Mohave County miner., 1913-03-15

man, where it is the intention to build residence.
 c. M. Stowe returned this week from Jacksonville, Fla, where he was called last month by the illness and death of his good wife.
 George A.Boneli was in Phoenix several days this week attending a meeting of tie state stockmen's asso- citation. He is president of the county association and one of the delegates to the gathering at the capital city.
 C. c. Hutchison, one of the largest sheep owners ip the state, is in King man, having come here from Phenix to look after the shearing of his hocks that are being grazed in this sectior. The work of shearing is now going on at Blackberry, and later another large flock will be sheared at Kingman.
 Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Willsie, of New York, were Kipgman visitors this week. Mrs. Willsie is the author of many delightful stories of the south. west, and her deiniations of Indian character is vivid and realistic. She is here to get new ideas and new material for future stories.
 J. E. White, at one time general manager of the Quartette mine, at Searchlight, Nevada, has just con- pleted an examination of the San Francisco mining claims for the Yucca Mining company, Mr. White is now resident of Cimarron, New Mexico, and has engaged In the work of general engineering.
 Eli Hlty and an eastern mining en- gineer went out to the mouth of the Grand Canyon, few days ago, where an examination of the gravel banks and bars in and along the Colorado river was made. The engineer ap. peared to be well satisfied with his samples of the ground, having banned over q large area and found colors in all the pannings. The work was done in the interest of the new corporation that is to put in large dredge to work the river bars for their gold content.
 At the regular meeting of Kingman Lodge l., O. O. M. No. S5S Thursday night the following officers were elect. ed for the ensuing term: Dictator, F. s. Jackson; Vice Dictator, Lee Johnson; Prelate, w. P. Carr: Secre. tary, John A. Ellis: Treasurer. Ed. A. Shaw; Inside guard, Tom Murphy: Outside guard, Asa Le Barron; Trus- tees, c. R. Van Marter, F. E. Andreas and John Kravania: Sergeant-at-arms, Ben Braffet, A. F. Harris. the retir- ing dictator, will represent Kingman lodge at the next National Conven- tion of the order.
 H. J. Royal and E. E. Crump, of Pasadena, arrived in Kingman the first of the week and departed to the mining property of Mr. Royal, at Bobtail Basin, the following day. It is their intention to work the property in systematic manner, shipping the ores to the shelter. While doing the last assessment work on the mines J. J. Connolly opened fine body of ore of high shipping grade. This shoot will be exploited and shipments made regularly. The young men believe they have big thing and are to miue the property In the best possible man. ner.
 George Gum, one of the best known mining engineers in the United States, died suddenly at Salt Lake City last Tuesday. The report that reached kingman was that he and friend en. gagged in friendly scuflle and that almost immediately he was overcome by vertigo, and died almost instantly. MT, Gum came to Mohave county a few months ago and made an examina- tion of the old Blackberry properties for the interest of Thompson, Towle X Co.,, of New York and Boston, the largest mining operators in the coun- try. Work had already been con- menced on the properties. The death of txi1l hn l,.,