Mohave County miner., 1908-06-13

from the Brown mines, in which he is
 interested. He reports the mine show.
 ing up big and rich.
 Will F. Grounds, who was so serious
 ly injured by being thrown from a
 horse at the Milkweed ranch, last
 week, is in Kingman under the care
 of the doctor. The terrible wound in 1 his head is fast healing and it will be
 but short time until it is entirely
 well.
 L. M. Bechtel came up from the
 McCracken mine the first of the week
 and is preparing to go into Wallapai
 mountains, where he is interested in some mining property. He says the
 McCracken mine is showing up great
 bodies of ore. At the 400 level the station cut more than fifteen feet of high grade ore and in the bottom of the shaft fifty feet below the ore shows the same general values.' Not on the coast, nor for that matter in any of the intermountain states can such mine be found and it is the wonder of all that see it that such mine could lie idle so long.
 The old members of the Wallapai tribe have gone to the mountains, where preparation is being made for a big rain dance to propitiate the wrath of the God of Rain. It is the belief of the Indians that whenever there is long drought the Rain God has become displeased with the chil- dren of the desert and withholds from them the life giving rains that bring forth fruits and grasses, and that fam inc will come to tho tribes. There fore, every effort is made to reinstate themselves in the good graces of the God.
 News from the Virgin oil field this week is of great importance. The Downey well, one mile north of Virgin and about one and one-haf miles from the Rhyolite well, encountered strong flow of gas and much oil at depth of 524 feet. The well was sunk in twenty days and it is proposed to resume sinking to a greater depth as soon as the flow of gas subsidies. Es- inmates of the capacity of the we'll is fifty barrels daily. More wells in the same district are expected to be brought in daily.
 John c. Potts this week announces his candidacy for the ot1ic. of super- visor, subject to democratic convention Mr. Potts has been sheriff of this county several times and thirty five years ago was chairman of the board of supervisors. He has had world of experience in county affairs and if elected to that responsible po- stion will be one of the most useful members of the cOu unty was ever had. He is one of the oldest citizens in point of residence, having come to the county nearly thirty-seyen years ago.
 The bill providing for a new court house and jail for this county failed in the rush of bills during the closing hours of congress. The bill was tied up in what was known as the omnibus bill, which contained building and re- lief bills for New Mexico, Alaska, Ha- waii, and Arizona. It appears too bad that territories have to go to congress for relief whenever a measure comes up that provides for public improve ments and that although the people are willing to make internal improve ments the congress can refuse consent to make the expenditure. No county in the territory has more need of courthouse and jail than Mohave, and should be done to meet the 
 c. J. Hutchison arrived in King man last Wednesday evening from Los Angeles with a forty horse power Pope-Toledo automobile. The trip across the desert was made in record breaking time, the party having left Los Angeles last Sunday afternoon, making the trip in three and one-half days. There was no delay on account of deep sands or steep hills, the car forging through the deep sand and up the steepest hills with ease. From