Mohave County miner., 1908-07-18

streets.
 Henry Lovin and Capt. Casper Fay
 Tor were at Goldroad looking after the paying off of the men at the Colo
 Road mines, last Saturday. The com.
 pany is still employing large number
 of men and it is probable that more
 will be put on as soon as room is made
 in the outside mines.
 Miss Annie F. Cartilage and Will P.
 Vestal were united in marriage, last Saturday evening, at the residence of
 Mrs. Hattie Blakely, in Kingman,
 Rev. F. c. Farr officiating. The young couple are we'll and favorably known in Kingman, and their many friends wish them long and happy married life.
 The United States is prosecuting the Santa Fe under the act requiring all railroads to adopt safety appliances on trains. It is alleged that a number of cars were run in certain trains that were without safety devices. Inspec- tors for the government, who are old railroad men, made the complaints and seem to have been there with the data. The case is now before the U. $. Jury in Prescott.
 A number of the old oil companies that have remained dormant in the Virgin field are taking on new life and purpose spudding in within the month. ] These companies have lands close in to the Downey we'll and are almost sure to get oil at superficial depth. Number one we'll is also sinking deep- CT, with expectation of getting into the stratum from which the Downey people are getting their big supply.
 Thursday night eastbound passenger train No. ran into water car that had been pushed from the siding onto the main line at Wallapai. The car was demolished and the engine of the passenger train had its front end stove in. A freight train that had headed onto the siding to let the passenger train pass pushed the water car out and before it could be recovered the collision occurred. No one was in- jured.
 George w. Miller had narrow es- cape from death at the Crozier ranch Thursday afternoon. He had loaded small rife for the purpose of shoot ing rabbits and when he fired the gun the force of the explosion was back and the shell ploughed furrow across his cheek and close to his eye. While the wound is not dangerous, it was a narrow escape. The cartridge did not fit the gun, being one of the special sizes and too powerful for the breech to hold.
 E. s. Perkins, formerly editor of the Wickenburg News-H erald, was passenger on the east bound train yes terday, on his way to American valley, New Mexico, where he is working on a big irrigating scheme. Mr. Perkins believes the American valley offers the best inducements for irrigation of any of the big valleys of the south west. He is also of the opinion that Bryan will be the next president, al- though a strong republican himself and believer in the Rooseveltian policies.
 The railroad company is putting in it's water system in the Kingman yards. Several stand pipes are to be put in, besides system for fire uses. Four hundred feet of standard fire hose and couplings have been received | and will be kept in readiness for all 1 purposes. The fire system is to be connected up with the Lovin main, which will later be carried over the business district. With the two sys- tens it is possible to reach practically the whole of the town. The big du- plex pump, which will be used to put pressure on the mains, will be capable of generating a pressure of 1900 pounds to the square inch.
 J. P. Gideon came in from Ely, Me- vada, last Tuesday morning, having in custody Pat Drummy, who broke jail about year ago. s. G. Haskin came down from the bio cOnner camn with