Mohave County miner., 1911-01-21

Gen. John Boyle, of Golconda, was g visitor in Kingman Thursday last.
 Mir. and Mrs. Brown are building a handsome cottage in the Kingman Terrace addition.
 Mesdames Mabelle Strohm and Maude Prather are building a neat cottage for rental on the heights at the west side of Lake Villa.
 John Withers and wife have depart ed to the coast, it being their inten- tion to settle in Pasadena for the pres ent. The people of Kingman regret to lose this estimable family, but wish them health and happiness wherever they may be.
 Mrs. J. A. Carrow who has been very i'll the past week, was removed to Los Angeles Thursday evening. A telegram was received from relatives yesterday, conveying the welcome im- formation that she stood the trip well and was resting easy and appeared to be somewhat improved.
 John c. Potts, chairman of the board of supervisors of this county, is just now at hls mining properties in the Union Pass section. The properties, known as the Atlantic Pacific, have a splendid showing of gold ore and every foot of work done exposes great CT and greater ore bodies.
 Nj. Force, of Oatman, was a King man visitor yesterday, having come to the capital city to transact some im- portant business. He is one of the en- thusiastic boosters of the Tom Reed section, believing it to be one of the richest gold sections of the Pacific coast. Much business of importance is being transacted in the camp and new business houses are going up right along.
 J A. Nieset and wife, of GibsC n burg, Ohio, accompanied by MT. and Mrs. T. J. Raush, of Toledo, arrived in King man a few days ago and departed Wednesday afternoon to Mineral Park, where MT. Nieset is interested in the Golden Eagle group of mines. It is understood that the visitors will re- maln at the mines some time, also visiting the Dixie Queen property, where they are interested.
 Tom Springer, one of the best known employees of the Santa Fe, was fatally injured by falling from a swinging scaffolding, at the Barstow viaduct, last Thursday afternoon. When picked up he was unconscious and remained in that condition until his death some time during Thursday night. His re- mains were taken to Needles, where the funeral was held yesterday under the auspices of the Knights of Pythias. Rev. F. c. Farr preaching the funeral sermon. Tom Springer had many friends in this section and among them there is sorrow over his untimely death.
 The U. S. surveyors have gone up the Wallapai valley toward the Colo rado river, having made a line to work from throughout that region. It will probably be next fall before the entire valley has been surveyed and open to entry. The Santa Fe is said to be ready to file large block of Moqui script on this land, closing up some of the best land in that section for coloni- zation purposes. In the event that water can be brought onto the land the valley would be one of the richest in the world and the holders of lands would have the values if the lands in- creased hundred fold.
 A rumor has it that the Santa Fe or the Needles Mining & Smelling con- pany is soon to begin the construction of branch line of railroad to Stock ton Hill. The junction will be at Louise, four miles east of Kingman and all trains over the road would make Kingman the terminal. The few people in Kingman who believed the story have been quietly filing on land in the neighborhood of the Stock ton Hill terminal and getting ready for the boom that will begin to boom when the road is built. Without doubt should the Needles Mining & Smelling company obtain the required tonnage at their Stockton Hill prop critics the road will be built, but so far conditions do mt warrant the evnandi-