Mohave County miner., 1909-09-11


 CT, Mrs. Ida Dross, departed few
 days ago to Abiline, Kansas, whei (
 the young lady will enter school the coming term. Mrs. Dross has been
 visiting with her mother, Mrs. L. Hoffman, the past two months.
 The forms for the jail building are getting in shape and the lower story has the concrete walls almost complet- ed. The walls are being reinforced with steel. ' The building, when completed, will be one of the safest and most substantial jail buildings in the northern part of the territory.
 Last Tuesday many parts of the county were visited with downpours of rain that amounted to cloudbursts. At Stockton Hill the washes ran bank full down the mountains, tearing out all Instructions and exposing many leads that were heretofore buried up by de- bris. The whole country suffered in obliterated wagon roads that made travelling by wagon impossible.
 Jerome Tracy, who went to northern Utah few weeks ago, returned to Kingman last Sunday night. He was very much pleased with the country along the Sevier river, where he pur- chased farm and intends to return there shortly. Reclamation companies are working in the valleys of the Mor- mon state and are getting big results.
 Will Eshom was up from Cienega ranch yesterday and reports that every ravine in Wallapai mountain is run ming big volume of water. Cienega is running a stream far into the valley and the whole country is covered with a fine growth of grass. He has never seen the ground so wet in all his years in Mohave county and believes it will bring untold benefits to the cattlemen.
 Yesterday, the first time since last Sunday, the Chloride train reached the town of Chloride. Monday last the road was washed out in many places, and, although large force of men were put to work, the repairs were not completed until yesterday People having business in Kingman were compelled to resort to teams and automobiles to get to town, but here- after trains will resume their regular schedule.
 w. c. Fellows returned few da. ago from Alaska, where he went month or two ago on prospecting trip. He says that he never got com fortably warm during the entire trip and is willing to remain the balance of his days in the land of the golden sun- shine, where a fellow can see the sun shine and feel the warm glow that radiates from the earth on every side. He lays no claim to the north pole and declare, that he would not take it as gift.
 Thursday last report was received from Los Angeles that Dr. w. E. Sauls was very ill in the hospital and that but slight hopes were entertained of his recovery. Yesterday Dr. J. R. Whiteside and o. D. M. Gaddis de- parted to Los Angeles to see if some- thing could not be done to improve the condition of the sick man and to have a consultation of doctors on his case. This morning Judge Teale received card from w. O. Ruggles reporting that Dr.. Sauls was some better.
 Necro bacilosios has broken out among the sheep of Idaho and u e state bureau is making every effort to stamp it out. The government ex- perts are working on the causes of the | disease and will try to prevent its spread into the focks of surrounding states. The disease attacks the sheep on the mouth and legs and produces repulsive sores.
 Natural Bridge is scovered in lJtah