Mohave County miner., 1912-03-02

very dull ana believes that this count,
 is to take on a great boom in the nea
 future. He will probably make hi
 home here in the future.
 The water wagon was called into re
 quisition yesterday to lay the dust ir
 the principal streets of the town anc
 within an hour after the good work
 was commenced the first rain ir
 months fell. This shows that all that
 is needed to bring plentiful supply of rain is direction, and the people that desire that commodity should em. ploy Wagner to pave the way.
 Richard Gordan, an old timer of this county, died at the county hospital last Tuesday night, death being due to septicaemia. Mr. Gordon had been brought here from Blackberry few weeks ago and was quite ill when he entered the hospital. He was an old soldier and splendid old fellow. His remains were taken to Hac kberry Thursday for burial. He had been a resident of the county many years and had warm friends in the Hackberry country.
 Charles Suey, one of the oldest China men in the county, died at the county farm Wednesday last, after an illness of nearly year. The poor fellow was a sufferer from consumption and had been unable to work for long time. During his prosperous days in the county Charley Suey fed more broke men than any other man in the State and he will be long remem bered among the old timers for his many benefac- tions.
 The work on the big dikes along the Colorado river, from Mohave City to Topock is employing large number of men. The project is an immense one and should receive not only the encouragement. but the aid of the government. When completed the project would make possible the irri- gation of the land, reserved for the Indians and the remainder would be available for settlers. The govern. ment would be able to sell large acreage of these lands to settlers from which in 8 m easure the first cost of the dike might be returned.
 The political parties are getting busy these days. Already the progressive republicans have been getting the party lined up in favor of Roosevelt. while the democrats are lining up the voters for their favorte candidates. It is believed that the fight between the Taft and Roosevelt men Ia the state will be quite warm, with the chances favoring Taft. On the other hand there is well defined sentiment ih Arizona favoring Clark and Harmon, although some of the southern counties are in favor of Wilson. It is the gen. eral opinion of the party leaders that Wilson is impossible, but that either Clark or Harmon would win against Taft.
 There is little doubt that the high lands of Mohave valley may be brought under cultivation by system of arte- sian wells, the indications for subter- ranian streams being good along the mesas high above the valley. These high lands are suitable to the cultiva tion of many of the semi.tropical fruits, being between the snow and frost belts of that area. In the report made on these lands many years ago, G. E. Baily, now with the California state mining bureau, stated that oranges, lemons, figs, dates, and olives could be raised along the high lands ringing the ridges running out from the Blue Ridge range. Water is the only draw back, and this is sure to be obtained from an artesian source.
 The two men arrested at Hack berry last week by deputy sheriff D. c. Bacon, were taken to Prescott last Sunday by Sheriff Keeler, of Yavapai county, and at the hearing this week were bound over to the grand jury. The men had tied young fellow to a tree near Cedar Glade, eighteen miles south of Ash Fork, and robbed him of a number of pieces of jewelry and all the money he had. After gagging him