Mohave County miner., 1909-08-14

Uncle Sam is making it lively fo
 the individuals who attempt to use tn, United States mails to defraud in tn,
 promotion of fake mining schemes.
 w. H. Knotwell returned from Lo.
 Angeles a few days ago, but did mol
 bring Mrs. Knotwell back with him
 He has been receiving the congratula
 tions of the boys around town the past
 two days.
 w. c. Howard, formerly of the Ari
 zona Pyramid mining company,
 stopped over in Kingman last Tuesday
 while on his way to Mexico, where he
 and J. F. Littlefield are interested in
 mining. Mr. Howard has been min- ing in Nevada the past two years.
 Leonard Hoffman, accompanied by his daughter, Miss Leona, and son Howard, and Mrs. Ida Bross, mother of Mrs. Hoffman, visited in Los An geles several days this week. Mrs. Bross, whose home is near Abaline, Kansas, has been visiting with her rel atives in Kingman the past month.
 An old prospector named Rice is reported to be lost in the mountains near Burns Ranch, west of Chloride. The old fellow is quite feeble and un- able to stand the hardships of the mountain and desert. He will be brought to Kingman, if found, as Su- pervisor Potts has sent out party to bring him in.
 Probate Judge L. M. Teale this week visited Goldroad and Silver Creek. He returned yesterday and was much impressed with what he saw in the gold camps of the Blue Ridge range. At Gold Road work is being rushed along to get the big plants in shape to receive electric power so that the mill can begin grinding by the 15th of next month.
 Tuesday and Wednesday the time of the Justices court in Kinyman was taken up with the preliminary exami- nation of a Wallapai Indian named Frank, on charge of hors4 stealing. The Indian was held to answer. The cause was well prosecuted and ably defended, District Att, rney Moroney and John w. Lane appearing for the territory and T. E. McClelland for the defendant.
 It is probable that the board of equalization next Monday will have to meet an emergency that calls for ad- ditional levy of taxes over that of last year. The territorial board has made a levy of more than one dollar on the one hundred dollars to meet new con- ditions and the county board will also have to increase the levy, bringing the total levy above four dollars on the one hundred dollars of assessment.
 Jack c. Maddux this week turned out for Lovin X Withers one of the largest freight wagons ever built in the territory. The hubbs of the wag- on wheels are immense affairs, the axle being three and one-half inches and capable of carrying loads of fifteen tons over the toughest roads of the territory. The work was done entirely in the shop at Kingman and shows what can be done at home by men who know the business of wagon making.
 This morning Dan s. Richards con- pleted the purchase of twenty-five acres of rich farming lands in the Met cafe addition, just west of Kingman townsite, paying one thousand dollars for the strip. The lands are to be im- proved at once, the whole acreape to be planted to fruit trees of all kinds. Water for irrigation purposes will be obtained from wells to be sunk above the big reef. Mir. Richai ds is we'll known irrigationist and believes our soil and climate to be ideal for raising of all classes of fruit.
 Several men have taken up $40 acres of land on Bill Williams Fork. at Planet, and are preparing to farm it on large scale. A ditch well con- creted. has been laid from the head to a distance of a mile to the best part of the property. Alfalfa, sorghum, fruits, vegetables, etc., are to be planted on this farm. The owners al-