Mohave County miner., 1906-09-01

MOHAVE COUNTY
Charles J. Hutchinson, Lester D.
! Rogers, Frank B. Rogers and Frank
]. Murphy have organized the Expan.
! sion Gold Mining company, with q
capitalization of 100000 one dollar
shares. The incorporators are the
owners of valuable mining property in
the Union Pass section, which they
have been at work upon the past year
or more. The mines will be equipped
with uptodate machinery and a big
milling plant will be erected thereon
as soon as sufficient development OF
the property will permit.
John Boyle, general manager of the
Vanderbilt mine, is expected to arrive
from St. Louis on the 9Th of this
month. He has arranged for the con-
solicitation of a number of the mines
surrounding the Vanderbilt and will
begin their development within a
month.
A force of men went out to the Col
den Gem mine Thursday morning last
to begin the work of excavation fer
the new mill. The plant will be one
of the most complete concentrating
works in the county, so it is said.
w. o. Ruggles returned to King
man Tuesday last from the coast,
where he has been visiting with rela-
tives and taking in the sights. He de-
parted the following day to the Pyra-
mid mill.
John Barry, owner of valuable min
ing property at Chloride and Cerbat,
was in town several days this week.
He is working the Towne mine at
Chloride and getting big ore of a high
grade.
James Dundon, who with his wife,
has been taking in the sights of Los
Angeles the past two weeks, was re-
ported missing to the police last Sat
urday. Mrs. Dundon stated that when
her husband left the hotel he had a
large sum of money on his person and
she feared he had been foully dealt
with. Nothing has been heard from
him since.
A force of men have been put to
work making cleanup of the ruins of
the depot at this place. 1t is expected
that material for the building will be
on the ground within the next thirty
days and work under way. The build
ing will be of reinforced concrete and
one of the handsomest on the line of
the railroad.
The political pot is beginning to boil
in this county and from appearances
there will be many candidates in the
field for the nomination on the demo-
cratic ticket. Within the next ten
days several new men are to get into
the political arena. The more the
merrier.
Miss Dora Titus, who was employed
by the school trustees of Kingman to
teach the primary department of the
public school, has resigned the posi-
tion. Prof. Hafford will bring a teach
er with him from the coast TO fill the
vacant position.
A. E. Davis, one of the earliest set
tiers of this county, was thrown from
a buggy and severly hurt, near Cow
inc, cal, few days ago. Mr.. Davis
for many years past has been residing
in California.
L. D. Godshall came up from Nee
dies Thursday night and departed the
following morning to Stockton Hill
and Cerbat, where his company is car
rying on extensive mining operations.
a great treat is in store for lovers
of racing at Phenix during fair week.
Some of the fastest horses in the coun-
try have been secured, and the races
will be exceptionally fast.
Miss Irene Garabrant departed to
her home in Fort Worth, Texas, last
Sunday. Arson H. Smith accompanied
her as far as Flagstaff.
Lew Stirred, superintendent of the
St. Louis mine, was in Kingman YES