Mohave County miner., 1912-05-18

Superior Court.
 Lee Johnson is making plunge at Beale Springs, the reservoir to be about 50 feet in length by 30 feet in width, ranging from feet to 10 feet in depth. The small boys and some of the larger ones are awaiting the open ing of the plunge with much i'm patience.
 Robert G. Patterson, of San Diego, is visiting in Kingman. MT. Patter- son was one of the early settlers of thls county and made quite fortune from the mines of White Hills. He also built the first gold mill in the Gold Basin country, the plant being erected at Grass Springs in 1880.
 Report comes from Needles that the concrete apron built by the Santa Fe railroad company to protect the banks of the Colorado river at that place, is fast disintegrating under the strain of the rising waters of the big river. The fact that snows had fallen late in April along the head waters of the Colorado river brings the belief that the river will reach the highest stage in years and may do much damage along it's course through this state.
 Thursday evening, as the people were leaving the Opera house after the school performance, report was circulated that there was fire in the county jail. The people rushed to that place and found smoke issuing from the upper floor of the jail. A jailer unlocked the door and a number of men went in and found that a drunk who had been incarcerated that even- ing had set fire to the bedding in the cell which was destroyed. The man was too drunk to be injured by the dense smoke that filled the place. The fire had evidently been accident. ally set by the man.
 Why will our merchants not get to. gether and make possible the working of some of the good mines of the Stock ton Hill section by the leasing method. i Many of the old time leasers of the county would be willing to put up their work against the merchants supplies and divide the winning that they may make. There are many mining claims in the Stockton Hill section that could not be lost out on and leases could be had for the asking Every dollar that would be produced by the mines would come to town and do much to make the town of Kingman one of the most prosperous places in the new State.
 J. E. Brockman, who has ranch on the Colorado river, is in town attend ing court. He reports that the Burton Construction company is reinforcing the old dlke work at points where the river will have it's greatest sweep at the em mbankment. The company has many teams and men at work and are getting the mbankments in the best possible shape. At several of the points above Needles the river takes straight shoot for the Arizona shore and it is at these places that the con- pany aim to so strengthen the big dike that it will resist all efforts of the flood waters to break through. Should the dikes hold the company will be able to bring into the market many thousands of acres of the richest bottom lands in the world.
 The Wallapai Indians have come to- gether at Kingman for big pow-wow, the members of the tribe coming here from all parts of the county. It is un- derstood that the purposes of the meet ing is to select a place for big cry that is to be pulled off within the next month or two, at which Moquis, Nav ahos, Mohaves, Supais, Chemehuevis and maybe other tribes will take part During the past year many of the Wal lapais have died and it is to propitiate the gods that this big cry will be held. The various tribes have the same gen. eral belief in ghosts and evil spirits and these wraiths will have to be con- ciliated before the Indians can hope to enjoy health and prosperity. The ,,oot;p,r tO ha hold 1atar will oOvar