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Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

A well grounded rumor is current
that there is a big deal on which, If
carried to a successful issue, means
great things for the Cerbat country.
The deal, if this rumor is to be be-
lieved, covers the acquisition of all the
big mining properties in the Cerbat
basin and the erection of an immense
reduction plant. In connection with
this deal is the transfer of the A. d u.
railroad aud its extension to the Colo
RADIO river and its further extension to
a connection with the Utah & Pacific
somewhere on the Upper Muddy. The
deal involves the expenditure of sew
eral millions of dollars and the bonds
for the enterprise are being hoated in
the eastern states by s. b. Mcconnell
and w. n. Gourlay. These gentlemen
are hustlers when it comes to placing
bonds for merltorious enterprise and
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The stockholders of the Kingman Oil
aud Mining Company are jubilant over
the reports from the San Ardo district
of Monterey county, California, where
is situated their large holding of lands
The report received from that locality
shows that it is the richest oil belt of
the state. The Tom Boy Company, To-.
Gated on adjoining land, has just struck
spouter and its stock is now away
above par. The sand was encountered
at a depth Of over 100 feet and the oil
spouted away up into the rigging. The
company has had considerable hard
luck in the sinking of their we'll, but
the big strike more than compensates
them 70 all the trouble aud worry.
The Kingman Oil and Mining Company
will soon be at work on well and it is
hoped that they will soon be contract
ing their product in Mohave county.
All the stock so far is held in this
county.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Henry Letter and William Heimrod
have gone to the lower end of the
Grand Canyon. where they will pros
pect for copper and gold for several
weeks. They are both old time pros
pectors and if there is anything in that
country they pnght T. f1l II.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The Jerome Reporter says that the
Jerome boys who participated in the
shoot at this place last Saturday and
Sunday are enthusiastic in praise of
their treatment by the people of King,
man. We are more than pleased that
the boys appreciate the efforts of our
people in the entertainment extended
their visitors.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30
Mines of the County


In the Midnight mine, at Chloride,
owned by the st. Charles brothers, a
streak of 90 ounce ore has been struck.
The vein is one of the largest in the
Chloride country.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

'ney are sure to carry the matter TO
successful issue once they undertake
the project. That such a scheme would
oe big paying investment is sure and
'he gentlemen should receive every
encouragement in their efforts to put
it through.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

H. J. West, who is in Kingman, re-
ports that his mining properties, near
the Gold Road, are showing up we'll.
The mining claims are big ore bodies
aud the ore in place show great deal
of free gold. He will keep at work on
the mines for several months and will
be shipping ore to the sampler within
a few weeks.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Carrow's big team brought five tons
of ore from the Diamond Joe mine yes
terday and unloaded it at the depot.
It will be shipped to Needles. The ore
carries values in copper, as well as
gold and silver.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Senator NJ q. Burns arrived from
Phenix last Sunday evening and went
out to Chloride the following day. Mr.
Burns was a conscientious legislator,
although some of his measures did
not meet with the approval of the peo-
pie all over the county. The lien law,
which he advocated, was measure
agreed upon prior to leaving for his
legislative duties, and as he was fol,
lowing out the will of his immediate
constituents, we have no fault to find
with him on that score. file did his
duty as he saw it aud the people of this
end of the county have only good feel
ing for him. Among his colleagues he
was considered one OF the brightest
and most aggressive workers on the
council floor
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

o. f. Kuencer aud G.. w. Roster, yes
terday morning departed for the Tread
we'll group of mines, in the Boundary
Cone country. Mr.. kuencer will at
once put a force of men to work on
the mines. An eastern company is the
purchaser of the property.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

