Mohave County miner., 1913-08-16

Thursday last h tackaru DIX. ne car was driven through many of the states after leaving Canada and has stood up wonderfully well. The gen. tlemen have had great time and covered more than 5000 miles. They will leave today for Needles. thence over the scenic part of California, gong home by the northern route.
 Capt. c. Taylor, one of the old tim. CTS of this county, arrived in Kingman, early this week from hls home in Brant, New York. After remaining a day or two visiting his friends he went on to California, with the intention of returning in month and remaining for some time looking after his mining affairs. It is probable that he will enter the Red Top group of mines for patent this year.
 The Santa Fe is to put on a refrig- orator car between Kingman and Los Angeles on the lSIh of this month. This car will be used exclusively be- tween Los Angeles and Needles and Kingman, carrying perishable pro- ducts to no other places. The car will leave Los Angeles Mondays and Thursdays, arriving in Kingman Wednesdays and Saturdays. The needs Of Kingman for refrigerated products is growing year by year and the railroad takes this means of giv- ing the people splendid service.
 Axel Ericson, who has the contract of getting out the signs and sign posts for the Trail of the Padres through thls county, has the work well under way. while Robert Rosco. who is to paint and letter the signs. has his work far advanced. By the middle of next week many of the signs will be ready of the first counties in the state to have it's roads completely signed up. While the east and west road will be signed with the National Old Trails signs the county roads will be also signed up to keep the traveller on the right road
 Today handsome bar of bullion was brought in from the Frisco Gold Mines company by R. l.. Dimmick, uperiatendent. The bar ran 9S7 fine, the finest bar of bullion from cyanide Mir. Dimmick also reports that an at. tempt was made to fire the buildings connected with the assay office of the plant last night, The incendiary threw a piece of burning waste that had been saturated with oil into the assay office and when the fire was discovered many valuable books and papers had been destroyed. One of the rooms was gutted, but the loss will not total more than 2OOS.
 The eight hour law for women goes into effect in this State on the l7th of this month. The law effects nearly all classes of women workers, although it is rather ambiguous so far as It relates to waitresses in railroad restaurants and hotels. Stenographers, telephone girls, nurses, shopwomen, saleswomen, laundry workers, come under the pro- vision of the law, but where only three are employed in telephone or telegraph offices the law does not apply, although the employment is restricted to 56 hours per week, which would be at a rate of better than nine hours per day for a six. day week. The law is one of the worst ever passed in any state. as each following clause really nullities the one preceding it,
 The board of supervisors are total ing up the budget for the year with the view of making the levy for the year 1913. The state levy is 49h cents'on the lOO$ of valuation and it is expected that the county levy will reach 90 cents on the 1OOS. This will make the state and county levy about LAOS on the l00$. This will be the smallest levy ever made in Mohave county and will be inviting to intend ing investors. The taxable property of the county amounts to 4,O73, ,OOO$, an increase over the amount reported to the tax commission. The power plant had a reduction of about 60, OOO$. from 4l5.O00$ to 55,00oS. The origi-