Mohave County miner., 1913-12-20

to attend the meeting of the State As sessors. The meeting is called for the purpose of exchanging views on the subject of tax assessment and to post up on the new laws and the rules and regulations of the State Tax Commits sion.
 John Denar, who at ono time was division superintendent of the Santa Fe with headquarters at Needles, and who later promoted the Orange Blos- som mine and the townslte of Denair, is having survey for railroad from Needles to Blythe, which will eventu- ally become part of the Santa Fe. It is said that work will be com m enced on the line within the next sixty days. Paul Nader arrived from St. Louis last Thursday evening on his way to the placer mines on the Colorado rlver, above Bonelli Ferry, and remained over in Kingman until today, awaiting the arrival of Frank Barnes. It will be remem bered that MT. Nader, father of the young man, disappeared year ago and no trace has ever been found of him. The young man made dillgent search for many months, but could only trace his parent as far as six mile rapids, after which no trace could be found. The elder Nader had been working on his placer claims and had written his wife Tn St. Louis that he would come out about the thlrd of January of this year and that was the that his boat was overturned in the rapids and the body carried into some eddy in the many coves along the Black Canyon.
 A. F. Duclos, superintendent of the Fort Mohave Indian school, was in Kingman Tuesday last to place the matter of building bridge over the Colorado river before the board of supervisors and the Mohave County Good Roads Association. Mr.. Duclos has placed the matter with the Indian department and it is probable that some action will be had at once. The Indian school is on the Arizona side of the rlver and supplies are obtained from Needles, and should bridge be built the run from the school to Nee dles would be made in few hours, while at the present time supplies have to be ferried across the river and long and tedious wait is the re- suit. During May, June and July the river IS practically impossible at this point, being five miles wide. With the bridge built and road on the outskirts of the valley great benefit would accrue to tho Indian farmers and the school.
 Clement Mayes, of Tonopah, Nevada. is In Washington in the interest of a scheme to put dam in the Colorado river, in Boulder Canyon, near the mouth of Vegas Wash. for the purpose of generating large amount of elec- tric power. Henry Schmidt, of Tono- pah, is also interested with Mr. Mayes in the scheme. They have looked over the ground and are sanguine of carrying out the project. It IS esti- mated that the dam and distribution of power to the various camps in Utah, Nevada, California and Arizona will cost more than two millions of dollars, which appears to be very conserva- tive estimate. A dam ia the Colorado river will cost at least two millions and the wiring up of all the IDS will take no mean amount of money. We believe that the project is entirely feasible, but it is we'll to go after enough money to complete the scheme while the promoters are about it. We also believe that there are better points for power development on the Colorado river than Boulder Canyon, that at the mouth of the Grand Canyon being more accessible.
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 Santa Claus has headquarters at | Watkins this year