Mohave County miner., 1906-12-29

dust, lifting alternate feet or lying drugged with slumber: killing, feed ing, growing, bringing forth small copies of himself; grown upon with hair like grass, fitted with eyes that move and glitter in his face; a thing to set children screaming, and yet looked at nearer, known as his follows know him, how surprising are his attributes! R. l.. Stevenson.
 Nevada cast only l5,0O0 votes at the last election, nine thousand less than was cast in Arizona. But the Nevad- ans are jubilating over the fact that this vote was 5000 in excess of the vote cast at the presidential election two years ago.
 Nevada has one consolation: no other State in the Union could afford to pay 7O$ cord for wood without ap- plying for receiver.-CarsOn News.
 
 J. w. Moore, of Pasadena, came in from that city yesterday and went out to Cerbat, where he is interested in the Golden Gem mine and mill.
 George M. Bowers came over from Mineral Park last Saturday evening and spent Christmas with friends in Kingman.
 All employees of the Santa Fe rail- road who have reached the age of 65 years and who have been in the ser vice of the road continuously for fifteen years, are to be pensioned. Pensions range from POS to 75$ per month.
 Harry Underwood has accepted the position of manager of the Lovin x Withers boarding house and hotel at Gold Road Mir. Underwood recently resigned as manager of the Harvey House at Kingman, and was very pop ular with the patrons of that hosetelry.
 Arthur Mcguire, construction engi- neer on the Las Vegas-Bullfrog rail road, is visiting with his mother and sisters in Kingman. Mr. Maquire is one of the brightest railroad builders n he country and Mohave county is justly proud of his achievements.
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 Considerable teaming is being car ried on between Yucca and Bill Will ans Fork. If it was not for the un- certainty in crossing the creek near Planet practically all teaming would be carried on between Yucca and the mines of northern Yuma county.
 The mill at the Berkley mine is al- most completed and will be in running order by the 18th of January. Foster $. Dennis, one of the owners of the property, will take charge of the work after the first of the month. The mill will handle about thirty tons of ore daily and is expected to make high grade concentrate.
 William T. Climo, one of the best known mining men in the territory, was prt seated with handsome watch and cham by his mining friends at Los Angeles, few days ago. Mr. Cline recently visited the mines of Bill Will ans Fork and it is understood vi I take up some of them in connection with Charles M. Shannon.
 Dr. w. E. Sauls and Prof. J. C. Stewart have gone to Union Pass where the first named gentleman is in terested in the Tragedy group O. mines. It is to be hoped that Prof Stewart does not lose himself agair on the mountains of Union Pass, as possibly, no good guide may be or hand to bring him safely into camp.
 Thursday evening early an explos ion of distillate set fire to the railroad pump house at Kingman. In shor time it was totally destroyed. Owing to the sodden condition of the wooC work surrounding the building the fire was confined to the pump house and the residence building connected with it. The oil tanks to the west O the building were we'll covered witt