Mohave County miner., 1911-01-21

many Kingman friends.
 P. McCardell, the we'll known civi
 and mining engineer, returned home 8
 few days ago from a trip to Denver and Chicago, where he looked after important business matters.
 The work on the McKesson mines, near Little Meadows, is being carried on rapidly by small force of men. It is understood that the showing in the property is good and that the people working under the option to purchase are we'll pleased.
 Dr. W. A. Butcher, of Sudbury, Pa, has purchased the residence of John F. Withers, corner Fifth and Oak streets, and will make this city his home. Dr. Butcher is we'll known in this county and his many friends are pleased to have him with us perma- nently.
 MT. and Mrs. Harry McComb, of Los Angeles, are visiting in Kingman and will remain here several weeks. Mir. McComb is a member of the well known Tarr & McComb corporation, having been one of the main factors in bringing it up to its present high business standard.
 County Recorder J. W. Morgan this week received blanks, which when properly made out will entitle the holder to admission to the Pioneer Home, at Prescott. The pioneer will have passed the age of sixty-fve years before he will be qualified to enter the Home. The surroundings of the home are pleasant and will be presided over by one of the most genial pioneer of them all, Major A. J. Doran.
 Judge J. H. West, who served San Bernardino county so ably as a mem- Der of the board of supervisors, and who is so well and favorably known in this county, is said to be critically i'll at sanitarium near San Bernardino Judge West made a fortune in the mines of this county and later invested largely in Needles realty, where his fortune was greatly added to. His host of friends are praying that he may recover his health and live a long and happy life.
 After more than half a century of productiveness the old Techatticup mine, at EIdorado Canyon, is to be pat ented, an application having been made to the U. S. land office by the heirs of the late Joseph Wharton. The Techatticup and Wall Street mines have been producing since 1862, and during that time more than 12,- GOO, ,OOOs in gold and silver have been taken from the veins. And yet these properties are practically untouched, so far as the mining done on them has disclosed.
 The assessors of the various counties of Arizona are asked to meet in Phenix next Monday afternoon to discuss the various methods of taxation and to arrive at a uniform method of listing and appraising prop erty for taxation. The meeting should be widely attended and the assessors should arrive at a method of simplify ing the method new in use and arriv- ing at a more equitable method of taxing property, from the largest to the smallest tax holder in the ter ritory.
 James Wright, known throughout Arizona as Rocky Mountain Jim", died yesterday afternoon in Kingman. Mir. Wright came up from the Big Sandy few days ago suffering with a severe cold, which later developed into pneumonia and causing death. He was nearly eighty years of age at the time of his death and was hale and hearty old fellow. The greater part of his life had been passed on the iron tier and since babyhood he has lived close to nature. Wherever he went he made friends and throughout Mo- have county there will be mourning when the news goes out that Rocky Mountain Jim" is dead.
 A concerted action on the part of the business interests of Los Angeles is expected to bring to that city the zinc refining and zinc products busi- ness of the Pacific coast. So far there is no refinery for zinc on the coast and all the zinc produced in the adjacent states and territories is shipped to the aaet for avtraotiOn and rafpipn