Mohave County miner. [volume] (Mineral Park, A.T. [Ariz.]) 1882-1918, 1909-03-13

large mercantile business. He reports
that many of the big copper companies
of that section are working large
forces of men and opening up big bod
les of ore.
A dance is to be given in Elks Hall
on the evening of March II, 1909, for
the benefit of the Kingman band.
Everybody should 60 and help the
boys out. The little band is a credit
to the town and everyone appreciates
the good work done by c. R. Van
Marter.
Mrs. Maud Prather and sister, Miss
Belle Mcguire, departed this week to
Whittier, California, where they will
reside for some time. 1t is understood
that they will return to Kingman dur
ing the year and may build residence
in town. They have a host of friends
here that will welcome them back.
Owing to an error in the advertise
ment for bids for the building of the
county Jail, the board of supervisors
this week called the bids off and will
hold a meeting in few days to pre-
pare new advertisement for plans and
specifications for the work, and also
for the construction of the building
under the plans adopted.
Rowland Bancroft, of the United
States geological survey, has gone to
the country in and around Bouse,
whence he will pass up through the
McCracken section and into the
Chemehuevis mountains, where he
will make a thorough examination of
geological conditions in that range.
Mr.. Bancroft is said to be one of the
best field men in the service.
Howard W. Ballard, of the Tomlin-
son Engineering company, of Los An
geles, was in Kingman several days
this week looking after mining bust
ness. He has bond on the o. X.
group of mines, in the Union Pass sec
ton, and is preparing to work the
properties on large scale. In COM
pany of Mr. Richardson he went out
to the mines Wednesday last.
A carload of flour was this week
issued to the Wallapai Indians by Su-
perintendent E. B. Atkinson, of the
Truxton Canyon school. After the
issue the Indians had TO sign receipts
for all the flour that they received,
their signature being made with the
thumb, under the recent rule laid
down by the department of Indian At
fairs. The heads of families were the
only recipients of the governments
good cheer.
T. r. GARNER, general manager of
the st. Louis mining company, arrived
in hingman this morning from his
home in Los Angeles. He reports that
he has been in Sierra county, Califor-
mia. the past month, where the snow
was from ten to fifteen feet deep. Ow-
ing to the great depth Of snow he was
unable TO get out of the mining camps
until the crust was formed hard enough
to pass over. He will 90 out to Cerbat
tomorrow to look after his large min
ing interests there.
Several bills have become laws of
the territory by the signature of the
governor this week. The new pri-
mary election law; the pioneer home,
to be located at Prescott; the bill max
ing it a misdemeanor for the chicken
to cross the road, especially when it
gets into the garden of the neighbor
across the way: local rangers bill,
which allows sheriffs to appoint from
one to four deputies in each county,
with salary of 125S per month.
Governor Kibby has approved the
law authorizing Mohave county to is
sue 3O.OO0S in bonds for county court
house, but the law nullifies the old law
allowing the county to issue bonds in
the amount of 2O,0O0S, by curtailing
the issue to a total of 30,0OOS. This
apparently is an error, which can be
corrected by the solons before adjourn
ment. J. c. Potts, chairman of the
board of supervisors, has called the
attention of Mohave cOunty'S repre-
sentatiyes to the error.