Mohave County miner., 1914-12-26

Angeles, where she expects to close up big deal for Mohave county property.
 P. McCardell, the well known U. S. mineral surveyor and civil engineer, re- turned yesterday from Los Angeles, where he has been looking after inn portant mining business.
 Charles K. Rideneur has been ap- pointed postmaster at Blackberry. MT. Ridenour has been postmaster at Hack berry number of years and is also a merchant of that thriving village.
 Everett Van Marter, who is licensed undertaken in Arizona and California, has opened an undertaking parlOr in 7 Needles, Everett knows his business 'and is fellow to be depended on at sny time.
 Fred D. Brown, who has large min ing interests in the Chemehuevis and the south end of the Wallapai mountains, is in Kingman, where he will remain few weeks. He left his partners at work on the mines in the Chemehuevis.
 Tom Ramsey, who has ranch on the Colorado river, as well as a freighting outfit at Chloride, was Kingman visi- tor this week. He reports the mother of the late Robert Wright quite i'll at his home.
 John w. Ricketts, who has a farm on the Colorado river, has gone to the Soldiers Home, at Sawtelle, to spend the winter months. MT. Ricketts is veteran of the civil war and hardy, rugged pioneer of the southwest.
 Arthur Mcguire, chief engineer of the Salt Lake railroad, is visiting with his sister, Mrs. E. M. Carrow, in King man. MT. Mcguire is Mohave county boy and his rise to high position with one of the best railroad systems in the west, is pleasing to his many friends here.
 Christmas was one of the quietest days of the year in Kingman, although there appeared to have been consider able trading in the local mercantile and other establishments the day before. The day was one of the most beautiful Kingman has ever known, the sun shining down warm and balmy, with not cloud in sight.
 J. B. Wright, well known civil en- gineer, is preparing map of Mohave county that will have important data of the roads, trails, important camps and other legend that will make it valuable for all classes of people. The map is one of the things the people of this county have need for many years and we are pleased to note that cap able engineer has gotten to work on the map.
 Louis Lusk is getting his milling plant at the Red Hills mines in shape and expects to be crushing ore within the next sixty days. At the same time he has sunk the shaft on the old Fay mine to depth of 200 feet, drifted 120 feet on the vein and opened up splen- did body of ore. The vein averages from ten inches to two feet in width and the ore runs from POS to 200S in value. Mr. Lusk and associates believe they have a splendid property and that as soon as the mill is put in commission the big bars of bullion will be going for ward to the mint monthly.
 An effort is being made to colonize large sections in this county, and it is possible that some of the best lands will soon be put in shape to produce small grains and fruits. We believe there are large areas of lands in the Wallapai valley that might be brought under cultivation at small expense if agriculturists that know the business were brought in and set to work. The rainfall in the valley runs better than twelve inches, and in the region close to the mountains at least sixteen inches can be depended on. At the ranch of A. N. Keech, near Antarez, the trees are showing well, and with only small