J, S. McCorkle has taken bo1d on
the Rattan. Ruth mines, in San Fran
cisco mining district. and is preparing
to erect mill at or near Hardyville,
on the Colorado river, in which TO
work the ores from the mines. The
two properties are owned 10y st. Louis
people aud are among the best mines
of that district.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Cade Selvay and Asa Harris went up
TO Stockton Hill last Wednesday. Mr..
Selva is hunting mp witnesses for the
Santa Fe com pany in the case of the
insurance companies against that com
pany on account of the big fire loss
sustained in Kingman few years ago.
The trial of the cause comes up in Los
Angeles within few weeks.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The gasoline hoist, formerly used on
the Ibex mine has been moved across
the river aud is being installed on the
Mitchell and Leland mines, owned by
West and Bedell. These gentlemen
have good properties and are develop.
ing them in model way.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Near the Moss mine c. ID. Pickering,
Mike Kelleher and another gentleman
have located a mining claim, which
they have named the Mckinley. The
vein is large one and the ore is very
rich. Miners who have seen the mine
say it is one of the most promising of
tho properties of the Blue Ridge range.
Two men are at work on il and have
exposed the vein for considerable
depth.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The Needles smeltur nds sent out a
circular letter to ore shippers advising
that they want no more lead silver
ores, but are in the market for copper.
A good rate on copper would enable
producers in this county to ship large
quantities at this time.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Judge NJ Rsdman has gone across
the Colorado river at Scanlon's Ferry
on an extended prospecting trip. He
will visit the Grand Gulch copper
mines on the trip aud will take in the
great Buckskin Mountain plateau,
where it is thought there are great
bodies of copper ores.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

j. l.. Geroux, who Is supposed to be
operating for w. A. Clark, went out to
the Gold Road country few days ago
with w. W Dunbar. The gentlemen
returned TO Kingman and Mr.. Geroux
expressed himself very much pleased
With that country, especially with the
Gold Road mine He may be induced
tn invest in the mines of that section
and took many samples away with
him.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Barney Mccall, who is working on
the old Sabbath Bell mine, at Mineral
Park, has opened up body of fine
looking ore. Samples from the new
ore chute are now in the hands of the
a.sayer. The mine was quite a pro
dncer several years ago.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

L. c. Rober leaves for Chloride this
morning, where he will open general
furnishing goods establishment, as a
branch of the |. NJ. George store at
this place. Mr.. Rober is genial fel.
low and the people of Chloride will
find him square and upright business
man.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

A. Redewill, the Phenix piano man,
is in Kingman. The line of instru-
ments carried by Mr.. Redewill's firm
cannot be surpassed on the coast and
the treatment of patrons of the house
has caused it to grow in such favor
that it has practically no competition
in Arizona, nor in fact in the republic
of Mexico.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Two newspaper men took part in the
shoot last Saturday and Sunday, w. J.
Burke of the Needles Eye aud ID. d.
Mcdonald, of the old Jerome Hustler
They are good all-around shots.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Mrs. o. f. Kuencer aud children
have gone to blackberry to visit with
her sister. Mrs. j. w. Harris.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

o. d. NJ. Gaddis and f. w. Morrison
went out to the Gold Road country
Thursday last on business.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

A. p. Jones, of Cedros Islands, Mex
leo, is registered at the Commercial
this week.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Miss Katie Sherman has accepted
position in the blackberry Indian
school.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

District Conrt will convene in King
man next Monday. The calendar is
very small and it is not expected that
the term will last until the end of the
week.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

T. l.. Ayers is having an addition
made to his house near the courthouse.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The Wallapai mountains are again
coated with snow, the result of the cold
spell this week.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Asa Harris and family have returned
to Kingman from the Midas mine
where they have been living for severa
months past.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

G. ID. Pickering returned from a trip
to California the other day and has
gone out to Cedar, where he is operat-
ing the San Francisco mine.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Tarr are visiting
in San Diego this week.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

G. F. Schoonmaker, wife and chill
dren, visited in Kingman this week.
Mr.. Schoonmaker is the popular butch.
err at Chloride.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Next Tuesday evening the Knights
of Pythias of Kingman will work in the
third rank. After the ceremonies are
over all Knights whether in good
standing or not are invited to attend
a spread to be given by the mem bers of
the order in the lodge room. The
event will be an important one and no
Knight should overlook the opportun-
ity Of attending.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Grant Thompson, who has been liv-
ing in the vicinity of Hardyville for
the past six or eight months, was in
Kingman this week.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

r. M. Jones is finishing up assess.
ment work on some of his mining
claims in the Cerbat country.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

