the hottest |
season of the year, mucn beyond 100 |
degrees and it tempered by an almost !
constant breeze.
Tomorrow I hope 10 gather some !
news that will ibe of interest to the |
mining section of the community at
Chloride and the neighboring camps.
R. J. H. FRY.