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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21
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The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

Rsruey Viereck was over from Doe
nov ths last of the week on business
nnnnuected with the leasing of the Vier-
ocr farm to his brother William.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

J. 5. Groll went to Seattle this week
WIN his new steamer, the Arthur g.,
lOr INSPECTION. The inspectors tried to
reach Lopez last week but missed the
Buckeye at WhatcOm and then started
on the PA. F. Co.'s steamer Eclipse,
out were compelled by rough weather
10 turn back.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

A. Z. Kittles is in the city seeking
10, 10, charter for boat which he and
Wei. victor Mcconnell are having built at
W. west Sound. They expect to conduct
nih operation with the fishing BUSH
ness m The coming season. The Robert
heia shop is making the boiler for the
GOAT, -Fairhaven Herald.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

DR.. Capron has bought from Mrs.
Nichols the building nearly opposite
the ISLANDER Office occupied last year
asa photographic studio, together with
the land that it stands OH. He will
have it nicely fitted up for an Office.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

Mr.. Stevens is making the adjacent
forest ring as he yields axe and maui
in getting out cOrdwOOd.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

Weare manufacturers agents for the
pook Island Pl6w Co. Call and see, if
r r are needing anything in farming
mocLiuerg. Martin Il Jensen.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

Mrs. ]. G. Ballinger gave a "chafing
dish" party Saturday evening in honor
OF her guest, Miss Jessie Spencer, of
falrl'ayen. The ladies present were
Mrs. Joseph Sweeney, Mrs. Farms
worth, Mrs. Richard Ruflin, and the
Misses Boyce, Pooler, Thacker and
Sweeney.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

Misses underwear i'm combination
suits DC aud SOC. Saxony and Zephyr
vars, Zoe per skein. 1900 pairs of shoes
and rubbers from l5c to $500 per pair.
Plenty more of that cheap underwear
at Doc per suit. San Juan aiding 60.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21
CLASSIFICATION OF COUNTIES

Acknowledgement Says 1t Is Not Governed
by Recent Census
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

uiss Kate Buckley was recently
,acted to position as primary teacher
t :" tive Fairhaven schools, but did not
accept
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

cord TO Sutcliffe & Hill, Whatcom,
l., SAMPLES of Wall Paper and Paints.
IT, M will be sent you free of CHARGE
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

n n Evans, of the Frizell Hardware
Company, Whatcom, has been solicit
~. or Orcas island during the week.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1901-02-21

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apple box for northwest use up for dis
I arS at the annual meeting in Port
,aLu. Ii was finally decided to adopt
GU, uoA containing 2,l5O cubic inches, as
tT n with l,S46 cubic inches in
o ohe california box. The association
LnIS Se "alia Walla as the next place Of
D n, It's annual meeting, and elected
w., A. u. Blalock president, G. F..
OSS,u"unewater, secretary, and w. s.
com tl, treasurer, all residents of the
>Oui'hg convention city.
tim ina California editor says: Gan old
and el was IN our Office the other day,
no , saiu when he was boy at school
iSoa eau az MS lessons something like this:
tho III, .ne COW. Is the COW nice? Yes;
fas, W" can run. Can the COW run as
70 ' Ss as Ihe horse?' But the latest up-
lila aa'e style of reading by the average
Az. ~ US follows: Get onto the COW.
Can ~ she butte? Sure, she's corker.
Con ue COW get a move on herself?
in j. sue sue. mum like boss? No, she amt
~ II with hoss.'u
SeattIa Meiien returned Tuesday from
his trad where ne has been working al
had n"n His little four-year-old son
plav"m"e, OF his fingers so badly cut by q
The am aue with Ratchet Monday that
sarv Putation of it was found neces.
byn W, was amputated and dressed
occurroS wright Tuesday. The accident
soon as shortly before dark and rs
horsea az possible Mrs. Mellen secured 3
the I;, ana cart and drove to town. with
In The -, ooy, arriving here at / o'cloct
the it'll turning. The doctor saws tina,
bravelv o ,ei'ow endured the operation
plant ana without a word Of com
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25
Woman Shoots Husband.

