Mohave County miner., 1908-03-14

There was born to the wife of w. F. Grounds, Jr., at Milkweed ranch, on the 5th of this month, baby girl.
 w. B. Campbell, owner of valuable mining property in the Cerbat section, was in Kingman Monday last.
 A large number of men are employed by the owners of the several Hocks of sheep now being sheared at the pens east of Kingman. The shearers make from 7$ to 8$ per day during the shear ing season and travel from the ranges of Montana to Mexico.
 The Mulligan-Thompson building is fast reaching up to the third floor. The front IS of cut stone, the stone being tuff from the hillsides of Kingman, and presents the hand somest appearance of any building in the town.
 An expert this week visited the Tyro group of mines, in the Union Pass section, where he made an exam ination of the property. He also ex- amined the London and other mines, owned by Richardson brothers, in the same section. It is understood that he was much impressed with the immen- sity of the Tyro vein.
 Rev. I. L. Oakes of Cananea, Mexi- co, who has been holding revival serv- ices in the M. E. church in Kingman the past week, has had yery good houses every evening. Rev. Oakes is pleasant talker and an earnest, con- scientious man and his sermons are well worth listening too. All should come out to hear him. He will preach tomorrow at II a. m. and at 7:30 p. m. and every night next week.
 l.. G. Burton, general manager of the Dixie Queen mining company, passed through Kingman Thursday last from Salt Lake City to the com pany's property in the Blue Ridge range, west of Chloride. The company recently acquired the property from Mir. Temple, full payment having been made within the past week. It is un- derstood that this company is to work the properties on large scale.
 E. c. Chapin, of the department of publicity of the Santa Fe railroad, was in Kingman short time last evening, trying to interest the business men of Kingman in the company's scheme for advertising this section. The com pany proposes to do everything pos sible to make known to the world the advantages of Mohave county as a dwelling place for the miner, pros- pector, stock grower, irrigationist, and dry farmer. The scheme is most worthy one and we hope our people will take it up, and at least give it a trial.
 E. s. Kredenbaugh, of Chino, Cal, and T. s. Mckinley, of Oil City, Pa., were here several days this and last week arranging for trip into the country to the north. of Kingman, where they are to prospect for the precious metals and incidentally look over the oil fields. They purchased a team, wagon and big outfit of SUD- plies and departed on the trip last Wednesday. MT. Mckinley is an old oil man and is desirous of looking over the oil fields in the north part of the county, but intends to prospect the country between Kingman and the Virgin river for other minerals.
 F. M. Crowell, of Mancos, Colorado, was in Kingman day or two this week. He is just recovering from a severe attack of rheumatism. In speaking of the delightful weather now prevailing he said that Thursday was the warmest day he had exper. fenced in ten years. With his family MT. Crowell is. living on Wright Creek, in the eastern part of the coun- ty, where he will do considerable min. ing this summer. He is the owner of group of rich copper mines in Colo. radO, but owing to the heavy fall oi snow in the mountains will not be able to reach them, except on snow shoes before the first of June.