Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1900-05-26
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earth. Another curious feature of |
the desert is the COW tracks, which
stand almost a foot high. These
tracks are generally made during a
rainstorm, and as the ground is then
soft, it is compressed where the
cattle step upon it. 1t hardens as it
dries and the wind blows the sand |
from around the tracks, leaving
them standing in some places foot |
above the ground.
Deputy Sheriff Moore, who shot |
and killed H. Harrison at Washing
ton Camp a couple Of weeks since, |
and who was bound over by Judge |
Mix to appear before the grand jury,
was released on 81 600 bonds.
Messrs. Emmett and White are
preparing to put in an engine and
pump at the placer ground, six
miles east of Florence, with a view
to making thorough test of the
ground. They will pump the water
from we'll and sluice enough gravel
to safely determine the amount of
gold it contains per cubic yard. If
it proves to contain even Is cents to
the yard of gravel there will be no
difficulty in inducing capitalists to
take hold of it.
Contracts for the construction of
three dredgers for the Potholes
country have been let by the Crosby
Enrich syndicate to W. T. Uric of
Kansas City. The latter's represen-
Lative has arrived in Yuma. When
in full operation the syndicate will
require $50 men and over 2,400 cords
of wood per month. Each dredge
will cost $4,000, the machinery
alone weighing ITO tons. At the
same time the first dredge is being
built small steamer will also be
constructed.
1 Henry Lovin is accounted one OF
the lucky ones of Mohave county.
About year ago he received $1,000
for his interest in some placer claims
upon which no work had been done;
few months ago he received $500
for a one-fourth interest in some
claims he had never seen; last week
, he grubstaked a man who brought
, in ore from a 30-inch vein that gave
an assay of 1910 ounces gold and
! 1880 ounces of silver to the ton.
The location is fifteen miles easterly
+ from Fort Mohave. His partner in
the mine is Mexican by the name
Of Jose Jeris. This man has been
prospecting on the river for several
, years past, but was unable to con-
, tinue the work without assistance
3 and therefore appealed to Mr.. Lovin,
3 who, with unfailing good luck, is in
, a fair way to reap a rich harvest.
t Mr.. Mcclure recently approved
and forwarded to the department
s applications from si1ty-four sheep
Y men in Arizona to Craze their flocks
s on the San Francisco and Black
Mesa reservations. In order to test
a the question as to the injury done
b to the reservations by sheep, the
= secretary has set apart the two
f reservations above named for expert
:, mental purposes, and has issued al
a order permitting the grazing O
/. 100000 sheep on the San Francisco
reservation and 100000 on the Blacl
E Mesa reservation. All applicant!
r must agree to abide by the specia
q rules of the department and con
.s tract to pay three cents head toll
q The forest inspectors and rang
O riders are ordered to make MONTH,
A statistical reports to the depart
: ment, showing the effect on younl
# trees, grass, the water supply, th'
!, number of free caused by herder
4 and all other information likely t.
& assist in the final settlement OF tn
N much disputed question. In tn
n meantime sheep men will be strictl
# prohibited from grazing their flock
on New Mexico reservations.
20 A FOLLOWER oE MEASLES man
t, instances a persistent cough follow
TO an attack Of measles. In speakin
W of this Mr.. Walter B. Beel, editor G
m the Elkin, On. C)Times, says, "Thre
9. weeks ago 1 had an attack c
Ell measles which left me with a ba
m cough. | took several doses c