At Chloride last Monday evening
Mrs. ID. G. McDill shot and dangerously
wounded her husband. We learn the
facts regarding the affair TO be as fol.
lows: McDill was inclined to indulge
in the flowing bowl although the wife
protested vainly against it. Month
after month the pay check, or a good
portion of it went over the bars of the
town. At last the wife in desperation
declared that she would kill the man
who thereafter enticed her husband
into a saloon. Monday Sam Rhea and
McDill went over to Mineral Park and
returned in a cart, both under the in.
fiuence of liquor They drove up to
the McDill home and getting out of
the cart were met by Mrs. McDill, who
upbraided Rhea for getting her hus-
band drunk. Rhea abused the woman,
who rushed into the house and got a
pistol and at once commenced firing at
him. He was standing on the opposite
side of the horse and in spirit of bra
vado told the woman to keep on shoot.
ing; that she could hit nothing. Nc.
Dill was standing close TO Rhea and
one of the shots struck him in the side
glanciDg downward toward the groin
The wounded man fell to the ground
but the woman kept on shooting al
Rhea until the gun was empied and
then she quietly reloaded and started
in again. Rhea turned aud ran, but by
miracle was not hit. The horse was
shot in the leg aud ran away, scatter
! ing the contents of the cart all over the
country.
McDill was taken into his home AND
the doctor sent for, who pronounced
the wound fatal. Mrs. McDill was il
hysterical condition and stated tina
she cared little what became of her, a.
her life had been ruined by her hus
bands appetite for liquor, and ex
pressed regret that she had bit her hus
band instead of Rhea.
District Attorney Dickson went over
TO Chloride Tuesday aud instructed
the officers to hold the woman pendinI
the result of McDill's wound. So ia
the man has been getting along NIGEL
aud it is thought that he will recover
The act of Mrs. McDill, while deplor
able, was only what could have bee
expected of woman driven to desper
alton.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

An Indian school boy broke ont
with the small p0x the first OF this
week and is quarautIued at the Indian
camp west Of town. The case is a mild
one aud the old Indians claim that it is
not the real thing, but that the little
fellow is suffering from blood poison.
The story they tell is that the boy had
picked up an old sock aud in uuravel-
ing it put part of it in his mouth
while be used both hands ia the work.
His mouth broke out in sores shortly
after this aud the mother thought that
the use of soda lye would fix him all
right aud washed hi mouth out with
it. The little fellow then broke out
on the body with rash somewhat re-
sembling smallpox. He has very
sore mouth.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

The railroad we'll at this place was
forced to uspend operations the other
day on account of the big body of water
encountered at depth of 100 feet.
The pumps are unable to handle the
volume of water pouring into the we'll
from all sides and until a pump of
greater capacity is received the further
development will have TO cease. The
well is now supplying $4,000 gallons
of water daily, fully enough to meet
the present demands of the company
at this point.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

1t is understood that the side tracks
in Kingman yard will be heightened
out to accommodate the big trains
that have so often been compelled to
saw past at this point. There is at
present but half enough trackage
to accommodate the business of the
road aud that this matter will be rem.
edied at once is assured.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Sam Watson came up from the Nee.
dies the other night for days visit in
Kingman. He came down the river to
Needles from Quartette to look after
the shipment of freight to the big min
ing company. He went back to Nee.
lies Thursday evening.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

J. G. Doty, of New York, arrived in
Kingman last week and has been ex-
aiming the turquoise mines owned by
James W. Haas, near Mineral Park.
The mines have been operated by Mr..
Doty for nearly year past and have
produced large amounts of excellent
gem stones. Thursday Mr.. Doty made
a payment of ten thou sand dollars to
Mr.. Haas.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

The committees appointed to look
after the proper celebration of the
Fourth of July are getting down to
business and will have an elaborate
program ready next week. The com
mittee meet Monday evening and will
make its report. There has been sub
scribed about zoos so far and more is
TO follow. 3OOS is to go in to the drill.
ing contest and the miners are getting
ready for that event.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

p r. Ball, accom- panied by Clarence
Dunbar aud Clayton Metcalfe, depart
ed for Phenix Thursday with nearly
800 big and little goats, recently sold
by the Maguires to Mr. Frszee, of the
Grand Canal. 1t will take them a
month to drive the herd to their des
tination,
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

L. W. Sprague, treasurer Of the New
England and Arizona mining company,
was in Kingmau yesterday. The com.
pany is again working a full force of
men at the mines.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

A. J. Otis and family departed for
San Diego last Wednesday afternoon
aud will herea fter make their home in
the city of bay'n climate. Kingman
people will regret the departure Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