John Gideon, who was suffering from
an injury to one of his eyes when he
left Kingman a week ago, is getting
along all right and will soon return to
Kingman,
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Gaddis & Perry Co. have secured the
agency for Mohave county for the cele-
brated rs. c." brand Sedgwick Cream
cry butter. There is none better and
few as good as this brand. Try a
pound and be convinced.
GADDIs q PERRY Co.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Lew Blakely went up to blackberry
yesterday to play for the dance at the
Indian school. The dance is said to
have been very snccessful affair.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

J. w. Morgan, who has been at work
at the C. o. d. mine, came into town a
few days ago. He reports the mill at
the G. o. d. running smoothly and
that nice grade of concentrates are
being turned ont.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The Mcguire goat herd has been sold
to Mr.. FraZee, of Phenix. The price
per head is said to have averaged over
four dollars. This is a good price for
goats but the herd was all well bred.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

A fire at the blackberry Indian
school Thursday at noon destroyed
the new pump house and about fifty
five cords of cedar wood. The pump
house is situated on the north side of
the railroad track, quite a distance
from the school. The fire originated
in the wood pile and as there was
heavy gale of wind blowing at the time
the fire was driven into the building,
which in a few minutes was completely
destroyed. The boiler and pumps were
uniniured. Loss about sos.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Tomorrow the blackberry Indian
school base ball club will cross bats
with club composed of the pupils of
the Fort Mohave Indian school, on
the grounds east of Kingman. The two
clubs have a good lineup and the
game will be worth going to see.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Kean st. Charles arrived in Kingman
last Saturday evening from his labors
in the lamented DIST legislative as
sembly. No band awaited him at the
station, but nevertheless, Kean brought
back with him better record than
most of the legislators of Arizona. In
following out the request of the people
of this county he caused much warm
er feeling toward himself than has
been felt for many years. While we
are opposed to many of the views held
by Mr.. st, Charles we accord him the
honor of the service well performed.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

The following letters remain dead in
the Kingman office: Patrick Driscoll,
Jack Sherwin, DR.. G. II. Keysor, g. A.
Bernal.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Mrs. NJ. B. Eggers will have a beauti-
ful line of millinery here by April LIST.
The new sailors, stylish dress hats,
wells. etc.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30

Harry Cole is now assistant to agent
Gooding at this station.
Mohave County miner., 1901-03-30


Mr.. and Mrs. N. w. Tarr are visiting
in San Diego this week
Miss Katie Sherman has accepted
position in the blackberry Indian
school.
A. p. Jones, of Cedros Islands, Mex
leo, is registered at the Commercial
this week.
o. d. NJ Gaddis and f. w. Morrison
went out to the Gold Road country
Thursday last on business.
The Wallapai mountains are again
coated with snow, the result of the cold
spell this week.
R. M. Jones is finishing up assess.
ment work on some of his mining
claims in the Cerbat country.
Asa Harris and family have returned
to Kingman from the Midas mine,
where they have been living for several
months past.
G. f. Schoonmaker, wife and chill
dren, visited in Kingman this week.
Mr.. Schoonmaker is the popular butch
err at Chloride.
G. d. Pickering returned from a trip
to California the other day and has
gone ont to Cedar, where he is operat-
ing the San Francisco mine.
Grant Thompson, who has been liv-
ing in the vicinity of Hardyville for
the past six or eight months, was in
Kingman this week.
Lew Blakely went up to blackberry
yesterday to play for the dance at the
Indian school. The dance is said to
have been a very successful affair.
District Cont will convene in King
man next Monday. The calendar is
very small and it is not expected that
the term will last until the end of the
week.
John Gideon, who was suffering from
an injury to one of his eyes when he
left Kingman a week ago. is getting
along all right and will soon return to
Kingman.
The Mcguire goat herd has been sold
to Mr. Frazee, of Phenix. The price
per head is said TO have averaged ovel
four dollars. This is good price fol-
goats but the herd was all well bred.
J. w. Morgan, who has been at work
at the c. o. ID. mine, came into town q
few days ago. He reports the mill al
the g. o. ID. running smoothly and
that a nice grade of concentrates ar,
being turned ont.
Tomorrow the blackberry Indian
school base ball club will cross bats
with club composed of the pupils OF
the Fort Mohave Indian school, on
the grounds east of Kingman. The two
clubs have a good lineup and the
game will be worth going to see.
Mrs. NJ. B. Eggers will have beauti
full line of millinery here by April LIST
The new sailors, stylish dress hats
wells, etc.
Night Was Her Terror.
81 would cough nearly all nigh
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26

