Mohave County miner., 1913-01-04

Bankhead were 1Ounu ou 'he oauhs oi the Colorado river, below Mellen. some weeks ago. Bankhead started from Chloride to Searchlight some months ago, but was never heard of again. It was thought that he at t-mpted to cross the Colorado river near Cottonwood Island and was drowned.
 The work of laying the switch from the main line of the railroad to the bunkers of the Tennessee mire is un- der way and will be completed in a few days. When this has been done it is understood that all the old mill tail ings will be shipped to Needles for in the big concentrating plant. The taillngs contain values in gold, silver, lead and zinc, the latter value being greatest. The raw ores from the mine will go direct to the shelter at Needles.
 The case of Luciana Pena and Do lores Kimble against Peter Silk, cov- ering a water right on the Santa Maria river, is being heard by Judge Krook this morning The counsel in the cause is Ross H. Blakely for the plaintiffs and B. Marks. of Phenix, for the defense. The original action was dsm ssed. but the argument is now b ing made on the cross complaint of defendant praying the court that the title to the water be quieted. The parties are ranchers on the Santa Maria, one living in Yuma and the other in Mohaye county.
 Mir. and Mrs. o. D. M. Gaddis de- parted to Los Angeles last evening with their son Homer, who has been i'll the past two weeks with pneumonia and complication. Dr. A. L. Hilton and wife and a nurse also went with them. The young man has not been improving as fast as tt was confident ally expected and it was considered best to take him to the city where a different climate may be more effect i've in restoring him to health. The the young man for his complete re- storatiOn to health.
 Eli Hilty, who is looking after work on the Arabian claims. in the Union Pass section, returned from that place last Thursday. He reports that in do, ing assessment work on the easterly claim of the group the miners uncover ed a splendid body of rich gold ore. The shaft was sunk on the south side of the great dike, several feet of allu. vium having to be removed before the vein was encountered. The ore is said to show considerable free gold. The dike in which considerable good ore
 lies, is one of the landmarks of the olO Myers We'll region, and work done in years gone by exposed very rich spots of ore along it's great outcrop.
 The work of drilling the turquoise ground at Mineral Park is now under way. the first hole being started lasl Tuesday. Should this hole result ir the striking of copper ore of value il will mean the opening of a new min ing era for the county. h sinking 8 hole for water on a low piece O ground on one of these turquoise claims, last week, a vein of coppe carrying above three per cent was cut It is the expectation of the men ir caarge of this work that the turquois, material is but the capping for larg, deposit of copper ore, the whole mas
 being a porphyritlc uplift.
 D. K Parker. who passed through
 Kingman a few weeks ago on his wa.
 to the Grand Canyon and Albu querque, for the purpose of loggin.
 and mapping the road between Lo
 Angeles and the latter place, was
 passenger on number ten yesterday
 on his way to Peach Springs, at whicI
 point he had stored his car. After gc
 ing to Peach Springs from Kingma
 he made the trip into Diamond Can
 yon and incidentally drove hls ca
 right to the river's edge in the Gram
 Canyon. On this trip he obtane,
 some of the best views ever taken c