There appears to be little doubt that
the oft asserted report that the ore
product of Chloride will be hauled to
Kingman by team is about to be veri-
fed. A few days ago Superintendent
Botsford received notice from the sec
rotary of the company that contract
had been entered into with teamster
to haul the product of the Tennessee
mine to Kingman for the year begin
ming June first. All supplies for the
mine will be hauled by wagon from
Kingman and the teams will load back
with ore. IL is also said that the mer'
chants of the town will also enter into
the new arrangement. For long time
the mi ne owners of the Chloride CAMP
have been appealing to the railroad
co mpary for a scaling down of the
tariff schedule on low grade ores, but
without result. Now as protective
measure they are 90 try wagon haulag'
again and in this way bring the rail
road people around to their way o
thinking. The lead ores of the Chlor
ide camp will not bear the heavy tariff
i'm posed and the railroad people ough
TO consider a reasonable proposition
from the ore producers of the district
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Cal Wilson, Greedy Clack and Fred
pomeroy are getting good ore in the
old Snowflake mining claim, near the
Black and Tan. Samples from the
vein run l62 ounces silver to the ton.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

William O'Dea, George Klempf and
William Dempsey have a carload of
Orc Plata ore at the depot for shipment
to the smelter.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

William Grigg is operating an arastra
on the Colorado river, at Scanlon Fer
~ aud is said to be taking out con-
siderable gold, The mines from which
he obtains the ore are located in the
mountains near the river and are cas-
ilr worked.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Another copper mine in the st,
George country has been sold, the
price being given at l00,O00s. The
mines of that country are sought after
on account of their great richness and
the possibility of early railroad facili-
ties. IL the Clark road should be built
into st. George and south through the
copper belt it would open up the great
est copper bonauzas in the west.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

The first of August will probably see
trains RAINING on the Searchlight d
Quartette railroad. The grade has
been com pleted aud the arrival of ties
and steel are awaited impatiently by
the management All materials will
be hauled up the river and as the stage
of water is now great enough to allow
of deep draught vessels it will be but
a very short time before the necessary
materials are on the ground. This rail
road will enable the company to put in
a milling plant on the river with ca
pacity adequate TO the production OF
the mine. There is no mine in the
state of Nevada that gives greater prom
Use of a wonderful future than the
mines OF Searchlight.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Judge w. G. Blakely has gone to
Aubrey o look after work on the min.
ing properties of the Friends Mining
company.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

+. X. Mckenzie has gone to Boise.
Idaho, on business connected with his
mining ventures in this county. He
has been i'll for several weeks, but be-
lieves that the change of climate will
benefit him.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

j. w. Morgan and Rod Mclean are
timbering up the shaft of the Wanda
mine for Lane and Holmes.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Mesdames Henry Lovin and J. r.
Halsey returned this week from Los
Angeles, where they enjoyed the fes-
tivities attending the Presidential
visit. They report having had a most
ENJOYABLE time.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Hugh f. Kemper returned this morn
ing from an extended trip to the oil
fields of Monterey county, where be
has been examining the property OF
the Kingman Oil and Mining Company
E. Elibee has disposed of all his cat
tie on the range in Wallapai valley.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

After the first of June the Santa Fe
flyer will be run but twice a week, but
the other trains will be run the same
as at present. The lack of patronage
in the summer months is the cause of
the pulling off of the flyer
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

William Kirkpatrick this week To-.
Gated ledge on Stockton Hill the ore
from which shows free gold. He says
that there is good streak of this ore
and that it runs high in both gold and
silver.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Gaddis & Perry Company this week
had the old blacksmith shop building
removed from West Front street TO
the rear of their store building on
Beale street and will it it mp as a ware
hOusa
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25
Mines of the County

George Hately went out to Chloride
Yesterday morning, where he will make
an eyaminstion of the Empire mine, in
rbirh he is interested.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

II. S Buckley, of County Cork, Ire
land. aud w. Weston, OF Colorado
Springs. arrived from White Hills
Monday afternoon aud departed for
the east. Mr.. Buckley represents the
large English and Irish stockholders
in the White Hills Company and had
Just completed an examination of the
property. 1t is said that representa-
tious will be made to the company
looking toward the leasing of the mp
per workings of the mines and at the
same time sink the main shafts on sew.
eral of the properties to depth of a
thousand feet. From the bottom of
these deep shafts crosscuts will be run
to tap the ore veins of the other mines
Of the group. If this is done White
Hills is assured of new lease of life
as the veins of White Hills at depth
will become large producers of gold
At the bottom of the present workings
the GOLD values have Increased to a
considerable extent.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

