Mohave County miner., 1909-06-19

ened the main road to Stockton Hill through Beale street and connecting
 with the main road through the Met cafe Sunny Slope addition. This road
 will soon become the main thorough
 fare.
 c. R. Van Marter has received li- cense from the territorial board of Undertakers to carry on the business of undertaking in this county. Here after all undertakers in the territory must be regularly licensed and must understand the new methods of em- balming before they can do business, under penalty of fine and Imprisonment.
 John w. Butler. age 63 years, died at the Hospital in Kingman last We'd nesday. Mr. Butler had been a resi- dent of this county many years and was we'll liked by all that knew hiT. About three years ago he was stricken with pulmonary tuberculosis and grad ually failed until his death last We'd nesday relieved him from his misery.
 A. w. Bratland, who is operating a group of mines near Silver Creek, was in town several days this week on business. He informs us that the mines are showing up nicely and that considerable high grade milling ore has been opened up. This property is soon to be equipped with milling plant.
 R. K. Voorhies and wife, of Los An geles, were in the city several days this week. MT. Voorhies has taken bond on the Last Chance group of mines, situated at Wallapai Springs. Mir. Voorhies and wife have gone to the mines, taking with them large amount of mining and other supplies preparatory to beginning work on the mines.
 H. E. Woods, of Colorado Springs, and F. M Woods, of Los Angeles, passed through Kingman few days ago on their way home from a trip to the mines being developed by them in the Tom Reed section. These gentle men have acquired large acreage surrounding the Tom Reed and claim to have good showing of ore in some of the properties.
 County Immigration Commissioner Joe Rosenburg has prepared and sent to the publishers this week copy for a booklet on the mines of Mohave coun- ty. The booklet will be of about twenty-six pages and is replete with photos and readable matter regarding the mines, mills and resources of coun. ty. The booklet is expected to be of high order and will be interesting from every point of view. It is ex- pected to have several thousand shipped direct from Chicago, where it will be printed, to Los Angeles, where it will be distributed at the gathering of Elks.
 Under the new law, as laid down in the laws of the last legislature, it is a misdemeanor to engage in any kind of raffle or drawing. Any coupon of fered to purchasers of goods which later precipitates in raffle or draw ing is among the things drowned on by the law. Not even church fair raf1ie or oyster supper can be held un- der this law. especially where the us- ual chance is taken in capturing the elusive oyster that is said to be placed in the soup for favoring purposes. Pink teas and bridge parties caunot be held unless the participants take a long chance on the law officers.
 The Pioneer Con. Mining company, reincorporation of the German American Mining company, is working a force of men on the Pioneer mine and is reported to have fine showing of ore. The Pioneer has always been considered one of the best mines in the Vivian section and it is probab e that development will make it large producer. The company has good milling plant, but is without power at the present time, the electric plant which supplied it power for some time having gone out of commission. It was at first equipped with gasoline power, but this was found too expen-