country selling groceries by
samples and catches and thor
ou"hly swindles such people as
our good friend, Mr.. G.. N. Cay
lor. He was not the only one;
there were many others. This
is not the only country in which
that game was worked, but it
has gone almost everywhere.
Suppose the country people for
the pun pose of saving few dol
lars on wind mills. wagons,
buggies and farm implements
generally, would send to Chica,
go after them. 1t is a very
poor hardware establishment, if
any, you would have here from
which to buy everything you
want and if you wanted a few
ponnds or nails or bolt you
would not only have to wait a
long time but the express
charges and the time of going
to some distant express Office to
get your stuff would cost you
many times more than the profit
of years trade would amount
to. Some OF our readers know
something even about getting
imported doctors and medicines.
If you think not ask them if they
have ever heard of Colorado
doctors? This sort of work is
not confined to the country peo.
pie, but some of the very people
who must depend on the sup
port of the town and country
for the life of their business will
send away when they can save
a little by it. Now if they feel
under no obligation to support
the various institutions of their
town we see no good reason for
the people of the country sup
porting them when they can
save anything by sending away
for what they want or from any
other cause they see fit to pa
trOnize home institutions.
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26

thought that trees could not be
grown.
The tillage of grove should
be so frequent and thorough
that grasses can not gain foot
hold. This kind of tillage is re-
quired to produce good results
on the praries of the West. An
excellent implement for Guilt
waiting between trees is 4 5-tooth
1-horse cultivator. The imple-
ment used should stir 3 or 3
inches of the surface soil with
out ridging the ground. This
will keep dust ''muleh" or
"blanket' on the surface which
will retard evaporation. The
tillage should follow ram be-
fore the surface of the ground
becomes encrusted. 1t is imper-
ative that it be done at the right
time. Cultivation should con-
tinue as long as it is possible
for a single horse to pass be-
tween the rows. If the grove is
neglected until the grasses gain
a foothold under the trees, the
subsequent care of the grove
will be so difficult and expen-
sive as to render the plantation
practically worthless.
When planting on the arid
prairies of the West, the farmer
may frequently increase the
moisture supply for his grove
by running burrows along slopes
lying above the plantation, for
the collection of water during
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26

Every one realizes the neces
sity for having country popu-
lated in order to support town
and the more prosperous is the
country the better it is for the
town. But the Importance of
the town to the country is not
SO generally recognized, yet
every one knows that it affords
better religious, educational and
social facilities. But think for
a moment. Where would the
country people go to do their
trading? There are some peo.
pie who use catalogues of vari-
rious large houses in the cities
where they will send for such
things as they are not in imme-
diate need of, if they can save
few cents on the transaction.
One lady we know sent to Chi
cago for a nice dress pattern and
after paying the express charges
she saved Just Is cents on the
transaction. Another sent off
for four hats for the various
members of her family, not
one of which suited, and lost
five or six dollars on the trans
action. Both of these families
have sold to the town people
many little things that would
have otherwise gone to waste.
TO have a town convenient from
which you can get any and all
sorts of articles needed, is not
only matter of convenience,
but saves dollars as we'll as
time. For this reason farmers
strive to get a blacksmith shop,
school house, country store and
post office located in their
neighborhood. Did you ever
think that the more business
you give to your town the bet
ter business establishments
there will be? Now and then
some one comes through the
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26
Hon TO ChltiU0te q Forest Plan
tatiOR on the Plains.