William Miller returned from a visit
to the Hack berry country last Tuesday
evening ard departed for Chloride the
next morning.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Joe Martinez and another Mexican
have been at work for several weeks
past on the old School Ma'am mining
claim in the Chemehuevis mountains
ani yesterday came to Kingman with
about ton of the very richest kind of
gold ore. The specimens exhibited by
one Of the men we're ribbed with gold
some of them being more than hall
gold.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Albert Newton, mining engineer of
Denver, was in Kingman the other day
He made an examination of the mines
in the Grand Canyon country and will
probably return to this county some
time during the fall months.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Frank NJ. Barnes, who has been in
the Virgin river country, where oil
seepages were reported, arrived in
Kingman Monday last. He says that
there is no oil in that region, but that
there is vast deposits of almost pure
salt. He located several tracts of sal
inc lands and will try to interest peo-
pie in il. MIR. Barnes statement is not
borne out by others who have been in
the Virgin and Muddy valleys, as to oil
Indications. Judge Dunbar, who re-
Gently visited that region says that
great deal of the lands have been taken
up for oil purposes and exhibits q
small bottle of water containing crude
oil, taken from spring near st
Thomas. A writer in one Of the locaI
Arizona papers claimed to have found
asphaltum deposits in the mountains
south of st. Thomas and stated that
there was every other indication of oil
The two valleys show shale and are
capped with great deposits of gypsum
strongly i'm preg nated with salt. From
Indications the two valleys at one tim'
we're an inland sea, which was drained
by the waters breaking through thu
Black Canyon barrier.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

c. 4. Mort came up from Signal Sun
day afternoon last. Mr.. Mort has been
working over the tailings of the old
McCrackin mill, at Signal for a Los
Angeles company and completed the
work last week, The final cleanup
showed good profit to the company.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Owen McNeely is preparing to do
considerable work on the Prosperity
mine, Todd Basin. He will put track
in the tunnel and will push the tunnel
into the mountain on the vein. The
mine has produced a great deal of ore
above the tunnel level.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Steve Tyler aud Jack Poland have
gone to work on the Lady Bug mine,
near Mineral Park. The mine was
opened up years ago by a tnnnel, and
like many other mines in this county,
the exposure to the atmosphere for
several years caused the rock in the
tunnel to slack up and cave off. The
caved ground exposed good ore body,
which will be worked upon as soon as
the ground is caught up. The surface
ores we're of good grade and the ore
found in the tunnel will pay to shiE
with but little asserting.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

l.. NJ. Wood and wife departed Thurs
day last for Long Beach, California,
where they will reside during the SUN.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

George w. wilkins has taken bond
on the Gold Dust group Of mines from
II. j. West aud f. f. Thompson. The
mines are situated in the country be
tween the Gold Road camp and the
Boundary Cone mines. Mr.. Wilkin:
let contract to sink fifty feet on the
Gold Dust claim to Al. James and that
gentleman has gone to work on the
property. The mines are said to show
up good ore bodies and bid fair to be
come the best producers in that conn
try. A claim owned by A. A. Spear
has been added to the West-Thompsou
group.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Tom Burke was ia town this week
from the Thompson brothers ranch at
Coara Springs.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

/ NJ q. Buns and Kean St. Charles
| departed for Denver Wednesday last
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Owing to the disappearance Of their
manager, the gentlemen who are back
ing the mill proposition on the Col
orado river, near Hardyville, have been
badly handicapped, but they will carry
out the project on their own account
They hold bonds on several excellent
mining properties in the San Francisco
mining district upon which they will
soon be at work.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

1 JIG. Phelan is assisting j. F. Phelan
in the butcher shop in Kingman ddr-
ing the illness of Joe Goodwin. go
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

J. F. Phelan this week received
thirty head of fine, fat young beeKes
from J. w. Thompson.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

III. l.. Harris is the discoverer of sew
eral remarkably good looking mining
claims in the Black range. He came
into Kingman Sunday last and de
parted Tuesday morning for the mines
in company of Sheriff Lovin aud Judge
Redman. Messrs. Lovin aud Redman
returned from the mines yesterday
well pleased with the prospects.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

T. +. Pollock, of the Arizona Central
Bank, was in ningman last Saturday.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

H. B. Blackwell and wife, of Cooper,
Texas, are visiting with their son, II.
f. Blackwell, in Kingman.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

f. I. Holiday has been confined to
his room several days this week with
an attack of la mi ago.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Fred Stull aud hank Letter paid a
visit to the Gold Road country this
rrnnlr
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

E. f. Thompson and G. w. Beecher
are preparing to do a great deal Of
work on the Idaho mine, near the
Golden Gem, at Cerbat. They will
drift and crosscut at the bottom of the
shaft, recently sunk, and will other.
wise open up the property.
Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1901-05-25

Grant Thompson this week brought
to Kingman samples of ore from his
mining claims, near Hardyville, that
showed much free gold. The vein
whence came the ore is about four feet
wide and between walls all vein mat.
ter has a milling value. Owing to the
near approach of warm weather he will
cease work on the mines and look after
his own business interests.