The Arizona sentinel., 1900-12-05
News from KOfa.
Kofa. Arizona. Dec. ?, 1900

Kofa, Arizona, Dec. ?, 1900.
 The recent rains and consequent higf water in the Gila have not affected oul local mail in the least. Mac alway: gets in On time.
 The new air compressor ordered by the company and which will be used tC furnish air for the burlydrills in the mine, is at Mohawk and will soon be in place in the Eill here, the founda. tion being already for the machinery which will arrive as soon as the trans portation from the station can be made.
 Two huge boulders of ore became loosened from their bed at the apex oi point in the mountain just above the Glory Hole, last week and took leisure ly slide down the hill, landing about ten feet from the blacksmith-shop, which had. they encountered in their down ward flight, would have been hard to find They have since been blasted up and run through the mill where their value is much better appreciated than by the boys of the shop.
 It is with regret that we learn that Billy Mendenhall, who has been the successful operator of the cyanide de- pertinent here for the past two years, has rendered his resignation to the company and will leave in few days. Wherever MT. Mendenhall may cast his future lot he will be followed by the best wishes of everyone in Kofa with whom be has ever had any dealings.
 Ira Smith, assistant superintendent of the prison, paid the camp a short visit last week. We hope to see more of Mir. Smith in the future, when he will be the Father" of neighboring camp.
 Miss Lottie Lewis arrived from Yuma the last of the past week and opened school here on the following Monday. There is as yet no school house but we understand that one is to be erected as soon as lumber can be brought in for that purpose. Sixteen pupils are in regular attendance, so the clerk in forms us and he is in position to know, as ''his duties'' call him to visit the school quite frequently.
 Miss Helena Roach of Mohawk visit ed friends in Kofa Thursday.
 A kodak has invaded our rural soli- tude, and we hear that others are en route. The ladies are now ever array ed in their Sunday smiles for fear of a snap shot; after all, the curse of being ''man" has its recompenses. We don't need to trouble about our face. But stay! should one of the fairer sex get the kodak craze where then would be our place of countenance?
 Capt. Donaldson and family have re- turned from weeks stay at Castle Dome. They were accompanied home by their daughter and granddaughter Mrs. and Miss Baird.
 Mike Nugent keeps abreast the times: on Thanksgiving day a fine Turkey dinner was served to all hands and was thoroughly appreciated by every right minded man who partook; of course though some kickers had to put in their work, but that only shows that our camp is all O. K. We have all kinds here and know that the camp could not run without few kickerS.
 There have beentwo fstic encounters between four well-known citizens, in the past ten days-but as yet we see no 'heads beaten to jelly" The worst apparent effect is a bighead on Mexi- can and broken finger for Felix May hew.
 Socially the King isras in every other way, all right. This was proved be- yond.a doubt by the ball given here Thanksgiving night To the young gentlemen who were the chief promo ters of the dance, too much praise can not be given for the manner in which it was carried out. Had I the eye of a critic and the pen of a poet might at tempt to describe the gay scene: as it is I can but say. ''The ladies one and ell looked lovely, the music was the best ever had on like occasion here, the hall decorated tastefully and the floor in prime condition" The men? O, they were all out in their best and can be described in the one word gentlemen"
 Constable Pete Burke and family re- turned today from a two weeks trip to Auga Caliente where they have been for MT. Burk's health We are pleased to note his improvement.
 Considerable assessment work is be- ing done in this neighborhood as the year draws to its close. Every claim las its quota of busy workers doing the one hundred dollars per claim amount of labor required by law to hold the loca- tion.