The planting and tillage oi
timber lots on the arid plains is
a problem that requires the best
thought and the most careful
methods on the part of the tree
planter. |.
Where the rainfall is scanty
and the subsoil dense and inn
pervious, it has been found THAI
subsoiling the land II or ID
inches deep adds greatly to itk
receptiveness and retentiveness
of moisture. The subsoiling
should be done at least year
prior to planting, in order to al
low the ground to store up b
plentiful supply of moisture.
The land prior to the planting
should be given frequent surface
tillage in order to retard evap-
Grafton. When the time for
planting arrives the land should
be furrowed out, as in planting
corn>with a 'lister." The trees
may be set in holes made in thk
bottom of the furrow, and aft$
planting, the surface of til
ground should be left win
slight depressions around III y
trees. HI
Mr.. II. G.. Jackson, of PurdaH
Nebraska. sets his fruit trees
deep holes and leaves the trehS
standing in depression 8 or ~
inches deep. This is gradually
filled up by the cultivator dut-
ing the two or three years immFs
diately following the planting !.
Mr.. Jackson has been very So
cessful in starting an orchard M'
the sand hills, where it has bssh
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26
FAT CATTLE HIGHER NOW
Than in any Other September
Except September 1899.
FAT HOGS GO TO 7.O5.
Kansas City Stock Yards,
SpDtenlbpr 81, IDOL.

September 81, IDOL
There has been u subducd feeling
in the live stock trade during the last
week, regardless of the rapid advance
in values, and on Thursday business
was entirely suspended. Stock yards
and commission house offices were
closed throughout the day and the
few passerS to and fro in the OK
change lobby spokeprthcir greetings
in u low tone MS ii he, in whose mem
4ory this differcntiality was shown,
Hay within the walls of the cditicc
The hush and quiet Of Sabbath day
Iperva,lcds the yards without, and OH
every hand. there WAS evidence that
truly u nation mourncd.
The one days suspension of busi-
ness cut short thc,weck IS volume but
the enhancement of values OH corn
fed cattle put the range of prices up
to ii higher plane than was ever at
| talned during the month OF Scptcm-
ber. except September 1879. All
grades sIfarrd III ttfr arvaIur but on
ly fat, corn fed steers and heifers
ranged unusually high. Southern
cattle have grown slowly but surely
stronger within the past ten days
and as grass cattle must in II meas
urc, fulfill the iminent shortage in fat
cattle supplies, there IL every reason
to believe that holders Of Western
and Southern grass 'bccves will de-
rive ample benefits.
Much interest is being cvinCed in
the coming American royal cattle
show and sale which is to take place
i'm Kansas City October 2l-26 and
secretary Chas. II. Thomas, reports
II very large number OF entries from
entirely new sources in addition to "a
full quote Of cattle fanciers whose
names regularly appear in lists of
exhibitors at Kansas City shows.
Mr.. Thomas says that from the
prompt and large percentage OF en-
try blanks that are daily being re-
turned the indications are that this
years show will be the greatest Of
the kind, both in number and in
character of cattle ever held in the
United States.
The sensational rise in hog values
continues and never before was the
September range of values as high as
that of the past week. Prime fat
hogs are scarce and the top price at
the close of the week was 7.05 per
cwt. Mixed and medium hogs sold
at $50 to 100; lights-under 200 lbs
6.15 to $50 and desirable pigs--un-
der 12J lbs-at 5.0G to 6.f0. With
provisions soaring and only moder-
ate receipts the probabilities are
that high priced corn may be fed to
hogs at n liberal profit.
Sheep receipts here and at other
markets were heavy during the past
week and much OF the previous
weeks advance in prices was obliter-
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26
TO HORSE RAiSERS,

Those who patronized my
horse, RANGER, in 1900, and
fravc colts, have the privilege
of showing each one in contest
for Il fifteen dollar premium.
Bring them to the court house
square at 8 p IN Saturday, Sept.
q, select your judges and see
what you have.
Respectfully.
26 G. P. Money
The stayer. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1896-1903, 1901-09-26

We are under obligations to
the Forestry BureaMfor articles
on each of the following sub
iects, viz '.'How to Cultivate a
Forest Plantation on the
Plains" Glow to Transplant
a Tree" "Locust, Black Lo-
cnst or Yellow Locust" Hack
berry" all of which we will pub
lish for the benefit of our read.
ers. ss
We were also. kindly furnish,
ed with a list of Nurseries with
price list on young trees and
seed for Forestry planting. The
lists embrace many varieties, at
vERY.vERY low prices compared
with what is now being paid for
such articles.